Dear Listers: A message from the Genealogy-DNA list I thought you might find of value. Happy Trails, Lauren -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [DNA] Bancroft oral history library is looking for local Portugues & other genealogies Resent-Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:26:22 -0600 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 11:26:24 -0700 From: "Annie, The WritingTeacher" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/researchprograms/roho.html I just heard a wonderful free lecture from Ms. Higbee, who's in charge of the oral history collections and genealogy of the Bancroft Library of Oral History at UC Berkeley. They are eagerly seeking oral histories and genealogies of various multi-ethnic peoples, especially Portuguese and especially of the California areas, and do include other ethnic groups. If interested, contact the Bancroft Library. They are especially interested in oral histories recorded or transcribed, including print on demand published genealogy books, tapes, oral histories written down or recorded, etc. I went to the Portuguese genealogy society (as I have four different ethnic groups in my background) and found so much research in genealogy locally here with participation by the UC Berkeley using PhD thesis on genealogy research, for example, how the dairy industry was run by the Portuguese of N. Calif before 1930, and similar thesis for other ethnic groups. So, if you're forming a genealogy group in N. Calif or DNA, they also work with Bio Technology and DNA studies. Contact Ms. Higbee who works both with biotech and genealogy at the Bancroft Library. She's working with collecting oral histories at UC Berkeley. This is one more connection to get volunteer speakers, for example to come to N. CA genealogy clubs to talk about oral histories, genealogy, and DNA. Annee