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    1. [NORCAL] Last Call for Jamboree Advance Registration
    2. Paula Hinkel
    3. June 1 is the last day that you can register for the 41st Annual Genealogy Jamboree. Online registration will be closed shortly after midnight, and faxed or mailed registrations will be accepted as long as they are received or postmarked by June 1. The SCGS library is closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. You can register by phone (818-843-7247) using a credit card between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1. After June 1, walk-in registration will be available for $120 for all three days, $65 per day for Friday and Sunday, and $70 for Saturday only. Save by registering now!! Here's a quick rundown of the Jamboree events: FREE classes on the morning of Friday, June 11, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Please register in advance for the FREE events so we know how many people to expect. -- Kids Family History Camp (ages 8 to 16, please) -- Adults Introduction to Genealogy -- Adults Advanced Beginning Genealogy -- Librarians' Genealogy Boot Camp -- Genealogy World Small Group discussions with 30 or so different topics. It's a conference in itself!! FREE Exhibit Hall on Sunday, June 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 120 different presentations given by 60 of genealogy's premier lecturers and professional genealogists. Topics include: -- classes from Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org -- immigration and naturalization -- getting the most out of your genealogy software -- DNA and genetic genealogy -- US records, with focus on all regions of the US -- Canadian records -- Military records -- So Many More!! Free Tech Zone with free use of paid subscriptions, including -- Ancestry Library Edition -- World Vital Records -- Footnote.com -- FindMyPast.com -- HeritageQuest -- NewEnglandAncestors.com -- VitalSearch-CA -- NewspaperARCHIVE -- Historic Los Angeles Times Online -- Los Angeles Sentinel 1934-2005 -- Historic Map Works -- ProQuest Obituaries -- African American Biographical Database Hands-on workshops with individualized attention. Bring your laptop and walk out of class with a skill learned in 60 minutes. Exhibit hall filled with books, software, consultations, societies, heritage groups. And every one is there to help you! Over $17,000 in Door Prizes! Trips to Salt Lake City! Free Online Subscriptions to genealogy databases. Custom research services. Books. Restaurant gift certificates. So many chances to win! Live GenealogyGems Podcast Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Register today! SCGS Members (also if you are joining SCGS in conjunction with Jamboree) http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=55_56 SCGS Nonmembers http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=55_57 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree www.scgsgenealogy.com 417 Irving Drive Burbank, CA 91504 818-843-7247

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