California Pioneer Heritage Foundation, Exhibitor at Family History Day

Please welcome the California Pioneer Heritage Foundation as an exhibitor at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

The mission of the California Pioneer Heritage Foundation is to promote recognition of the contribution made by the men and women who came to California prior to 1869, with particular emphasis on the contributions of pioneers who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Our organization is involved in any historical and research activities including: 

• Sponsoring a pioneer heritage art competition
• Supporting the  Bancroft Library's California Mormon Collection at the University of California at Berkeley
• Conducting reenactments with demonstrations in rope making, rag doll making and spinning yarn

Stop by our exhibit to learn more about our historical and educational pursuits.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Exhibitor at Family History Day

Please welcome the United Daughters of the Confederacy as an exhibitor at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy is the outgrowth of many local memorial, monument, and Confederate home associations and auxiliaries to camps of United Confederate Veterans that were organized after the War Between the States. It is the oldest patriotic organization in our country because of its connection with two statewide organizations that came into existence as early as 1890 -- the Daughters of the Confederacy in Missouri and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Confederate Soldiers Home in Tennessee.

Membership is open to women no less than 16 years of age who are blood descendants, lineal or collateral, of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America, or gave Material Aid to the Cause.

The objectives of the organization are Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic to:

• Collect and preserve the material necessary for a truthful history of the War Between the States and to protect, preserve, and mark the places made historic by Confederate valor
• Assist descendants of worthy Confederates in securing a proper education
• Fulfill the sacred duty of benevolence toward the survivor of the War and those dependent upon them
• Honor the memory of those who served or fell in the service of the Confederate States of America
• Record the part played during the War by Southern women
• Cherish the ties of friendship among the members of the Organization

Genealogical Resources

• The United Daughters of the Confederacy collects and preserves rare books, documents, diaries, letters, personal records, and other papers of historical importance relating to the period 1861 to 1865. The Caroline Meriwether Goodlett Library is the repository for these items.
• The Helen Walpole Brewer Library was established in 1996 through a generous bequest of the late Helen Walpole Brewer. It contains microfilm copies of the National Archives Compiled Confederate Service Records and a limited number of regimental histories, family histories, pension records, and cemetery records.
• The libraries are open to United Daughters of the Confederacy members and non-members by appointment. Both libraries are located at the UDC Memorial Building, 328 North Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia 23220-4009, (804) 355-1636.

The Fort Sumter Chapter is excited to be part of Family History Day. We look forward to talking to you about our organization, membership and library.

Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Exhibitor at Family History Day

Please welcome the International Society of Daughters of Utah Pioneers (ISDUP or just DUP) as an exhibitor at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

The DUP is an association devoted to preserving the legacy of those pioneers who came to the State of Deseret before the railroad in May 1869.  More than 60,000 pioneers traveled in more than 300 companies to find their place in the west.  The objective of DUP is to perpetuate the names and achievements of those men, women and children by preserving old landmarks, marking historical places and collecting artifacts and histories.  Our headquarters is located at the Pioneer Memorial Museum, 300 North Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.  The website address is www.dupinternational.org. 

The State of Deseret covered much more than the present-day state of Utah and, in fact, covered much of southern California. Some of these Mormon pioneers first settled in California before relocating to Utah.  Locally, the Slough House Pioneer Cemetery is the burial spot for many of the Sacramento pioneers with tombstones dating from the 1850‘s.  It is owned by the ISDUP and maintained by the many companies and camps in the Sacramento area.  Members meet monthly in camps to learn more about and share pioneer histories and artifacts.  Camps and Companies are organized in geographical areas. 

Visit our exhibit at the Family History Day to see pictures and newspaper articles about the Slough House Cemetery and other local DUP historical markers.  We plan to have internet access available for visitors to search the indexes listed below.  (The actual photos and histories are not available for viewing online, only the indexes.)  We will also have a book display of other DUP publications that can be purchased online.

• Photo index - The photo department houses, maintains and preserves a collection of over 25,000 images of pioneers, their homes, communities, organizations and artifacts.  Copies of photo prints or CD images can be ordered and purchased online.
• History Card Index - The history department presently has over 100,000 pioneer histories on file of pioneers who came to the geographic area covered by the Utah Territory/ State of Deseret.  It also includes those who died crossing the plains and those born in the Utah Territory before May 10, 1869 and some locality histories.
• Pioneer Pathways Index - Volumes 1 through 11 consolidated index - Each year DUP sponsors the publication of historical material which has been used as lesson material in the camps.  At the present time, there have been 5 multi-volume sets of books published.  Pioneer Pathways is the latest of them.

We look forward to meeting others interested in pioneer legacy at this great event.

Priscilla Alden Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century, Exhibitor at Family History Day

Please welcome the Priscilla Alden Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century as an exhibitor at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

The Priscilla Alden Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century was organized in Sacramento in October 11, 1964 and chartered on March 6, 1965. The National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century Headquarters is located in Washington, D.C.

The Objectives of the National Society are to:

• Aid in the preservation of the records and of the historic sites of our country
• Foster interest in historical colonial research
• Aid in the education of the youth of our country
• Commemorate the noble and heroic deeds of our ancestors, the founders of our great republic
• Maintain zealously those high principles of virtue, courage and patriotism which led to the independence of the Colonies and the foundation and establishment of the United States of America
• Aid in the establishment of a Library of Heraldry, working with various genealogical societies
• Develop a library specializing in seventeenth century American colonial data

Membership eligibility is open to any woman of good moral character, eighteen years of age or over, provided she has been invited by the Society and is the lineal descendant of an ancestor who lived and served prior to 1701 in one of the Original Colonies in the geographical area of the present United States of America.  Documentary proof of an ancestor's service prior to 1701 is required.

The Priscilla Alden Chapter meets at 11 a.m. on the second Thursday of September, December, February and April at Timbers at the Lodge Restaurant, 7050 Del Web Blvd., Sun City, Roseville, California. We have 54 members.

Please contact Mary Beth Watson, President, at mbwatson@bruceandnancy.net or (916) 624-3089.

Come by our exhibit at Family History Day and let us tell you more about our group.

Sons of the American Revolution, Exhibitor at Family History Day

Please welcome the Sons of the American Revolution as an exhibitor at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) are direct descendants of those patriots that achieved the independence of the American people. The objectives of our organization are intended to perpetuate a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers.

The SAR is a historical, educational, and patriotic United States 501(c)3 non-profit organization that seeks to maintain and extend:

• the institutions of American freedom
• an appreciation for true patriotism
• a respect for our national symbols
• the value of American citizenship and
• the unifying force of e pluribus unum that has created, from the people of many nations, one nation and one people

As a general rule, we meet the Third Friday evening of every month, September through June, at the Buggy Whip Restaurant Banquet Facilities, 2737 Fulton Avenue. The Sacramento Chapter has 150 members.  Please contact Don Littlefield, President, Sacramento Chapter, at don.littlefield@sarsac.org for more information.

Could you be a direct descendant of a patriot of the American Revolution?

Come by our exhibit at Family History Day and let us explain the verification process.

National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Exhibitor at Family History Day

It is a pleasure to welcome the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as an exhibitor at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

When you join the DAR, you enter a network of more than 168,000 women in 3,000 chapters across the United States and internationally, who form lifelong bonds, honor their revolutionary ancestors and promote historic preservation, education and patriotism in their communities.  Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership.

DAR members volunteer more than 60,000 hours annually to Veteran patients, award over $150,000 in scholarships and financial aid each year to students, and support schools for the underprivileged with annual donations exceeding one million dollars. The DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's organization which is one of the most inclusive genealogical societies in the country.  DAR National Headquarters encompasses an entire downtown city block in Washington, DC, which houses one of the nation's premier genealogical libraries, Washington's largest concert hall, and an extensive collection of early American manuscripts and imprints.

Representatives of several DAR chapters will be present at Family History Day to provide additional information on the national organization and membership:

• Gold Trail Chapter (Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Granite Bay): contact Betty Wilson at bettywilson1@att.net
• Sacramento Chapter: contact Marjorie Green at G19thGreen@aol.com
• General John A. Sutter Chapter, Sacramento area, Saturday meetings, contact Joy Huskey at joyhuskey@comcast.net

If these chapters are not in your neighborhood, others can be located using the national website and entering your zip code.  We look forward to helping you at Family History Day.