Glenda Gardner Lloyd, Speaker at Family History Day

Please welcome Glenda Gardner Lloyd as a speaker at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

Glenda Gardner Lloyd has taught beginner and intermediate level genealogy classes through the San Juan Adult Education Center in Citrus Heights, California. She participates in local seminars for the California State Archives, Sacramento Regional Family History Center, Sacramento Public Library, and does workshops for many local genealogical societies. She has also lectured for the Salt Lake Institute for Genealogy.

Glenda is a founding member and Past President of Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society. She is currently the Society's Parlimentarian and contributor to its quarterly periodical, The Preserves. Genealogy is her hobby and her passion which she hopes to share with all of you.

Glenda Gardner Lloyd will be presenting two topics:

Genealogy 101 - How to Begin.  Tracing your family tree is one of life’s pleasures! Having the tools and know-how makes it much more successful. This class will teach you how to record the data and suggest strategies to make your journey into family history more enjoyable.

Genealogy 201 - Vital Records.  Documentation is a key to successful genealogy. Birth, death and marriage certificates provide basic data for all researchers. This class will suggest strategies for finding this information.

Genealogical Association of Sacramento, Exhibitor at Family History Day

Please welcome the Genealogical Association of Sacramento as an exhibitor at Family History Day 2011 at the California State Archives.

The Genealogical Association of Sacramento (GAS) was founded in 1976, our Nation’s 200th birthday, with a nucleus of 13 dedicated members. Its objectives are to encourage the research, publication, and preservation of genealogical and historical material; and to instruct and lend assistance to the membership and the public in modern methods of research.  These objectives are accomplished at regular meetings and association-sponsored workshops, lectures, field trips and other educational activities.

The Association offers many educational opportunities to attend seminars and classes in genealogy-related subjects.  There is usually something for everyone at our meetings, from the beginner to the more experienced genealogist.

JUST SCHEDULED

The Sutro Bus trip sponsord by GAS is set for Wednesday, January 25, 2012. The Sutro Branch of the California State Library will be transferring their collection to a new building on the San Francisco State University campus sometime in the Spring 2012 so they could not have us visit in March, the usual month for this field trip. For reservations, contact Melanie Howard, President, at melnesia@comcast.net.

Highlights of our activities include:

• Meetings held on the third Wednesday of each month except July, August and December at 1:00 pm in the Belle Cooledge Library located at 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento
• A monthly newsletter, The Lamplighter, which is available on our website to members
• Maintaining a genealogical book collection at the Sacramento Public Library Central Branch, 4th Floor, located at 828 "I" Street.  See the library catalog for the collection holdings.

We look forward to talking with you at Family History Day.

Pat Johnson, Speaker at Family History Day

Please welcome Pat Johnson as a speaker at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

Pat Johnson is Senior Archivist at The Center for Sacramento History. She has served at the Center since 1995. A native Californian, she received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in history from California State University, Sacramento where she focused her studies on western history and particularly California history. She received her archival training at both the California State Archives and at the Center for Sacramento History. She did her master's thesis on former Sacramento Mayor Anne Rudin’s papers held at the California State Archives.

At the Center, Ms. Johnson's duties include reference services, supervising student interns and volunteers, processing collections, conducting research in the collections, giving tours, doing outreach including workshops and seminars, preserving collections, and many other activities. She is a past president of the Society of California Archivists and remains actively involved with the society. Most recently, Ms. Johnson taught the graduate level class in archives and manuscripts for the history department at California State University, Sacramento.

Pat Johnson will be presenting Discover the Rich Resources of the Sacramento Archives. This class will focus on how to use the resources of both the public records and the private manuscripts held by the Center for Sacramento History to tell the stories of Sacramento's past generations. 

Center for Sacramento History

551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd

Sacramento, CA 9581
TEL (916) 808-7074
pjohnson@cityofsacramento.org
www.centerforsacramentohistory.org

Janice M. Sellers, Speaker at Family History Day

Please welcome Janice M. Sellers as a speaker at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

Janice M. Sellers is a professional genealogist who specializes in newspaper and Jewish research and has experience researching many other ethnic groups. She is the editor of The Galitzianer, the journal focused on Jewish research in the former Austrian province of Galicia, and of ZichronNote, the newsletter of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society (SFBAJGS). She is also the publicity director for SFBAJGS.

Janice is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild, California Genealogical Society, California State Genealogical Alliance, and Gesher Galicia. She has been on the staff of the Oakland Regional Family History Center for eleven years. Her genealogy blog can be found at http://ancestraldiscoveries.blogspot.com/.

Janice M. Sellars will be presenting Using Online Newspapers for Genealogy Research.  Newspapers are valuable in genealogical research because you can find information about births, deaths, marriages, moves, business, naturalizations, court cases, and more. Millions of pages of the world's newspapers are now accessible online, but there is no one place to find them all. This class will give an overview of what is available and how to find it, and teach you some techniques to help you find your ancestors in the paper.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento, Exhibitor at Family History Day

Please welcome the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento (JGSS) as an exhibitor at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

The JGSS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the study of Jewish family history so that our rich heritage is preserved for future generations.

Meetings are held every month and we also sponsor lectures by leading genealogy experts. Our members have access to our outstanding library of historical and genealogical books, and we facilitate opportunities to share our collective skills and personal experience, including classes and forums.

Meetings are held at the Albert Einstein Residence Center at

1935 Wright Street, Sacramento

Please visit our website for a listing of upcoming events. We welcome you to join us.

It is a pleasure to return to Family History Day at the California State Archives.  Come by our exhibit where we will have a sampling of instructional books available for your perusal.  Our volunteers will do free Ellis Island and census look-ups. We’re delighted to be able to point you in the right direction on your way to discovering your own family history.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento

c/o Einstein Center

1935 Wright St.
Sacramento, CA 95825

Phone: 916-486-0906 ext. 361
Email: jgs_sacramento@yahoo.com

Family History On Display Now At The Sacramento Public Library - Downtown Branch

The Family History Day publicity committee is pleased to have the opportunity to introduce the joy of genealogy to the patrons of the Sacramento Public Library - Central Branch.

Now until September 17th, the display case in the lobby is all about family history, the resources available locally, resource books and examples of records where our ancestors names are recorded.

The library is located at 828 I Street between 8th and 9th Streets.  If you are in the neighborhood, please come in to take a close-up look.  In the meantime, enjoy some photos of the exhibit. Click on photos to enlarge.

The committee wishes to thank Beth Daugherty, Genealogy Services Librarian at the Sacramento Public Library - Central Branch for her participation in and support of Family History Day and its community outreach efforts.

Explore History: Sacramento Archives Crawl

Crawling in Sacramento?  What's going on here?

On October 1, 2011, come enjoy Sacramento's first annual “Explore History: Sacramento Archives Crawl”. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., nineteen archives and special collections libraries from the Sacramento area and beyond will be celebrating National Archives Month by exhibiting rarely-seen historic treasures from their collections at four host locations in the downtown area. 

Start off at any of the host locations --

• California State Archives (1020 O Street)
• California State Library (900 N Street)
• Center for Sacramento History (551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.)
• Sacramento Public Library (828 I Street)

-- then "crawl" to the others using the map provided in your Archives Crawl passport. At each location, you can view archival collections on display and take behind-the-scenes tours. Representatives from other archives and special collections libraries will be on hand to discuss their archival collections - historic photographs, rare books, historic artifacts - and answer your questions about how to connect with local history resources. Those who have their passports stamped by at least three of the host locations will receive a set of limited-edition collectible coasters with images from Sacramento's former Buffalo Brewing Company.

 

Self-promotion: Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society, a sponsor of Family History Day, will have an exhibit at the California State Archives location.  Our Librarian, Sammie Hudgens, will be available to describe the extensive reference collections in our genealogical library housed at the State Archives.

 

Hope to see you there!  Knee-pads optional!