October 2011 Calendar

Saturday, October 1, 2011
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
First Saturday Free: Intro to Genealogy, Lavinia Schwarz
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Sacramento Archives Crawl
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Explore History: Sacramento Archives Crawl
Sponsored by California State Archives, California State Library, Center for Sacramento History, Sacramento Public Library
 
Vacaville Town Square Library, 1 Town Square Place, Vacaville, CA 95688
11:00 a.m.
General Meeting: New Family Search, Arleen Ellis
Sponsored by Solano County Genealogical Society


Tuesday, October 4, 2011

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Publications/Marketing Committee Meeting
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Fall Beginning Genealogy Series Session 2: Secondary Research, Jane Knowles Lindsey
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland Regional Family History Center


Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Class: Cleaning Up Your Genealogical Database, Marian Kile
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center

Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Class: New FamilySearch.org Part 1, Tammy Noe
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center


Thursday, October 6, 2011
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Fall Beginning Genealogy Series Session 4: Field Trip to CGS, Jane Knowles Lindsey
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland Regional Family History Center

Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Surfin' the 'Net – Members' Favorite Sites
Sponsored by Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia

Mt. Diablo Room, Danville Library, 400 Front Street, Danville, CA
7:00 p.m.
Presentation: Do You Know Who You Are? Introduction to Genealogy Research
Sponsored by Danville Library and San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society


Friday, October 7, 2011
San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94403
California Family History Expo
2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Family History Expos


Saturday, October 8, 2011
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Workshop: Book Repair, Bill O'Neil
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Family History Center, 875 Quince Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Classes: How to Do Effective Research, How to Use Computers for Genealogy, and How to Present Your Family History
Sponsored by: Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Stephen Harris City Directory Library Open
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94403
California Family History Expo
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Family History Expos

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8203 Village Parkway, Dublin, CA
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Finding Your Roots: Free Chinese Genealogy Seminar (Presentation in Mandarin with English translation)                
Sponsored by the LDS Church and the Family History Library

Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Black Family History Day
Sponsored by: African American Genealogical Society of Northern California and Oakland Regional Family History Center


Tuesday, October 11, 2011
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Book Repair Committee
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Senior Wing of Maidu Center, 1550 Maidu Dr., Roseville, CA 95661
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Cemetery Records, Glenda G. Lloyd
Sponsored by Roseville Genealogical Society

Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Fall Beginning Genealogy Series Session 3: Getting the Most from the Census, Margery Bell
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland Regional Family History Center

Congregation Beth Emik, 3400 Nevada Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566
7:30 p.m.
General Meeting: Remember the Ladies – Woman Suffrage 1911-2011, Betty Land and Betty Mattos Casey
Sponsored by Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society


Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
10:00 a.m.
Meeting: Using the Newly Revised FamilySearch Website, Ralph Severson
Sponsored by East Bay Genealogical Society

Solano County Genealogical Society Library, 620 E. Main St., Vacaville, CA 95688
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Discussion Group: Migration Studies, Why They Moved Where They Moved, Jerry Goggiel
Sponsored by Solano County Genealogical Society

Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Class: Mistakes Beginning Researchers Can Make, Kori Pelkington
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center

Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m.
Workshop
Sponsored by Macintosh Genealogy Group

Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Class: New FamilySearch.org Part 2, Tammy Noe
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center

Citrus Heights Community Clubhouse, 6921 Sylvan Road, Citrus Heights, CA
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
General meeting: Ask the Experts Panel Discussion
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society


Thursday, October 13, 2011
Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Fall Beginning Genealogy Series Session 5: Vital Records and the Calendar Change of 1752, Margery Bell
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland Regional Family History Center

LDS Church, 1360 Alberta Way, Concord, CA 94521
7:00 p.m.
Meeting – Identifying and Citing Genealogy Sources, Corey Oiesen
Sponsored by Contra Costa County Genealogical Society


Saturday, October 15, 2011
LDS Church, 1590 Denkinger Rd, Concord, CA 94521
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Seminar: Digging for Your Roots
Sponsored by Concord Family History Center

California State Archives, 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Family History Day at the California State Archives
Sponsored by California State Archives, Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society, Genealogical and Historical Council of Sacramento Valley, The California Museum

Grace Lutheran Church Hall, 2825 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403
10:30 a.m.
General Meeting: TBA
Sponsored by San Mateo Genealogical Society

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA, 94612
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Library Committee Meeting
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Class: What Happens to Your Research after You’re Gone?, Patricia Burrow
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Finley Community Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
General Membership Meeting: DNA, Dr. Stephen P. Morse
Sponsored by Sonoma County Genealogical Society

Dimond Branch, Oakland Public Library, 3565 Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting: Beyond the Census: Other State and Federal Resources, Newspapers
Sponsored by: African American Genealogical Society of Northern California


Sunday, October 16, 2011
Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St, Sacramento, CA 95825
10:00 a.m.
Meeting – Dear Cara: Letters from Otto Frank - Cara Wilson Granat
Sponsored by: Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento


Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Danville Family History Center, 2949 Stone Valley Road at Smith Road, Alamo, CA 94507
10:00 a.m.
General Meeting: Putting Flesh on the Bones, Ron Arons
Sponsored by: San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society

Santa Clara City Public Library, Cedar Room, 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051
6:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Program: Copyright Law, Allston L. Jones
Sponsored by Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society

California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
6:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
RootsMagic Special Interest Group
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Fall Beginning Genealogy Series Session 4: Orientation to ORFHC, Margery Bell
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland Regional Family History Center


Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento CA
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: Grand Army of the Republic, Donald "Brad" Schall
Sponsored by Genealogical Association of Sacramento

Clubhouse at Country Squire Estates, 5720 Oak Hill Drive, Sacramento, CA
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Workshop: Brainstorming Your Brickwalls, John Jay
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society

Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Class: Descendancy Research Part 1, L. Lucky and Linda Todd
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center

Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m
Class: County Records, Kathy Knight
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center

Grace Lutheran Church, 2825 Alameda de las Pulgus, San Mateo, CA 94403
7:30 p.m.
Meeting: The Power of Google, Christine Green
Sponsored by San Mateo County Genealogical Society


Thursday, October 20, 2011
Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Fall Beginning Genealogy Series Session 6: Orientation to ORFHC, Margery Bell
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland Regional Family History Center

Napa Senior Activities Center, 1500 Jefferson Street, Napa, CA 94559
7:30 p.m.
Program: Toys for Genealogists
Sponsored by Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society


Friday, October 21, 2011
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Stephen Harris City Directory Library Open
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

U.S. Bank, Rossmoor Shopping Center, 1910 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94595-2203
1:15 p.m.
Meeting: Maps, Ron Arons
Sponsored by Mount Diablo Genealogical Society


Saturday, October 22, 2011
California Genealogical Society and Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA 94612
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Class: Identifying and Following up on Clues Your German Ancestor Left Behind, Shirley Riemer
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library

Sacramento Public Library, Central Library, 828 "I" Street, Sacramento, CA
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Beginning Genealogy: How to Trace Your Family History, Karen Burney
Sponsored by Friends of Central Library

Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
1:30 p.m.
General Meeting: Large Format Charting, Bill George

Sponsored by Macintosh Genealogy Group


Sunday, October 23, 2011
Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
1:00 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 p.m.)
Membership meeting: From Fancy Gloves to Boxing Gloves: A Case Study of Curiosities, Jeremy Frankel
Sponsored by San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society


Monday, October 24, 2011
Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road Rm. 5/6, Los Altos Hills, CA
7:30 p.m. (doors open 7:00 p.m.)
Lecture and meeting: Here Comes the 1940 Census, Joel Weintraub
Sponsored by San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Senior Wing of Maidu Center, 1550 Maidu Dr., Roseville, CA 95661
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: TBA, Susan Skinner
Sponsored by Roseville Genealogical Society

St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Lusk Drive & St. Mark's Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
1:00 p.m.
Meeting: Medieval German Stories and Ballads, Nancy Thym and Thilo Vierig
Sponsored by: Sacramento German Genealogy Society

Oakland Regional Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, CA 94602
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Fall Beginning Genealogy Series Session 5: Vital Records and the Calendar Change of 1752, Margery Bell
Sponsored by California Genealogical Society and Library and Oakland Regional Family History Center


Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Ave, Sacramento, CA
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Reunion SIG: Brainstorming Solutions to Users' Problems and Questions
Sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society

Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Class: Descendancy Research Part 2, L. Lucky & Linda Todd
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center

Marin Family History Center, 220 North San Pedro Rd., San Rafael, CA
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
General Meeting: From DNA to Genetic Genealogy: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask, Stephen Morse
Sponsored by the Marin County Genealogical Society

Sacramento Regional Family History Center, 2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Class: Maiden Names, Glenda Lloyd
Sponsored by Sacramento Regional Family History Center


Thursday, October 27, 2011
Sutro Library, 480 Winston Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132
7:00 p.m.
Lecture: My Family Experiences Working at Sutro Baths, Tom Bratton
Sponsored by California State Library Foundation


Saturday, October 29, 2011
Menlo Park Family History Center, 1105 Valpariso Avenue, Menlo Park CA 94025
8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Fall Seminar: Federal Secrets Revealed, John P. Colletta, Ph.D.
Sponsored by San Mateo County Genealogical Society


Copyright © 2011 by Kathryn M. Doyle