Auburn, California
Auburn, California
Placer County Genealogical Society
Post Office Box 7385
Auburn, California 95604
Beecher Room
Auburn-Placer County Library
350 Nevada Street, Auburn
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
(Fourth Thursday)
Doors will open at 6:30 pm.
August Evening Meeting
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Scottish Genealogy
Born in Scotland, Dr. MacRae was educated in Europe and the U.S. He developed a strong interest at an early age in the familial sciences – heraldry, genealogy and the science of names. He also studied the history of the Clans of Scotland. He holds a PhD in etymology from the University of Edinburgh and Shelbourne University of Trinity College, Dublin. He is a member of the Royal Heraldry Society, Scotland; the Name Society, Chicago; Scottish Tartans Society, Scotland; and the International Congress of Heraldic Sciences, Geneva. A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, he has been the Director of the American Heraldic & Genealogical Institute in Sacramento since 1968.
September Evening Meeting
Thursday, September 25, 2008
United Daughters of the Confederacy and Southern Research
Sharon Pope retired from the County of Santa Clara 4 years ago after serving in various positions for 35 years. She decided before she retired she had better get a hobbie. She had join DAR in 1982 after receiving records from a great aunt but never got active in genealogy as she was raising a family. She thought that genealogy was a great way to occupy her time. Her goal was to join as many societies based on heritage as she could find. She now belongs to 11 societies and is still at it. She has found that family history is never ending.
She has three grown children and when she is not rustling around the stacks in a library or bent over a computer, does Civil War reenacting with her husband.
She will talk about Southern Research. Also, she will bring her disk which has all the Union and Confederate Soldiers. She says that this is different from the Soldiers and Sailors free site by the National Parks. She will do look ups for people. If you are interested, you will need to bring some information that night.
October Evening Meeting
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Genealogical Research in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Pamela lectures nationally and locally on a wide range of topics. He speaks frequently at local societies and presents full-day workshops and classes. A member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Speakers Guild, she also serves on the board of many societies. She is currently the educational chair of the Roseville Genealogical Society, Vice President of the Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley and the Sacramento Area District Director of the California State Genealogical Alliance.
Beecher Room
Auburn-Placer County Library
350 Nevada Street, Auburn
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
(Second Monday)
The Day Study Group is a 2-hour workshop in which we will discuss a specific topic, with hands-onexercises, and discussion. After the discussion, we can provide one-on-one mentoring should you have a "brick wall" situation in which you need help. Visitors are welcome.
September Day Study Group Meeting
Monday, September 8, 2008
E-mail Lists & Message Boards
Today’s genealogist is part of a global network of communication. In September, our study group will explore the many topics being discussed on genealogy e-mail lists and message boards, study proper netiquette, and learn to write subjects lines and queries that get the attention. leads the study group. Visitors are welcome.
The Study Group does not meet in July and August.
Family Tree Maker User's Group
LDS Church
1255 Bell Road, Auburn
10:0
Bring any questions you have concerning the program.
Special in-depth topics can be scheduled. Please e-mail our group leader with anyrequests.
September FTM Meeting
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Family Tree Maker Q&A
The topic for the September meeting will be Questions and Answers.
Special in-depth topics can be scheduled. Please e-mail our group leader with any requests.
June Placer Trails Newsletter (Large)
Member highlight page: This month we feature pictures from John Knox.
Members: Email addresses, Web Sites, and Names and Locations being Researched.
PCGS Has Voice Mail (866) 894-2076
Don Cortez of Three Ring Service have graciouslydonated a voice mail phone number for Placer County Genealogical Society. We will belisting this number in our publicity notices in the newspapers and other publications. Thesociety will then have a permanent number regardless of the annual change of boardmembers. The answering message will announce basic information and the up coming PCGSmeetings. Callers can leave messages for the board members, chair persons and the research committee. Thank You, Don Cortez
2008 Dues
Annualdues are $10.00 electronic rate and $15.00 mail rate. Your 2008 membership is due on January 1 and must be received by April 1 to avoid being dropped from our membership list.
If you are a new member or if you paid your dues twice last year, you may already bepaid-up. Check your newsletter mailing label, the year after yourlast name indicates dues are paid through the end of that year.
Electronic Rate: This rate shall entitle members to receive electroniconly access to and/or delivery of the corporation's newsletter and meetingnotices.
Mail rate: This rate shall entitle members to receive by postal maildelivery printed copies of the corporation's newsletter and meeting notices.
Note: At this time a family membership is defined as two or more persons residing at a single mailing address. You are encouraged to register a family membership. Family memberships are entitled to one vote per family member in attendance at meetings, not to exceed two votes per family.
Membership Form in HTML format
Membership Form in Adobe PDF format
We have a mailing list at RootsWebfor PCGS. Announcements of meetings and other information of interest to PCGSmembers will be made available through this mailing list. It is also a place togloat about your recent finds and general discussion among our members. If you have trouble subscribing please e-mail at the address below.
CA-PCGS. A mailing list for the members of the Placer County (California) Genealogical Society (PCGS) to discuss the activities of the Society. If you are a member of the Society you can subscribe by sending "subscribe" to ca-pcgs-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or ca-pcgs-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).To switch from one mode to the other, you should unsubscribe from one and then subscribe to the other. There is no "no mail" mode -- if you want messages to stop, you should simply unsubscribe. You may also search or browse the archives or subscribe at CA-PCGS. If you have trouble subscribing or un-subscribing please e-mail maillist@pcgs.pcgenes.com
The indexes to births, marriages, and deaths have been recently revised and may take a while to download.
INDEX TO BIRTHS 1852-1885 From the Placer Herald Newspaper,Auburn, California
INDEX TO MARRIAGES 1852-1885 From the Placer Herald Newspaper,Auburn, California
INDEX TO DEATHS 1852-1885 From the Placer Herald Newspaper,Auburn, California
NAMES OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN PLACER COUNTY IN 1890 From the Placer County Great Registers
WORLD WAR I SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN OF PLACER COUNTY From the History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California
Placer County Archives has files of biographies, genealogical information and newspaper articles of people who lived in Placer County at one time in their lives.PCGS members Anne Thompson, Beverly Russell, Jacqui Marcella, Joyce House, and Carmel Barry-Schweyer have finished indexing these files:
INDEX TO PLACER COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES From the Placer County Archives.
Additional Placer County research is available. Please see our Research Policy.
CHAIRPERSONS
General Information about PCGS
PCGS Research Policy
Grass Roots Genealogy Group
Nevada County Genealogical Society
Genealogical Association of Sacramento (G.A.S.)
San Mateo County Genealogical Society
Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogy Society
Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento
Roseville Genealogical Society
Sacramento German Genealogy Society
Sloughhouse Area Genealogical Society (SAGS)
Solano County Genealogical Society
Sacramento California Family History Center
Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS)
Sun City Roseville Computer Club's Genealogy
Sun City Lincoln Hills Genealogy Group
Mission Oaks Genealogy Club
FOR SALE FROM PCGS
How to Begin Book - revised Fall 2003 edition available
PCGS’s handbook, Tracing Your Family Tree: How to Begin, contains chapterson genealogical forms, setting up a filing system, original record sources, the Internet,research by mail, using the Auburn Family History Center and the Auburn-Placer CountyLibrary, and evaluating your evidence. Also included are lists of local area genealogical organizations and research facilities.