Chinese Ancestry Day
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Save the date of Saturday, May 26 as a special day of learning the fundamentals of genealogy tailored for Chinese families. Sponsored by the California Genealogical Society and the Oakland Asian Cultural Center; and The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, and The California Historical Society.
This event at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center will cover basic steps to build your Chinese family tree. Time will be allotted for sharing stories and problem solving. Saturday, May 26 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Includes Lunch. This event is SOLD OUT, but you can join the Waiting List No walk-ins.
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Allen County Public Library Research Trip
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To date we have nine members signed up for this Intermediate Genealogy Trip. There are a few spaces left.
NOTE: We also have rooms set aside for the FGS conference if CGS members wish to go to just the conference and do not have a room.
Deadline to sign up for this trip is June 15th, after which the rooms will be released.
Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information and registration.
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LGBTQ Genealogy
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer folk have always been a part of our history and family stories. The confirmed bachelor or spinster aunt in our trees may not have been single. Perhaps they did have partners but there is no legal documentation or family acknowledgment. This class will explore census, newspapers, obituaries, military records, photographs, phone books and archives for clues on our ancestor’s sexuality. We will also explore LGBTQ History and many individual stories giving context to the available records. Discovering our LGBTQ ancestor’s stories will enrich our entire family history.
Join CGS Recording Secretary Stewart Blandón Traiman at the CGS library on Saturday, June 28 from 1-3 PM. Register soon, no walk-ins.
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Our Newest Publication
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We’re excited to announce that in June we published the highly anticipated book, The Ancestry of Samuel Sterling Sherman and Mary Ware Allen. It tells the stories of nine generations of former California Genealogical Society’s president, Frederick "Rick" S. Sherman’s family as they move from New England and Kentucky westward to California. Whether you love history, individual family stories or learning new research tips, or all three, we think this book has something to offer you. Whether a genealogist or not, readers will be moved by getting to know these diverse human beings.
The California Genealogical Society has publshed Mr. Sherman's incredible research effort as a fitting tribute to a man who gave to the society in so many ways as President, Chief Researcher, and Benefactor. His efforts were suddenly cut short by his death in 2008.
Biographical sketches of the ancestors of Frederick S. Sherman including Sterling Sherman (1794-1865) and Jane Noble (1788-1852), William Dewey (1793-1880) and Hannah Bond (1794-1827), John J. Hardin (1810-1847) and Sarah Ellen Smith (1811-1874), John J. Jacob (1819-1873) and Evelyn Johnson (1828-1901), Joseph Allen (1790-1873) and Lucy Clark Ware (1791-1866), William Gordon Weld (1775-1825) and Hannah Minot (1780-1860), Benjamin Franklin Copeland (1798-1863) and Julia Fellows Ruggles (1803-1867), Benjamin Kent (1794-1859) and Eleanor Bradford (1802-1885), and many more.
Learn more.
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The California Nugget – The journal of the California Genealogical Society is published twice a year. Have you read our recent issue? Check out the summary of a recent issue.
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Tip of the Iceberg Poster – Support the library and help spread this important message. Buy three, get one free! Order now.
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California Names Index includes pre-1905 deaths in San Francisco. Search for your surnames to see if we have records for your ancestor. Learn more.
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