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Another Brick in the Wall

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By Debbie Mascot


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Photo of a brick wall with light fixture

There is so much that California Genealogical Society (CGS) can do for you if you are not a member, but the benefits are tremendous if you are.  People often wonder why they would join a genealogical society in a location where they do not have ancestors, but I believe one should join societies in their ancestors’ locations AND their own.

When you become a member of CGS, one of the items you get access to is the quarterly publication, Jukebox Genealogy.  This is a fun, interactive publication where the editor, Nancy Cork, choses songs to go with different themes and includes short member stories and anecdotes, as well as surveys, suggestions, and activities

This quarter, the Jukebox Genealogy features a brick wall focus.  Members are asked to email a brief description of their research problem in 150 words or less.  Combining this with another CGS membership benefit, Member Connections, will allow all of us to work together to try to break that wall down.  If you are already a member of CGS, you can find information on the Members drop-down under Member Connections.  If you aren’t a member, we have directions for you to join us here: https://www.californiaancestors.org/join-cgs-application/.

If you are a member, please send your 150 words to: [email protected] for a chance to win a private consultation via Zoom with a select panel of CGS genealogists! Your entry must be in by February 8, 2025.

I’m definitely not one to pass up the opportunity for a big bulldozer being butted up against my brick walls, but I’m also not one great at brevity.  Yes, I have brick walls, but I aways feel like I have to tell their entire life stories to get to the brick wall part.  Asking for just 150 words hurts, but also really helps me narrow down to specific questions, which I appreciate.  Assuming a picture isn’t truly worth a thousand words, I’m adding 2 pictures to my submission and calling it 118 words rather than 2,118!

I won’t post my brick wall 118 words here, but I will post the photo that started my brick wall.  If you want to know more, please use the membership benefits and crowdsource this for me, my friends!

By the way, to show you how fun this is, there are links to the songs for each month.  I got to hear U2’s I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For and it has all new meaning now!  I really did think I was going to hear Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall when I clicked one of the jukeboxes, but I loved these selections even more. When genealogy is also fun, magic happens.  Thank you for the magic, Nancy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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