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The festive potluck at last year’s Annual Meeting

The Annual Membership Meeting will be held Saturday, January 11, 10 AM – 1 PM at the California Genealogical Society Library, 2201 Broadway, lower level, in Oakland. This meeting will take place in person, with an option to join remotely by Zoom. A short business meeting will be followed by potluck, socializing, and a library Open House. Stay tuned for more details!

Members in attendance will be asked to approve the slate of nominees for Board of Directors in 2025. Nominations may also come from the floor during the meeting.

Nominated for the CGS Board of Directors:

Proposed for a first term: Rudiger Wolf, Sue Logas

Continuing in his first term: Bob Trapp

Proposed for a second term: Keith R Montgomery

Continuing in their second term: Carly Morgan, Roger Prince, Cindy Kim Thomson, Evan Wilson

Proposed for a third term: Ron Madson, Adelle Treakle

Continuing his third term: Grant Din

The following board members will step down at the end of 2024:

CGS President Chris Pattillo, Treasurer Matt Berry, Investment Officer Jim Sorenson, and Member-at-Large Jennifer Dix. All have put in years of service to CGS, and we thank them for their many contributions.

To register or for more information, click the link for any event. All times are Pacific Time.
Questions? Email [email protected]

We want to wish all our readers and members a happy holiday season, and happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate in the US. Please note that the CGS library will be closed November 28 – 30, and again from December 21 through January 2.

Meanwhile, a number of members’ Special Interest Groups continue to meet, and we’ll have our regular “Intro to Genealogy” series on the first Saturday of each month. Before you know it, it will be a new year! We hold our festive annual Members Meeting in early January. We’re also gearing up for an extra-special event in February, when the Ulster Historical Foundation kicks off its USA tour in Oakland.

More details on all these events are coming soon!

Helpful Links
Events: https://www.californiaancestors.org/events-and-education/
Special Interest Groups: https://www.californiaancestors.org/special-interest-groups-for-members/
Calendar view: https://www.californiaancestors.org/cgs_calendar/

This is your last chance to register for “Jewish Genealogy: Case Studies” by Joanna Shear. Held via Zoom tomorrow, on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m., this FREE presentation will address the challenges facing researchers in Jewish genealogy, and discuss resources and methodologies for finding Jewish ancestors. Joanna was first drawn to genealogy by an unknown name engraved on a mysterious silver chalice; her investigation led to the reunion of family members separated by the Holocaust. She also specializes in African American, California, and Midwest genealogy and in using DNA for genealogical research. Click HERE to register.