The latest issue of The California Nugget is now out. You should have received your copy in the mail if that’s your preference; members can also view the magazine on our website.

This issue recognizes the society’s 125th anniversary, which we have been celebrating all through 2023. It starts with the cover, a festive collage of photos from the October gala at Lake Temescal, and continues with a collection of stories from more than a dozen contributors, each of them reflecting on where an ancestor was in 1898, the year the California Genealogical Society was established. We hope you enjoy it.

Contents:

Our Ancestors

Where Were Your Ancestors in 1898? by Kathleen Paini Clemence, Grant Din, Winston Dutton, Lois Elling, Marisa Louie Lee, Chris Pattillo, Judith A. Roy, Joanna Shear, Cindy Kim Thomson, Jeff Vaillant, Kim Gehrman White, Susan Smith Young.

Debunking the Age on a Tombstone: Malinda (Nevill) Thompson, an Early Settler in Lake County, California by Shirley Langdon Wilcox

Emil Kuester, German Immigrant and Pharmacist by Roger Prince

Looking to the Past, Looking to the Future: How I Hope to Leave My Genealogy to My Heirs by Lisa S. Gorrell

At the Society

Tips and Talk at Oakland FamilySearch Center

Special Interest Groups

Index

To register or for more information, click the link for any event.
All times are Pacific Time.

Denise Plaskett

Tuesday, November 28, 11 AM: “Tips & Talk: FamilySearch Skills” at the Oakland FamilySearch Center. Denise Plaskett continues her series on using the FamilySearch website. Session topics: View Memories, Upload and Tag Photos, Add Documents—Family history work is more than names, dates, and places. In this session we will explore the many ways to view memories (photos, documents, and audio clips) in FamilySearch and also how to add memories to our ancestors. Doing this will bring your ancestors to life and can provide inspiration to you and future generations. Limited to 14 hands-on students; pre-registration via Eventbrite is encouraged. Free; held in person at the Oakland FamilySearch Center.

Saturday, December 2, 10 AM: Intro to Genealogy. A series of 4 rotating classes covering the basics of genealogical research. This month: “Organizing Your Research.” Free. Via Zoom; preregister for the link.

Library hours: Thursday and Friday 10 AM-2 PM and Saturday 10 AM-4 PM

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

Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s a quiet week at CGS – the library will be closed this week. We wish you all a happy holiday, whether it involves turkey or genealogy or maybe both! We’ll open again on Thursday, November 30; and our Tips and Talk series resumes on Tuesday, November 28 at the Oakland FamilySearch Center.