Comments for California Genealogical Society https://www.californiaancestors.org Connecting people to their diverse family heritage Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:59:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 Comment on People over 80 by Irving G. Tragen https://www.californiaancestors.org/people-over-80/#comment-12164 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:59:35 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32846#comment-12164 My name is Irving Tragen. I am one of your seniors. Age, 104, Born, San Francisco May 18, 1922–a fourth generation native son. , I now live in San Diego

I am a UC Berkeley graduate i43 AB and 1945 JD. I spent 55 years un diplomatic service as an inter-American specialist.

At 98 I piblished my autobiography and since my 100th birthday I have written a trilogy on development in El Salvador.

Give me a call

]]> Comment on While I Was Away by Lois Elling https://www.californiaancestors.org/while-i-was-away/#comment-12163 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:23:35 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32744#comment-12163 I sure enjoyed reading your Pan Am story! Thanks for sharing it.

]]> Comment on Rapa Nui by Andrea Daniel https://www.californiaancestors.org/rapa-nui/#comment-12162 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:46:51 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32584#comment-12162 Fascinating information, thank you. So much history goes back to the brutal slave trade of indigenous people.

]]> Comment on Barbie Day by Susan J. Logas https://www.californiaancestors.org/barbie-day/#comment-12160 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:55:42 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32429#comment-12160 That was a very interesting article.

I had a red haired Barbie.

And a Ken

Susan

]]> Comment on Update on California Digital Newspaper Collection by Lorna K. Wallace https://www.californiaancestors.org/update-on-california-digital-newspaper-collection/#comment-12157 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:18:57 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32327#comment-12157 This is great news. Thank you for announcing it, Debbie!

]]> Comment on The Christmas Tree Ship by Lois Elling https://www.californiaancestors.org/the-christmas-tree-ship/#comment-12156 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:18:28 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32211#comment-12156 What a wonderful story! I’m glad the city has continued the tradition.

]]> Comment on That’s cool!  How Do I Start? by Michael S Burd https://www.californiaancestors.org/thats-cool-how-do-i-start/#comment-12155 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:29:41 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32168#comment-12155 This is beautifully done!

]]> Comment on Thanksgiving by Lois Elling https://www.californiaancestors.org/thanksgiving/#comment-12154 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:14:45 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32145#comment-12154 I loved reading your son’s special dip recipe! Made me smile. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

]]> Comment on Be Kind. Rewind. by Jeffrey Vaillant https://www.californiaancestors.org/be-kind-rewind/#comment-12153 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:20:47 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32100#comment-12153 > Debbie
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> I saw a FB posting by Thomas that he is ending the do over at the end of this year.
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> Jeff

]]> Comment on Be Kind. Rewind. by Adelle https://www.californiaancestors.org/be-kind-rewind/#comment-12152 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:27:53 +0000 https://www.californiaancestors.org/?p=32100#comment-12152 Members can view Thomas MacEntee’s You Can Do This: Photo Organizing and Preservation on the CGS website https://www.californiaancestors.org/videos_for_cgs_members/

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