Finding Cousins in the Library

Searching for Harold Roberts

Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday Judy Zelver Photograph courtesy of Jane Knowles Lindsey, 10/3/2009, Oakland, California Copyright 2009, Kathryn M. Doyle

CGS e-News, November 1, 2009
The November 1, 2009 issue of the CGS e-News, volume 3, number 11 has been published and emailed to members and friends. As always, the e-News features timely information about the California Genealogical Society and our upcoming events. Each edition also includes Suggested Links From the Blogosphere and a photo feature: CGS Ancestors. This month's photograph is of the Turtle Mountain Hotel in Dakota Territory taken by well-known frontier photographer, George F. Blackburn. Be sure to read how the hotel figured into member Mary Mettler's family. All past issues of the CG

CGS and NGS in SLC in 2010
In celebration of the tenth annual CGS Research Tour to Salt Lake City, the dates of the 2010 trip have been set to conveniently precede the start of the

San Francisco Pioneer Cemeteries
This week the co-founder of SFgenealogy.com (and CGS member) Ron Filion turned a media double-play just in time for Halloween. Last night KPIX anchor Ken Bastida asked another Good Question of Ron, this time: Are There Any Unmarked Graves in San Francisco? Be sure to watch the footage and learn the fascinating history of the burials at the

Wordless Wednesday
NEHGS Comes West: 2009 Edition Dinner, Holiday Inn & Suites, Oakland, California Friday, October 23, 2009