EDHGS Calendar of Events
El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society
Calendar of Events
(EDHGS events shown in red)
April 2016
Saturday, April 2, 2016 – Root Cellar Annual Spring Seminar Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 11427 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA. Guest Presenter will be Cyndi Ingle, creator o Cyndi's List. For more information go to info@rootcellar.org
Sunday, April 3, 2016 - Genealogy Programs at Library 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Sacramento Central Library, 828 "I" Street, Sacramento CA. More Tech Tips and Handy Utilities This presentation is with Kathryn Marshall.
Sunday, April 3 through Sunday, April 10 - The Genealogical Association of Sacramento is proud to announce it’s Annual Salt Lake City Library Research Trip (Special Events),Salt Lake City, Utah. Come with us to Salt Lake City to the Family History Library. Stay in the Plaza at Taemple Square Hotel. Please notice the different date – Not in May this year! Contact Melanie Howard for details: melnesia@comcast.net or 916-383-1221
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 – El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society (EDHGS Member Workshop) 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Community Room of the EDH Branch Library.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - The Genealogical Association of Sacramento (G.A.S. Monthly Meetings) 12:30pm to 2:45pm Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Dr, Sacramento.
Kim Von Aspern-Parker will present a program on “Finding the Women”.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 – El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society (Monthly Meeting) 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m Dr, Stephen Morse: Case Study: Genealogy of Renee Kaufman
Saturday, April 30, 2016 – Sacramento German Genealogy Society – 2016 Spring Seminar: “Focus on Our German Heritage”, 8am to 4pm.
Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 11427 Fair Oaks Blve, Fair Oaks, Family Life Center. Presented by Dr. Fritz Juengling, PH.D., A.G. He will discuss the following four topics.
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German Surnames: Their origins and geographic distribution.
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Extracting Information from German Church and Civil Records: How to read and use these records.
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Learning More from German Guild Records: A possibility for filling gaps when church records are missing.
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Emigration to America: Beyond the obvious reason: Practical and social decisions for emigration to America.
May 2016
Sunday, May 1, 2016 - Genealogy Programs at Library 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.
Sacramento Central Library, 828 "I" Street, Sacramento CA Coming to America: Castle Garden, Ellis Island This prestation is by Nancy Loe.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 – El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society (EDHGS Member Workshop) 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Community Room of the EDH Branch Library.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - The Genealogical Association of Sacramento (G.A.S. Monthly Meetings) 12:30pm to 2:45pm Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Dr, Sacramento.
Marian Kile will give us “PC Tips tha all Genealogists should Know” during our May meeting.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 – El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society (Monthly Meeting) 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m - Member Sharing and Pot Luck - Topic is: What ancestor or heirloom/picture got you started on your genealogy journey.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 – Sacramento German Genealogy Society meeting, 1pm to 2:30pm.
St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Marks Way, Sacramento. “German Genealogy Gems: Going Beyond the Church Records.” Presented by Dr. James Baker, Ph. D, C.G. This presentation offers strategies to find alternate records when the more commonly used church records are missing or inadequate. Records covered include civil records, propery records, town anniversary books, court records, tax records, Ortssippenbucher, and Familienbucher. Case studies illustrate the use of these records, some dating back to the 1500s.
June 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 – El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society (EDHGS Member Workshop) 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Community Room of the EDH Branch Library.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 – El Dorado Hills Genealogical Society (Monthly Meeting) 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m - Victoria Fisch: What’s in a Name?
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - The Genealogical Association of Sacramento (G.A.S. Monthly Meetings) 12:30pm to 2:45pm Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Dr, Sacramento.
Glenda Lloyd will present a program on “State and Other Census”.
Sunday, June 26, 2016 - Genealogy Programs at Library 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.
Sacramento Central Library, 828 "I" Street, Sacramento CA Janice Sellers will speak on “Get Me to the Church: Religious Records”.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 – Sacramento German Genealogy Society meeting, 1pm to 2:30pm.
St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Marks Way, Sacramento. “A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools” presented by Stephen P. Morse The One-Step website started out as an aid for finding passengers in the Ellis Island database. Shortly afterwards it was expanded to help with searching in the 1930 census. Over the years it has continued to evolve and today includes about 200 web-based tools divided into 16 separate categories ranging from genealogical serches to astronomical calculations to last-minute bidding on e-bay. This presentation will describe the range of tools available and give the highlights of each one.