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December
8
Migration Patterns If
you were fortunate enough to hear David Fryxell's presentation last year,
you know you do not want to miss his presentation on Migration Patterns. Join us at
1pm in the Navajo/Papago Rooms for a presentation you will not to miss. David
A. Fryxell founded Family Tree
Magazine, the nation’s most popular genealogy publication, and
continues to write for the magazine as a contributing editor and
“History Matters” columnist. He
edited The Family Tree Guide Book and The Family Tree Guide
Book to
Europe
and contributed to The Family Tree Resource Book for
Genealogists. Currently,
Fryxell is the editor and publisher of Desert Exposure, a regional monthly
publication based in Silver City
,
NM
(www.desertexposure.com) (editor@desertexposure.com
or phone 575-538-4374).
January
12, 2010
Ellis Island & Castle Garden Research
Sue Clark works as a Montessori
teacher trainer and has spoken at numerous Montessori conferences and
workshops, both locally and nationally. While attending the 100th
anniversary Montessori conference in NYC in 2007, she visited Ellis
Island and was inspired to create this presentation.
Sue has been researching family
history for over 30 years (hooked after reading a paper that her aunt
wrote about their family for a college project). She's written two books
about different branches of her family, and is working on a third. In
addition, Sue and her husband indexed a cemetery in their home state of
Pennsylvania, which they published as a book and on the web.
Her background is in geology and
Dendrochronology (tree ring dating). Sue, her husband and their son
collect tree ring samples every summer in California, as volunteers for
a project with their alma mater, the University of Arizona.February
6
SCVGS Annual Banquet The
banquet will be at The Cafe, happy hour at 5:30, dinner at 6:00.
The cost is still $20.00 per person. Main course choices are
either coconut crusted orange roughy or ribeye steak; sides - salad,
baked potato, vegetable. dessert, and coffee, tea or soda; more details
at the meeting. Reservations (with menu choice) can be paid to Cleo at the Dec. meeting, mailed to her, or
put in her drawer at FHERC. The banquet is always a special event - good
chance to socialize, delicious, and informative! (Noise issues have been
resolved.) Barbara
Marriott, our presenter, will be speaking on her new book entitled, In
Our Own Words: The Lives of Arizona Pioneer Women.
Beginners
Classes - Monday PMs
Jan. 11-Mar. 1. A great way to start right in genealogy. Fee: $10
includes binder, class hand-outs and organizaitonal aids. SCVGS
membership required. Contact Barb Krecklow for info:
rubrb@comcast.net
Check the Blog -
SCVGS has a blog. It shows meeting announcements, link to AncestorE
News, software help and books in our library. We (Mike and Sue)
are looking for some feedback on the blog's ease of
use for you. The address is: http://scvgs.blogspot.com
Give it a try! SCVGS
Maillist - In case you
missed it earlier. A way to
share hints, new websites, etc. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What is the SCVGS Rootsweb mailing list? The mailing list, available for
free by Rootsweb, provides
communication among SCVGS members. Thegeneral information page about the list
at:
http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Societies/AZ-SCVGS.html
What's "posting"? Who may post? "Posting" is just
sending email to the list. The address is:
AZ-SCVGS@rootsweb.com
Anyone who is subscribed to the list may post.
Are there any rules for posting? The list is intended for information
& discussion related to our genealogy club. So postings about, say,
restaurants or politics, are not appropriate. Feel free to send email to
the list if you have any genealogy-related questions.
Is this the only mailing list SCVGS uses? No, our membership
coordinator, Russ Krecklow, also maintains a list of current members used primarily for distributing the weekly
calendar. (If you receive this email but aren't getting the calendar,
please let us know.)
Why are there two mailing lists? For various reasons, one of which is
that the Rootsweb list is old-fashioned
and doesn't allow bold text, different font sizes, and other features
that make the calendar easier to read.
What should I do if my email address changes? Please let Mike and/or
Russ know so that we can keep the lists up-to-date.
Future Events
ASGS Meeting December
8, 2009 at 6:30pm - Homestead Records-Staking a Claim on the American Dream
and Boom or Bust-Economics Create Population Migration.. More info: http://azsgs.org/
2nd Annual Mesa
Family History Expo - January
22-23, 2010 For info: www.FHExpos.com
Items of Interest
Dear
Santa:
Don't bring me new
dishes, I don't need a new kind of game.
Genealogists have peculiar wishes For Christmas I just want a surname.>
A new washing machine
would be great, But it's not the desire of my life.
I've just found an ancestor's birth date; What I need now is the name of his
wife.
My heart doesn't
yearn for a ring That would put a real diamond to shame.
What I want is a much cheaper thing; Please give me Mary's last name.
To see my heart
singing with joy, Don't bring me a read leather suitcase,
Bring me a genealogist's toy; a surname with dates and a place. . Author
Unknown (Thanks to Art Riggins)
| Spotlight
on State Census Records |
Have you discovered State Census?
The
1925 Iowa Census includes not only the place of birth for
both parents of the person enumerated, but also both parents’
names–including mother’s maiden name. They also included the
parents’ marriage location and age at last birthday. Religious
affiliation was specified, as was military service, length of
time in the U.S. and length of time in Iowa, citizenship status,
and more in six–pages of details.
The
1915 Kansas state census includes how many books in your
ancestor’s home library if they owned more than 20.
Ancestry.com
has the 1935
and 1945 state censuses for Florida
online.
The 1876 Missouri state
census lists the number of livestock, amount of crops grown, and
gallons of whisky, wine, and molasses produced. Sadly not all of
the Missouri state censuses survived, but Ancestry.com
has surviving enumerations here.
Although the 1865
Illinois state census only named the head of household, it
too included information on agricultural and manufactured
products, with the values listed.
Locating State Censuses
To see what state censuses are available at Ancestry.com,
go to the Card
Catalog and select the filter on the left for “Censuses
and Voters Lists,” then choose USA and your ancestor’s
state. If available for that state, it should appear in the list
on the right. Ancestry.com
11/15/09
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FHE&RC:
Monitors –
Be sure to take advantage of our library and the software available through your membership. Monitoring is a wonderful way to make progress on your family history. Want to be a monitor - Contact Barb Krecklow at
rubrb@comcast.net for further information.
Ancestral Search
– On Friday morning, facilitators are on duty. They can
help beginners who have just started to search out ancestors, or members who
have run into a brickwall on their search.
Library:
How lucky can we be to have such a
resource? Don't forget to check the wonderful selection of books. Genealogy books no longer being used? Contact a member of
the library committee to donate. Try our website library catalog: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/SCVGS
Family Tree - How about adding some more
photos to our collection? Put copies with family data in Karen J.'s drawer.
Display Case Needs –
Welcome, Diane Smith to the committee. Have
an idea for the display case? Want to help? Contact the Committee by putting a
note with your name and phone/email in Sue Huffer's drawer.
SIGs - Contact
SIG Coordinator, Helen Jennette.
Sun
City Vistoso Genealogical Society
November 10, 2009
The meeting was called to
order at 1:00 PM by President Norma Schellberg.
There were 51 members and 8 guests attending.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Norma welcomed visitors and approximately 6 new members. Her first
announcement informed members that December’s SCVGS meeting program will
feature David Fryxell. Fryxell, a
nationally known writer, who founded Family Tree Magazine, will speak to us
about “Migration Patterns”.
Norma then called
members’ attention to two upcoming events of potential interest:
There will be an ASGS
workshop from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon on November 14th at the regular UMC meeting
site, presented by Mark Tucker, author of a widely read online genealogy blog.
Mark’s topic is “Advanced Methodology – Genealogical Research Process
& Dissecting a Case Study. Mark‘s
presentation will include participation by Arwen Newman, Sharon Scott and Marcia
Lindley. This may be an opportunity for SCVGS members to take their own research
to a new level. Norma will attend, so transportation will be available if you
contact her.
Norma also talked about
Family History Expo 2010 in Mesa on Jan 22-23rd, an annual
event (that she plans to attend because of what she learned from
attending the 2009 expo). Norma encouraged members to check out the wealth of
programs planned for the expo at familyhistoryexpo.com
Norma reminded members
that they are welcome to participate in the important November 19th forum on
proposed changes to the rules for Chartered Clubs such as SCVGS. The meeting is
being sponsored by the Association.
Finally, Norma indicated
that the Club’s subscription to Footnote is being renewed.
MINUTES
Secretary Liz Kelly asked for a motion to approve the minutes of
the October 13, 2009 General
Meeting as they appeared in the November
2009 issue of Ancestor E-News, if there are no corrections or omissions
from the floor. Following such a
motion, the minutes were approved.
TREASURER’S
REPORT: Cleo Wolf reported that
the Club, at the end of October 2009,
had $8066.56.
The income for October was $240.23 and expenditures, all routine,
amounted to $135.90. The report
will be filed for audit.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Ancestral
Search: Barb Krecklow thanked
members who have volunteered as facilitators, increasing the amount of time each
week that the Genealogy Rooms in the Vistoso Center, including the Library, can
be open for use. She indicated
that sign-up sheets for facilitators are available on the side table.
Beginners’
Class. Barb Krecklow said the
beginners’ class that she and Irma Franke are teaching will run from January
11th until March 1st, at 1:00 PM, on Monday afternoons.
The course will include a field trip to the Mesa Family History Center.
Sign up sheets are available today and 13 members have already signed up.
Cost is $10 to cover cost of materials.
Display
Case. Sue Huffer reported that Diane Smith is now working with her and
Barbara Merrill on this committee. Sue
said that shortly a new exhibit featuring “old” recipes will be installed
and asked any members with “old” recipes to give her copies to include in
the exhibit.
Field
Trips. Joan Eddy briefly
highlighted the scheduled possible field-trip to the November 14th ASGS
workshop: “Advanced Methodology – Genealogical Research Process &
Dissecting a Case Study, with Mark Tucker and a panel of discussants. Held at
UMC, 9:00 to noon, $15 for members, $20 for non-members.
Joan also emphasized the
value of the January 22d and 23rd
Family History Expo. Norma and others plan to go, so transportation
to Mesa would be available on Thursday the 21st and returning
Saturday January 23rd.
Genealogy
Tree Photos: Karen Jonaitis
reported that, in celebration of Veterans Day, the Genealogy Tree features some
very interesting old military photos.
Hospitality:
Bonnie McGregor thanked the members who each brought roughly three dozen
cookies or bars to this meeting. She
asked members who would be willing to bring treats to subsequent meetings to
sign up on the side table.
Library:
Mike Carroll introduced an experimental program in which the Library can
share the cost of specialized purchases with the individual or SIG suggesting an
item. The Library Committee is interested in hearing about titles members may
recommend for purchase, whether or not the items are suitable for cost-sharing
with the Library.
Membership:
Russ Krecklow reported that as of today there are 120 members who have
paid dues for 2009-2010.
Program:
Evelyn Thompson emphasized that the Program Committee will soon be
working on selecting programs for next year and could use another interested
member.
SIGs:
Helen Jennette, spoke about the existing SIGs or Special Interest Groups:
the German SIG facilitated by Irma Franke, the expanded Colonial Virginia SIG
facilitated by Tina Williams, the Legacy (software) SIG facilitated by Barb
Krecklow, and a Scandinavian SIG facilitated by Joan Allen.
Sign-up sheets are available on the table.
OLD
BUSINESS: Club Fair. Bob Jennette reported on the Club’s successful
participation in this morning’s annual Sun City Club Fair. Bob described the
composition of the Club’s display, highlighting Russ Krecklow’s appealing
SCVGS bookmarks, Barb Krecklow’s flyers about the Beginners’ Class, and the
books and old family photos. It appeared there were many more interested
visitors to the Club display, several of whom are at this meeting.
Club communications.
Norma listed the ways the Club communicates with members, in addition to
the business and program meetings on the second Tuesday of each month. She
listed the Club website, accessible through the Sun City Vistoso website and
Ancestor-E News that is posted by editor Sue Huffer to the website about the 1st
of each month. She mentioned Russ
Krecklow’s mailing list that transmits to current members the Genealogy Rooms
weekly schedule of availability and other announcements. Also, the Club has a
list-serve (mailing list) with Rootsweb that is accessible to current and past
members. Sign up for the list-serve at AZ-SCVGS-request@rootsweb.com
Finally, there is the Blog run by Mike Carroll and accessible
at http://scvgs.blogspot.com
There was a reminder that
Tina Williams is collecting from members “Box Tops for Education” for her
DAR chapter to aid the Library at the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind.
Either Tina will pick them up from your home or you may leave them in her
mail drawer in the Genealogy Rooms.
NEW
BUSINESS: The Club annual
banquet will be on February 6, 2010. Norma
reported that two places have been reserved for the banquet: the Café and
the Indian Rooms. One will be cancelled after Norma and Evelyn Thomson
investigate the acoustics of the Café to see whether modifications made this
summer have reduced earlier acoustical issues.
A member asked whether the
Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports could be made electronically only,
shortening the business meetings. She indicated that other clubs
have done this.
The meeting was adjourned
at 1:32 PM. The next General Meeting
will be Tuesday, December 8th at 1:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth Kelly
Sun City Vistoso
Genealogical Society
November 30, 2009 Treasurer's Report
Beginning Cash Balance 11/1/2009
$8066.56
Total Income 463.00
Total Expenses
194.87
Ending Cash Balance 11/30/2009
$8334.69
Cash Reserve
$6000.00
Operating Cash $2334.69
Cleo Wolf
Treasurer
AncestorE News
Don’t
forget - A master copy of each issue of AncestorE News will be available
in a notebook in the FHE&RC Library. You are welcome to make a copy of any
issue.
Board of Directors
President
- Norma Schellberg Treasurer
- Cleo Wolfe
Vice-President – Mike Carroll
Member At Large - Bob Jennette
Secretary – Liz Kelly
Standing Committees
Ancestral
Search – Barbara
& Russ Krecklow, Coordinators
Beginner Classes – Barb Krecklow and Irma Franke
Club Fair - Bob Jennette, Chair
Computer Maintenance – Russ Krecklow,
Coordinator; Ed Aurand
Display Case –
Sue Huffer & Barbara Merrill, Coordinators, Diane Smith
Field
Trips – Joan
Eddy, Coordinator
Hospitality –
Bonnie McGregor, Chair; Mary Ellen Freund
Library – Mike Carroll Chair; Joan Allen, Lynne Brooke, Diane Smith
Library website: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/SCVGS
Membership –Russ Krecklow,
Chair
News Center; AncestorE News – Sue Huffer, Editor
Program – Evelyn Thomson & Lynne Brooke, Co-Chairs; Brenda Ericsson, Norma Schellberg
SIGs - Helen Jennette, Coordinator
The
Society operates under the auspices of the Sun City Vistoso Community
Association, inc. (SCVCAI) and in compliance with its bylaws and regulations. We
do not conduct our business or obligate funds in the name of SCVCAI. ALL persons
having a current SCVCAI membership are eligible for membership in the Society.
Annual dues are $15. per individual and $25. per household. Our membership year begins the first day of July and
ends the last day of June.
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