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In Memoriam: John Bedecarré, 1922-2021
(1/22/2021)
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| John Bedecarré |
John Bedecarré passed away at his home in Concord on January 13. A WWII veteran, businessman and later a school teacher, Bedecarré discovered a passion for family history while in his fifties. He embarked on a decades-long research quest that resulted in a massive book, The Bedecarré Family History, available at the CGS Library in Oakland as well as other libraries and history centers around the United States. John was a leader of the Mt. Diablo Genealogical Society, and was for many years a member of CGS. He was generous in sharing information about our classes and other activities and connecting genealogy enthusiasts throughout the Bay Area. He is warmly remembered by many.
A detailed obituary and account of John’s life can be found in the East Bay Express.
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Online genealogy, week of January 17-24
(1/16/2021)
Our weekly roundup of upcoming genealogy events. Numerous associations offer online genealogy classes every week. Most are free. To register for one of the events below, click on the name of the host organization.
CONFERENCES:
January 23: Virtual Preservation Roadshow (American Ancestors)
January 23: 40th Annual Ancestor Roundup (Commodore Sloat Chapter, NSDAR)
January 23 & 24: Black Sea/Odessa Genealogy Conference (American Historical Society of Germans from Russia)
CGS Events:
January 23 & 26: “Excel for Genealogists” by Stewart Blandon Traiman.
January 19: “Aftershocks: A Memoir” by Nadia Owusu
January 21: “New York and London in the Gilded Age” by Curt DiCamillo and Carl Raymond
BYU Family History Library
January 20: “Beginning Research in Ireland” with James Tanner
January 21: “Introduction to United States Military Records”
January 19 & 20: “Death and Burial Practices in World War I and World War II” by Rick Sayre
January 20: “Another 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know” by Gena Philibert-Ortega
The San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Calendar lists a wealth of Bay Area events and exhibits. Here are events for the coming week:
January 19:
“Creative Hypothesis Development to Solve Your Brick Wall Challenges” by Jan Joyce (San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society)
“Researching Historic LGBT Relatives” by Janice Sellers (Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society)
January 22:
“Finding Your Orphan Ancestors” by Dvorah Lewis (Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library)
January 23:
“Children Left Behind” byJudy Fambrough Billingsley (San Mateo Genealogical Society)
Conference Keeper has a large calendar of classes (too many to list) from beginning to advanced, hosted by various genealogical organizations. New events are added often, so check the calendar frequently.
Here are some of the coming week’s highlights:
January 18:
“Locating Images of Ancestors: Putting a Face with That Name” (MyHeritage)
January 19:
“Your Ancestor’s FAN Club: Using Cluster Research to Get Past Brick Walls” (Wisconsin State Genealogical Society)
January 20:
“Idlers, Lewd Women and Sabbath Breakers: New Jersey’s Early Laws” (Genealogical Society of New Jersey)
January 21:
“Researching Your Family History in Israel from Home” (Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute)
“Wills for family historians” (Family Tree Academy UK)
“Using Masonic Grand Lodge Proceedings for Genealogical Research” (Clayton Library Friends)
“The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War” (HistoryCamp)
January 23:
“Belarussian Research & Finding Your Family History with Land and Mortgage Records in the Kingdom of Poland” (Polish American Foundation)
“You Can Do This: Photo Organizing and Preservation” (Sacramento Public Library)
“Surfing Anglican Records for Your Caribbean Ancestor” (Connecticut Historical Society)
January 24:
“What’s in a name? Unravelling the Mystery of Jewish Migrations Through Onomastics” (Orange County Jewish Genealogical Society)
“Researching Revolutionary America” and “Black Loyalists in the Revolutionary War” (Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County MI)
See our post “Genealogy Learning in the Time of Coronavirus” for links to classes archived online at Ancestry, FamilySearch, RootsTech, and more. Be well, stay safe, and happy learning!
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Latest issue of The California Nugget
(1/15/2021)
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| The Fall 2020 issue is in the mail and now available online |
Our latest issue of The California Nugget is in the mail now! and hopefully will arrive soon in your mailbox. Members can access the digital version online at our website.
Our Editors’ Note gives this overview:
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| Lucille Ball |
We’ve assembled articles on a variety of topics. In “Lucy’s Fred: Three Generations of Hunt Ancestry of Lucille D. (Ball) (Arnaz) Morton,” Darcie Hind Posz looks at the time actress Lucille Ball came under scrutiny by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Examining why Ball and other family members joined the Communist Party in the 1930s, Posz uncovers a history of sympathy for the working class that stretched back to the Civil War.
In this year marking the centennial of American women’s suffrage, Virginia Turner shares the story of her ancestor Elizabeth Healy Turner, who lived in Wyoming Territory when women there were granted the right to vote in 1870, and who was one of the first women called to serve on a jury.
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| Lizzie Spooner |
Ted Steele’s “Benjamin Franklin Lowe, A California Pioneer” profiles a businessman ancestor who came to California during the Gold Rush. It follows the interesting histories of his children, half of whom returned to their native East Coast, while the other half settled permanently in the West.
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| Benjamin Lowe |
In our genealogical methods column, Lisa Gorrell examines the first principle of the Genealogical Proof Standard—“reasonably exhaustive research”—and discusses what that means for the researcher.
Table of Contents
Our Ancestors:
“Lucy’s Fred: Three Generations of Hunt Ancestry of Lucille D. (Ball) (Arnaz) Morton” by Darcie Hind Posz
“The Vote Before the Vote: Lizzie Healy Spooner in Wyoming Territory, 1870” by Virginia Turner
“Benjamin Franklin Lowe, A California Pioneer” by Edward E. “Ted” Steele
21st-Century Genealogy:
“What Does It Mean to Do Reasonably Exhaustive Research?” by Lisa Gorrell
At the Society:
2022 National Genealogical Society Conference
Upcoming Events
Index
NOTE: We always welcome submissions. For more information, contact the editors at [email protected].
Photo credits: Lucille Ball, Wikimedia; Lizzie Spooner, Debbie Smith; Benjamin Lowe, Society of California Pioneers.
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