Cookie Exchange and Party - 10 December, 2008

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Family History Library

ANNUAL COOKIE EXCHANGE AND SHARING RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
This is always a delightful meeting. Members bring their favorite homemade cookies ato share. This is a marvelous time for interested persons to join us as guests. Members exchange and share research tips and experiences during the past year. Please join us!

Sutro Library Field Trip - 12 November, 2008

Members went on a research trip to Sutro Library in San Francisco. Everyone found a tidbit of something and enjoyed the day. If you haven't been there, check out their library on their website: sutro@library.ca.gov

Let's Get Organized - 8 October 2008

LET'S GET ORGANIZED

Organizing all those notes, files, photos and documents meticulously collected over the years - the bane of every genealogist!

This meeting will be a roundtable discussion led by President Sally Stevens and EBGS Board member. We'll learn what works, good points on record keeping, tips on preparing a research or library trip, etc.

Bring your ideas, hints, solutions or your problems and hang-ups. Let's put our heads together and see how we can help one another.

Guests are certainly welcome!

Civil War Veterans - 10 September 2008

CIVIL WAR VETERANS IN THE LIVERMORE VALLEY

Guest speaker will be Richard Finn who is presently writing a book about the Civil War veterans who lived in the Livermore Valley in California.

Sutro Library Talk - 9 July, 2008

Martha Whittaker, senior librarian at Sutro Library will be our speaker. She will bring us up to date on Sutro's collection and resources and explain how to successfully search their library catalog.

Meet 10 a.m. Oakland Family History Library.

THERE WILL BE NO GENERAL MEETING IN AUGUST

CGS Tour on 11 June, 2008

We will be meeting at the California Genealogical Society Library (CGS) on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 10am. CGS reduced their admission for our EBGS group to $3 for non-CGS members or free for CGS members. We will receive a guided tour and research time at the library. The address is 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, California. They have a website at http://www.calgensoc.org/ with directions. CGS has a frequently updated BLOG at http://calgensoc.blogspot.com/.

Luncheon Meeting on 14 May, 2008

Our May 14, 2008 Meeting will be a luncheon meeting, held in Alameda, California at the Pier 29, Waterfront Restaurant. Address: 1148 Ballena Blvd., Alameda, CA ((in the west end of town beyond Webster St. and near Encinal High School). Please try to arrive by 11:30am.

You need to sign up in advance for the luncheon and remit $22 to Carolyn Storm by May 9th, 2008. Please contact her if you're interested. There's also a choice of entrees to choose in advance:

• Teriaki Chicken
• Chicken Marsala
• Shrimp Louie
• Cesar Salad w/Chicken
  

See you there.

Family History Center

This is where we meet, usually..... on the 2nd Wed. of every month, 10am, at The LDS Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, California, USA. In May we're meeting in Alameda at a Luncheon Meeting

First Post to EBGS Blog

This is the first post to a new East Bay Genealogical Society Web Log. We are a genealogical society that meets at the LDS Family History Center, 4766 Lincoln Ave., Oakland, California, USA, once a month, from 10am-12pm on the second Wednesday of the month.

We are also working on a new Rootsweb-hosted (free) web site. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~caebaygs.

Please email any comments or suggestions to caebaycs@gmail.com.