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Databases Officers/Chairpersons Links PCGS Facebook Auburn, California Post Office Box 7385 Auburn, California 95604 Search the PCGS Web Site Evening General Meetings Beecher Room Auburn-Placer County Library 350 Nevada Street, Auburn 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Fourth Thursday) Doors will open at 6:30 pm. May Evening Meeting Monday, May 23, 2022 Amy Johnson Crow The WANDER Research Method This meeting is a combined Zoom Meeting and Library We are very happy to announce that Amy Johnson Crow will be presenting at our May 23rd General Meeting at 7 pm at the Beecher Room, Auburn Library, by Zoom. You may attend in person or by Zoom. The topic is Finding Ancestors Without Going in Circles: The WANDER Research Method. You want to explore more about your genealogy, but you’re stuck in a seemingly endless loop of looking for more records. See how the WANDER research method can get you on the path to discovering more of your family history. Amy is a nationally recognized genealogist and presenter. Whether it’s through her Generations Café podcast, free Facebook group, or the Generation Connection membership, she is dedicated to helping people discover their own family history and make those connections for themselves. Amy holds a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science from Kent State University. She has held a Certified Genealogist® credential since 1995. Amy has worked at Ancestry.com, served as the series editor for the National Genealogical Society Guides, published by Rutledge Hill Press, and was the co-author of Online Roots in that series. Amy is the author of 31 Days to Better Genealogy, a resource guide filled with practical tips you can put into practice right away, as well as more than 40 articles in various genealogical publications. She has presented at genealogy’s top events, include RootsTech and the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ annual conference. You can find out more about Amy on her website www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. Amy has never turned down an offer to go visit a cemetery. Topic: PCGS General Meeting Time: May 23, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86387708461?pwd=U2VHLzVBRExWSmRkTWJaRFFGYnpldz09 Meeting ID: 863 8770 8461 Passcode: Placer Day Study Group Meetings Beecher Room Auburn-Placer County Library 350 Nevada Street, Auburn 10:00 am - 12:00 noon (Second Monday) The Day Study Group is a 2-hour workshop in which we will discuss a specific topic, with hands-on exercises, and discussion. After the discussion, we can provide one-on-one mentoring should you have a "brick wall" situation in which you need help. Barbara Leak leads the study group. Visitors are welcome . Monday, May 9, 2022 Zoom Meeting Visitors are welcome. Barbara Leak leads the study group. Visitors are welcome. Requests for specific topics are appreciated. . Family Tree Maker User’s Group Zoom Meeting 10:00 am - 12:00 noon (Second Thursday) Bring any questions you have concerning the program Special in-depth topics can be scheduled. Please e-mail our group leader Jerry Unruh with any requests. FTM Meeting, Thursday, June 9, 2022 Family Tree Maker 2019 The FTM User Group meeting will be able to look at Family Tree Maker 2019 which was released September 2019. We will also take time for questions and answers on any version of the program. Special in-depth topics can be scheduled. Please e-mail our group leader Jerry Unruh with any requests. Special in-depth topics can be scheduled. Please e-mail our group leader with any requests. DNA Class Schedule Genealogical and Historical Council of the Sacramento Valley Events CalendarMay Placer Trails Newsletter Member highlight page : This month we feature pictures from John Knox. Members: Email addresses, Web Sites, and Names and Locations being Researched. PCGS Has Voice Mail (866) 894-2076 Don Cortez of Three Ring Service have graciously donated a voicemail phone number for . We will be listing this number in our publicity notices in the newspapers and other publications. The society will then have a permanent number regardless of the annual change of board members. The answering message will announce basic information and the upcoming PCGS meetings. Callers can leave messages for the board members, chair persons and the research committee. Thank You, Don Cortez New Member Packet :Information for new members of (Also useful information for current members.) Dues Annual dues are $20.00 which entitles members to electronically receive the Placer Trails Newsletter as well as any meeting notices. Your membership payment is due on January 1 and must be received by April 1 to avoid being dropped from our membership list. If you are uncertain if you have paid or not, check with our Registrar. You are encouraged to register as a family membership. The cost is the same; $20.00 per year. A family membership is defined as two or more persons residing at a single mailing address. Family memberships are entitled to one vote per family member in attendance at meetings, not to exceed two votes per family. Membership Form in Adobe PDF format PCGS Facebook Page Mailing List: CA-PCGS We have a mailing list at RootsWeb for PCGS. Announcements of meetings and other information of interest to PCGS members will be made available through this mailing list. It is also a place to gloat about your recent finds and general discussion among our members. If you have trouble subscribing please e-mail at the address below. CA-PCGS. A mailing list for the members of the Placer County (California)Genealogical Society (PCGS) to discuss the activities of the Society. If you are a member of the Society you can subscribe by sending "subscribe" to ca-pcgs-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or ca-pcgs-d-request@rootsweb.com(digest mode).To switch from one mode to the other, you should unsubscribe from one and then subscribe to the other. There is no "no mail" modeif you want messages to stop, you should simply unsubscribe. You may also search or browse the archives or subscribe at CA-PCGS . If you have trouble subscribing or un-subscribing please e-mail maillist@pcgs.pcgenes.com PCGS Databases INDEX TO BIRTHS 1852-1885 From the Placer Herald Newspaper,Auburn, California INDEX TO MARRIAGES 1852-1885 From the Placer Herald Newspaper,Auburn, California INDEX TO MARRIAGES 1851-1905 from three films at the LDS Family History Library on Bell INDEX TO DEATHS 1852-1885 From the Placer Herald Newspaper,Auburn, California NAMES OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN PLACER COUNTY IN 1890 From the Placer County Great Registers WORLD WAR I SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN OF PLACER COUNTY From the History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California NEW AUBURN CEMETERY RECORDS - Placer County Genealogical Society Cemetery Project OLD AUBURN CEMETERY RECORDS - Placer County Genealogical Society Cemetery Project Placer Trails Newsletter Archives Loomis Library PCGS Books Placer Archives PCGS Books Placer County Archives Holdings INDEX TO PLACER HERALD NEWSPAPER 1852-1887 from the Placer County Archives Indexed by Placer County Volunteers including PCGS Members. (Currently 12206 records) INDEX TO PLACER COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES from the Placer County Archives. Placer County Archives has files of biographies, genealogical information and newspaper articles of people who lived in Placer County at one time in their lives. PCGS members Joyce House, Carmel Barry-Schweyer, Anne Thompson, Beverly Russell and Jacqui Marcella have been indexing these files which will be updated periodically. (Currently 23,727 Records.) INDEX TO MILITARY DISCHARGE RECORDS from the Placer County Archives. (Currently 7971 Records.) INDEX TO BILL OF SALE RECORDS from the Placer County Archives. (Currently 1666 Records.) Additional Placer County research is available by PCGS. Please see our Research Policy . OFFICERS Sorry, but a Javascript-enabled browser is required to email me. : Cyndi Davis Sorry, but a Javascript-enabled browser is required to email me. : Barbara Leak Past...