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SBCGS Upcoming Events – 2010

September 18, 2010 Program

When: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: First Presbyterian Church, Constance & State St.
Time: 10:00-12:00 noon

Think Like An Archivist:
Uncovering Hidden Genealogical Resources
in Libraries and Archives

Speaker: Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
www.sassyjanegenealogy.blogspot.com

Nancy Loe will explain how to locate genealogical materials held in manuscript collections
in libraries and archives worldwide, using online archival portals and digital finding aids. You will learn how archival materials are prepared for public use, including where
family records are located in digital finding aids; effective search terms and strategies; specific URLs for institutional, regional, and worldwide archival portals and gateways;
and how to search across multiple institutions to locate family history records.

Recently retired, Nancy E. Loe served as Head of Special Collections and University
Archives at Cal Poly from 1982 to 2010. Loe was educated at Aurora College in Aurora,
Illinois, and graduated from The Catholic University of America with master's degrees in American History and Library Science with an archives administration specialization. She served as an intern at the Smithsonian Institution and has worked in a number of library settings.

Loe appeared in the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Battle Over Citizen Kane.” She
has published five books, including a history of Cal Poly published for the centennial
celebration in 2001. She also has published extensively on the life and work of
California architect Julia Morgan (1872-1957). Her other research interests include rights management for the commercial use of archival materials and the built environment of California in the twentieth century.

The Society of American Archivists states: The primary task of the archivist is to establish and maintain control, both physical and intellectual, over records of enduring value. Archivists select records, a process that requires an understanding of the historical context in which the records were created, the uses for which they were intended, and their relationships to other sources. The archivist then arranges and describes the records, in accordance with accepted standards and practices; ensures the long-term preservation of collections; assists researchers; and plans … outreach programs….

The work of the archivist is related to, but distinct from, that of certain other
professionals. The librarian and the archivist, for example, both collect, preserve, and
make accessible materials for research; but significant differences exist in the way
these materials are arranged, described, and used.

Please join us for this interesting and useful session with one of our newest members,
Nancy Loe.

Special Interest Groups will meet at 9:30 as usual.

And by the way, our December meeting is our traditional member share event…so get
your stories ready. We’ll have time for six presenters…If you have an interesting story
to tell, a new genealogy “find” to describe, or some memorabilia to show off, we’d be
delighted to hear from you! Please contact Marie Sue to get on the list.

Save the Date:

Cool Websites to Help in Your Research (from the current Tree Tips)

Free  online resources from the separate Archives of the two provinces (Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin) of Alsace, France.

Both archives have posted and made available the actual IMAGES of:

1. church records (baptisms, confirmations, banns, marriages, burials), some back into the 1500s, up to the beginning of civil registration in 1793.
2. civil registration records –BMD- from 1793 (in most cases) to 1892 (sometimes to 1902.)  
3. the 1808 listings, where Jews were required to choose a family name. The records usually give both the old (if they used one) and new family names. For Bas-Rhin these are found adjacent to the 1808 civil registration records; for Haut-Rhin, they are found as one of the search options.  
   

Bas-Rhin/“Lower Rhine” (the northern half of  the Alsace!) <http://archives.cg67.fr/index.asp> Click on “Accéder aux registres en ligne” to “agree  to their terms”, and in order to access the files via 2 options: Flash or Accessible (according to your computer capability.)

Haut-Rhin/“Upper Rhine” (the southern half of the Alsace!). <http://www.archives.cg68.fr/Services_Actes_Civils.aspx> [what look like spaces in this URL are underscores: _ ] Then follow instructions.  Haut-Rhin also provides postcard images of villages as an option at top left of search page.

Please remember that  these images will be in French, German, and/or Latin. The website pages will  be in French. You can put the webpage URLs in google’s language tools, and  translate them from French to English to understand the web pages; this will NOT work with the images!
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www.census.nationalarchives.ie
1911 and 1901 Irish Census. Free. Actual images. Includes Northern Ireland.
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie
The Irish Tourist Board is posting the church records from the 1800's to promote tourism. It is a work in progress as they continue to add more records.

http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Main.aspx
Surname frequencies throughout the world.

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
British Military records and military metal cards. Click on records at top. Then Online records on right side.

http://www.montefioreendowment.org.uk/census/
Beta website of the 19th Century Montefiore Censuses of the Jewish Population of Eretz Israel, Alexandria, Beirut and Sidon (Saida). At present, the census of 1839, 1840 (Alexandria) and 1855 are on line.. The census of 1849 will follow in the next few months.

http://military-genealogy.forcesreunited.org.uk
Military Records from the British Armed Forces going back to 1630 - over 2 million records

Do you have an interesting website to share? Please email the information to Sharon Wilson at swilsonsb@cox.net so we may include it in the next issue.

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