Marian Kile will be conducting a special class on Wednesday, February 8th before the Writer's Workshop.  The class will teach us how to write a five-line poem, called a "Cinquain", to memorialize a person, place or event.  The class will be held from 4:30pm to 5:00pm.

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March 10, 2012 8:00-4:00 pm
7^TH Annual African American Family History Seminar

Theme: “Unlocking Our Family Treasures”

Genealogy Workshops at the LDS Family History Center
2745 Eastern Avenue, Sacramento, CA (916) 487-2090

Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced classes on African American Genealogy to help you with your family history research. Discover the excitement of locating your ancestors and their hidden stories.

$20.00 includes seminar materials and workshops WITHOUT LUNCH
$30.00 includes seminar materials and workshops WITH LUNCH

Click to download the registration form and class schedule.

Have you completed your New Year Resolutions List?  You might want to consider the following.

Review your Research Periodically
As we approach the New Year, it is a good time to review those families you
have been researching. There may be additional information available since you last
searched or bits of information in your previous research that you overlooked.

Papers You Have Not Scanned and Shared?
Do you have pictures, newspaper clippings, or other family history "paper" that you have
not scanned or preserved? Is the only copy the one you have? It might be time
to reproduce the image. If yours is lost, will that be the end of it?
Source: Genealogy Tip of the Day, Michael John Neill

The Center has free online access to the following subscription websites:

19th Century British Library Newspapers Digital Archive
Newspaper Archives
Alexander Street Press – American Civil War Research Data
Ancestry.com
FindMyPast
Fold3 (formerly Footnote)
The Genealogist
Genline Family Finder
Godfrey Memorial Library
Heritage Quest Online
Historic Map Works Library Edition
Paper Trail
World Vital Records

View details of the information contained in these websites - click here

On-Line Film Ordering Process began JULY 27TH!
Like all new endeavors, the move to Online Film Ordering has not been without it's bumps. (Personally, we are always a bit skeptical of the promises made when they seem too good to be true.) However, with a couple of major issues yet to be overcome, it has been a normal transition like anything new. The system is very automated and also very slow. That may be due to the high volume of users now on it. The other issue is in the patron notification. In a perfect world, the patron would be notified by email when their order ships and when it is received in the Center. Right now that feature is attracting all our resources to get it to work correctly. We believe perfection is possible...it just takes a bit longer than expected. Soon we will look back on this time and give thanks because it works properly every time. Oh the joy of perfection. To view a demonstration of the ON-LINE FILM ORDERING and print out a handout, click on the following link On-Line Film Ordering.