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An Introduction to Family History
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IT WAS A SUCCESS!! The 2nd ANNUAL EVENT, 25 OCTOBER
2008!
It is all but a memory, now, but it was
a unique event and we thank everyone who attended and participated! Some of the elements of this year's event were: - TWO Internet stations to look up immigration and census records hosted
by Noella and Roger Benvenuti
- Ernest Martinez
who hosted a Hispanic Genealogy display and assisted those interested in researching their Latino roots
- Sarah Ziker and Sjana Bauer, from the
Aurantia (Riverside) chapter of the DAR, were on hand to help folks research their patriot ancestors
- The surname board was displayed so people could connect with
others researching their same ancestors (and some of use had success in that!) (thanks, Bill Sering and Ellery
Wayman)
- A "handouts" table with flyers and freebies
(with tote bags to get it all home) - with thanks to RootsMagic, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Heritage Books,
and others for sending along items to give away
- Bobby Dobbins
Title hosted a table on writing your family and/or personal history (she also presented
a half-hour class on the latter)
- Tables and consultants helped with
family history software: Family Tree Maker (thanks, Len Enlow) and Personal
Ancestral File (thanks, Miriam Sears)
- Photo
restoration helps, this year hosted by guest Jean Pickard
- A display of the history of the Corona Genealogical Society (thanks to Sherry Jones)
as well as a membership table (thanks to Jerry Manriquez) so new members could join right there (for
the remainder of 2008 and the 2009 calendar year - 2 months free)
- The Sunnyslope Cemetery Book was displayed, along with a history of its organization (thanks, Bill
Sering)
- Nancy Ellen Carlberg was on hand
with her wonderful books to help people get started (or keep going) with their genealogy (she assisted beginners &
gave a half hour presentation on that subject)
- Jim Miller
from the Corona Family History Center gave a half-hour presentation on that resource
- Diane S. Wright gave us a sneak peek of the Cemetery Stroll on
26 Oct
- Kenny Hedgpeth, DNA expert, hosted
a table on using that resource in doing family history and had a drawing for a discount on a DNA test
- Helen Woods hosted a table on doing African American
Research
- Debbie Stuckert hosted a table
on doing Native American Research and it was busy all day!
- A scrapbooking table provided folks with ideas and helps on preserving family history with
that medium, this year hosted by Adrienne Krock, Creative Memories specialist
- Greeters from the society kept people informed on all the events and research options - special
thanks to Pat Louer, Jack Krebs, Dallas Bordenave, Carolyn Hughes, Elaine Hernandez, Kathleen Dever, Mary Anne
Vincent, Jerry Manriquez, and Gary Cowan (and if I overlooked someone, please forgive me!)
- Door prizes were given away throughout the event - special thanks to those who donated: Jean
Pickard, Edwin Stow, Nancy Carlberg, Diane Wright, Judy Wagner, Noella Benvenuti, Rosalind Heaps, and Jean
Hibben; and to businesses: RootsMagic, Heritage Books, and Ancestry.com
We also had 1/2-hour classes as follows: MC: Donna Sering Why do Family History? - Jean Wilcox Hibben Writing Your Life Story - Bobby
Dobbins Title Family Tree Maker - Len Enlow
Beginning Family History - Nancy Ellen Carlberg Sneak Peek
at the Cemetery Stroll - Diane S. Wright Corona Family History Center - Jim
Miller, FHC director Library Resources for Genealogy - Jennifer Marlatt
Check back to see photos of the event, thanks
to photographers Sherry Jones, Bill Sering, and Jean Hibben.


HOSTED BY THE CORONA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE CORONA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 650 SOUTH MAIN STREET (AT 6th STREET)
IN CORONA
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EXHIBIT HALL:
THE HANDOUT TABLE WAS A BIG HIT:
THE DISPLAY TABLE, WITH ARTIFACTS, CHARTS, AND RESOURCES, ATTRACTS SOCIETY
MEMBER ELLERY WAYMAN:
GUEST CONSULTANT, ERNESTO MARTINEZ, HOSTED THE HISPANIC RESEARCH TABLE AND
ATTRACTED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, OFTEN SHARING INFORMATION IN SPANISH:
SOCIETY MEMBER DEBBIE STUCKERT HOSTED THE NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH TABLE AND
HELPED PEOPLE TRACE THEIR ROOTS FROM VARIOUS TRIBES:
SOCIETY MEMBERS ROGER AND NOELLA BENVENUTI HOSTED THE ONLINE GENEALOGY TABLE,
HELPING PEOPLE FIND THEIR ANCESTORS IN THE WORLD WIDE WEB:
GUEST CONSULTANT KEN HEDGPETH HOSTED THE DNA TABLE AND DISPENSED INFORMATION
ON THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF GENETIC GENEALOGY (http://www.isogg.org/):
GUEST AND CREATIVE MEMORIES SENIOR CONSULTANT ADRIENNE KROCK
HOSTED THE SCRAPBOOKING TABLE, DISPENSING TIPS ON TRADITIONAL AS WELL AS DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING (http://www.mycmsite.com/akrock):
GUESTS SJANA BAUER AND SARAH ZIKER HOSTED THE DAR TABLE, REPRESENTING
THE AURANTIA CHAPTER IN RIVERSIDE (http://www.riversidedar.org/), HELPING FOLKS FIND THEIR REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT ANCESTORS:
SOCIETY MEMBER, AND FOUNDER OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
& STUDY GROUP, HELEN WOODS, HOSTED THE AFRICAN AMERICAN RESEARCH TABLE AND EDUCATED PEOPLE ON THIS ASPECT OF FAMILY
HISTORY:
SOCIETY MEMBER BOBBY DOBBINS TITLE HOSTED A TABLE ON WRITING PERSONAL AND
FAMILY HISTORY, GIVING PEOPLE TIPS ON KEEPING THEIR FAMILY ALIVE THROUGH THE WRITTEN WORD:
GUEST CONSULTANT AND GRAPHIC ARTIST JEAN PICKARD (http://www.fotomend.net/)HOSTED THE PHOTO RESTORATION TABLE, GIVING PEOPLE IDEAS ON HOW TO RESURRECT OLD FAMILY PICTURES:
GUEST CONSULTANT AND AUTHOR NANCY ELLEN CARLBERG HOSTED A TABLE WHERE SHE
MADE HER WRITTEN RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ALL AND ALSO ASSISTED FOLKS IN SEARCHING THEIR ROOTS:
SOCIETY MEMBER LEN ENLOW HOSTED A TABLE ON FAMILY TREE MAKER SOFTWARE
WHERE HE HELPED ATTENDEES LEARN ABOUT THIS HELPFUL GENEALOGY PROGRAM:
SOCIETY MEMBER AND TREASURER JERRY MANRIQUEZ WAS ON HAND TO HELP FOLKS JOIN
THE SOCIETY AND MAKE SURE ALL ATTENDEES (OVER AGE 16) RECEIVED A DOOR PRIZE TICKET:
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PRESENTATION ROOM:
SOCIETY PRESIDENT JEAN WILCOX HIBBEN (http://www.circlemending.org) (WITH BACK TO THE CAMERA) EXPLAINED THE REASONS BEHIND DOING FAMILY HISTORY:
SOCIETY MEMBER BOBBY DOBBINS TITLE TAUGHT ABOUT WRITING ONE'S PERSONAL
HISTORY:
SOCIETY MEMBER LEN ENLOW TAUGHT FOLKS ABOUT HOW TO USE FAMILY TREE MAKER
SOFTWARE:
GUEST SPEAKER NANCY ELLEN CARLBERG TAUGHT ABOUT BEGINNING GENEALOGY:
SOCIETY MEMBER DIANE S. WRIGHT INSTRUCTED PEOPLE ON THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN
VISITING CEMETERIES AND SPOKE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT CORONA'S SUNNYSLOPE CEMETERY:
GUEST SPEAKER AND CORONA FAMILY HISTORY CENTER DIRECTOR JAMES MILLER INFORMED
THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THE LOCAL CENTER AND ITS RESOURCES FOR GENEALOGISTS:
ATTENDANCE AT THE HALF-HOUR CLASSES VARIED, BUT ALL AGREED THAT THE INFORMATION
DISPENSED WAS HELPFUL AND INSIGHTFUL:
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