Corona Genealogical Society

• 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.

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:

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 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:

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: