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Steve Morse
Root Cellar's Guest Speaker for October
Stephen Morse is the creator of the One-Step Website for which he has received both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society, first-ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional Genealogists, and two awards that he cannot pronounce from Polish genealogical societies.
In his other life Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering. He has held various research, development, and teaching positions, authored numerous technical papers, written four textbooks, and holds four patents. He is best known as the architect of the Intel 8086 (the granddaddy of today's Pentium processor), which sparked the PC revolution more than 35 years ago.
For details, see our Events Calendar for October 12th.
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Plan to join Root Cellar at the 7th annual Archives Crawl on Saturday, October 7th from 10AM to 4PM. The event is co-sponsored by the California State Archives, the California State Library, the Center for Sacramento History and the Sacramento Public Library. Root Cellar will host an information table at its library in the Research Room of the State Archives and invites you to stop by, meet some of our members and learn about Root Cellar and our library's resources. For more information, visit the Archives website at http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/public-events/archives-month/archives-crawl/. or contact Mike Dickey at michael_dickey@comcast.net.
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Do you have research techniques that have helped you in the past?
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Have you acquired some special subject knowledge
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Are your preparation and/or organizational skills unique?
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Would you be willing to share your techniques, subject knowledge, special skills or any other experiences with other Members and guests at our monthly General Meetings?
If so, please consider volunteering to host one of our 30-minute Evening Workshop presentations. (You may have that valuable information that someone else is seeking!)
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If you have suggestions for topics for our Evening Workshops, please take a moment to let us know.
Help us insure that Root Cellar meets the needs of our Members and guests.
To volunteer, or to offer suggestions or comments for future workshops, please contact our Vice President,
It's never too early to plan for a special event!
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Although Root Cellar's Spring Seminar is still months away, we are excited to announce that our featured speakers will be from the Ulster Historical Foundation! World-renowned for their genealogical and historical resources regarding Irish and Scots-Irish ancestry, they will be Root Cellar's guests on March 17, 2018. For more details, click on the "Spring Seminar" menu item on the left and check back often for updates. (And, be sure to visit their website at https://www.ancestryireland.com/)
Root Cellar is now conducting General Member Meetings in July and August!
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To take advantage of Summer daylight hours, Root Cellar's Board of Directors has decided to conduct regular monthly meetings in July and August. Instead, the "dark months" (when no meetings are held) will be moved to December and January when darkness and the weather combine to pose a possible hazard to our Members when attending meetings. For now, this will only be a trial and may be amended in the future. So, plan to attend our scheduled meeting on Thursday, July 13. Hope to see you all there!
Root Cellar's library now includes a new, online searchable catalog!
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Thanks to the special efforts of Root Cellar Board Member Lois Shumaker, our library now has a completely searchable online catalog. Users may access the search function from their home computers, their smart devices (cell phones, tablets, etc.) or from the PC available in the Root Cellar library. To view the new catalog, select the "Root Cellar's Library" link in the menu list on the left of this page. posted 27 January 2017 md
The California State Archives Research Room now offers free access to Ancestry.com©
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Two select computers in the Archives Reading Room allow the public to access all search features of Ancestry.com© free of charge. Search results, including documents, may not be printed or downloaded during the online session but may be emailed to the users' home or mobile devices. From there, download and/or print functions can be utilized. Users may obtain further details from Archive Reading Room staff. posted 27 January 2017 md
Latest book releases: Coroner's Inquest Files Book. More details to follow. posted 27 January 2017 md
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The October 2016 issue of Root Cellar PRESERVES (Vol. 38, No. 3) has been posted to our Members-Only section. Members have received copies by email. posted 18oct2016 ls
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All the services enjoyed by both members and the public depend on the time and effort of volunteers. We have critical positions becoming vacant that, if not filled, will adversely impact essential services. Click here to see a list. This list is permanently posted in the Forms category on the Society Business page in this website's members-only section. posted 24 Nov 2015 rh
Each year, during the months of September and October, a dedicated committee of Root Cellar volunteers sets up a promotional display at three local libraries – Arden-Dimick, Fair Oaks and North Highlands-Antelope. This year, thanks go to Diane Maltase, Carolee Jones, Charlene Eberwine, Jaci Marchi and Denise Miller. Click on the images below for a larger view. posted 19 Oct 2015 rh
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We are looking for volunteers to serve as docents in Root Cellar's library. For more information, click here to go to the Library page. posted 14Dec2014 rh
The Root Cellar Preserves digitalization project is complete!
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Downloadable fully searchable copies of the Preserves from January 1979 to the present are posted in the Members-Only section. Thanks go to John Jay for the scanning and Ron Setzer for file preparation and posting. posted March 2014
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Wednesday, Sep. 27th
MAC Reunion Users
Meets 4th Wednesdays Sacramento Family Search Library, 2745 Eastern Ave., Sacramento ALWAYS CHECK FIRST. For more information, contact Rick Hanson richardlhanson@gmail.com
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Thursday, Sep. 28th
Root Cellar Legacy & FlipPal Support Group
Meets 4th Thursdays Sylvan Community Center, 7521 Community Dr., Citrus Heights For information go to info@rootcellar.org
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Thursday, Oct. 5th
Board Meeting
Sylvan Community Center, 7521 Community Dr., Citrus Heights Members are welcome.
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Thursday, Oct. 12th
Root Cellar General Meeting
Meetings are held on 2nd Thursdays, 6:15-8:30PM Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael 6:15-6:45PM Join us for Evening Workshops. Our Workshop for October will be presented by Mike Dickey whose topic will be a refresher on use of Root Cellar's website. 7:00-8:30PM General meeting followed by a guest speaker. ...
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Wednesday, Oct. 18th
Root Cellar Workshop
Meets 3rd Wednesdays Sylvan Community Center, 7521 Community Dr., Citrus Heights Learn research tips, share your successful finds and brickwalls, meet other members in an informal setting. Guests are welcome. For information go to info@rootcellar.org
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