[CA--SCGS] Be An Inspiration for Education, Preservation, and Genealogy Research--Donate to the Century Club Today!

 

Dear SCGS Members and Family History Friends,

Your contributions matter!

Isn’t it great to be able to attend interest group meetings online, research our subscription databases remotely, and find more of our books available remotely through our catalog? Covid-19 has forced many changes upon all of us and is driving many improvements for our members who do not live close to the library. Thanks to your generous donations, we have been able to implement these many changes to our services.

Our donation campaign for 2022 starts November 1.  As you may be aware, it is possible that the library will be moving to a new location before our lease is up in November 2022. It will take a lot of extra cash to pay for moving fees and building out the new location to meet our needs. Any donation you can make to the general fund at this time will make the process that much easier. If you live too far away to visit, you can order Research Assistance through www.scgsgenealogy.com/research/research-team.html.

All research is handled through emails and payment is through the shopping cart.

THREE WAYS TO GIVE:

1)      Online at https://next.SCGSgenealogy.com/donate/ to pay by Credit Card, PayPal or print and mail

2)      SCGS Facebook page (www.facebook.com/scgsgenealogy/): Click the Donate button to pay via PayPal

3)            3)   By Mail:  Send your check to: SCGS, 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504

 

For more information on learning from home with Lunch and Learn and SCGS Interest Groups, or to hire help from our Research Team, email scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

On behalf of the SCGS Board and all our volunteers, please continue to stay safe.

And, for your support and consideration, we say “Thank You”!

Alice M. Fairhurst, President

 

SCGS Century Club

Education, Preservation, Genealogical Inspiration^©

The Southern California Genealogical Society is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. Your contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Southern California Genealogical Society & Family History Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818-843-7247

www.scgs@genealogy.com

Email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA--SCGS] Amazon.com wants to Smile for SCGS!

Amazon.com wants to Smile for SCGS!

Do you shop at Amazon? 

If so, Amazon will donate to SCGS with every purchase!

All you have to do is to simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. 

On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, select  Southern California Genealogy Society Inc (Burbank, CA) to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. 

Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation to SCGS. Amazon, through the AmazonSmile Foundation and the AmazonSmile program, will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases made to SCGS.  It really is that easy to support SCGS and it doesn't cost you anything.

SCGS is a  501(c)3 charitable organization and qualifies for this program. 

For more information about the Amazonsmile program, click here: Amazon Smile Information Page

Thank again for your continuing support for SCGS!!

The Southern California Genealogy Society and Library

SCGS Board of Directors

417 Irving Dr.

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818-843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

Email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] #Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2019. Thank you for supporting SCGS!!

#GivingTuesday

A Global Day of Giving

Please support the
Southern California
 Genealogical Society.

The Southern California Genealogical Society, Inc. (SCGS) is seeking your help to ensure the continued success and financial health of our Society. We at SCGS are extremely grateful for the loyal support of you, our members and friends who contribute volunteer time, talent, and donations that provide educational and research opportunities to thousands of family historians and genealogists.

Why donate to SCGS?

Your generous donation will help ensure that SCGS is able to continue its mission of education, preservation, and genealogical inspiration. Donations support the maintenance of the SCGS Family Research Library and the online databases provided both in-Library and at home, and ensure educational programs and opportunities year-round. 

How do I donate?

It's easy! Click the DONATE PLEASE button to go to the Century Club Donation Page:

SCGS is designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

With our profound gratitude for your continued support,

The Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogical Society, Inc.

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

www.scgsgenealogy.com

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

818.843.7247

[CA--SCGS] #GivingTuesday: A Global Day of Giving. Support the Southern California Genealogy Society and Library

 #GivingTuesday

A Global Day of Giving

Please support the
Southern California
 Genealogical Society.

The Southern California Genealogical Society, Inc. (SCGS) is seeking your help to ensure the continued success and financial health of our Society. We at SCGS are extremely grateful for the loyal support of you, our members and friends who contribute volunteer time, talent, and donations that provide educational and research opportunities to thousands of family historians and genealogists.

Why donate to SCGS?

Your generous donation will help ensure that SCGS is able to continue its mission of education, preservation, and genealogical inspiration. Donations support the maintenance of the SCGS Family Research Library and the online databases provided both in-Library and at home, and ensure educational programs and opportunities year-round. 

How do I donate?

It's easy! Click the DONATE PLEASE button to go to the Century Club Donation Page:

SCGS is designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

With our profound gratitude for your continued support,

The Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogical Society, Inc.

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

www.scgsgenealogy.com

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

818.843.7247

[CA--SCGS] Be An Inspiration for Education, Preservation, and Genealogy Research--Donate to the Century Club Today!

Southern California Genealogical Society

Education, Preservation, Genealogical Inspiration

For nearly 60 years, the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) has served the genealogical community through educational programs, events and through the SCGS Family Research Library in Burbank, California.

During this time, we have watched countless family historians, genealogists, researchers, and library patrons discover the joys and wonder of genealogy. SCGS volunteers have both rejoiced and commiserated with those they have assisted. Family members have been discovered, families have reunited, and bonds have been forged.

Through it all, YOU have been our inspiration. Your drive to find more has driven us to seek new ways to provide unique educational opportunities to help you reach your family research goals.

Whether it's our two annual conferences in June- the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy Day - or live-streaming, webinars, seminars, interest groups, research assistance and arranging access to commercial database products from home for our members, we continue to look for ways to innovate and take advantage of the newest technologies. 

You are our inspiration - but we need your support to survive and continue. 

In order to meet our mission and provide the programs and services that will help you reach your family research goals, SCGS needs your help during the annual Century Club fundraising drive.

Become an active partner in SCGS's quest to help preserve the educational opportunities and services that continuously inspire family history discoveries.

Donate today by pushing this button or going to: https://next.scgsgenealogy.com/donate/ and support SCGS. 

SCGS Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogy Society

417 Irving Dr.

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818.843.7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] Giving Tuesday--A Day Global Day of Giving--Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Today is #GivingTuesday

A Global Day of Giving

Will you please support the
Southern California Genealogical Society?

The Southern California Genealogical Society, Inc. (SCGS) is seeking your help to ensure the continued success and financial health of our Society. We at SCGS are extremely grateful for the loyal support of you, our members and friends who contribute volunteer time, talent, and donations that provide educational and research opportunities to thousands of family historians and genealogists.

Why donate to SCGS?

Your generous donation will help ensure that SCGS is able to continue its mission of education, preservation, and genealogical inspiration. Donations support the maintenance of the SCGS Family Research Library and the online databases provided both in-Library and at home, and ensure educational programs and opportunities year-round. 

How do I donate?

It's easy! Donate by clicking on the PayPal icon below, by filling out the SCGS Website's Century Club Donation Page, Facebook  or sending your check to SCGS at the address below.

SCGS is designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

With our profound gratitude for your continued support,

The Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogical Society, Inc.

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

www.scgsgenealogy.com

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

818.843.7247

[CA--SCGS] Be An Inspiration for Education, Preservation, and Genealogy Research

Southern California Genealogical Society

Education, Preservation, Genealogical Inspiration

For over 53 years, the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) has served the genealogical community through educational programs, events and through the SCGS Family Research Library in Burbank, California.

During this time, we have watched countless family historians, genealogists, researchers, and library patrons discover the joys and wonder of genealogy. SCGS volunteers have both rejoiced and commiserated with those they have assisted. Family members have been discovered, families have reunited, and bonds have been forged.

Through it all, YOU have been our inspiration. Your drive to find more has driven us to seek new ways to provide unique educational opportunities to help you reach your family research goals.

Whether it's our two annual conferences in June- the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy Day - or live-streaming, webinars, seminars, interest groups, research assistance and arranging access to commercial database products from home for our members, we continue to look for ways to innovate and take advantage of the newest technologies. 

You are our inspiration - but we need your support to survive and continue. 

In order to meet our mission and provide the programs and services that will help you reach your family research goals, SCGS needs your help during the annual Century Club fundraising drive.

Become an active partner in SCGS's quest to help preserve the educational opportunities and services that continuously inspire family history discoveries.

Donate today and support SCGS. 

SCGS Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogy Society

417 Irving Dr.

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818.843.7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] Giving Tuesday--A Day Global Day of Giving--Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Today is #GivingTuesday

A Global Day of Giving

Will you please support the
Southern California Genealogical Society?

The Southern California Genealogical Society, Inc. (SCGS) is seeking your help to ensure the continued success and financial health of our Society. We at SCGS are extremely grateful for the loyal support of you, our members and friends who contribute volunteer time, talent, and donations that provide educational and research opportunities to thousands of family historians and genealogists.

Why donate to SCGS?

Your generous donation will help ensure that SCGS is able to continue its mission of education, preservation, and genealogical inspiration. Donations support the maintenance of the SCGS Family Research Library and the online databases provided both in-Library and at home, and ensure educational programs and opportunities year-round. 

How do I donate?

It's easy! Donate by clicking on the PayPal icon below, by credit card through the SCGS Website or Facebook, or by filling out the Century Club Donation Page and sending your check to SCGS.

SCGS is designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

With our profound gratitude for your continued support,

The Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogical Society, Inc.

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

www.scgsgenealogy.com

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

818.843.7247

[CA--SCGS] Be An Inspiration for Education, Preservation, and Genealogy Research

Southern California Genealogical Society

Education, Preservation, Genealogical Inspiration

For over 53 years, the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) has served the genealogical community through educational programs, events and through the SCGS Family Research Library in Burbank, California.

During this time, we have watched countless family historians, genealogists, researchers, and library patrons discover the joys and wonder of genealogy. SCGS volunteers have both rejoiced and commiserated with those they have assisted. Family members have been discovered, families have reunited, and bonds have been forged.

Through it all, YOU have been our inspiration. Your drive to find more has driven us to seek new ways to provide unique educational opportunities to help you reach your family research goals.

Whether it's our two annual conferences in June- the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy Day - or live-streaming, webinars, seminars, interest groups, research assistance and arranging access to commercial database products from home for our members, we continue to look for ways to innovate and take advantage of the newest technologies. 

You are our inspiration - but we need your support to survive and continue. 

In order to meet our mission and provide the programs and services that will help you reach your family research goals, SCGS needs your help during the annual Century Club fundraising drive.

Become an active partner in SCGS's quest to help preserve the educational opportunities and services that continuously inspire family history discoveries.

Donate today and support SCGS. 

Thank you

[CA-SCGS] Blog Post Blunder and Apology

 

Hello SCGS Members and Friends,

 

Today one of our SCGS Blog Posts--the blog about Giving Tuesday on November 28, 2017--was emailed out a month earlier than planned. A major oops on our part!

 

We apologize for the error.

 

We have corrected the blog post, and the corrected post

 will return on November 28th, as planned.

 

We at the Southern California Genealogy Society and Library respect and appreciate our members and friends.

 

We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you in our library, at our Webinar Extension Series and at our 2018 Jamboree Conference in Burbank, CA.

 

 

Southern California Genealogy Society and Family History Library

417 Irving Dr.

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818.843-7247

scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] You Are Our Inspiration

Southern California Genealogical Society

Education, Preservation, Genealogical Inspiration

For over 52 years, the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) has served the genealogical community through educational programs, events and through the SCGS Family Research Library in Burbank, California.

During this time, we have watched countless family historians, genealogists, researchers, and library patrons discover the joys and wonder of genealogy. SCGS volunteers have both rejoiced and commiserated with those they have assisted. Family members have been discovered, families have reunited, and bonds have been forged.

Through it all, YOU have been our inspiration. Your drive to find more has driven us to seek new ways to provide unique educational opportunities to help you reach your family research goals.

Whether it's our two annual conferences in June- the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree and Genetic Genealogy Day - or live-streaming, webinars, seminars, interest groups, research assistance and arranging access to commercial database products from home for our members, we continue to look for ways to innovate and take advantage of the newest technologies. 

You are our inspiration - but we need your support to survive and continue. 

In order to meet our mission and provide the programs and services that will help you reach your family research goals, SCGS needs your help during the annual Century Club fundraising drive.

Become an active partner in SCGS's quest to help preserve the educational opportunities and services that continuously inspire family history discoveries.

Donate today and support SCGS. 

Thank you

[CA-SCGS] The California Mayflower Society donates updated “Silver Books” to the Southern California Genealogical Society

Guest post written by Erica Hahn
State Junior Membership Chair
California Mayflower Society

In honor of the excellent genealogical library maintained by the Southern California Genealogical Society and its continuing sponsorship of Jamboree, the largest genealogical conference in California, this November 2016, the California Mayflower Society made a major donation of 24 Silver Books.

SCGS Library acquisition lead Sally Emerson
examines the Silver Books in preparation
for inclusion in the Library.
Photo provided by Erica Hahn

The Silver Books are an ongoing project of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, officially entitled “The Five Generations Project.” Since the books are silver in color, they are known as the Silver Books.

These are meticulously researched volumes documenting with primary sources, all the known descendants of passengers on the Mayflower ship for the first five generations. Although it is called the Five Generations Project, in reality since the children of the fifth generation are included it takes these families through six generations. They are regularly revised as new information becomes available.

The donation began when two members of the California Society, Marcia Maloney, the Deputy State Governor South, and Erica Hahn, the State Junior Membership Chair, did a presentation at SCGS in Oct 2016 on joining a lineage society. The two looked over the silver book collection in the library and noted that it was not fully up to date and lacked a number of the more recent volumes. They went back to the State Society which enthusiastically supported purchase of the volumes to bring the SCGS library up to date.

For researchers of New England ancestry, even if not Mayflower descendants, this information is a gold mine. For those pursuing a possibly Mayflower line the books are even more valuable, because this information is not on line. As a result of the donation, SCGS now has the most complete set of silver books in Southern California.

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SCGS sincerly thanks the California Mayflower Society for thier generous donation. For more information on the California Mayflower society, please visit their website at http://www.mayflowersociety.com/index.html. The Silver Books can be accessed at the SCGS Family Research Library in Burbank, California

Southern California Genealogical Society
& Family Research Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, CA
www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] Preserve the Pensions Project Update

In 2015, SCGS took up the challenge issued by the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) to create a matching program for donations to the Preserve the Pensions project. The SCGS Board of Directors voted to match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the first $2,500 of donations made by SCGS members, Jamboree guests, and others in support of the monumental task of digitizing 7.2 million pages of pension records.

Your generous donations, along with the SCGS pledge, contributed over $6,700 to the FGS campaign, ensuring the digitization and preservation of thousands of pages of pension files. Thanks to your generosity, images of important genealogical and historical significance will be preserved for future generations. 

The Federation of Genealogical Societies recently announced the exciting news that the $2 million dollar mark was surpassed in 2015 with the generous support of donors like you. Please take a moment to read more about the project on the FGS Voice Blog.

With our sincere gratitude for your support,

The Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogical Society

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, California 91504

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] Last Chance to Make a Tax-Deductible Gift for 2015!

Don't miss this final opportunity to help the Southern California Genealogical Society while helping yourself. Donate to the Century Club and list SCGS among your charitable deductions.

SCGS is designated by the IRS as a 501 (c)(3) organization that is managed and staffed wholly by volunteers. We provide educational opportunities for family historians around the world, and we maintain a 40,000+ volume family research library in Burbank, California. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

We make it easy for you to make your contribution.
•    Donate online through the SCGS shopping cart 
•    Donate by mail by sending your check to Century Club, SCGS, 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504.  
     Be sure to postmark your donation by Dec. 31!
•    Donate through PayPal

Century Club levels are:
$1000+        Platinum Level
$500            Gold Level
$250            Silver Level
$100            Century Level
$1 to $99     Contributing Level

Make your gift by December 31 to be eligible for a 2015 charitable deduction. Your tax situation may vary.

On behalf of the members of the Board of Directors and the members of SCGS, we thank you for your generosity.

[CA-SCGS] Today is #GivingTuesday. SCGS Century Club Needs You!

Today is #GivingTuesday 

Will you please support the
Southern California Genealogical Society?

The Southern California Genealogical society is seeking your help to ensure the continued success and financial health of our society. Because SCGS is designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

We at SCGS are extremely grateful for the loyal support of members and friends who provide volunteer time, talent, and donations that help us provide educational and research opportunities to thousands of family historians and genealogists.

If you didn't receive your Century Club letter in mid-November, or if you haven't had a chance to respond yet, please take a moment now to lend your support. 

Your generous donation will help ensure that SCGS is able to continue its mission of education, preservation, and genealogical inspiration. 

You can donate by credit card through the SCGS website, by filling out the donation form and sending your check, or by clicking on the PayPal icon below.

With our profound gratitude for your continued support,

The Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogical Society

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

www.scgsgenealogy.com

[CA-SCGS] Giving Thanks and Preserving the Future of SCGS

Education, Preservation, Genealogical Inspiration

Thanksgiving.  The time for turkey, football, parades, and most importantly, family. Whether you're just around the corner, across the pond, Down Under, South of the Border or in the Great White North, we want you to know that we are very grateful for your support. Wherever you call home, your membership makes you a valuable member of the SCGS family. 

As you sift through your mail in the coming weeks, you will likely notice an envelope from SCGS. Don't miss this opportunity to help the Southern California Genealogical Society prosper. Donate to the Century Club and list SCGS among your charitable deductions.

SCGS is designated by the IRS as a 501 (c)(3) organization that is managed and staffed wholly by volunteers. We provide educational opportunities for family historians around the world, and we maintain a 40,000+ volume family research library in Burbank, California. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

We'll make it easy for you to make your contribution:

• Donate online through the SCGS shopping cart
• Donate by mail* by printing out the donation form and sending your check to Century Club, SCGS 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504
• Donate through PayPal (please type Century Club in the note field)

Century Club levels:

$1000+               Platinum Level

$500                   Gold Level 

$250                   Silver Level  

$100                   Century Level

$1 to $99            Contributing Level

*To take advantage of a 2015 charitable tax deduction, please postmark no later than December 31^st.

Your tax situation may vary.

On behalf of the members of the Board of Directors and the members of SCGS, we thank you for your generosity.

[CA-SCGS] SCGS Steps Up to Preserve the Pensions

The Southern California Genealogical Society has Stepped Up to the Challenge!  

What challenge, you ask?

The Challenge to PRESERVE the PENSIONS

The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) issued a challenge to all of its member societies to create a matching program for donations to the Preserve the Pensions project. The fund financially supports the digitization of pension records from the War of 1812.

In support of the monumental task of digitizing 7.2 million pages of records, the SCGS Board of Directors has voted to match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the first $2,500 of donations made by SCGS members, Jamboree guests, and others through December 31, 2015.

Let's take a look at the effect of a $50 donation made through SCGS.
Your donation = $50
SCGS Match = $50 + $50 = $100
FGS will Match the combined amount =  $100 + $100 = $200
Ancestry will Match the combined amount =  $200 + $200 = $400!

Your contributions can be made in the name of your ancestor.

Time is of the essence. These documents are fragile and need to be digitized quickly to preserve the best possible image of each page.

You can donate by credit card through the SCGS Website, by sending your check to SCGS (be sure to indicate "Preserve the Pensions" in the notes area),  or through PayPal (Please note on your donation that it is for Preserve the Pensions - SCGS).

We appreciate that some of our members may prefer to support SCGS by contributing time and talent instead of (or in addition to) treasure. We are so very grateful for those contributions too. If you are looking to share your knowledge and life experience, please contact Mary Daly at volunteer@scgsgenealogy.com. 

With our profound gratitude for your continued support,

The Board of Directors

Southern California Genealogical Society

417 Irving Drive

Burbank, California 91504-2408 

[CA-SCGS] Annual Meeting Reminder

As we near the end of the year, the Board and members of the Southern California Genealogical Society send best wishes for the holidays.

Here are some last-minute reminders:

Plan to attend the annual meeting on Saturday, December 14. Meet the current and newly elected Board members; hear about the successes from 2013 and goals for 2014; and be the first to hear about plans for the 2014 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree.

Return your ballot for the 2014 Board of Directors by Thursday, December 12.

If you have any new or gently used items to donate to the silent auction that will be held after the Annual Meeting, please deliver them to the library by end of the day Friday.

While you're in the giving mood, think about bringing a gift to SCGS. Reams of paper, paper products such as paper towels, postage, office supplies, etc. Every little contribution helps. 

If you are an online shopper, remember that SCGS earns a commission from sales on Amazon.com. You'll benefit the society while you give to your family and friends.

Finally, as you are considering the many organizations that are worthy of your donation dollars, please keep SCGS in mind. You can donate online or by PayPal. It's relatively painless, takes just a minute, and it will help us continue to provide service to genealogists in Southern California and across the globe.

See you at the Annual Meeting on Saturday!