Genealogy Group

Chairman: George L. Henderson

Next Genealogy Group Meeting:

    Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 10:00 A.M.

    The Genealogy Group meets the first Tuesday of every month at 10:00 A.M. at the Peninsula Community Foundation, 1700 South El Camino Real, San Mateo, California. The group discusses various aspects of Genealogy, computer programs for Genealogy, and various sources for obtaining information on one’s ancestors. There is no dress code for this group. The group adjourns at about 12:00 noon. The group is open to any other SIR's groups in the San Francisco Peninsula area.

History:

    The Genealogy Group was started by Stan Harris in 1998 and served as Chairman of the Group until his death on December 19, 2005. George Henderson succeeded Stan on February 7, 2006. The group originally began meeting at the Foster City Recreation Center in Foster City. On July 6, 2004, the group moved to its new location at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 1700 South El Camino Real, San Mateo, California. The Group discusses various topics in genealogy and reviews various sources of genealogical material. It also discusses how the computer is useful in storing genealogical information. Help is available from more knowledgeable members for those who are novices. The genealogical program that is primarily used by the group is "The Family Tree Maker".

Monthly Genealogy Meetings:

September 7, 2010

August 3, 2010

July 6, 2010

June 1, 2010

May 4, 2010

April 6, 2010

March 2, 2010

January 5, 2010

Past Monthly Genealogy Meetings:

2009 Genealogy Meetings

2008 Genealogy Meetings

Schedule of Meetings for 2010

The Genealogist’s Ten Commandments

1. Thou shalt find that the human species has been lying, cheating, stealing, and exaggerating for quite some time.
2. Thou shalt not always believe the printed word. All things written were set down in print by other humans. See Commandment number one.
3. Thou shalt not always believe family tradition. All things oral were passed down by other humans. See Commandment number one.
4. Thou shalt not expect to trace thine ancestry back to Adam and Eve in the first ten minutes.
5. Thou shalt not expect to find royal blood, land barons, ancient planters, patriots, or presidents in thine lineage.
6. Thou shalt not expect to prove descent from thine “Indian Princess”.
7. Thou shalt not expect to find the “three brothers that came on the first ship to Jamestown, Virginia”.
8. Thou shalt expect to find felons, illiterates, illegitimate insolvents, and immorality, in general, in thine lineage. See Commandment number one.
9. Thou shalt not brag endlessly about thine ancestors to everyone thou canst “collar”. After all, they are dying to brag about their own lineage.
10. Thou shalt not believe that the library staff has a memory that is better than thine own. The library staff is indeed called “miracle worker”, but shall not remember every book thou has ever used.