==================================================================== LIVERMORE-AMADOR GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY E-BULLETIN FOR NOVEMBER 1997 November 2, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you prefer not to receive these mailings from L-AGS or would like further information, please call or e-mail me at: George Anderson ==================================================================== R E M I N D E R It is not too early to pay your dues for 1998! Individual $18 Family 25 Benefactor 40 Patron 100 Donations to our new CD-ROM acquisition fund will be greatly appreciated. New members joining in November or December will have memberships valid through December 1998. Pay the Business Manager or his alternate at one of the meetings, or send a check made out to "L-AGS" to: L-AGS P.O. Box 901 Livermore, CA 94551-0901 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- L-AGS Family Tree Maker Focus Group Date: Thursday, November 6, 1997 at 7:30 pm Place: LDS Church, 950 Mocho Street, Livermore The L-AGS focus group for Family Tree Maker will meet on Thursday, Nov. 6th, at 7:30 pm in the LDS Church, 950 Mocho St., Livermore. We'll probably be in the same room, first door on the left, but signs will be posted. Please park in the back parking lot. We will discuss problems and questions anyone has with Family Tree Maker, and there will be a computer available, with Family Tree Maker 4.0 loaded. If anyone has made a book from Family Tree maker, or has anything to share, please bring it along. For further information, call J'Nell Thompson at XXX-XXXX, or email me at XXXX@tdl.com. Non-members are welcome. J'Nell Thompson ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Regular Monthly Meeting for November 1997 Tuesday, November 11, 1997 - 7:30 pm Location: Congregation Beth Emek, 1886 College Ave., Livermore Program: Judy Person speaking on "Getting the Most from a Library" The Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society will meet at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, November 11, 1997 at Congregation Beth Emek, 1886 College Ave., Livermore. The speaker will be Judy Person, a longtime member of L-AGS and a docent at the Pleasanton Library, on what to expect from this and other libraries and how to best use them. Our Society's extensive holdings are housed at the Pleasanton Library. This is the 20 Year Anniversary of our group. Non-members interested in their own family history or in genealogy in general are welcome. For information call David Abrahams at XXX-XXXX or Dave Curry at XXX-XXXX. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Genealogy Study Group Thursday, November 20, 1997 - 7:30 pm Location: LDS Church, 950 Mocho Street, Livermore Please park in the parking lot behind the Church. The Study Group will meet on Thursday, November 20, 1997 at 7:30 P.M. in the LDS Church, 950 Mocho Street in Livermore. The Study Group subject will be "A Potpourri of Research Tips." If you are just starting out or are an expert genealogist who wants to expand your knowledge, be there. Non-members are welcome. For information call Jolene Abrahams at 510 XXX-XXXX or send her e-mail at XXXX@prodigy.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Interest Group Doug Mumma, Group Leader The Computer Interest Group will not meet in November and December because of conflicts with Thanksgiving and Christmas. The next meeting will be in January. Members needing help with a computer problem may call one of the mentors listed in the Members' Handbook. For information call Doug Mumma at XXX-XXXX or Dave Curry at XXX-XXXX. You can E-Mail us at: XXXX@tdl.com or XXXX@aol.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- L-AGS Library The L-AGS library is housed in the Pleasanton Library at 400 Old Bernal Avenue in Pleasanton. The hours are: Monday and Tuesday Noon to 9 pm Wednesday and Thursday 10 am to 9 pm Friday closed Saturday 10 am to 5 pm Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm A L-AGS docent, helping with the Internet as well as with genealogy, is currently on duty at the library on Wednesdays from 10 am to 1 pm. Members who would like to serve as genealogy docents may contact Judy Person at XXX-XXXX. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Livermore Family History Center The LDS Family History Center at 950 Mocho Street in Livermore is open at the following times: Monday 10 am to 3 pm Wednesday and Thursday 6 pm to 9 pm Saturday 1 pm to 4 pm L-AGS members who would like to serve as docents at the FHC may contact Jeanne Tanghe at XXX-XXXX. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ride-sharing Offered If you are interested in attending a meeting and would like a ride, or can occasionally offer a ride, please call David Abrahams at XXX-XXXX (e-mail: XXXX@ccnet.com) or Karen Banta at XXX-XXXX (e-mail: XXXX@aol.com). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [L-AGS website is located at: http://www.l-ags.org] Try out the new any-word, all-pages search engine on our site.