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The SearcherA PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY SUMMER 2015, VOLUME 52, NO. 3 Adventure Jonathan Emery Patrol Boats Stop on the Mekong River The Little Engine that Could Okazaki Family Graveyards and Gravestones A Proof of Ancestry Local History is Your History Spotlight on Volunteers The Southern California Genealogy Society has no paid About SCGS staff. Everything is done by volunteers. The Library hosts many genealogy interest groups and other events with groups and con- Southern California Genealogical Society tact information listed below. For specific dates and time each group meets, please refer to the three-monthcalendars published 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, California 91504-2408 in each issue of The Searcher or check the online calendar at the (818) 843-7247 or (818) THE SCGS SCGS website at www.scgsgenealogy.com. FAX: (818) 843-7262 E-mail: [email protected] Group Contact Info Website: www.scgsgenealogy.com Library Hours 1890 Project Louise Calaway Monday: Closed [email protected] Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • 3rd Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. African American Interest Group Charlotte Bocage Wednesday-Thursday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. [email protected] Friday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Chinese Family History Group Bo-gay Tong Salvadore First & Second Sundays of SoCal [email protected] Third & Fourth Saturdays Anna Gee [email protected] of Each Month: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. DNA Interest Group Bonny Cook, Alice Fairhurst Membership Dues DNA Administrator’s Roundtable Kathryn Johnston 1 Year Individual: $35 1 Year Joint*: $50 [email protected] 2 Years Individual: $65 2 Years Joint*: $90 Family Tree Maker Users Group Dick Humphrey 1 Year International Membership (w/mailing): $70 U.S. (FTM) [email protected] 1 Year International Membership (w/digital): $35 U.S. French-Canadian Heritage Society Suzy Goulet Youth Membership (under 25, w/proof of age) $20 (FCHSC) [email protected] German Interest Group Allene Aubertin *Joint membership = two members at the same address. [email protected] Officers German Research Group T. Maureen Schoenky President Dave Burde [email protected] First Vice-President Jay Holladay Genealogical Society of Hispanic Donie Nelson Second Vice-President Paula Hinkel America–So. California (GSHA-SC) [email protected] Recording Secretary Jean Taeuffer Hispanic Tuesday Leonard Trujillo Corresponding Secretary Fran Bumann (818) 636-8700 [email protected] Treasurer Louise Calaway Irish Interest Group Marge Rossini [email protected] Financial Secretary Peggy Schulz Italian Interest Group Lesa DeGagne The Searcher Staff [email protected] Jamboree Judi Ramsey, Priscilla Pruitt EDITOR Alice Fairhurst Lise Harding [email protected] LAYOUT EDITOR Kids’ Family History Camp Charlotte Bocage Maryann Stubblefield [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Legacy Users Group (LUG) Barbara Randall Louise Calaway • Paula Hinkel [email protected] Judi Ramsey • Beverly Truesdale Long-Range Planning Committee Dave Burde PRODUCTION [email protected] Eric Hans Lunch & Learn Charlotte Bocage [email protected] Past Presidents, 1964-2013 Nikkei Genealogical Soceity Melinda Yamane Crawford Clifford Parmenter ’64-’65 Patrick Flanagan ’93-’95 [email protected] Ruth Enyeart Clark ’66-’67 John M. O’Neill ’96-’97 The Master Genealogist Patt Ricketts Group (TMG) Foster Gilbody ’68-’69 Al Lewis ’98 [email protected] Margaret C. Fahy ’70-’71 Douglas J. Miller ’99-2001 RootsMagic Users Group Jay Holladay [email protected] Troy A. Reed ’72-’73 Pat Parish 2002-’03 Social Media Team Jean Taeuffer, Lise Harding Donald W. Franklin ’74-’75 Fred Haughton 2004 and Paula Hinkel Berni K. Campbell ’76-’81 Pam Wiedenbeck 2005-’06 [email protected] Robert C. Emrey ’82-’83 Paula Hinkel 2007 Capt. Sally Tompkins Chapter Vickie Guagliardo I. Jean Nepsund ’84-’86 Pam Wiedenbeck 2008-’10 United Daughters of the [email protected] Janet T. Jennings ’87-’88 Heidi Ziegler 2011 Confederacy (UDC) Brian C. Smith ’89-’90 Alice Fairhurst 2012-’13 Writers Group Jean Chapman Snow Virginia P. Emrey ’91-’92 (818) 386-9747 [email protected] 81 THE SEARCHER SUMMER 2015 In This Issue The Searcher’s Mission Summer 2015: July –September The Searcher is published quarterly by SCGS (the Southern California Genealogical Society) to serve its President's Message ..............................................Back Cover members and the genealogical community at large. Jamboree Extension Series..................................................90 The purpose is fourfold: Jamboree Congratulations..................................................91 l to communicate news of our organization to our members; SCGS News l to provide a literary outlet where our members Lunch & Learn.................................................................83 (and others, as space allows) may share accounts Interest Groups of their research and family histories; SCGS Writers Group ..................................................83 l to support and promote the research of our members Family Tree Maker, Legacy ..........................................84 through articles of general genealogical interest; RootsMagic, TMG, African-American ........................84 Irish Interest Workshop...............................................84 l to serve the research needs of genealogists and historians who have an interest in Southern California’s past. Gen. Soc. of Hispanic America - SC............................84 German Interest ..........................................................86 Chinese Family History Group of SoCal .....................86 How to Contact Us Italian Interest Group..................................................86 Comments, questions and corrections regarding Searcher French-Canadian Heritage Soc. of CA.........................87 content may be e-mailed directly to the editor at: Nikkei Genealogical Society ........................................87 [email protected] DNA Interest Group...................................................89 Members and non-members are welcome to send unso- Beginning Genealogy.........................................................83 licited content to be considered for publication in The Webinar CDs from NCGS ................................................83 Searcher. Only electronic submissions (e-mailed to the above GENEii Judges; GENEii Winners .....................................85 address) will be accepted for consideration. Call for Articles..................................................................85 The opinions expressed in The Searcher are those of the Periodical News & Donors ................................................88 contributors. They do not represent SCGS or the member- ship as a whole. Go Digital! for The Searcher...............................................88 Advertising rates per issue are: A Miracle through Photos..................................................88 Full page: $150 SCGS Library Open House ...............................................90 Half page: $80 Help Us Find the Missing People for the 1890 Project.......90 Quarter page: $60 Coos County Oregon Pioneers ..........................................91 Business Card Size: $25 Salt Lake City Research Group ..........................................91 Contents of The Searcher are Copyright (c) 2015 by SCGS. Los Angeles Public Library; National Archives ...................92 New & Renewing Members...............................................93 Century Club ....................................................................95 Queries ..............................................................................97 Are You Getting E-mails from SCGS ...............................103 Articles Jonathan Emery.................................................................99 Patrol Boat Stop on the Mekong River.............................101 The Little Engine that Could...........................................103 Ancestral Footsteps: The Okazaki Family.........................104 Graveyards and Gravestones.............................................107 A Proof of Ancestry..........................................................108 Local History Is Your History ..........................................111 Research SCGS Research Teams .....................................................112 Acquisitions .....................................................................113 Calendar .........................................................................116 SUMMER 2015 THE SEARCHER 82 — SCGS News — Monthly Meetings Free and open to the public on the 2nd Saturday of most months; The Library is not open for research. 12 – 1 p.m. Lunch with a brown bag or purchase lunch from nearby eateries. Sit, chat and share your questions and genealogy stories while you eat. 1 – 3:30 p.m. Learn from our speakers; ending times may vary. Contact Charlotte Bocage at [email protected] for more information. Saturday, July 11, 2015 – No meeting; come to the SCGS OPEN HOUSE Saturday, August 8, 2015 – “Answer your Questions on PC’s, Mac’s and Genealogical Software” presented by the SCGS Information Technology team. Saturday, September 12, 2015 – “Secrets of the Los Angeles Public Library Map Collection” presented by Glen Creason, LAPL Map Curator For more details, contact Charlotte [email protected] and check the website at www.scgsgenealogy.com/programs/ lunch-learn.html SCGS Writers Group You don't need to be