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The SA P eUBLICATIaON OF THrE SOUTHcERN CALhIFORNIA GEeNEALOGICr AL SOCIETY SUMMER 2014. V OLUME 51, N O. 3 ciety gical So Genealo S rn California 2014 outhe - 1964- 50th Anniversary Going Back in Time mtDNA Topples Genealogist’s “Adobe Walls” A Handwritten Textbook Mom’s Life Ground Zero A Mountain Rose Spotlight on Volunteers The Southern California Genealogy Society has no paid About SCGS staff. Everything is done by volunteers. The Library regularly hosts many genealogy interest groups Southern California Genealogical Society and other events. Individuals interested in joining or learning 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, California 91504-2408 more about a particular group or event may contact the persons (818) 843-7247 or (818) THE SCGS listed below for more information. For specific dates and times FAX: (818) 843-7262 each group meets, please refer to the three-month calendars E-mail: [email protected] published in each issue of The Searcher or check the online Website: www.scgsgenealogy.com calendar at the SCGS website at www.scgsgenealogy.com. Library Hours Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • 3rd Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Group Contact Info Wednesday-Thursday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1890 Project Louise Calaway [email protected] First & Second Sundays Third & Fourth Saturdays African American Interest Group Charlotte Bocage [email protected] of Each Month: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chinese Family History Group Xavier Wong Membership Dues of SoCal [email protected] 1 Year Individual: $35 1 Year Joint*: $50 Anna Gee 2 Years Individual: $65 2 Years Joint*: $90 [email protected] 1 Year International Membership (w/mailing): $70 U.S. DNA Interest Group Kathryn Johnston 1 Year International Membership (w/digital): $35 U.S. DNA Administrator’s Roundtable [email protected] Youth Membership (under 25, w/proof of age) $20 Bonny Cook *Joint membership = two members at the same address. [email protected] Family Tree Maker Users Group Dick Humphrey Officers (FTM) [email protected] President Dave Burde French-Canadian Heritage Society Suzy Goulet First Vice-President Jay Holladay (FCHSC) [email protected] Second Vice-President Paula Hinkel German Interest Group Lois Habel Burlo Recording Secretary Alice Fairhurst [email protected] Corresponding Secretary Fran Bumann (805) 418-7220 Treasurer Louise Calaway German Research Group T. Maureen Schoenky Financial Secretary Peggy Schulz [email protected] The Searcher Staff Genealogical Society of Hispanic Donie Nelson America–So. California (GSHA-SC) [email protected] EDITOR Alice Fairhurst Irish Interest Group Marge Rossini LAYOUT EDITOR [email protected] Maryann Stubblefield Jamboree Leo Myers CONTRIBUTING EDITORS [email protected] Louise Calaway • Paula Hinkel Kids’ Family History Camp Charlotte Bocage Marie Rundquist • Beverly Truesdale [email protected] PRODUCTION Legacy Users Group (LUG) Barbara Randall Eric Hans [email protected] Past Presidents, 1964-2013 Long-Range Planning Committee Position Open Clifford Parmenter ’64-’65 Patrick Flanagan ’93-’95 Lunch & Learn Charlotte Bocage Ruth Enyeart Clark ’66-’67 John M. O’Neill ’96-’97 [email protected] Foster Gilbody ’68-’69 Al Lewis ’98 The Master Genealogist Evelyn Maynard Margaret C. Fahy ’70-’71 Douglas J. Miller ’99-2001 Group (TMG) [email protected] Troy A. Reed ’72-’73 Pat Parish 2002-’03 (818) 340-7675 Donald W. Franklin ’74-’75 Fred Haughton 2004 RootsMagic Users Group Jay Holladay Berni K. Campbell ’76-’81 Pam Wiedenbeck 2005-’06 [email protected] Robert C. Emrey ’82-’83 Paula Hinkel 2007 United Daughters of the Cheryl McMillan I. Jean Nepsund ’84-’86 Pam Wiedenbeck 2008-’10 Confederacy (UDC) (818) 843-5288 Janet T. Jennings ’87-’88 Heidi Ziegler 2011 Writers Group Jean Chapman Snow Brian C. Smith ’89-’90 Alice Fairhurst 2012-’13 [email protected] Virginia P. Emrey ’91-’92 (818) 386-9747 82 THE SEARCHER SUMMER 2014 In This Issue The Searcher’s Mission Summer 2014: 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 ..................................................91 The purpose is fourfold: Jamboree Congratulations ................................................101 G to communicate news of our organization to our members; G to provide a literary outlet where our members SCGS News (and others, as space allows) may share accounts Lunch & Learn ..................................................................84 of their research and family histories; Interest Groups G to support and promote the research of our members Writers Group. ............................................................84 through articles of general genealogical interest; Family Tree Maker, Legacy ..........................................85 G to serve the research needs of genealogists and historians RootsMagic, TMG ......................................................85 who have an interest in Southern California’s past. Irish Workshop ............................................................85 Chinese Family History Group of SoCal .....................85 DNA Interest Group& DNA Books ............................86 How to Contact Us African-American Interest Group ................................86 Comments, questions and corrections regarding Searcher Gen. Soc. of Hispanic America - SC ............................87 content may be e-mailed directly to the editor at: French-Canadian Heritage Soc. of CA .........................88 [email protected] German Interest Group ...............................................89 Members and non-members are welcome to send unso - licited content to be considered for publication in The Wanted: Volunteers ............................................................84 Searcher . Only electronic submissions (e-mailed to the above Beginning Genealogy Classes .............................................87 address) will be accepted for consideration. Periodical News & Donors .................................................88 The opinions expressed in The Searcher are those of the Go Digital! for The Searcher ..............................................89 contributors. They do not represent SCGS or the member - Book Review ......................................................................89 ship as a whole. Century Club .....................................................................90 Advertising rates per issue are: SCGS Library Open House ...............................................91 Full page: $150 New & Renewing Members ...............................................92 Half page: $80 Quarter page: $60 Help Us Find People for 1890 Project ................................93 Business Card Size: $25 2013 GENEii Contest Report ............................................94 Contents of The Searcher are Copyright (c) 2014 by SCGS. Salvation Army Missing Persons Service .............................94 Queries ..............................................................................95 Life Members, In Memorium June Mueller ........................96 Salt Lake City Research Trip ............................................101 Articles mtDNA Topples Genealogist's "Adobe Walls" ...................98 A Handwritten Textbook .................................................102 Mom's Life ......................................................................104 Ground Zero ....................................................................106 A Mountain Rose .............................................................107 Research Was Your Ancestor a Voyageur? ..........................................88 SCGS Research Teams .....................................................108 1892 Great Register - Cahuenga, Part II ..........................109 Acquisitions .....................................................................112 Calendar .........................................................................117 SUMMER 2014 T HE SEARCHER 83 —SCGS News — Monthly Meetings Free and open to the public on the 2nd Saturday of the month. 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 p.m. Learn from our speakers. Ending times may vary. Contact Charlotte Bocage at [email protected] for more information. Saturday, July 24, 2014 Come to the Open House, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., followed by Library Research for Guests Lectures are from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014 Jessie Louise McClennan – Using Portable Documents Files in Genealogy 1-3 p.m. Jessie Louise McClennan – TBA 2 –3 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2014 Walt Sturrock – Scanning and Restoring Images 1-2 p.m. Walt Sturrock – Cemetery Photography 2-3 p.m. SCGS Writers Group You don't need to be a professional writer to join - just someone who'd like to write your family stories. The only requirement is membership in SCGS. We meet one Tuesday and one Sunday per month, and have loads of inspiration and fun! Recent topics for the tales we brought to meetings have been: names and nicknames, heirlooms, childhood goals and shimmering images, one of those memory pic - tures you've had for years. If you want to try us out, please e-mail me [email protected] for further information. Upcoming Meetings (weekdays