
Blogger, California Genealogical Society & Library
San Francisco Bay Area

Blogger, California Genealogical Society & Library
San Francisco Bay Area
I am a board member and chair of the Marketing Committee for the California Genealogical Society and Library. I've been addicted to genealogy since I started seriously researching my family in 1999.
I am a great believer in genealogical society membership. I belong to three county societies in Pennsylvania where my forebears lived (Blair, Indiana and Huntingdon) in addition to CGS, which is my local society in Oakland, California and to the National Genealogical Society (NGS).
Membership in the California Genealogical Society has given me so much more than the genealogical benefits I had expected. Since I don't have California ancestry, I originally joined CGS for the surprisingly large Pennsylvania collection at the library. As I met other members I learned how much more you get from a local society. The volunteers at CGS are an amazing group of smart, talented, giving individuals and I value their friendship. The camaraderie is infectious - as I hope you will learn reading the California Genealogical Society and Library blog.
(Libraries industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
(Religious Institutions industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
Planning for the Oakland Greek Festival, held every May on the weekend following Mother's Day, begins in earnest just after the new year begins. (Theme and logo decisions are made during a series of meetings the previous fall.) The Executive Committee meets every Monday night starting in January to plan every aspect of the festival. My primary responsibilities are the vendors, main entrance and publicity.
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
1986 — 1989 (3 years)
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
1982 — 1986 (4 years)
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
1980 — 1982 (2 years)
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
1978 — 1980 (2 years)
B.S. in Pharmacy , Pharmacy , 1972 — 1977
Genealogy, Blogging, Greek Festivals, Disaster Preparedness,
California Genealogical Society