Lisa Louise Cooke
Jane Knowles Lindsey
Episode 28: Your Ancestors in the News Part 2
In last week’s episode dipped our toes into the news pool with a discussion of researching our family tree in newspapers with Jane Knowles Lindsey, President of the California Genealogical Society. In today’s episode we’re going to take it further as Jane tells us about the kinds of gems that we can find in newspapers
Newspapers offer such a unique perspective on history in general, and our ancestors specifically. You can find everything from birth, marriage and death announcements, to school and club event, crime stories, sports activities and just about any other activity that your ancestors were part of that made the news. So let’s get back to our conversation with Jane and read all about it!
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Jane Knowles Lindsey who currently serves as the President of the California Genealogical Society, has been researching her family history since 1982. Since becoming president of the society five years ago, and has enjoyed helping the society grow. A native of Massachusetts, Jane is a past Trustee and Council member for the New England Historic Genealogical Society. She received her BS degree in nursing from Boston University and practiced nursing until 1983. She moved to California in 1977 with her husband and two sons.
She now enjoys teaching classes at the California Genealogical Society and always makes time for two research trips a year to Salt Lake City.
As I mentioned Jane is a member of the California Genealogical Society and Library which was founded in 1898 is a non-profit organization that seeks to aid, educate and encourage research in family history. Located in Oakland, California the society maintains a library, gathers and preserves genealogical information. If you are interested in more information about searching for your ancestors - and believe me they have more than just California history in their library, you can plan a visit to the society by calling 510 663-1358, visiting their website or emailing them. (See LINKS column above right)
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Reminder: I also host the monthly Family Tree Magazine Podcast where you get to go behind the scenes of the magazine and hear from the article authors, as well as the folks behind the major genealogy websites and libraries around the world. You can find the Family Tree Magazine Podcast at the Family Tree Magazine website and in iTunes (see LINKS column above right)
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