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McDermott-Crockett Mortuary Funeral Register Index 1914-1972 -added February 10, 2007                     

Santa Barbara Cemetery 1860 to January 2007 - added February 14, 2007

Goleta Cemetery 1871 to February 2007  - added March 15, 2007

Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society's

Sahyun Library Catalog - now online

What is the Sahyun?

Ancestors West- Fall 2001/Winter 2002
Ancestors West - Fall 2000/Winter 2001
Ancestors West - Summer 2003

Santa Barbara County Lemon Labels

Membership

The Society is a non-profit organization, open to all interested genealogists. Dues are $40 per year for an individual or $60 for a family (husband and wife). Each subscribing household receives a copy of the monthly newsletter Tree Tips, and the quarterly journal, Ancestors West. Membership brochures can be obtained at the Society's Sahyun Library at 316 Castillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, or by mail request with a SASE to the Society at PO Box 1303, Goleta, CA 93116-1303, or print our on-line Membership Application and mail in.   

• President - Arthur Sylvester
• Vice-President Programs - Mary E. Hall
• Vice President Membership - Kristin Ingalls
• Financial Officer - Julie Raffety
• Treasurer - Bernice Crooks
• Recording Secretary - Marie Sue Parsons
• Library Director - Don Gill
• Education Director - Diane Sylvester
• Aesthetics & Sales - Emily Aasted
• Parliamentarian - John Woodward
• Development - Janice Cloud
• Garden & Property - John Shute
• Director at Large - Bruce Rickborn
• Director at Large -- Jim Friestad
• Publicity - Gary Shumaker
• Director at Large - Joan Jacobs
• Director at Large - Rosa Avolio

OTHER CONTACTS

• Instructors -
• Janice G. Cloud, [805] 965-7423
  Louise Matz
• Half and Half Book Buy Program - Louise Matz [805] 967-7353 
• Ancestor's West Staff:
  • Editor -Dorothy Oksner [805] 684-3048
  • Assistant Editor:
    • Helen Rydell
  • Mailing - Helen Rydell
• Tree Tips Staff:
  • Editor - Diane Sylvester
  • Mailing - Helen Rydell
• Webmaster - Dorothy Oksner [805] 684-3048
  

Special Programs

Annual Seminar 2008 - March 29, 2008

How to Breathe Life into Your Family History

Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Presents
An Encore Appearance by Dawn Thurston

This highly popular lecturer and family historian returns to Santa Barbara! Don’t miss the opportunity to work with Dawn, an inspirational instructor who motivates genealogists and family historians with her creative teaching methods. Be prepared to have fun while learning how to “breathe life into your ancestors.” A graduate of UCLA, Dawn teaches at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, California.

Saturday, March 29, 2008, 9:00 to 3:30
Registration begins at 8:15 AM
First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance at State Street

Program contents and reservation form here

President Art Sylvester and Lecturer Dawn Thurston

Following a very successful all-day Saturday seminar in the First Presbyterian Church social hall, Art Sylvester and Dawn Thurston are discussing the topic of creative family history. Dawn had shared some of her extensive knowledge on the topic that day with a large receptive audience. Ms. Thurston teaches writing at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, California, and presenting the topic of writing a creative family history to the genealogists in her audience on March 29th was a welcome and inspiring experience for everyone.

Members have abstracted early S.B. newspaper entries for 1868-1875 that have also been published in Ancestors West. An index is on this web site at Index.

In 1996 several members hiked to Potter's Field (also known as the Hospital Cemetery) where they located 65 of the original 100 tombstones, cleaned and repositioned them. In addition, they cleaned out trash and weeds. On December 6, 1998, and again in December 2000 and February 2003 members hiked to the cemetery to pull weeds, rake and cleanup. These before and after photos were taken at this cleanup.

BEFORE	AFTER

A list of the 100 burials from 1892 to 1904 is on this web site at County Hospital Cemetery Register. Some basic genealogies have been researched on many of these individuals. If any of these names could be yours, you may request more information from  Michel Nellis.

 

Researcher

If you would like a little help in locating your Santa Barbara ancestor, Helen Rydell will do lookups for you. A small donation to the SBCGS will be very much appreciated.

For some great links to other information about Santa Barbara, visit these sites:
Santa Barbara County GenWeb Page

• California Pioneer Project Do you have ancestors who came to California before 1870's whom you can add to this growing database?
• USGenWeb
• California GenWeb Archives
• Visit Cyndi's List for a choice of over 205,100 genealogical sites on the Internet.
• You can submit questions about your Santa Barbara Ancestors to:

  CASBARBA-L@ rootsweb.com.

Come and join us on May 17, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Avenue at State Street. Please park in the upper lot off of Constance. The meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. Special Interest Groups start at 9:30 a.m. and are a great way to start your morning.  Come early and plan to participate a group and enjoy refreshments and coffee.

There is ample free parking in the church’s lot and the facility is handicapped accessible. For additional information, please contact Mary Hall.

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June 21st Program: Scoundrels, Saints & Spice!

We’re adding a little balance to our June “Scoundrel” program by also highlighting “saints” you’ve uncovered in your family tree.  If you’ve discovered an unsung saint, a charming scoundrel, or a little family spice, please share your story with the society.  The techniques you used to lure them out of anonymity will be as interesting as the characters and their deeds themselves, and you’ll undoubtedly find your research becomes much more “focused” when you have the opportunity to present to our membership.

Contact Programs Chair, Mary E. Hall at mehall2@cox.net for more information and to arrange to present your saint or scoundrel or spice in our June program.

The Computer Genealogy Group Meets on the 3rd Saturday at 9:30 a.m. before the general meeting at the First Presbyterian Church. We discuss the various computer genealogy programs, surfing the Internet, scanning devices, building your own home page, and information available on CD-ROM's. This meeting is open to all.. For more information, call Merna McClenathen at (805) 964-3005.

French Ancestral Group Meets at various locations monthly. Contact Marielle at (805)683-7768 for information

German Ancestry Group Meets before the regular meeting in the corner to the left of the stage. Call Cari Thomas (805) 964-5523 for further details.

Illinois Interest Group Meets in the SBCGS library. Contact Joan Jacobs (805)682-9524 for date and time. The next meeting will be November 5, 2007.

Civil War Special Interest Group Contact Bob Duncan (805)684-5640 or Alex Grzywacki for help on your Civil War ancestor. California in the Civil War with Rosters

Education Classes

Adult Education classes in Family History will be available without a fee for the Winter Quarter thanks to a fund established by the International Academy. Their gift honors founder (and our SBCGS member), Eric Boehm, for his life-long commitment to history and biography.

Beginning Germanic Genealogy

Instructor: Cari Thomas
Wake Center, Room 26
8 Wednesdays: Beginning 9 April. 9:30 a.m.--noon

You CAN do it! If you're among the one in every six Americans who have Germanic ancestry (2000 census), it’s time to dig up those German roots! Discover how to trace your immigrants back to the “old country,” how to explore their paper trails, and how to understand Germanic records when and where you find them.

Research Trips

This Web Page is sponsored on behalf of the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society by Compuology. Although believed to be correct as presented, if you note any corrections, changes, additions, or find that any links provided on this page are not functioning properly, please notify Dorothy Oksner.