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We Preserve the Past for the Future
Stage to Idyllwild circa 1915
Welcome to the Hemet San Jacinto Genealogical Society (HSJGS) web site. If you are interested in climbing your family tree you landed at the right place. We are here to help, from the beginner to the advanced genealogist, we encourage everyone to share their knowledge and help one another in this journey. If you are new, take a minute to look at the Facts and Tips page on the left, in these pages you will find lots of useful information for both beginners as well as reminders for more experienced users.
Please take the time to look around our website, check out our Calendar to see what coming up, take a look at the surnames our members are researching you might find a cousin or two. If you arrived seeking records, be sure to look at our obituary and cemetery listings.
Our monthly meeting are held on the 1st Thursday of each month at 2:00 pm at the Hemet Public Library 300 E. Latham, Hemet, CA in the upstairs conference room, please feel free to attend a complimentary meeting and if you like us we'd love to have you join our society. Click HERE for a membership application.
Research in the Duffin Heritage Room at the Hemet Public Library
At the Duffin Heritage Room we have 3 computers available for patron use, all with the following free subscription websites: Ancestry, NEHGS "American Ancestors", Fold3, GenealogyBank, Newspapers.com, In addition we have a microfilm reader/printer, not to mention over 6,000 books, periodicals, maps and other resources. Stop in and let one our friendly volunteers show you around, you never know what you will find.
Search 50 plus years of Obituaries
The HSJGS has undertaken a project to list all Obituaries in our local newspapers. We have just uploaded 61,000 names to our area death database, we have another 60,000 plus to be added in the upcoming month. These names were taken from the Press Enterprise, Hemet News and Valley Chronicle. Use the convenient search box under area deaths to search and if you find an obituary you would like to request a copy of, click research request on the left side of the screen, print the request form and send it to us, we will do the rest.
In the upcoming months we will also be adding names from our local History Book Past and Present and the San Jacinto Cemtery Book, so watch this site for announcements as those changes happen.
Volunteers Wanted!
Can you be a HSJGS Volunteer? Yes you can if you can work a mere 3 hours per week on a regular basis we need you! Our schedule is based on a 4 day work week, Wednesday thru Saturday. Shifts are available 9-12, 12-3 and 3-6. Two volunteers work per shift. While in training, learn what books we have and how to locate them. Learn the fundamentals of the Dewey Decimal System. Learn all about the many obituary and death indexes we have. Learn how to get new patrons started on their research. Learn how to locate and shelve books, quarterlies and newsletters. How to fill out genealogy forms. Locating and viewing newspapers we have on microfilm. When patrons are in the library, of course we must assist them first. On the slower days there may be many free hours when you can work on your own research. Just being a volunteer is a learning experience. Every day we learn something new from other volunteers and patrons.
50/50 Book Program
Share the cost of a book for our library. You pick out the title, pay 50% of the cost of the book, the library pays the other 50%. What a super way to help build our permanent library collection. No family histories please. Ask the Librarian in the Duffin Heritage Room for information and the form to fill out.
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January 14
Class Insider's Guide to Legacy: Tips and Tricks
Special features of Legacy, super searching and timeline treasures. "Picturing Your Legacy: Working with Digital Pictures in Legacy" Learn how to add pictures, create beautiful reports, scrapbooks and slide shows. Because of limited space, we are asking those interested to sign up in the Duffin Heritage Room in the Hemet ...
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January 21
Genealogy-Immigration & Naturalization Records
How to obtain them and what each type contains Sign up in the Duffin Heritage Room at the West end of the Public Library, or sign up by contacting Larry Bowles at Fersken@verizon.net
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January 28
Legacy's Charting Companion
Creating beautiful charts complete with photos and answering questions you may have. Because of limited space, we are asking those interested to sign up in the Duffin Heritage Room in the Hemet Public LIbrary or contact Larry Bowles, the instructor, at fersken@verizon.net
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February 4
Genealogy-Foreign Records
Researching in Countries outside the United States Sign up in the Duffin Heritage Room at the West end of the Public Library, or sign up by contacting Larry Bowles at Fersken@verizon.net
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February 4
Panel Discussion "Hiring a Professional Genealogist' & General Society Meeting
Have you ever considered hiring a professional genealogists to help with your research. We will have a panel of Professional Genealogists on hand to tell you what they do, answers questions and let you know what to expect.
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Check original records whenever possible
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Mrs. or Mistress referred to a female person of higher social status than the neighbors. It did not mean she was or had been married. The terms for normal people were Goodman and Goodwife, abbreviated as Goody, followed by their surname. Many times these designations have been mistaken for first names.
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The Latin word "sic" used in a transcription indicates the preceding word has been transcribed exactly from the original.
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The first settlements in an area were along the shoreline, rivers and lakes where they found good harbors for consumable needs and transportation.
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An emigrant is a person who leaves a country to reside in another counry.
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