Getting to Family History Day at the California State Archives

Light Rail
Ideally, the best way to get to the California State Archives is to take Light Rail and get off at Archives Plaza.  You are literally across the street from the front door of the State Archives.

Parking Lots
There is a parking lot across (north) from the California State Archives.  It is free on October 13th and opens at 7:00 a.m.  Enter on the right through the alley off 10th Street which is one way going north.  See (B) below in both images.  Several handicapped spaces are in this lot.  This lot fills up fast.

This year, the California State Archives has arranged for additional free parking on October 13th.  It's on P Street between 11th and 12th Streets.  P Street is one way going west.  Entrance will be on the left.  Watch for signage.  See (D) on the first image below.

Metered Parking
Streets surrounding the California State Archives have metered parking which is monitored by City Meter Readers on Saturdays.  It is suggested that you park on the street only if you have someone who can replenish the meters regularly throughout the day.  Persons authorized to use a handicapped placard or who have DP license plates may consider street parking in accordance with placard/plate rules.

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Snippet #1 of Google map showing
(A) The State Archives, 1020 O Street;
(B) Free parking lot, access alley from 10th Street;
(C) La Bou Cafe at 11th and O Streets;
(D) Free parking lot, enter from P Street between 11th and 12th Streets

 



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Snippet #2 of Google map showing
(A) State Archives;
(B) Free parking lot
(C) 'Archives Plaza' Light Rail Station at 10th and O Streets
(D) La Bou Cafe at 11th and O Streets

Not too late to send your "Reserve my Class Syllabus" email to fhdmailbox@gmail.com. Payment ($5) and pick-up at the event.

posted by Denise H. Richmond

Speaker Profile: Melinda Kashuba

It's a pleasure to welcome Melinda Kashuba as a speaker at Family History Day at the California State Archives.

Melinda Kashuba holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California, Los Angeles.  She is a popular lecturer and author of Walking with Your Ancestors: a Genealogist’s Guide to Using Maps and Geography (Family Tree Books, 2005) plus numerous articles in genealogical magazines and other publications. Her specialties include nineteenth and twentieth century American records and maps.  She performs genealogical research for clients and is a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, California State Genealogical Alliance, and the Shasta County Genealogical Society.

Melinda possesses archival, library and courthouse research experience throughout California, Nevada, and Hawaii as well as at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, the National Archives in Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress, the Daughters of the American Revolution Library, and The Newberry Library in Chicago.  Her expertise is in nineteenth and twentieth century American genealogical sources including, of course, maps.  She lives with her family in Northern California.

Melinda Kashuba will be presenting two classes.

(1) Using Genealogical Forms, or How to Keep My Genealogy Out of the Dumpster After I Die!  Keeping track of your genealogical information is the single most important thing you can do as a genealogist. Knowing what records you have searched, what records you have, and what records you need to find will pay big benefits in time and money because you will not have to repeat work that you have already completed.  This class introduces you to a wide variety of useful genealogical forms available to you for free on the web as well as simple forms you can make for yourself that fit the way you use your information and will make it useful for future generations.

(2) Introduction to Using Maps for Genealogical Research.  Maps are tools that can help a genealogist trace their ancestors’ migrations or depict where ancestors lived.  Maps can also help us study the location of land parcels, trace a census takers’ route through a neighborhood, and bring a battle to life by showing the movements of troops across the landscape. This class will introduce you to the wide variety of maps available for genealogical research both in paper and on the Internet.

posted by Denise H. Richmond