Membership Drive

   
 
Root Cellar’s new membership year starts October 1st, and we hope you will join us for another outstanding year of great programs.  Consider renewing or joining us now!  Just click on the appropriate button above to get started.
 
Root Cellar remained active through this pandemic and will continue to offer many reasons to join or continue your membership. Because of Zoom and our great technical support group and volunteers, we continued our Board meetings, general evening meetings with excellent speakers, and our workshops with interactive programs.  
 
Benefits of Membership:
  • Subscription to PRESERVES, published three times a year
  • Genealogy Lecture Series every Friday in October for members only presented by our own Glenda Lloyd
  • Root Cellar’s library consisting of over 6,000 books and periodicals
  • General meetings held monthly on the 2nd Thursday with first-rate speakers
  • Daytime Workshop meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday
  • Special Interest Groups
    • Book Club meets every other month on the 2nd Wednesday 
    • Family Tree Maker SIG meets the 3rd Thursday
    • Legacy and Flip Pal Support Group meets the 4th Thursday
Just think, all this can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home. We need your continued support.  Tell your friends about us; we are always looking for new members with fresh ideas.
 
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Volunteers Needed

Root Cellar is an all-volunteer organization.  To provide the events that are enjoyed by members and the public, we need the support of Root Cellar's membership.  Please consider stepping up to assist us in our efforts.

Special Interest Groups and Workshops

                                     Now offered through Zoom
Are you new to genealogy?
or
Are you a "seasoned" genealogist but are plagued by pesky "brick walls"?
 
Our daytime workshops and special interest groups ("SIGS") may be just what you need to further your research efforts.  If you haven't done so before now, consider participating with one or more of the following:
  • Daytime workshops - 3rd Wednesdays from 1-3PM
  • Genealogical Book Club meets every other month on the second Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September and November, from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
  • Family Tree Maker SIG - 3rd Thursdays from 11:30AM - 1:30PM
  • Legacy and Flip Pal Support Group - 4th Thursdays from 10:00AM - 1:00PM  No meetings June-July-August.
 
For more information on these resources, click on the "Meetings" link of the "Home" menu option at left, or scroll down the list of meetings at right.
Thursday, Sep. 9th
Quarantined! Genealogy, the Law and Public Health by Judy Russell C.G.
Members Only Event Not a member?  Join Now to attend this Event! This members only event is presented by Judy Russell.  From the Plague to tuberculosis, the law worked to protect the public from epidemics. Learn how public health records can add to any family’s history.   A registration link ...
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Wednesday, Sep. 15th
Snagit for Genealogy with Susan Rogers
Snagit ($49 from Techsmith.com) is a powerful screen capture and annotation software that helps you quickly and easily document everything you find online, with features that go far beyond PC and Mac snipping apps. See attached flyer for details.   Click "Learn More" below for Zoom log-in instructions.   ...
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Thursday, Sep. 16th
Family Tree Maker SIG (3rd Thursday)
Informal presentations, problem solving, hands-on demonstrations, question and answer sessions. This SIG (special interest group) will address both Macintosh and Windows versions of the software. Meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the 3rd and 4th Thursdays of each month on the Zoom platform until the pandemic is over.
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Thursday, Sep. 23rd
Family Tree Maker SIG (4th Thursday)
Informal presentations, problem solving, hands-on demonstrations, question and answer sessions. This SIG (special interest group) will address both Macintosh and Windows versions of the software. Meets 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the 3rd and 4th Thursdays of each month on the Zoom platform until the pandemic is over.
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Friday, Oct. 1st
Genealogy Lecture presented by Glenda Lloyd
TOPIC: Timelines Speaker Glenda Lloyd will present a one hour lecture on a popular genealogical research topic followed by a question and answer session. The topic for this meeting will be posted soon. This is a free members-only event. All Root Cellar members will be emailed a registration link.
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