tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post7272859685646908485..comments2024-03-17T12:34:47.729-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: Genealogy Research in San Francisco -- via BART!Janice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-40008253623521652412017-10-22T08:54:59.779-07:002017-10-22T08:54:59.779-07:00Glad I could help.Glad I could help.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-68378826541789060402013-12-25T23:35:46.763-08:002013-12-25T23:35:46.763-08:00Another San Francisco repository reachable by BART...Another San Francisco repository reachable by BART is the Museum of Performance + Design (http://www.mpdsf.org/) at 893B Folsom Street. I have to admit I had forgotten about this museum until I recently received a letter telling me about its move to Folsom (it used to be called the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum and was on Van Ness). It is specialized — the focus is on the Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-40096605887626411412013-08-10T23:38:10.675-07:002013-08-10T23:38:10.675-07:00My friend Carol (thanks, Carol!) pointed me to a f...My friend Carol (thanks, Carol!) pointed me to a fascinating repository also reachable from the Civic Center BART station: the Prelinger Library (http://www.prelingerlibrary.org/home/) at 301 8th Street. Exit Civic Center and walk south on 8th Street. The library is just past Folsom Street. There's an article about the library at http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-91031603051468911062013-07-25T09:48:30.195-07:002013-07-25T09:48:30.195-07:00Thanks, Kathryn! I didn't include CGS because...Thanks, Kathryn! I didn't include CGS because I was focusing on San Francisco research locations. I need to work on a list for the Oakland area!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-70289638287282849232013-07-25T08:48:09.482-07:002013-07-25T08:48:09.482-07:00Great post, Janice. There is another research stop...Great post, Janice. There is another research stop easily accessible to BART right across the Bay from SF – the <a href="http://californiaancestors.org/" rel="nofollow">California Genealogical Society</a> in Oakland. The library is a three block walk up Broadway from the 19th Street Station. Kathryn Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508373744866161837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-33284941889027699732013-07-20T07:02:52.838-07:002013-07-20T07:02:52.838-07:00Mid to late sixtiesMid to late sixtiesmodorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074873148001935699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-66674855943858637762013-07-18T10:18:35.049-07:002013-07-18T10:18:35.049-07:00San Francisco Public Library has at least back to ...San Francisco Public Library has at least back to 1988, based on a quick look at their online catalog. The next best place I would look is the UC Berkeley library. What year(s) are you looking for?Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-4524702850600230352013-07-18T09:59:32.956-07:002013-07-18T09:59:32.956-07:00By the way, it looks like we'll get some spare...By the way, it looks like we'll get some spare time for genealogy, starting August 5 (and for a long time) <br /><br />Meet me at OHY sometime in the morning (I get there 5 AM) if you want to compare notes, etc.modorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074873148001935699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-82131076611211108082013-07-18T09:57:32.127-07:002013-07-18T09:57:32.127-07:00Fort McKinley, (Permanent Cemetery), Manila, Phili...Fort McKinley, (Permanent Cemetery), Manila, Philippine Islands<br /><br />Another question - what library locally has the Christian Science Monitor on microfilm?modorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074873148001935699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-47173546843697331702013-07-17T19:47:42.677-07:002013-07-17T19:47:42.677-07:00I'm glad the site was helpful! Which cemetery...I'm glad the site was helpful! Which cemetery is Harold buried in?Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-30145129475971590982013-07-17T19:12:24.217-07:002013-07-17T19:12:24.217-07:00Thanks! That's handy - especially the San Bru...Thanks! That's handy - especially the San Bruno site. My uncle Harold Clapp was in WWII - DNB (Died Non Battle) - and is buried in the Phillipines. modorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074873148001935699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-80157710884619368842013-07-17T12:08:54.320-07:002013-07-17T12:08:54.320-07:00There's a list of Association of Professional ...There's a list of Association of Professional Genealogists members at http://www.apen.org/. You can search by state, county, or city.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-76157262029159009752013-07-17T09:28:07.891-07:002013-07-17T09:28:07.891-07:00Hmmmm....do you have a list of genealogists in var...Hmmmm....do you have a list of genealogists in various cities?Carol Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062588763657870062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-70041071757372910652013-07-17T07:48:57.632-07:002013-07-17T07:48:57.632-07:00Thank you, Carol! Are you going to be the one who...Thank you, Carol! Are you going to be the one who corrals all of us genealogists to make us write up our cities? :)Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-54905565627627110412013-07-17T06:21:39.835-07:002013-07-17T06:21:39.835-07:00This is a great post! I think that there should b...This is a great post! I think that there should be this kind of guide to every major city - where are the research spots and how can you get to them. Could be a book in the making...Carol Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062588763657870062noreply@blogger.com