Yuba Sutter Genealogy Club

03/26/2026

‘Yielded up the ghost’ has to be my favorite!
Did you know that in the past newspapers rarely used the terms we would commonly search for today when looking for information on an ancestor? Words like death, died, obituary weren’t often used when describing an end of life notice, and often weren’t separated out, but included in just general, and society sections of newspapers and bulletins.

03/21/2026

Yesterday ‘Stories’ was the focus of our March meeting.
We talked about the stories of those that came before us, writing the stories of our past, as well as documenting our present.
Below are examples of stories, and some prompts if you’re interested in trying your hand.

03/17/2026

A friend shared this with me, and I thought I’d pass it on to you guys.

03/12/2026

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I hope you’ll join us for our meeting next week, Thursday March 19, 1pm at the Sutter County Museum.

Our topic this month is ‘stories’. We’ll be sharing different ways to document the stories of your ancestors, the stories of your past and how to be a ‘good ancestor’ by leaving memories for your future generations.

03/08/2026

You guys! This is a handmade family tree made out of felt!! 😮❤️

03/08/2026

We woke up to beautiful sunshine on our last day at Roots Tech. Once again everything lived up to our expectations. I can’t say enough about the experience of being here in person. But if you can’t make it, you can find lots of the classes on line at RootsTech.com or YouTube. They are worth checking out.

03/07/2026

We started our second day at Roots Tech with a little snow, which made me very happy. Just like yesterday our classes were all great, and we’re trying to process all the information filling our heads.
After a full day of classes and wandering around the exhibition hall we headed down to the library, where we printed family origin charts and tried out some of the things we learned today.
A quick dinner and in bed at 9PM, so we can do it all again tomorrow!!

03/06/2026

Day 1 at Roots Tech was great. It’s such an amazing feeling being in a place with so many others that share the same passion.

My favorite class today was Floating with DNA swim school. It was the first of three classes, the speaker was excellent and she has a way of presenting information I’ve struggled to understand in a way that’s easier to process.

I also took a class on what’s new in Ancestry. They have lots of new things available recently and coming soon. Their goal is to simplify work flows and add more things that will help us build the stories of our ancestors. One big announcement from them was that as of 11 am yesterday, fold 3 now has all the revolutionary war pension certificates now available!

The other classes I took today were about research with AI in different formats, lots of stuff I can’t wait to try.

The exhibit hall this year is pretty amazing, there’s so much to look at, do and see.

We have two more days to go!

02/20/2026

Today at our meeting we shared some great love stories that included arranged marriages, miscommunication, and a leap of faith marriage.
We also learned about different types of marriage records, what they mean and how to find them.

02/16/2026

We hope you’ll join us. ❤️💍💒👰🤵

02/06/2026

2026 RootsTech is almost here. It’s an amazing experience. This will be my third year going and I can’t wait!

I can’t even explain how it feels to be in the midst of so many people with the same interests. But even if you aren’t able to attend in person you can take the classes on line! There are so many choices, and options from the very basic to advanced areas of research. Check it out!

01/30/2026