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Nestled
in the foothills of northern California, the Paradise Genealogical
Society was started in 1968 by a dedicated group of volunteers.
Motivated by a love of history, they collected books, newspaper
articles, maps and photographs of Butte County. Through the
years, our members have donated and indexed additional books,
obituaries, publications, and family histories.
Our Society
maintains a library unique in that it is not subsidized by church or
tax funds and is not housed in a church or tax supported public
building. Members have check out privileges and the facilities are
available to the public at no charge.
Library patrons
have access to more than 2,790 printed volumes, more than 360 CD
titles, and over 480 periodical titles of genealogical interest;
microfilm/fiche records; computerized files and resources; and the
Florence Styles Collection of files and record resources of California,
particularly Butte County, from this noted historian.
Library
Address:
Paradise Genealogical Society
5587 Scottwood Road
PO Box 460
Paradise, California 95967-0460
Phone: 530-877-2330
(Click
here for map of area)
E-mail Us
Library Hours:
MONDAY - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
CLOSED TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY - 1:00 - 8:00 pm
CLOSED THURSDAY
FRIDAY - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
SATURDAY - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
CLOSED SUNDAY and MOST LEGAL HOLIDAYS
Paradise
Genealogical Society Membership
Membership fees (effective January 1, 2010) are
for a 12 month period (except LIFE) and are available in the following
categories:
- STUDENT (up to age 20), $15.00 (US)
- INDIVIDUAL, $30.00 (US)
- FAMILY (same address), $35.00 (US)
- GOLD MINER (Individual or Family),
$50.00 (US)
- GOLD MINER PLUS (Individual or
Family), $75.00 (US)
- LIFE (50 or over), $350.00 (US)
- ADD spouse to Life membership, at any
time, $100.00 (US
To print out a membership application form please click
HERE .
Or
please PRINT OR TYPE the information and send it with your
remittance:
For further information contact: Jack de Coup-Crank at (530) 872-2187 or by
E-MAIL
PARADISE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 2010 CALENDAR
Updated: 2/20/2010
MARCH
* 3, Wed., 9:30 am. Board Meeting at PGS Library.
Please see NOTE 2 under "Meetings"
* 11, Thurs., 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
Spaghetti Dinner at the
Senior Center.
There will be 2 raffles... One at
5:50 PM and the other at 6:00
PM
APRIL
* 7, Wed., 9:30 am. Board Meeting at PGS Library.
Please see NOTE 2 under "Meetings"
* 8, Thurs., 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Regular meeting
at the Senior Center.
The speaker will be Adriana Farley of Durham.
She'll speak about the Durham area and the numerous books and history she has
published which will be accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation.
MAY
* 5, Wed., 9:30 am. Board Meeting at PGS Library. Please
see NOTE
2 under "Meetings".
* 13, Thurs., 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Regular meeting at the
Senior Center.
The speaker, Doug Flesher, has lived and
worked in Butte County since 1943. His expertise is in
"everything agricultural". He has spent 51 years in the teaching field (no pun
intended), retiring in 1992. He has amassed a wealth of history of early Butte
County and will speak on Sam Neal (of Neal Road fame) who ran cattle from the
valley to the ridge.
JUNE
* 2, Wed., 9:30 am. Board Meeting at PGS Library.
Please see NOTE
2 under "Meetings".
*10, Thurs., 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Regular meeting at the Senior
Center.
Pat Teaque, Manager of the Gridley-Biggs
Cemetery will talk about the history of the Gridley-Biggs Cemetery and the
history of Gridley in general. She will also bring scrapbooks of area families
to share.
PARADISE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS
We
hold meetings on the 2nd Thursday of January, February,
March, April, May, June, September, October, November, and December at the Paradise Ridge
Senior Center, 877 Nunneley, Paradise, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. For
information on current and planned meetings please see current CALENDAR.
Board
Meetings, open to members, are normally held at 9:30 am on the
Wednesday one week prior to the General Meeting of each month at the
Society Library. Members planning to attend should verify meeting times
with a PGS Board Member.
At times during the year we also sponsor seminars of interest to genealogists which are also open to the public.
PARADISE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY YEAR 2010 OFFICERS
Revised: 1/6/2010, New Board elected.
To contact an officer, or other member,
E-mail us and enter, on Subject line, ATTN: 'the name or position of the individual'.
President - Carol Sutherland
1st Vice-President - Frank Pangburn 2nd Vice-President - Jack de Coup-Crank
Library Director - Beverly Colgin Recording Secretary - Helen Gain Corresponding Secretary - Shirley de Coup-Crank Treasurer - June Blackwell
Director - Grace Collins Director - Joyce Higgins Director - Betty Porter
Director - Ben Thomas
Some Committee Coordinators:
Goldmine Editor - Position is vacant Nuggets Editor - Alicia Dillon Webmaster - Jack de Coup-Crank
These
Officers, and our COMMITTEE CHAIRS/COORDINATORS (posted at the
Library), need other Society Members to assist them. Please contact
them and let them know how, and when, you can assist them.
Duties for all positions may be found in the "Policy and Procedure Manual" available for reference at the Society Library.
Pioneer
Settler Certificates
The
Butte County Pioneer Settler Certificate Program was initiated by the
Paradise Genealogical Society as a way to celebrate the beginning of
the new millennium. The descendants of early settlers in Butte County
or the area which became Butte County may be eligible for a pioneer
certificate on verification of their application and documentation. The
certificates are issued for one of the following four time periods in
county history based on when the pioneer settled in the area that is
now Butte County.
Click here for more
information.
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