Club Photos

A committee meeting during the pandemic.

Monday Workshops are held via zoom during the pandemic.

Club officers sometimes promote family history research by giving interviews. This was for KDRT’s radio program “That’s Life” in 2021.

Over 30 DGC members volunteered to help at the International German Genealogy Conference (IGGC) when it was in Sacramento in 2019.

We helped stuff IGGC registration packets.

We prepared “Thank You” bags for IGGC to give to all their volunteers.

IGGC had LOTS of volunteers! (This is volunteer orientation the day before IGGC started.)

Take your places! Last minute confirmation of who’s in which room.

IGGC 2019 had a Gold-Rush theme. (Here is Ingeborg Carpenter in costume.)

The Gold-Rush theme was enjoyed by Sue Torguson and Amanda Mason — as well as many other folks.

We made Gold Rush-themed centerpieces for all the tables. …

… Lookin’ good at IGGC banquet!

Folks from Farmers Market were introduced to genealogy at our “Family History Day” in Davis Central Park.

DGC member sets up maps to pique community interest in genealogy.

Where were YOU born?

Pinning a birth location.

Another pin goes in the US map.

Casting our shadow across the US.

Roberta Stevenson shows folks what passers-by can do.

Locals in Davis were born throughout the whole country … and across the globe.

Inside the Hattie Weber Museum our club members offered research services to all comers.

Theresa Kersten and Lisa Henderson are ready to look up ancestors for you!

Fruits and family history: both found at Farmers Market in 2009! Here DGC member Sue Torguson helps with a genealogy question.

Interest in genealogy is intergenerational.

Lisa shares information she found for people at “Family History Day”.

DGC Basket donated to Senior Center for their April 2019 Luncheon

President Lisa Henderson presents a DGC donation to the always supportive Davis Senior Center. Director Maria Lucchesi accepts the annual gift in 2012.

… and again in 2013.

… and again. Our gifting seems to be a habit!

Our President reads out the annual report in a short “business meeting” in 2013.

The 2013 officers present a letter of appreciation to …

… outgoing President, Lisa Henderson. (2013)

Lisa kindly shared her celebration cake — home-made by Mary Ann Marshall.

Nancy Crosby showing off a vintage wedding dress she brought.

What a dress!! Roberta Stevenson’s mother’s dress from 1906!

Lovely vintage wedding dress on display.

Other members’ contributions.

Wedding photos.

Photos of family homes and toys.

Ancestral toys and houses

Display of ancestral homes

Judith Fischette talking about a vintage toy.

Mary Ann Montague cherished this ladle made by her grandfather.

Heirloom doll.

Lot of objects — we need explanations!

Teddy bears!!!

Lisa Henderson gets fashionable with old-time garments.

Sharon Elders identifying family members.

Linda Schmidt showing her heirloom chest.

Betsy True brought photos of some family heirlooms.

Lisa Henderson showing entries in a family book.

Betty Lou Schultz reading about one of her family heirlooms.

Martha Teeter showing us her family.

Yup! Lots of ancestral and family pets!

Michael Bowling’s grandparents’ dog was a Spaniel named “Micky”.

Judy Anderson’s grandfather’s pet was a horse! That’s “Frank Horse”.

Stuart Wilson introduces his family’s pet.

Sharon Henn points out her Nana’s beloved Persian cat “Tweety”.

Dog “Buzzer” was the childhood friend of Jan Levenson’s mom.

Pets were a popular topic!

Many more members shared their pet photos.

Martha Teeter took us on her family’s three vacations.

Cindy Young’s family drove right through a redwood tree! Iconic photo!!

Bob Crow’s vacation story was about driving thru the Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite National Park in 1924.

Evelyn Falkenstein told stories from the homeland — Mardi Gras, ski club, and pastoral landscape.

Looking at our stories — photos shared by members that year.

This very canister held hand-crafted macaroons in Mary Ann Montague’s grandmother’s kitchen.

Linda Schmidt holds a very old hammered vessel.

Mary Dobosz shows Lisa and the club her ancestor’s kitchen crate.

Telling us about a VERRRRY old cookbook!

Mary Ann Marshall shows us a paper cookbook. Amazing that is survived so long!

Susie Ford setting up the table …

…with help from other hospitality volunteers.

A potluck means we get a lot to choose from…

…good, healthy food…

…especially desserts!

In 2019 we had our own birthday cake!

Betsy True checks out the goodies…

…and everyone queues up to fill a plate!

Pretty decorations…

…time to chat…

…and then the show-and-tell.

Eating is mostly done when the presentations begin…

…with a sharing of stories to end our Fall Harvest.

With maybe a little more great food?

All of the photos above were taken by club members over the years. If faces are prominent, we have asked for “model releases”. If you have photos you’d like to share, please use the “contact us” form to let the officers know.