Important Notice
--- The GSSC April Reseacher is now available --- April Program: 7:00 P.M. Lewis M. Ruddick on the Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas --- The Tuolumne Genealogical Society SLC Library Trip offer is now closed! ---

Upcoming Program - Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Our Lewis M. Ruddick presents his program on Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas.

Lewis earned a Bachelor’s in Law Enforcement and Administration at San Jose State University and a MPA from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.  He retired from a law enforcement career of 27 1/2 years beginning as a police officer then a police sergeant and twice being appointed a chief of police. He has taught at the community college level and at the university level. Lewis enjoys genealogy and the related historical discoveries that he has found over the past 40 plus years.  He has served as our society President, webmaster and newsletter editor.  He has given several genealogical presentations over the past several years most recently was the WWI & II Code Talkers. This presentation is the result of one of his genealogical research discoveries.

Spring Workshop
GSSC is hosting its biannual workshop on April 20, 2024.
  • Genealogy 101 - Vicky Wolff
    Learning how to start researching your family tree.
  • Maps - Heidi Arno
    Road a trail maps, cadastral maps, graph maps, and more to discover family stories.
  • Newspapers - Joann MacDonald
    Using newspapers to as a resource for discovery.
  • Ireland - Lewis Ruddick
    Remaining resources in Ireland after the Four Courts Disaster.
  • Census Records - Jackie Niemeyer
    Analyzing census records that can lead to other genealogical records.
  • Organizing Records - Vicky Wolff
    Keeping research organized so you can find information in a fraction of the time.
  • Ship Records - Joann MacDonald
    Nautical record analysis for tracking family journies.
  • Germans from Russia - Pam Atherstone
    Who were they and how does one research them?
  • Cemetery Headstones & Inscriptions - David WolffWhat can be learned from headstones, and how the clean them.
  • Homestead Act of 1862 - Martha Bhatti
    Using homestead records and land grants to track western movement.
  • Writing your Family History - Vicky Wolff
    Beyond pedigree—writing the family narrative.
  • DNA - Lewis Ruddick
    An update on information presented by Kathrine Borges.

The Library is open! (Jackie still could use some help)

Genealogy help available on Mondays from Noon to 4:00 PM in the Special Collections Room at the Stanislaus County Library (1500 I Street, Modesto, CA).

Whether you are a beginner and need help getting started or have hit a brick wall in your research come see us. We have a great selection of genealogy materials with volunteers to help you. The library also has free wifi. Come check us out! Publications has the complete holdings Index.

For more information, please contact Jackie Niemeyer.

The library will be closing for remodeling in the immediate future. Further information will be released soon.


Celebrating more than 50 years of Service to the Genealogical Community of Stanislaus County
Purpose of the Society:
  • To bring together people with mutual interest in genealogical research.
  • To inform, instruct, and educate members in the techniques of genealogical research.
  • To increase the genealogical holdings of the Special Collections Room at the Stanislaus County Free Public Library and acquire other materials for community use in the form of reference books, microfiche and microfilms.
  • We are a 501(c)3 non-profit and donations are appreciated.
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Membersip Information
Meeting Information
Member Benefits

Location:

Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Telle Center
1600 Carver Road
Modesto, CA 95353

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month 7:00 P.M.
(excepting July & December).
Programs: Educational talks by persons recognized as having expertise in the genealogical and associated fields.
Workshops &
Seminars:		 "How-to" classes, demonstrations, help for beginners, intermediate and advanced researchers.
Newsletter: Filled with information on how-to and where-to research, current events and in-depth articles pertaining to research.
Free Queries: Limited to information obtained within the Special Collections Room located in our Stanislaus County Library, Modesto branch. Offered to members and non-members.
Surname Registry: Pedigree charts submitted by members are indexed.
Interest Groups: These meetings are held separately from the regular membership meetings.
Research Trips: At least one day-long trip to National Archives and Sutro Library in the SF Bay Area, and one week-long trip to Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

GSSC Cookbook: The Cooking Gene

The Cooking Gene - A Great Christmas Gift ...

The Cooking Gene is now available for your Christmas gift giving. 
We are so proud of this product and believe it will be a fun addition to any kitchen.

It has over 200 recipes. There are also quite a few pictures of our members own dishes. The recipes represent both internation, our members' heritage, and American dishes. Many of them are extracted from the memory of Moms and Grandmas among our members. Some are truly historic and are marked as such, while others represent past and future trends, like our Root Cellar section.

So immerse yourself in this cookbook. Take a stroll around the world and back in time. We can already smell the wonderful aromas rising from its pages waiting for all the adventurous cooks out there.

Books will be available until sold out.

Click here to order.