Librarian's Report – Laurice Johnson
Laurice Johnson has been around genealogists since she was a teenager and although interested in the information her parents 'dug up' she let them do all the work of finding her roots. Imagine her surprise when her husband didn't know his own grandmother's name!! That was in 1980 and she has been researching her husband's roots ever since but mostly since 1995. She joined TVGS in 1999 and served last year as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Library Helpers and is looking forward to her newest challenge as TVGS Librarian and helping others to find their roots through use of the resources available at our public library collection in Temecula.
One of the major goals of the Temecula Valley Genealogical Society when it began in 1998 was to enhance the Genealogy Collection at the local Library. The Society purchased books, periodicals, CDs and genealogy computers and encouraged members to donate books from their personal libraries to add to those purchased by the Temecula branch of the Riverside County Library System and donated by library patrons.
One of our founding members, Toni Perrone, secured a large donation of books from the Immigrant Library in Burbank. We ran out of room at the Temecula Library in 2000 and accepted the gracious offer of the Family History Center (FHC) in Murrieta to store books there until the new Temecula Public Library opened in December, 2006.
In January of 2007, the City of Temecula got the Genealogy Collection at the Temecula Public Library off to a great start by generously purchasing a large shipment of genealogy books to add to the books transferred from the Temecula County Branch and the Family History Center.
TVGS will continue with its efforts to add to the book, periodical and CD collection along with providing volunteers on a weekly basis to help library patrons with their genealogy research.
Library How To Pages
Page #1: How to reserve Genealogy Computer Time.
Page #2: How to use your Library Genealogy Computer.