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From: mmelton <>
Subject: [CASacramento] Sacramento County GenWeb site New URL
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:38:31 -0700
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The Sacramento County GenWeb site is located at the new URL:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~npmelton/sacindex.html

Sue Silver wrote:

> There is an index to the Pioneer Card file either at the California State
> Library and/or the Sacramento County US GenWeb websites.
>
> These cards and other information were submitted as a part of a drive by the
> Native Daughters of the Golden West that occurred sometime around the
> California centennial in 1948.
>
> As with any other "source" of information one located on their ancestors,
> the information provided is subject to and only as good as the memory or
> research performed by the submitter of the information. Because this
> information was submitted in response to a request for information about
> early California "pioneers", it is not unreasonable to assume that many
> researchers relied upon information found in early county history
> "subscribed" biographies which were written by the men whose biographies
> appeared - all of which were stellar individuals; not one of them ever
> admitted to being a scoundrel or a scourge!
>
> The website address for the State Library is: http://www.library.ca.gov/.
>
> The Sacramento County GenWeb site is located at:
> http://www.cagenweb.com/sacramento/.
>
> I have a copy of the Pioneer Card index here at home, but I've recently
> moved and it is still packed.
>
> Sue Silver, State Coordinator
> California Saving Graves
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 7:27 PM
> Subject: [CASacramento] Re: Reuben Hale
>
> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
> >
> > Surnames: Hale
> > Classification: Query
> >
> > Message Board URL:
> >
> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADI/1607.1.1.1
> >
> > Message Board Post:
> >
> > You are correct - here is some information
> > Pioneer Card Records
> > Contributed by Jill O'Neall Ching
> > Introduction
> > An indespensible source of information for anyone searching early
> California arrivals, are the "Pioneer Card Records", a collection of cards
> physically located as rare documents in the CA Room at the California State
> Library at 9th and N St., Sacramento, CA. As a researcher you will "look-up"
> the surname of your ancestor in the California Information File, and see if
> a catalog cards says "pioneer card", then you proceed to the desk and ask
> the librarian for your ancestors "pioneer card", which you may only view in
> the rare book section which is locked.
> >
> > My ancestor arrived in the Fall of 1850 and a descendant of his filled out
> a "Pioneer Record" or Pioneer Card for him in July of 1951, apparently an
> effort was underway to create a record of ancestors arriving with the Gold
> Rush in the 1950's and some families submitted the Pioneer Cards and even
> portraits of their pioneers for this effort! It is very exciting to go to
> the library and find a Pioneer Card on your ancestor! My relative submitted
> both the Pioneer Record Card and a portrait to the Portrait and Photo
> Collection. The top of the card which I have a photocopy of reads
> "California State Library" "Pioneer Record", I believe the State Library
> undertook this effort to record the pioneers of California, as the cards say
> CSL. I understand that the California Information File, containing the index
> cards refering to the Pioneer Cards is also available at MANY other
> libraries, and can be purchased as well, on microfilm and/or microfiche.
> >
> >
> >
> > What is benefical about seeing your ancestors card at the CA ROOM?
> > You are able to view the entire record, it consists of a folded card, with
> four sides altogether. You may see the actual card if you visit the library
> while you are seated in the "inner sanctum" of the rare books area of the
> library. Also I was able to purchase photocopies of both sides of the record
> card from the library. The cards in the California Information File are
> simply index cards to the "holding" which you view as a rare document, like
> a manuscript or a portrait.
> >
> > This "Pioneer Record" is what the index card (in the CA Info File) refers
> you too, so IF you are unable to go to the CA ROOM and you know there is a
> pioneer card for your ancestor in the CA Info File, you will want to somehow
> see what info has been submitted by your ancestors descendant!
> >
> >
> >
> > What type of information is contained on the Pioneer Card Record?
> > That depends on which lines your ancestors descendant filled in on the
> card (the record is the size of 4 regular library cards from a catalogue).
> >
> > These are the areas that could be filled in on the double sided, folded
> over Pioneer Card:
> >
> >
> >
> > Full name of Pioneer
> > Place of birth
> > Date of birth
> > If married, to whom
> > Date of marriage
> > Place of marriage
> > Parents of Pioneer
> > Father
> > Mother(maiden)
> > Date of Pioneer Arrival in CA
> > Route followed
> > States before CA
> > Places of residence in CA
> > Profession/occupation
> > Public offices held
> > Politics
> > Where educated
> > Place/date of death
> > Descendants
> > Misc Notes
> > Historical events
> > Info given by
> > Relationship
> > Address of signer
> > A researcher who is lucky enough to find a completely filled in Pioneer
> Record Card would probably do the Dance of Joy in the middle of the inner
> sanctum, I found my great-great grandmothers maiden name so I was heard to
> holler, and remember the info is as reliable as the submitter!
> >
> >
> > My ancestor had a pioneer card - but it was blank. The person that
> submitted it, picked the card up but never returned the card completed so my
> ggggf was listed but with nothing other than a name!
> >
> > Contact me privately at and I'll give you the name of
> a volunteer that can check to see if there is a pioneer card on your Reuben
> Hale
> >


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