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Home My WebLink About2021-05-26; Library Board of Trustees; ; Genealogy and Local History Division OverviewITEM #7 Meeting Date: May 26, 2021 To: Library Board of Trustees From: Sarah Dana, Senior Librarian Staff Contact: Sarah Dana, Sarah.Dana@carlsbadca.gov Sheila Crosby, Sheila.Crosby@carlsbadca.gov Subject: Genealogy and Local History Division Overview District: All Recommended Action Receive presentation. No action needed. Executive Summary/Discussion Senior Librarian Sarah Dana will present an overview of the Genealogy and Local History Division. Highlights will include duties and roles in the organization and a year in review. Next Steps None. Fiscal Analysis None. Public Notification Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date. Exhibits None. Page 15 of 24 Genealogy & Carlsbad History Genealogy Collection KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐĞŶĞĂůŽŐǇĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶƐŝŶ WƌŝŵĂƌǇĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ 'ĞŶĞĂůŽŐŝĞƐͬĨĂŵŝůǇŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽƵŶƚǇŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ WĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůƐ ƚůĂƐĞƐĂŶĚŵĂƉƐ ,ŽǁͲƚŽŐƵŝĚĞƐ &ŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶh͘^͘ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ϭϳƚŚ ƚŽϭϵƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌŝĞƐ ŽŽŬƐ DŝĐƌŽĨŽƌŵƐ ^ƵďƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞƐ ^ĞǀĞŶ^ƵďƐĐƌŝƉƚŝŽŶ'ĞŶĞĂůŽŐǇĂƚĂďĂƐĞƐ͗ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ'ĞŶĞĂůŽŐǇĂŶŬ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐ ŶĐĞƐƚƌǇ>ŝďƌĂƌǇĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƌĐŚŝǀĞƐhŶďŽƵŶĚ &ŽůĚϯ ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞYƵĞƐƚ EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ>ŝďƌĂƌǇĚŝƚŝŽŶ >ŽŶŐͲƚŝŵĞĂŶĚǀĂůƵĞĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŽĨƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌǇ ZĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉĚĞĨŝŶĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂŶDKh E^'^ŽŽŬŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞƐĞůĞĐƚƐďŽŽŬƐ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉWƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ North San Diego County Genealogical Society Genealogy & Carlsbad History Computer Lab /ŶƚĞƌŶĞƚŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐ ĂƚĂůŽŐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ WƌŝŶƚŶůĂƌŐĞƌ WŚŽƚŽĐŽƉŝĞƌͬ^ĐĂŶŶĞƌ DŝĐƌŽĨŽƌŵƐĐĂŶŶĞƌ KǀĞƌŚĞĂĚďŽŽŬƐĐĂŶŶĞƌ WŚŽƚŽƐĐĂŶŶĞƌ ϯϭϰй ϱϯй ϭϲйϯйϭϳй ϳй ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ 'ĞŶĞĂůŽŐǇĂŶŬ ƌĐŚŝǀĞƐ hŶďŽƵŶĚ ŶĐĞƐƚƌǇ >ŝďƌĂƌǇĚŝƚŝŽŶ &ŽůĚϯ ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ YƵĞƐƚ EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ >ŝďƌĂƌǇĚŝƚŝŽŶ EŽƚĞ͗EŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƵƐĞĚĂƚĂĨŽƌŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐ;ƌĞŵŽƚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐĂĚĚĞĚŝŶ:ƵůǇͿ Genealogy Research from Home WĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌǇ͛ƐĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞƐ ϮϬϭϵƚŽϮϬϮϬ ϯϯй /ŶƚĞƌŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ůĂƐƐ ϭϬϳй E/ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ 'ƌŽƵƉ ϯϱй WƌŽŐƌĂŵ Ϯй ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐΘ ZĞĨƌĞƐŚĞƌ ϰй E &ŽƵŶĚĂƚŝŽŶƐ EŽƚĞ͗>ĞŐĂĐǇhƐĞƌƐ'ƌŽƵƉ͕DĞŵŽŝƌtƌŝƚŝŶŐĂŶĚ^Ăůƚ>ĂŬĞŝƚǇZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚZĞĂĚŝŶĞƐƐǁĞƌĞƐƵƐƉĞŶĚĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐŽǀŝĚͲϭϵ Genealogy Education from Home WĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶĂƚƚĞŶĚĂŶĐĞĂƚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ϮϬϭϵƚŽϮϬϮϬ ϰϳй ŽǀĞƌĂůů EŽƚĞ͗&ŽĐƵƐKŶĐůĂƐƐĞƐǁĞƌĞƐƵƐƉĞŶĚĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐŽǀŝĚͲϭϵ Genealogy Education from Home /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƌĂŶĐŚŝŶŐKƵƚǀŝĚĞŽƐ ,ŽƐƚĞĚKƵƚƌĞĂĐŚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ WƌŽǀŝĚĞĚZĞŵŽƚĞZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Branching Out Expand your genealogy research with online resources (carlsbad City Library Genealogy of Jacob Miller Carlsbad Cify Libra!"/, Carlsbad, CA July 20, 2020 Genealogy of Jacob Miller Asslar (A&lar) is a small town in Germany, near Wetzlar, and an hour's drtve north of Frankfurt. We used Meyer's Gazeteer to find the town: https:/Jwww.meyersgaz.org/place/10078014 We next used Google (search terms Asslar and Germany) to find more about this about it: https:/Jwww.google.comfsearch?g=asslar+germany&rlz=1□CHBF enUS789US789&og=asslar+german y&ags=chrome .. 69i57.2766j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF·8 1850: Marriage: Jacob MOiier-Karen Helene Christophersdatter on 18 Aug 1850 in Skoger, Vestfold, Norway; his father-Peter MUiier; her father: Christopher Gundersen; his birthplace: Asslar i Tyskland (Tyskland is a Scandinavian term for Germany); her birthplace: Sande Image shown on Oigitalarkivet: https://media.digitalarkiyet.no/en/yigw/1134/242 • 1859: Birth/baptism record of Gunda Elise, the daughter of Jacob MUiier and Karen Helene Christophersdatter, born 8 Jul 1859, bap 31 Jul 1&59 in Skoger, Vestfold, Norway. Image shown on Digitalarkviet: https.:{lm~dia.digitalarkivet.ng/vtaV/1134/130 • 1865: Norway Census-Skoger, Vestfold, Norway. The large family of Jacob MUiier and Karen Helene Christophersdatter. His birthplace is listed only as Tydskland (Tyskland = Germany). (Ancestry) Image shown on Ancestry: 1865 Norway c.t-nsus. • Jacob MUll~r Family Carlsbad History Collection ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇͲďƵŝůƚĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶ WĞƌƐŽŶĂůƉĂƉĞƌƐ ŝƚǇƌĞĐŽƌĚƐĂŶĚƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ WŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐĂŶĚ^ĐƌĂƉďŽŽŬƐ zĞĂƌďŽŽŬƐ KƌĂůŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ DĂƉƐĂŶĚďůƵĞƉƌŝŶƚƐ sĞƌƚŝĐĂůĨŝůĞƐ WĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůƐ WƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů Carlsbad History Research Support ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝƚǇŽƵŶĐŝů ŝƚǇ^ƚĂĨĨ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇDĞŵďĞƌƐ Carlsbad History Research Support from Home WŝůŽƚĞĚŽŽŵĨŽƌĐŽŵƉůĞƚŝŶŐŽƌĂůŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĞƐƌĞŵŽƚĞůǇ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚZĞƉŽƌƚƐĨŽƌŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚ^ƚĂĨĨ WƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƉŚŽƚŽƐ ĨŽƌůŽĐĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ 2778 ~ Road • 1938 and 1947 -Aerials on Historic Aerials appears to show trees in front of the house on the property. • 1954-Mr. & Mrs. Arlington G. and Mabel Reynolds of 27788!:!fillliand early civic leader daud "Red" Helton (residing next door at 2760 8ct!ru!) comment favorably on the proposed rezoning of a nearby property (2740 &!filJ.Q} from E-2 to R-1. (Planning Commission Minutes, November 8, 1954-attached) • 1956-Helton's home at 2760&!.fil!s!, is profiled in the CarlsbadJoumal. (January 5, 1956- attached) 1990-Helton is now listed as the owner of the home at 2778 Arland in the 1990 Historic Resources Inventory. The tree is, of course, included in the pho~he house but no information about the tree is provided (attached). Helton's obituary, which describes his service to carlsbad is online at: https://www.findagrave.oom/memoria1J49805869/daud-richard-helton 1905 Magnolia Avenue 1957 -Magnolia School opened 1967 -Earliest aerial on Historic Aerials on the site, appears to show what could be trees in the same location as the one in question. 1200 carlsbad Village Drive 1969-Construction on the new carlsbad Civic Center complex is completed. Aerials from this time do not appear to show any trees in the location of the tree in question. (Image: HP1090.001-attached} 1971-City Council adopts Agenda Bill #622 Civic Center Landscape Plan, which mentions landscaping with trees and plants with a "lower degree of required maintenance" such as eucalyptus and ~grass. (AB 622-attached} 1976-Snapshot shows several eucalyptus trees along the street in front of City Hall. Larger trees can be seen in the background in area of the tree in question. (Image: HP0860.001- attached) Oint CUiver at the wheel of a Stevens-Duryea automobile. Donor: Oiarles Orton.No date. Mrs. Gertrude M'(efs sitting by a window. sept ember 1966. CUlver-~~-(app home, 3140 Highland Or. North elevation. No date. Oral History Transcription ϴϬйŽĨĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶƚƌĂŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂŶĚƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ϯ ƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƐĂƌĞŝŶƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ KŶůǇ Ϯй ŽĨĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ͊ MAl~UEL CASTORENA INTERVIE,v muel Castorena unknown te: circa 1976 Jennifer Snapp-Cook .known iA: I'm a little bit nervous. [At least I'll try not to be?) 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