The Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County, California
New Online Library Catalog for GSSC, Siskiyou County Historical Society and Yreka Historic Preservation
Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County at 320 W. Miner St, Yreka, CA 96097 North State Giving Tuesday
320 W. Miner St, Yreka, CA 96097 P.O. Box 1405     (530) 842-0277     gssc1@att.net

Meetings, Classes and Tours:

General Meetings:

We are open now 10am to 4pm on Wednesday and Saturday at 320 W. Miner St, Yreka, CA

General Meetings are held quarterly at 1pm on the last Saturday of March, June, September and the second Saturday of December, location to be arranged. All interested persons are welcome! A holiday weekend may alter the day of the meeting so be sure to check back for updates.

Classes:

If you have any questions or if you have ideas for seminars you would like attend please send us an email at gssc1@att.net; also, if you have something that you would like to present or teach, please contact us.


2024 Quarterly Meetings:

  • Jan 27, 1pm  Meeting at Yreka Preservation - Episcopal Church - Program Behind the Scenes of Cemeteries & Burials, Monument Carvers and Family Plot Fencing
  • Apr 6, 12:30pm Meeting at Yreka Preservation - Episcopal Church

2024 Classes:

All Classes are now Zoom at 7pm - Cost $10 for members; $15 for non-members
  • Jan 16 - Finding Your Family in Colonial Records
  • Feb 20 - Researching in the Heartland: Websites for Midwest Research
  • Mar 19 - Finding your Scots/Irish Ancestors
  • Apr 23 - Researching in the Southern States
  • May 21 - Overlooked records for Busting Down Brick Walls
  • Jun 25 - Using Google for Family Research

2024 Tours:

$5 donation suggested for tours, which can be paid in person
  • Apr 27, 4pm - Exploring the Mining History of the Area and the Greenhorn Water War (Meet at the Lower Greenhorn Park)
  • Apr 28, 4pm - Miner Street History (Meet in front of Franco American Hotel at Miner St and Fourth St)
  • May 12, 4pm - Tour the Oldest cemetery in Yreka (Meet at City Cemetery on Foothill Rd)
  • May 25, 4pm - Evergreen Cemetery Tour - Discussion of the Modoc Wars (Meet at the Center of the Cemetery by the 2nd flag pole)
  • May 26, 4pm - Tour of Courthouse Square (Meet at the corner of Lane St and 4th St)
  • Jun 2, 4pm - St Joseph's Cemetery Tour (Meet near the center of the cemetery at the 2nd flagpole)
  • Jun 21, 4pm - Little Shasta Cemetery (on Harry Cash Rd, 8 miles east of Montague)
  • Jun 22, 4pm - Third Street Tour (Meet in the parking lot on Third St at North St)
  • Sep 14, 3pm and 4pm - Evergreen Cemetery Wagon Tour (Ride in a wagon around the Cemetery. Limited seating)
  • Sep 28, 4pm - Tour of Henley-Hornbrook Cemetery (Located in Hornbrook on Oregon Road, near the center of town of Hornbrook)
  • Oct 12, 4pm - Tour of Ft Jones Cemetery "Public Section" (located on Eastside Rd 2 miles out of Ft Jones town)
  • Oct 31, 6pm - Evergreen Cemetery - Halloween "Spooky" Tour (Meet at the 2nd flagpole in the center of the cemetery)

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