Welcome
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 5:59PM Welcome to:
How the Website Works:
You do not log in. Items are posted by jogiessner@yahoo.com under the categories listed to the right side of the page. Articles are in alphabetical order within the categories, so be sure to scroll through the category to locate the new additions. You do, however, have the option at the bottom of each article to comment, print, e-mail, etc. each article. Articles have sources whenever possible. Some of my researched and written articles will be posted under Commentary. Many of the articles are from old newspapers and other local historians. I cannot vouch for their correctness, but try to make square bracketed comments when necessary. I welcome your comments, corrections and additions through the comment key or to jogiessner@yahoo.com.
Focus:
This website began with the founding of the Southwest Shasta County Historical Group @ Ono, Shasta, California. The majority of articles are posted for the research of that area especially under Oak Leaves of Shasta and A String of Acorns. However, as time went on, interests expanded and evolved into more locations and categories. Many of us belong to more than one historical group and have local history or family roots in many parts of Northern California. Therefore, I will be posting information under Oak Tree Commons from not only SW Shasta County, but NE Shasta, Shasta, Colusi (includes Glenn and Colusa), Humboldt, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties. The categories of Historical Groups and Authors & Publications are a way to share information about our Northern California organizations and local history authors, both past and present.
Disclaimer:
It is my goal to provide another resource for those looking at their local history. This website is not competition with local history group web sites or any other website or historical newspaper or publication. The goal is to be "another place to look" with as much credibility and source information as possible. I really appreciate reader feedback for additional or more complete information. I maintain the right to add or delete content at any time. It is recommended that you retain a copy of an article that you want by print-out or transfer on your pc as a means of saving, as it might not remain on this website forever. I also maintain the legal right to the content and ask that you cite this website as source when using the information.
Activities:
There are many ways to participate in preserving the history of our beautiful area. The "quiet" way is by means of books, web sites and writing. The "social" way is by joining groups and attending programs and events. Most all have dues and/or donations. A mixture of "quiet" and "social" is what defines the SWSCHG:
You are invited to stop by the Igo Inn on the 4th Wednesday at 6:30 pm every other month. Meetings are in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November. Ron Jolliff cjolliff@tds.net leads the group with lively discussion and lots of information in the form of handouts and show & tell. We also have a used history book auction at the end of every meeting to help fund our projects and enhance our home libraries. We usually meet before for no-host dinner. There are no membership dues. We hope you join us, but if not, please enjoy our history and happenings website.
