YUCAIPA VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (www.yvgs.org) meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Yucaipa Branch Library, 12040 5th St. Yucaipa, CA. The Yucaipa Valley Genealogical Society is sponsored by the Yucaipa Branch Library. The monthly meeting is held from 12pm to 3pm and includes a workshop, a short business meeting, a break for refreshments and our program.

September: Diane Wright "The 1930 Census Taker"

The story of Betsy Hough and her visits around town taking the 1930 census for Uncle Sam. She tells about the people, the houses she visits and what the census is for.

Diane has been researching family history for over 30 years and is a volunteer at the Corona Family History Center. She loves traveling around the United States always with family history and cemeteries in mind. She is active in the historic community including Corona Genealogical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Corona Historic Preservation Society, Corona Heritage Park and Friends of Sunnyslope Fence Fund in Corona, which researches the Sunnyslope Cemetery and does the Cemetery Stroll every year. She retired from AT&T after 30 years, is married with children and enjoys all things regarding family. Diane writes a blog for the Graveyard Rabbit.