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34 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | AUGUST 2015 Who does genealogy? Who researches and puts together the family tree? In our country, Ancestry.com, the largest genealogy web site, gets about 39,000 visits each day. Considering the population of the U.S. is about 322 million, that's a minuscule number of people doing research. A study on this matter concluded that one out of 40 in any family group does serious genealogical work. Why? Mostly because it takes only one to do research that benefits the entire family. Put another way, 39 out of 40 people in any family group are not involved in genealogy. There are always those who just don't care, but more often there's economy in one person doing the work. After all, why duplicate what someone else has already done? I know this for a fact because between my wife and I there are about 42 people in our immediate family group (not including cousins and shirttail relatives), and I am the only one who has done research and put together a family tree. The family is interested, and they really appreciate the work I've done, but they feel no need to do their own research and help with the tree. Thus any genealogy group or club will by nature have very few participants. It's an activity that has little appeal to most people. So the question is, do we want to continue our Discovery Club with its focus on genealogy? I'd like to hear from you – one way or the other. If we want to continue our club, then let's put together a meeting schedule, actively pursue helpful subjects, and have good participation. I'll let you know the results next month. Willis Fagan, Club Captain (951) 769-4482 wefbev@verizon. net. ~ Willis Fagan Discovery Club In the Woods is the first book written by Tana French. It is a psychological thriller than combines police procedure with suspense. The two main characters are a pair of Irish Murder Squad detectives, Cassie Maddox and Rob Ryan. The story is about a 12-year-old girl who goes missing one summer evening. Her body is found near an archaeological dig in the dark woods surrounding a small Dublin suburb. These woods are the same woods in which three 12-year-old children went missing 20 years before. The police found only one, a boy named Adam Robert Ryan, who was clinging to a tree trunk in terror, unable to remember or tell the police what happened. He is now Detective Rob Ryan, who has kept his secret all these years. The author sets the scene for her complex characters, who are entirely capable of doing the unexpected. Her writing makes it very easy to picture the countryside, as well as the characters. Amazon says this book "is sure to enthrall fans of Mystic River and The Lovely Bones." If you also liked those books, please come to our discussion of In the Woods on Aug. 11 at 9:30 am in the Lodge. It is not necessary that you have read this book — only that you are interested in lively conversation. For those looking ahead, September's selection will be Orphan Train by Christine Baker Kline. If you would like more information about the Book Club, please call Doreen Sanders at (951) 769-1913. ~ Patty Chubbuck Book Club Members of the Writers' Club met to continue the review of holiday story presentations that will be a part of the holiday show to be held at the Lodge on two consecutive nights in early December. Sharon Bond, a member of the Performing Arts Club, who will be conducting the celebration, advised the group of the stage set-up and the initial schedule of the presentation of the essays. We meet again on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 1:30 pm at the Lodge. ~ Jean Laurin-Lawrence Writers' Club On Aug. 11, at 10:30 am in the Ballroom, Larry Workman, a new resident at Four Seasons, will make a PowerPoint presentation about the brand new Windows 10. Before moving to Four Seasons he held classes on Windows 8 and 8.1 and was part of the team that developed Windows 10. Larry will explain the new operating system and how it will be offered free to owners of Windows 7 and later. The presentation is free to all residents of Four Seasons at Beaumont and it is suggested that you bring your laptop to this exciting hands on meeting. ~ Phil Jaffe Computer Technology

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