Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
 1901 S. 12th Avenue
 Union Gap, WA 98903
 Phone: (509) 248-1328
 Email: yvgs@yvgs.net

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
 Event: Annual Fall-Seminar

 Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
 Speaker: Crystal Hicks is head of Collections for Washington State Library in Olympia.

 Crystal is giving two presentations:

          1. Hidden in Plain Sight: Using Historical Washington Newspapers for Genealogy Research. Both Digital & Microfilm.

          2. Routes & Routes: Tracing how families came to Washington State during the great migration that built our communities.

Using Free Library resources, historic newspapers and government publications.

           This Annual Fall-Seminar is FREE. To help pay for the expense of the handouts and refreshments, donations are accepted at the door.

Door-Prices during breaktime.

           We will need a number of attendees, so handouts can be made and refreshments purchased. 

Sign-up sheet on the librarian’s desk in the library. Or call the library at (509) 248-1328,

Tuesday thru Saturday, between 10:00am and 4:00pm by Wed. Nov. 4th.

You can also sign up by emailing Richard Kyle at rkyle98902@charter.net