| THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Thursday Evening E-News Edition October 15, 2020 |
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The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS)meeting
When: Friday, November 6, 2020 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm – Virtually
Topic: Heraldry in a Nutshell or Two: How a Coat of Arms came to be. What is heraldry and how does it relate to genealogy? Learn about the history of heraldry and what constitutes a Coat of Arms, its components and who can bear one.
Presenter: Gail Spangenberg-Parrish
A native of Pretoria, South Africa, Gail first learned of heraldry at the Bureau of Heraldry in Pretoria where she worked as an artist. Her knowledge of Coats of Arms was minimal but she soon learned and found the entire process fascinating. Gail has executed numerous Coats of Arms for various groups or private individuals both in the US and abroad. Some of her work is on display in South Africa, in both Western and Eastern Washington, California, Massachusetts, Washington DC, Germany and Thailand.
More information: https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/
Visitors are always welcome. To request an invitation, please use the Contact tab on our website, no later than November 1st.
Bill Floberg is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: TCGS October Zoom MeetingTime: Oct 14, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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| The seminar is just one week away! SGS 2020 Fall Seminar with Blaine Bettinger Saturday, October 17 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Meeting via Zoom Register Today! Hurry, registration closes 9:00 PM (PDT) Wed, Oct 14, 2020 Are you one of the 30 million people who have tested their DNA? We all come from somewhere. Where does your DNA take you? Dive in with the Seattle Genealogical Society and renowned DNA expert Blaine Bettinger to begin your journey. Genetic genealogy is rapidly changing. Stay current and dig deeper with Dr. Bettinger’s new presentations. The most enthusiastic and experienced genealogists still have much to uncover. Program includes: “Formulating a DNA Testing Plan” “Real-Life Y-DNA” “Using DNA Painter to Map Your DNA” “The Latest Developments in Genetic Networks” And a commemoration of our DNA Special Interest Group celebrating 10 years! We have door prizes for four lucky attendees: 1 annual Ancestry.com World Explorer individual membership to Ancestry 1 annual Fold3.com subscription 1 annual Newspapers.com subscription 1 AncestryDNA kit  Dr. Blaine Bettinger is a professional genealogist specializing in DNA evidence. He is the author of the popular blog, The Genetic Genealogist and frequently gives presentations and webinars to educate others about the use of DNA to explore their ancestry. Register for the Seminar |
Olympia, An Origin Story by Chris Staudinger
What was Olympia before it was our state’s capital? How did it rise to power, and how was it betrayed? These questions and more will be answered in this virtual tour of historic Olympia. Chris Staudinger, operator of Pretty Gritty Tours in Tacoma, will tell the history of downtown Olympia’s bumpy beginnings, taking us down its streets and alleys and showing us cool things to do in downtown Olympia’s historic district. You’ll hear the tales of the indigenous hunters, railroad tycoons, brew masters, lawmakers, and artists that called Olympia home. Olympia Genealogical Society virtual meeting, Thursday, November 12, 7:00 pm events@OlyGenSoc.org or 360-754-6230
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| THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Thursday Evening E-News Edition October 8, 2020 |
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October isNow that we have your attention, did you know that October is Family History Month? Heritage Quest Research Library is here to assist you in the search for your own personal family history. Do you have a “Brick Wall”? Are you frustrated that you can’t access the records you need from home? We can help! HQRL is Family Search affiliate library. While many of the Family History Centers for the LDS church are closed, we can access most of the records when you are in our facility. Our library collection includes many of the books you previously could find only in a FHL location. If you are a member of HQRL you can access the Library edition of Ancestry and My Heritage from the security of your own home. Go to www.hqrl.com, click on the members page and log in to your account. You will find the link to both there. We hope you will take this opportunity to spend some time with your ancestors. Learning from the past can help us as we head into the future. Please do not respond to this blog. If you have questions or comments you may reach us at; research@hqrl.com or by calling us at 253-863-1806 |
Fellow genealogical societies,
We’d like to ask a favor of you. If you have a Facebook page or group, would you please share our event there?
https://www.facebook.com/SKCGenealogy/posts/3925438457470553
Thanks so much!
Valorie, for the SKCGS Seminar committee
Clark County Genealogical Society (CCGS) 3205 NE 52nd St Vancouver, WA 98663 360-750-5688 http://www.ccgs-wa.org/ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FORMER CCGS PRESIDENT Steve Cornick, one of our members, is celebrating a milestone birthday on October 8, 80 years old!. We would like to wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many more years to celebrate. You can send birthday wishes to his email: scr2000@comcast.net or mail a card to our library: CCGS Library, 3205 NE 52nd Street, Vancouver, WA 98663. Here is also a link to an ecard set up by his daughter Sophia Barre. https://www.groupgreeting.com/sign/0555744e703a73b CCGS FALL CLASSES All Classes Online: live from the Clark County Genealogical Society Library from 10am to Noon Tuition for each class is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. Registration may be made using PayPal or mailed with a check. Registration information is available from: https://www.ccgs-wa.org/activities/calendar/ Researching Your Family in Maryland: Elsie Deatherage – Tuesday October 13, 2020 Maryland is where many of our ancestors arrived before heading west. Learn how to find their records in the “Old Line State”. Join Elsie as she shares more of her many genealogical gems to locating your family. Secrets of Wiki in FamilySearch.org: Alice Allen – Tuesday October 20, 2020 FamilySearch.org is an easy-to-access online research database, just enter your ancestor’s name and information appears! But you may be missing great family clues searching only a family name. Alice will share how to make the most of your research time using the Wiki. Scottish Ancestors’ Emigration History: Marcia Grubb – Tuesday, November 3, 2020 When and why our Scottish ancestors departed their homeland often offers clues to where they next landed. Scottish history is complex and full of reasons sons left and families resettled in new lands. Internet Security Tips: Stephen Young – Tuesday, November 10, 2020 With Steve’s Intel career experience, he brings to this class practical and on-point internet security tips to assist your family history searches. The www is a vast helpful resource which may include some mysterious pitfalls. RESEARCH BOOK CLUB Come join the CCGS Research Book Club as we start a new book “The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox 3rd edition” by Lisa Louise Cooke. We meet on the first Monday of each month at Noon and will analyze this book one to two chapters at a time. For now, we are conducting our meetings virtually until we are able to meet in the library. Focus groups are free and open to CCGS members and non-members. If you would like more information or are interested in joining this group please contact Paula (facilitator) at gensoc@ccgs-wa.org DNA SEMINAR Saturday, October 24, 2020 South King County Two virtual sessions on DNA If you are feeling that your DNA data is not fully working for you, join us Saturday, October 24 for two sessions with Diahan Southard, a pioneer in the field. She will help you analyze and connect the data the companies give you with your family tree. http://skcgs.org/seminar.html NATIVE AMERICAN GENEALOGY AND RESEARCH The Oklahoma Genealogical Society is presenting a special program entitled, “Native American Genealogy & Research”. The speaker will be a Native Oklahoman, Rick Fogarty. The program will be held via webinar on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. CST. If interested in participating, go to www.okgensoc.org. ROOTS TECH 2021 Roots Tech for 2021 will be a virtual convention, and FREE. More information and registration form is available here: https://www.rootstech.org/?lang=eng LOCAL NEWSPAPERS Are you keeping local newspapers for us? If you’re keeping The Reflector, the Post-Record, or other smaller papers from our area, please contact Barbara Schrag at the.schrags2005@gmail.com, we’d love to pick up what you have for 2020. If you’ve been keeping The Columbian, there is no need to keep them any longer. We’re “clipping” obituaries, death notices and vital statistics daily from their e-paper, so won’t need paper copies for 2020. Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who’ve been saving newspapers for us over the years! COMPUTER MONITOR FOR SALE It is a 32 inch, 720 DPI monitor, with built in audio, built in stand and solid as a rock. Any reasonable offer will be considered. Contact: President@ccgswa.org Questions: sryoung100@gmail.com CCGS CRAFT CLAN The CCGS Craft Clan started meeting just before Covid 19 closed everything down, and have had some virtual meetings in the meantime. They meet the 4th Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. Contact Marcia Grubb for more information, as well as log-in information. Her email is mlouise421 @ aol.com. Registration Now Open For National Nordic Museum’s Virtual Nordic Genealogy Conference Participants Can Delve Into Family History Online SEATTLE, WA—The National Nordic Museum’s Virtual Nordic Genealogy Conference opens in September. The first genealogy conference ever offered by the Museum, it provides resources about family history and lineage to a wide global audience with internationally-renowned experts. Participants can choose from variety of live broadcasts and pre-recorded courses designed to be taken at their own pace. Registration is now open at nordicmuseum.org/genealogyconference. Photos and other resources can be downloaded at https://www.nordicmuseum.org/media September 26-27, 2020 RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP Many thanks to our members who renew their membership promptly. Double thanks to those who include a donation along with their renewal. We do have ongoing expenses even though the building is closed to the public (rent, water, electricity, etc). Thank you for your patience and loyalty. Eric Jordahl, President If you would like to renew your membership or make a donation, please email gensoc@ccgs-wa.org CCGS IS CLOSED The CCGS building is currently closed to the public. All previously scheduled meetings and activities are cancelled or postponed. More detailed information will be forthcoming and available on the CCGS calendar as conditions change. http://www.ccgs-wa.org/calendar.html Your CCGS Board is working to share the Library with you without you leaving home! Clark County Genealogy on YouTube – Our content currently includes past classes and speakers that you might have missed. We are developing new content and hope to post regularly on topics such as “What’s that Library Resource?” “Memorable Family Stories”. “Spotlight on Focus Groups”. ZOOM makes Face to Face meetings come together from remote locations via your cell phone, iPad or Computer. Presenting meetings virtually with Zoom will be an effective “social distancing” way for more members to enjoy our great CCGS programs. ACCESS TO ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION FROM HOME Hello, all. As everyone is surely aware, CCGS is closed up tight for the duration of the pandemic. But there is a ray of light peeking through. If you have a library card with Fort Vancouver Regional Library you can access the Library Edition of Ancestry from home in your bunny slippers. Click or copy and paste this link: fvrl.org/resource/ancestry-library into your browser. That will take you to a page where there is a link to enter your library card number and password and be taken to the home page of Ancestry – Library Edition. Don’t have a fvrl card?? The normal procedure is to present yourself with picture ID and proof of residence at a library. Not a possibility with the libraries all shut down, however, you can apply for an eCard. Go to fvrl.org and apply for the eCard. That will get you access to many digital and electronic fvrl assets. Also, CCGS now has our own YouTube channel. Just go to YouTube.com and search for Clark County Genealogy and you will have the opportunity to subscribe and view three previously presented CCGS classes. More to come. All others who provide access to the communication tools for CCGS, please edit, copy and deseminate where appropriate. UPCOMING WEBINARS MEMBERS CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE TO LEGACY WEBINARS FOR HALF-PRICE!! The introductory price is normally $49.95 for a year subscription. Geoff Rasmussen has provided CCGS with our own discount code that allows a CCGS member to purchase a yearly subscription for ½ price. CCGS Members can email gensoc@ccgs-wa.org for the discount code. FRED MEYER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM As you may be aware, CCGS participates in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program. That means Fred Meyer makes a donation to CCGS every quarter. The amount we receive is based on purchases made by our members who have signed up and chosen CCGS from among the many non-profits registered with them. This past year, we have received over $400. There are currently twenty-six members who have designated CCGS as their preferred recipients. Neither your Reward points nor your Fuel points are reduced by participating. This is a win-win. If you have not yet signed up for this program yet, please consider doing so. Just click on www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards and click on Link Your Rewards Card Now. CCGS thanks you and so do I. Clark County Genealogical Society president@ccgswa.org AMAZON SMILE Amazon has a charitable giving program, similar to the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program. CCGS is already entered in their system as a potential recipient. There is no need for individual registration. All that is needed is for people to make their Amazon based purchases starting at the smile.amazon.com website rather than the normal amazon.com. Everything works exactly the same except at checkout the user will be prompted to enter in the name of the organization that will benefit. Just start typing in Clark County Gen . . and we will magically pop up as a choice. |
