TIP OF THE WEEK – LARGE GERMAN GENEALOGY CONFERENCE IN CALIFORNIA
The 2019 International German Genealogy Conference, to be held June
15-17 in downtown Sacramento at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, will offer
three days of German-centric presentations in multiple tracks
–Geographic, Technology, Advancing Your Research, and more. Attendees
will learn from genealogists, authors, historians, and archivists who
are top presenters with advanced proficiency in their fields of study.
This is the 2nd international conference of the International German
Genealogy Partnership, a federation of German genealogy organizations
whose mission is to facilitate German genealogy research globally. The
first was in Minnesota in 2017.
The local sponsor for this
2019 conference is the Sacramento German Genealogy Society. This is
billed as the largest worldwide gathering on the specific topic of
German genealogy this calendar year; 700+ attendees are expected.
Use either organization’s website for more information or registration:
The meeting will start at 12:30 PM, followed at 1:00 PM by the Second Saturday Speaker Series presentation “Finding Your Female Ancestors” with Lisa Oberg.
Topics at this membership meeting will be the proposed bylaw changes and the SGS Board election. The following incumbent candidates have been nominated to serve as the SGS Board in 2019-2020.
The following incumbent candidates have been nominated to serve as the SGS Board in 2019-2020.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
President: Jill Morelli
Treasurer: Karen Knudson
Secretary: Amandalei Bennett
Education: Janice Lovelace
Library: Sue Jensen
Membership: Christine Schomaker
Operations: Rob Sexton
Publications: no candidate
Technology: David Rimmer
Volunteers: Heidi Mair
In
addition, there are no candidates for Vice President, Director of
Publications, and the Nominating Committee. Nominations will be accepted
for all positions at the 3/9/19 Membership Meeting (12:30 PM). The
slate, biographies, and the annual Board ballot will then be mailed
along with the ballot addressing the changes to the ByLaws. Both ballots
must be received by April 30, 2019.
URGENT!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR IRISH WEEK!
Volunteers are needed to staff the SGS Booth, pass out brochures, and answer questions at the Irish
Week Festival at Seattle Center Armory on Saturday, March 16 &
Sunday, March 17. Each volunteer will be scheduled for a 2 hour stint in
the booth. If you can help on either day, please contact Jean Roth at
206 782-2629 or email volunteers@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org CORRECTION FORJEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF
WASHINGTON STATE MEETING
The
place and time for this meeting were reported incorrectly in the eNews!
on 2/15. This meeting will be at the Downtown Bellevue Public Library
and will start at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 4. See the entry in SAVE THE
DATE for complete info.
FAMILY TREE @ FAMILY SEARCH MEETING There are some fantastic enhancements coming to FamilySearch.org, including the possibility of creating a PRIVATE family tree that no one else can touch. Come hear about these exciting new items. There will be time to go over any questions or problems you may have. Lou Daly is the leader of this interest group. The next meeting will be Saturday, March 2, 10:15am-12:15pm, at the SGS Library. SAVE THE DATE Using MacKiev’s Family Tree Maker Software, With Mark Olsen, Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State, Downtown Bellevue Public Library, Room 1, ** 1111 110th Ave NE ** Bellevue, WA 98004 Monday, March 4, 6:30 pm **
Doors open at 6:15 pm, presentation starts promptly at 6:30 pm. ** Please note, there is a change of venue, date, and time for this meeting only Ulster Historical Foundation, USA Lecture Tour 2019 Lake City Center, 1916 N Lakewood Dr, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 1:00pm-8:30pm
Enjoy this all day Irish & Scots-Irish Research Seminar with presenters Finton Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast. Register by February 20th for the early bird price of $35. It will be $50 after that.
For more information on the USA lecture tour, or the Spokane area Coeur d’Alene, ID stop in particular, visit their website: https://www.ancestryireland.com/lecture-tour-2019/IRISH WEEK! MARCH 9 – 23, 2019 SEATTLE, WA
You don’t need to be Irish to join in the fun. The main events will be the weekend of March 16-17 at Seattle Center. For a full list of activities and venues, see the brochure link below. Don’t forget the seminar on Irish genealogy, “Beyond the Basics in Irish Genealogy”, on March 23.
Beyond the Basics in Irish Genealogy, Fairview Christian School, 844 NE 78th St, Seattle, WA 98115 Saturday, March 23, 9:00 am – 5:00pm
Finishing Irish Week, don’t miss this Irish genealogy workshop with regional specialists Steven W Morrison and Jean A Roth. Organized by the Irish Heritage Club of Seattle. More information and registration at this link
The ABCs of DNA Genealogy,
With Janet O’Conor Camarata,
Mercer Island Library,
4400 88th Ave SE,
Mercer Island, WA
Thursday, March 28, 7-8 pm
Genealogist
Janet O’Conor Camarata provides tips and tools for selecting and
interpreting DNA results from a variety of health and ancestry DNA
providers, like Ancestry, FamilyTreeDNA, 23andMe and more. Designed for
the non-technical, genealogy oriented audience. Please register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library, in partnership with Mercer Island Historical Society.
Olympia Genealogical Society,
Beyond the Basics: Genetic Genealogy In Practice
Olympia, WA
Saturday, March 30, 8:30am-3:30pm
Seminar presented by Blaine Bettinger, the Genetic Genealogist. Additional information and registration at :
https://olygensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=4 SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Unless
otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand
Point Way NE, Seattle. Check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes,
and corrections. Programs may be canceled or postponed because of
inclement weather.
MARCHSaturday, March 2, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm,
Family Tree Interest Group, Lou Daly is leader of this special interest group exploring all the features of the tool Family Tree on FamilySearch.org Come learn about the proposed changes coming to Family Search and Family Tree.
Sunday, March 3, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, with Cary Bright. Q&A first hour, while focus second hour in on Genome Mate Pro.
Saturday, March 9, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm,
(FTM) FAMILY TREE Maker Users Group, co-leaders Reiley Kidd & Jess Ramey, meets on the 2nd Saturday of every odd month (Jan 2019, Mar 2019, May 2019). Family Tree Maker is the genealogy software long associated with Ancestry.com
Saturday, March 9, 12:30 pm-1:00 pm,
Seattle Genealogical Society Membership Meeting, important meeting – discuss proposed bylaw changes and board nominees
Saturday, March 9, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm,
Second Saturday Speakers Series – “Finding Your Female Ancestors” with Lisa Oberg
Saturday, March 30, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm,
DNA SIG , this group meets quarterly at Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115, co-chaired by Cary Bright & Herb McDaniel. For more info contact SGSDNASIG@gmail.com
TPCGS will hold our monthly meeting this Tuesday, March 12th, at Bates Community College, South Campus.
6:00 pm Member Networking and Sharing6:30 – 8:30 pm Business Meeting and Program
PROGRAM: German Lexicon and free German websites. Meyer’s Orts- und Verkehrs- Lexicon includes all place names as they were designated during the time of the German Empire (1871-1918). It is an invaluable tool in doing German research. The online version is important in locating the place where the records of your ancestors were recorded. The locations of the microfilmed/digitized records of the Family History Library are based on this Gazetteer. The free German web site https://compgen.de/ is a gold mine for German research. This web site of the Society for Computer Genealogy, Inc. is divided into two sections: 1) information (history, archives, links to regional family history groups and repositories and 2) databases for records of people and places. Translation into English allows non-German speakers to take advantage of a massive amount if information.
SPEAKER: Sue Foster (nee Ursula Kaiser), who immigrated at age 10 to the U.S. after her father died as a German soldier during World War II. She has researched her family tree to the early 1600s. She was a Family History Center Director from 1990 to 2004. In 2007 she received her bachelor’s degree in Family History from Brigham Young University. From January 2017 through June 2018 she served as a patron helper in the International Zone of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in German research. Reading old German documents, printed or handwritten, is her specialty. Hope to see everyone there! TPCGS monthly meetings are held September through June from 6 pm to 9 pm, usually at Bates Technical College, South Campus, Building E, 2201 South 78th St., Tacoma. Guests are always welcome, so bring a friend! For more information check our website at www.tpcgs.org. Please note that we hope to reschedule to cancelled Timelines presentation by Cyndi Ingle in the fall.
Winter is almost past, so let’s talk about spring nonprofit learning opportunities! We are working with the Office of the Secretary of State to make sure there are low-cost learning events across Washington and online. We look forward to seeing you there!
Nancy Bacon Associate Director Washington Nonprofits
Tools for Running an Effective Nonprofit “Tools for Running an Effective Nonprofit” is a a daylong workshop for leaders of small, all or mostly volunteer organizations wanting to learn the basics on how to deliver on your mission. Learn the basics of running a nonprofit. We draw on tested tips and tools, including Washington Nonprofits’ four learning toolkits on boards, finance, law, and planning. Planning — Law — Compliance — Volunteers — Boards — FundraisingOffered in 4 locations this spring: Newport – March 8, 2019 Longview – March 9, 2019 Spokane – March 9, 2019 Bellingham – April 6, 2019 Nonprofit BasicsBoards in Gear Why, What, and How of Boards to Better Achieve Mission Seattle – March 13, 2019 Conference Call – March 28, 2019 Aberdeen – April 2, 2019 Lacey – April 3, 2019 Colville – April 5, 2019 Online – April 10, 2019 Twisp – May 1, 2019 Conference Call – May 15, 2019 Online – May 29, 2019 Everett – June 6, 2019 Kennewick – June 10, 2019 Conference Call – June 27, 2019 Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits What Every Board Member Needs to Know about Finance Seattle – March 18, 2019 Coupeville – May 7, 2019 Online – May 8, 2019 Online – June 5, 2019 Yakima – June 11, 2019 Let’s Go Legal The right road to compliance and protection Online – March 12, 2019 Seattle – April 15, 2019 Aberdeen – June 6, 2019 Camas – June 6, 2019 Online – June 12, 2019 (Nonprofit Bylaws) ConferencesCentral Washington Conference for the Greater Good April 24, 2019 Yakima, Washington LEARN MORE Special programming for rural nonprofits! Scholarships available. Deadline to apply is March 13! Washington State Nonprofit Conference May 21, 2019 Bellevue, Washington LEARN MORE Where nonprofit and philanthropic leaders from across the state meet to talk about trends and get the latest resources Scholarships available. Deadline to apply is March 17!
SUNNY JANE MORTON IS COMING TO SPOKANE NEXT APRIL 6th for EWGS Spring Seminar
And who is Sunny Jane McClellan Morton, you rightfully ask?
Sunny Jane Morton is an internationally-known, award-winning writer, editor
and speaker for the multibillion-dollar genealogy industry. She is a
Contributing Editor at Lisa Louise
Cooke’s Genealogy Gems Podcast, with more than 2.5 million downloads
worldwide, and a Contributing Editor at Family Tree Magazine, the U.S.’
premiere publication for genealogy hobbyists. A popular speaker at events
across the country (including RootsTech), Sunny is especially known for expertise in tracing U.S. ancestors,
particularly in church records; her unique comparisons of the industry’s
largest websites; and inspiring presentations on how to reconstruct and tell
meaningful stories from the past. Sunny is the author of Story
of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your Legacy, Genealogy
Giants: Comparing the 4 Major Websites and the forthcoming How
to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records (working title),
co-authored with Harold Henderson, CG. She is the Co-Editor of Ohio Genealogy
News and winner of the prestigious NGS Newsletter Competition (2017) and
writing awards from the International Society of Family History Writers and
Editors. She holds degrees in history and humanities from Brigham Young
University.
Click www.EWSGI.org for more information and to register. That’s the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society in Spokane. P.S. There will be no Snoqualmie Pass snow troubles by then!
A bit in my paper for 13 Feb 2019 told of a remarkable find. While demolishing part of Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana, workers found a little black purse. The purse contained a prom invitation, photos, a lipstick, and some Juicy Fruit gum wrappers. The purse belonged to Martha Everett and she lost it six decades ago.
Quoting from the paper: Greater Clark County Schools spokesman Erin Bojorquez said the district was able to track Everett ‘thanks to the power of social media’ after a Facebook posting about the purse. Now 82-years-old, Martha Everett, now living in Florida, received her lost little purse in the mail.
Family Tree Maker Road Show Adds Second Session! (If Enough People Sign Up)
Pardon this extra email during your weekend. You blew us away with your response to the Family Tree Maker Road Show, snapping up all the tickets in just one day. We listened! Your response has been so overwhelming, we’ve added a second session and increased seating at the first.Session 1 runs from 1-3 p.m. and is ALMOST full. If it does fill up and you hit the wait list, try registering for Session 2. Session 2 runs from 4-6 p.m. — But this is conditional. We need at least 20 people to sign up for session 2 for the FTM gurus to stay for a second presentation. Lots of elbow room (so far) here!
The
folks behind FTM are coming to the GFO library for a 2-hour interactive
presentation on Wednesday, March 6th. (It’s not just a lecture; there’s
lots of time for questions.) Mark
Olsen is the Family Tree Maker Ambassador to historical and
genealogical societies around the world, working to support their
members as they use Family Tree Maker. He’ll show new features in Family
Tree Maker, how to move to its current version, and how to get a free
update. Kiara
Neilsen teaches classes regarding the use of Family Tree Maker DNA, and
how to use DNA results to further genealogical research. “If
you have received your DNA results and thought, ‘Now what?’ Charting
Companion 7 is a great place to start. Pierre Clothier is the creator of
Charting Companion and will join in with us in a live webcast to show
off the amazing DNA edition charts both those tied to your DNA findings
and your Family Tree Maker trees.” Plus, a little birdie tells us that you might find some discounts available. Registration is open now! Did you already sign up and now want to change to a different session? Go ahead and sign up for the second one and then email education@gfo.org.
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