Seattle Genealogical Society News

WASHINGTON STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
RECOGNIZES REILEY KIDD

Thirty local genealogical society members were honored as Outstanding Volunteers at the Washington State Genealogical Society Annual Meeting in Vancouver, WA, on May 26, 2018.

Congratulations to Reiley Kidd, who was nominated by the Seattle Genealogical Society as our recipient of a 2018 WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award! Reiley was selected for his steadfast support of numerous SGS projects.

Reiley has been a member of SGS for over 30 years. He served on our Board of Trustees, as both Secretary and Library Trustee. Under his leadership, the society’s policies and procedures were revamped and the hard files of the organization were placed “in the cloud”. Currently he leads the Family Tree Maker SIG, writes grant applications, and coordinates the KC3I (King County Court Cases Index, 1881 – 1980) queries, handling over 300 requests for case file information.

Committed to giving back to the society for the years of services he participated in, Mr. Kidd likes to “find things for people”, whether it is a King County Court case file number, or helping a prison inmate find the Civil War record of his ancestor.

Mr. Kidd is a respected and diligent member of the SGS, and so richly deserves this recognition. Again, congratulations to Reiley.
HELP WANTED! HELP NEEDED!!

SGS needs more volunteers to man the SGS booth at the 72nd Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games, Saturday & Sunday, July 28-29, in Enumclaw. If you can help, please contact Jean Roth, jeanaroth@juno.com or (206) 782-2629.

– COME LISTEN TO THE BAGPIPES – WATCH THE DANCERS –
– HELP SGS PROMOTE GENEALOGY –

ABOUT OUR LIBRARY AND BOOK SALES

The SGS Library has a wonderful team of volunteers doing various work in the Library, from binding books, sorting and cataloging periodicals, archiving donated genealogical collections to scanning and digitization work. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes at our Library every week.

We are fortunate that the Library receives many donations. Sometimes the books donated are duplicates of ones we already have in our collection. If SPL (Seattle Public Library) or Fiske Genealogical Library does not have them in their collection, then we send them to those libraries. If SPL and Fiske do have them, then we put them on our “Book Sale” shelves in the SGS Library for a very good price. This is an excellent way to increase your personal genealogical library by searching through our “Sale Books” shelves to see if there is something that you can use. We NEVER sell any books from our permanent collection, because we want you to be able to come to the Library to use them. Seattle Genealogical Society Library is a useful resource, come in and see us.

We also sell our duplicate books on eBay. Dona Bubelis is a trusted volunteer in the Library who is our eBay Sales Manager. She has generated over $200 year-to-date in sales for the Library. Not only does she put the duplicate books on sale on eBay, she also packages and mails them for us. She spends much time searching to see if these books will be good buys for people. Her work is much appreciated; thank you, Dona.

SAVE THE DATE

72ND Annual Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games,
Enumclaw Expo Center,
Enumclaw, WA
SATURDAY, JULY 28 – SUNDAY, JULY 29

Come Hear the Bagpipes – Watch the Dancers – Visit a Clan Booth – Visit the SGS Booth.

2018 Northwest Genealogy Conference,
Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society,
Byrnes Performing Arts Center,
18821 Crown Ridge Blvd,
Arlington, WA
August 15 – 18, 2018

Keynote speakers will be Beth Foulk, CeCe Moore, Peggy Lauritzen, and Amie Bowser Tennant.

Days 2-4 will be packed full of lectures and activities, such as post a surname on the “Cousin Board”; have fun connecting with other attendees you may be related to. On Friday, participate in the optional “Dress As Your Ancestor” day to honor your heritage.

As usual, the first day of this four day conference is designed for beginners and is free (registration required). .

For more details and to register, visit their website:
https://stillygen.org/cpage.php?pt=50
Unlock the Past in Seattle, the “land conference”
Seattle Public Library,
1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Have you heard of Unlock the Past Cruises, genealogy on the high seas? Their 14th conference cruise will be to Alaska, Sept 7-14, and sail out of Seattle. They have put together an all day, companion “land conference” for September 6. It will be held at the downtown Seattle Public Library and it is open to all – whether on the cruise, or not. Blaine Bettinger, Maurice Gleeson, Cyndi Ingle, and Wayne Shepheard will be the presenters.

If you are interested, see their website :
https://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/

“A Day of Discovery with Lisa Louise Cooke”,
Puget Sound Genealogical Society,
4131 Pine Rd NE (at the Bremerton Elks),
Bremerton, WA
Saturday, September 22, 2018
8:30am – 3:30pm

Cost is $50 for PSGS members / $55 for non-members. Lunch is included and will be catered by the Bremerton Elks. For more information and the registration form see www.pusogensoc.org/psgs/seminar2018

”Harvest Your Family Tree”,
The Kelowna & District Genealogical Society Conference 2018,
Kelowna, BC

Friday, September 28 – Sunday, September 30

There will be plenty to see and learn at one of Western Canada’s largest genealogy conferences – eleven speakers on 31 topics. Featuring Louis Kessler, programmer,
genealogist, member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) will be speaking about Double Match Triangulation, the program he developed for autosomal DNA analysis. His program won third place at the 2017 RootsTech Innovator Showdown.

For more on this conference, visit their website :

https://kdgswix.wixsite.com/kdgs

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.

JULY

Saturday, July 21, 10:15am – 12:15pm, Irish SIG, with Jean A Roth
Saturday, July 21, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, German SIG, with Jean A Roth
AUGUST

Sunday, August 12, 10:00 am – 2pm, “Ask the Experts” Event, led by members of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (PS-APG). See the article in the June 30, 2018 eNews! for more info. Registration required. Please sign up by Sunday, July 29 using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/voi5DqEZQLFzcjI13

SGS MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL – IT’S NOT TOO LATE!
Join or renew your SGS membership for 2018-19. The fastest way is to use our new onine form and pay with a credit/debit card here: Online SGS Membership form

Or, print out a copy of our membership form and send it with your check to Seattle Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 15329, Seattle WA 98115-0329. Here’s the link: Printable SGS Membership form

Thanks for supporting SGS!

Friday Serendipity

Jul13 by Charles Hansen

This will open your eyes……….. to the sad truth. According to the May/June 2018 issue of Family Tree Magazine, article titled “Heirloom Hand off” by Denise May Levenick, here is a list of

The 10 Least Wanted Heirlooms:

“brown” furniture
china
crystal
silver-plate serve ware
table linen
collectible figurines
collectible teapots, teacups and spoons
chafing dishes and large serving ware
pianos
grandfather clocks

And can you guess why? I think it’s because most of today’s millennial’s do not entertain the way their parents and grandparents did….. big fancy table, cut-work tablecloth, crystal and silver, candlesticks with bobeches and multi-pot-bowl dinners. To entertain that way, you needed the stuff on that list. Who does that sort of entertaining now-a-days? Yes, some but not most.

So if you’ve got great-grandma’s crocheted tablecloth and/or silver knives and forks and/or Limoges china, use it! And if it stains or breaks, oh well. Your kids don’t want it anyway.

GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Thursday Evening E-News

Jul12 by Charles Hansen

THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s

Thursday Evening

E-News, Edition

12 July 2018

For more information visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932. We love hearing from you!

For a complete GFO CALENDAR click here.

Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider for May 2018, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy HERE. Simply scroll down at THIS page and click on the Insider 2018 May issue.

Curious about the status of your GFO Membership?

We’d love to have you as a GFO Member!

VOLUNTEER BLITZ! Can you help?

This is an all-hands-on-deck day to get GFO Library’s renumbering project on track. It’ll make the library much easier to use once we are done.

The library will be closed all day Wednesday, August 1st, so we can make some stupendously HUGE progress. We will provide beverages and snacks and laughter and genealogical tidbits throughout the day, completely free!

Won’t you join us and bring a friend? Join us and help whip our library into the best shape it’s ever seen!

Seminar Fall 2018 Ingle-CyndiSm

https://gfo.org/learn/fall-seminar-2018.html

You’ve probably heard of Cyndi Ingle and her invaluable website, Cyndi’s List. Now come hear from the guru behind one of the most comprehensive reference lists there is online! The GFO is proud to bring Cyndi Ingle in for our Fall Seminar November 3 and 4.
Topics include: Ten Resources I Use Every Day, Advanced Googling for Grandma, Unappreciated Treasures, Digital Research Plans, Google Maps & Google Earth and Online Resources for the Western U.S.
Register [HERE] now!

Our hearts go out to our colleagues at the Grays Harbor Genealogical Society in Washington. They lost their library in a devastating fire.

We wanted to help them, so we offered them their pick from our surplus books. They advised they really needed items directly related to their county and only one of our surplus books fit that bill.

However, we also noticed they had a $1,000 fundraising goal online.

We are pleased to report that the GFO Board voted to donate $100 to their fundraising effort, and our contribution put them over the top of their goal. Best wishes to them as they recover!

If you’re an Amazon Prime member, there’s a big day of Prime Sales on Monday and Tuesday, July 16th and 17th.

This would be a great time to make sure you shop through smile.amazon.com. Your shopping makes a big difference!

Amazon donates to Genealogical Forum Of Oregon Inc when you shop Prime Day deals…IF you make sure to name GFO as the organization you want to support.

And don’t forget, this works all year long. Make a habit of going to smile.amazon.com for any of your shopping and GFO will benefit too. Best of it is, this doesn’t increase the prices you pay!

Thank you, as always, for all your continued support!

During the German Special Interest Group (SIG) session last week at GFO, guest speaker Fritz Juengling shared with the attendees that the Community Groups section at FamilySearch.org is now out of beta testing and is live for all to participate. (Free login required.)

These Community Groups can be accessed by going to the HELP menu in the upper right corner of FamilySearch.org’s home page and clicking on COMMUNITY. After signing in you can choose which group(s) you wish to join by going to MORE and clicking on GROUPS. This brings up a list of a little over a hundred groups. We know that’s a small number compared to Rootsweb lists, but the FamilySearch Community Groups currently offer three advantages.

1.	Most importantly they actually function.

2.	Fritz indicated that the Family History Consultants in Salt Lake are also participants. That means some significant expertise for receiving answers to your most challenging questions.

3.	You can post an image of what you are asking questions about.

FRIDAY, July 13th

Mexican Ancestry Group 11:30am – 1:30pm

This Friday we will continue to explore DNA testing, including our experiences with the tests and the results.

In our last meeting, everyone seemed to be very interested in this subject. If you have tested please bring your results, or if you want to share resources (books, websites) on DNA testing, please do. The group’s leader has bookmarked the major websites such as AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, and a new site he’s just started to explore called GEDmatch. We’ll go through the process of downloading the raw data from AncestryDNA (if you have tested with them) and then uploading to FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritageDNA, or GEDmatch. Each will give a different result.

The group leader will also share two resources, books, for intermediate to advanced Hispanic research: Northern New Spain, A Research Guide, and Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas. The latter is available at the GFO library.
For questions or comments, please email Vince at sw@gfo.org.

SUNDAY, July 15th

No Work Party this Sunday Morning! See you the Sunday after.

Wednesday Nostalgia

Jul11 by Charles Hansen

Is there a town in Washington with the name of Allyn? You betchya!

Located in Mason County, Allyn has been a town since 1921 and as of 2010 had a population of nearly 2000 folks. Ever driven through this delightful little town? It is beautiful and looks like a nice place to live.

Tuesday Trivia

Jul10 by Charles Hansen

“Everybody” says that the 1890 U.S. federal census was a total loss. Not quite true, according to Sunny Jane Morton in her article “Holes in History” in the May-June 2018 issue of FamilyTree Magazine.

Records lost: 1890 U.S. census population schedule (62.6 million names) and most special schedules
Records survived: About 6300 names from 10 states and Washington, DC, as well as Civil War veterans schedules for half of Kentucky, and states alphabetically following Kentucky: Oklahoma Territory, Indian Territory, and Washington DC.
Where to look: Find surviving schedules at major genealogy websites, including Ancestry, FamilySearch, FindMyPast and MyHeriage.
Substitute records: City directories, tax lists, state censuses and other records created between 1880 and 1900.

Now you know the whole story; thanks, Sunny.

Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society July Meeting

Jul9 by Charles Hansen

The Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) will meet Friday, July 20, 2018, at the Bainbridge Island Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave N from 10:00a.m. – 12 noon. Guest speaker Jewell Lorenz Dunn, A.G., Washington State Archives will present “Immigration Law and Records”. Free to members, a $5.00 donation is suggested for nonmembers. For more information go to http://www.bigenealogy.org or call 206-780-8009. BIGS is a 501c(3) non-profit organization.

Sue Elfving

Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society

Publicity and Public Relations

Monday Mystery

Jul9 by Charles Hansen

Any guesses where this is? You’ve probably been there………..

I fell quite in love with this public sculpture because I collect heart-shaped-rocks……..but this was too big to lift and wouldn’t have fit into my Toyota anyway.

Jefferson County Genealogical Society Amazing Plans

Jul6 by Charles Hansen

JCGS takes a break in July and August. However, we have some Amazing Plans for October and November! This is the time to put these on your personal calendar and take action on saving a place for yourself!

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (JCGS)

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Contact for this media release: Judy Tough 360-385-3065 or tough@olympus.net

Release Dates: July 2018

Two Amazing Resources for Locals Interested in DNA & Genealogy

DNA: Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) is excited to announce they are bringing Ce Ce Moore to Port Townsend November 10, 2018. Ce Ce Moore is the genetic genealogy consultant for the popular PBS television series “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Her work has also been featured on 20/20, Genealogy Roadshow, Nightline, Good Morning America, The Doctors and many other well-known TV shows. Her primary focus is promoting genetic genealogy through the media. Ce Ce is the co-founder of the Institute for Genetic Genealogy and has written the popular blog “Your Genetic Genealogy” since 2010.

Ms. Moore will be presenting an all day DNA seminar covering “I Have My Results, Now What”; “Seven Key Concepts to Working with Autosomal DNA”; “Autosomal DNA: Discovering Your Ancestors in You”; and “Creating and Utilizing Genetic Networks in Your Research”. Her talks will cover beginning, intermediate, and advanced tools for incorporating DNA into genealogical research. Currently there are only 50 seats remaining in the USO Building at Fort Warden State Park. Each seat is $75 for the day. Doors open at 8:30 am, lectures are 9:30 am to 3:30 pm with a break for lunch. Persons must complete the Ce Ce Moore Registration Form and other instructions found on the JCGS website www.wajcgs.org to reserve a ticket.

GENEALOGY CLASS: “BEYOND THE BASICS” Do you still have questions or ‘brick walls’ after following your family in censuses and vital records? Want to learn about how your ancestors lived, not just where they lived? “Beyond the Basics” may be just for you!

This class, offered by Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) is designed for those who want to answer more questions about their families. We’ll talk about military, immigration, land and probate records as well as some techniques that can be used to solve difficult problems. Not for the individual just starting out, this course will allow participants to take their family history research to the next level.

The program will be held on the Monday afternoons of October 1, 8, 15, 2018, 1:00-3:30 pm at the Historical Research Center, 13692 Airport Cutoff Road (Highway 19). Cost is $30 for members, $55 for non-members (includes a $25 one year JCGS Membership). Class is limited to 18 participants. Complete the registration form at our website www.wajcgs.org and mail a check to JCGS, PO Box 627, Port Townsend, WA 98368 by September 24, 2018.

South King County Genealogical Society 2018 Seminar

Jul6 by Charles Hansen

GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Thursday Evening E-News

Jul6 by Charles Hansen

THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s

Thursday Evening

E-News, Edition

5 July 2018

For more information visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932. We love hearing from you!

For a complete GFO CALENDAR click here.

Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider for May 2018, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy HERE. Simply scroll down at THIS page and click on the Insider 2018 May issue.

Curious about the status of your GFO Membership?

We’d love to have you as a GFO Member!

Registration Now Open for GFO’s Fall Seminar

Early Bird Discount, Go!

This is a two-day event. Register for one day or for both days.

You can register and pay online, or download the registration form and send in payment. Note: Your registration is not complete until we receive payment. If the workshop is sold out before we receive your payment, you will be put on a waiting list.

Saturday Full-Day Seminar:

Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie, Oregon

Saturday, November 3rd, 10am to 4:30pm

Sunday Half-Day Seminar:

GFO Library, Sunday, November 4th, 9:30am – noon

Will move to larger venue if necessary.

Meet Your New Board

Dear GFO Members, Volunteers, and Guest Patrons!

We’re happy to introduce to you our 2018-2019 Board of Directors.

Front, left-to-right: Jane McGarvin, Loretta Welsh, Cathy Lauer, Sharyle Kingston.
Middle: Anne Wheeler, Bonnie Randolph, LauraDenise White.
Back: Vince Patton, Richard Crockett, Laurel Smith, Geoff Smith.

Unlock the Past in Seattle!

Featuring five DNA presentations, three Irish genealogy presentations, four renowned speakers (including Blaine Bettinger, Cyndi Ingle, Dr. Maurice Gleeson and Wayne Shepheard), and more!

WHAT: A full day conference in Seattle the day before the 14th Unlock the Past genealogy cruise.
WHERE: Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA
WHEN: Thursday, September 6th, 9am – 5pm

Click HERE to book your tickets!

OSU Special Collections and Archives on Oregon Experience

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) recently worked with the Oregon State University (OSU) Special Collections and Archives crew to gather key material for episode 3 of season 12 in OPB’s historical series Oregon Experience.

Watch the full episode HERE.

Way to go, OSU’s Special Collections and Archives staff! Thanks for continuing to showcase and preserve our cultural history.

This week at GFO…

SATURDAY, July 7th

German Research, Half-Day Seminar 9:30am – noon

Presenter: Fritz Juengling, PhD, AG®
Registration: HERE

Meyers Gazetteer
Now online, indexed and fully searchable! In this lecture, you will learn the history of the project, and be taken through the site using one town as a case study. You will also learn how other, less well known features can help the researcher with research.

German Church & Civil Records
Learn how to read the old records. This class will detail the strategies that the experts use when reading old records. With a few tricks, some work and perseverance, a person can unlock these old records.

German Group 1 – 3pm

This meeting, we’ll be exploring websites for German research! The German Interest Group was formed in the spring of 2011. It is intended to be a source of information and inspiration for anyone with German speaking ancestors. One goal is to provide information on a variety of topics related to Germanic history and migration. We also will provide time for members to share their research journeys and connect with others who may be researching the same region or time period.

SUNDAY, July 8th

Library Work Party 9am – Noon

Please Help! Handling a huge donation recently put us behind with our ongoing relabeling project. You can help us get back on track. Please join us for our work party at the GFO library. There’s lots to do and we’d love to have your help. Doors open at 9am, and work usually wraps up around noon. Some people come for just an hour or so; others work the full time. You are welcome to do either. Any time you can share is valuable. Hope to see you there!

TUESDAY, July 10th

Board Meeting 6:10 – 8:10pm

This meeting is open to members, volunteers, and the general public. Come see what makes GFO run so smoothly! Or, come help add to the discussion of what we can do to make it run even better.