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Kittitas County Genealogical Society April Meeting
Monday Apr 3, 2017 KCGenealogical Soc meeting
7 PM at 413 N. Main St, Suite L, Ellensburg WA
Warren Street of CWU will tell us stories of His Grandfather in Kansas, gleaned from diary entries
refreshments will be provided by Jenny Jones and Ruth Miller.
In addition, any members who have not had a chance to share their new year’s genealogy resolutions will have an opportunity to do so.
Eastside Genealogical Society April Meeting
The Eastside Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in the Bellevue Regional Library (Room 1), 1111 – 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 at 7 pm, with doors opening at 6:30 pm for networking.
Topic:
“Is Great-Grandma Really Native American” – Many families have the oral history that an ancestor was Native American. How do you discover if this is true? What federal, state and tribal records are available? Local genealogist Janice Lovelace, Ph. D., will guide you through these specialized resources.
Also see our website for FREE genealogical help and other Special Interest Group meetings. Visitors are always welcome at all meetings. www.eastsidegenealogicalsociety.com
Dorothy Pretare
EGS Publicity Chairperson
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News 15 March 2017
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 February 2017, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy HERE. NOTE: The Insider issues are now located under the “Learn” –> “Our Publications” menu at our new website (still gfo.org).
Have a GFO Membership?? Please Consider Joining the GFO
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It’s the GFO Annual Open House!! March 18 – 26, 2017
Eastside Genealogical Society German Interest Group
The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society will meet on Friday, April 7, 2017, from 1 to 3 pm in the Relief Society Room of the LDS Church at 10675 NE 20thSt, Bellevue, WA 98004 with doors opening at 12:45 pm for networking. Visitors are always welcome at our meetings.
“Newspaper Research: What’s Available and How to Find Scanned Images”: Newspaper research can provide clues to birthplaces, keys to finding relatives and adding local flavor to our ancestor’s lives. Finding the newspaper in the area of research and during a specific time frame can be challenging. Three web sites will be shared to help discover the names of the newspapers available, the time frames they were published and major sources of online images. This includes all English newspapers as well as foreign language newspapers, including German, available in America, plus a world map of historical newspapers.
Speaker: Janet O’Conor Camarata, as a genealogist, has researched her own family history for over 25 years. She is a seminar presenter and trainer in a variety of genealogy subjects to societies and libraries across Washington; a newsletter editor of the Kittitas County Genealogy Society (KCGS); a publicity chairman and past-president of South King County Genealogical Society (SKCGS). She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and is a graduate of the University of Washington Genealogy and Family History program
For more information, kindly visit our website at https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/ .
Dorothy Pretare
GIG Leader
Tri City Genealogical Society April Meeting
The Tri-City Genealogical Society would like to announce our upcoming April 12th meeting which will feature the Sons of the American Revolution Flags, Uniforms, Weapons and researching S.A.R. records. Thank you.
PDF Flyer: TCGS 12 Apr 2017 Flyer
Art Kelly
TCGS Program Chair
Volga German Conference in Billings
Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the Volga German colonies – to be held in Billings, Montana, on April 8.
The venue for the celebration is Pilgrim Congregational Church, 409 South 36th Street in
Billings. Originally called First German Congregational Church, Pilgrim was founded by Volga
Germans arriving in the area to work in the sugar beet industry. Its first building was dedicated
on 11 September 1910. The present facility was constructed in 1936
Brent Mai, Ed.D.
Dean of Libraries & University Librarian
Diector, Volga German Institute
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
203-254-4000 x2182
www.fairfield.edu/library
#fairfieldulib
bmai@fairfield.edu
Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week
TIP OF THE WEEK – LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
ON-LINE RESOURCES ORIENTATION
The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world with more than 162 million items including books, recordings, photographs, maps, sheet music, and manuscripts in its collections. Through its website, www.loc.gov, it provides access to many resources and services.
Monthly the Library of Congress puts on an orientation webinar to help you learn to navigate this sea of information. The webinar is an hour long and there are opportunities to ask questions and try out the search tools. This orientation will provide an overview of what’s available, provide strategies for accessing the materials, and introduce you to the resources created by staff to further your research into the Library’s collections.
The next two orientation sessions scheduled are for :
•Wednesday, March 15, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm PDT
•Tuesday, April 4, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm PDT
Registration is required. Confirmation and log-on instructions will be sent to you via email once you are registered. Here’s the link to the registration form:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation_form.php
Seattle Genealogical Society News
ACCESS THEIR IRISH RECORDS FOR FREE
MARCH 13-17
Here’s a St Patrick’s Day gift from findmypast. Explore and access millions of Irish family history records for free from March 13 through 5:00 pm PDT on Friday, March 17. You will need to go through a simple registration process that merely entails providing an email address and setting up a password.
Census records, parish records, travel and migration records, and court registers are just some of the data available. findmypast has the largest collection of Irish records available anywhere online.
You might want to start by reading their blog article “A Complete Beginner’s Guide to findmypast’s Irish Records”. If you are interested, sign up for the free webinar with Irish genealogy expert, Fiona Fitzsimmons. It’s scheduled for 9:00 am PDT on Thursday, March 16 and it includes a live question and answer session.
To get started here’s the url to findmypast :
http://www.findmypast.com/explore-your-irish-ancestry/
SPRING MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Remember the Spring Membership meeting is this Saturday, March 18, 1:30-3:00 pm. Hope to see you there. Following the business meeting, Lisa Oberg and Jill Morelli will present “Rootless: A Retrospective Look at America’s Fascination with its Ancestry”.
For new members or genealogy beginners, notice on Sunday, March 19 from 1:15pm-5:00 pm, a Beginning Genealogy Class will be led by Linda Fitzgerald, a Past President of SGS, and it is open to all.
Puget Sound Genealogical Society Meeting
Meeting announcement for Puget Sound Genealogical Society
Wednesday March 22 1-2 p.m.
Sylvan Way Library, 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton
Sylvan Way Library, 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton
USING LAND RECORDS TO BREAK DOWN BRICK WALLS
With Jerri McCoy. Learn how land records can be used to
solve difficult genealogical problems.
Jackie Horton, Publicity chairperson