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| Using Real Estate Deeds Real estate deeds can be a gold mine of information about our ancestors, yet researchers often forget to check them. While the search process can initially seem daunting, once you figure out which indexing system a particular town or county is using, it’s not so bad. Learn how to tell a grantor from a grantee. What are metes and bounds? Which part of a deed are boilerplate phrases that you can safely skim over? What can you learn about family relationships from deeds? Learn all this and more from Al E. Fiacre, Jr.  Albert E. Fiacre Jr. Al is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Godfrey Memorial Library. He has been involved with the library since 2003 and been a Board member since 2015. He also is the principal researcher on genealogical research requests received at the library. In 2018, he was the winner of the NGS’s competition for Best Genealogy and Family History; he similarly won the 2019 competition of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists for Best Genealogy. Prior to his involvement with Godfrey, Al was the CFO of 2 Connecticut banks, with an extensive background in financial management and securities. He holds a BA degree from Middlebury College and an MBA degree from NYU. When: Thursday, May 15, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: ZOOM & limited in-person (8) Cost: $20 members, $25 non-members Sign-up and Payment: ZOOM Go to hqrl.com and click on the HQRL Store (sign in as a member to get the discount.) In-person (8 only) Call: HQRL at 253-307-8033 or come into the library at 2102 E Main, Suite 105 Puyallup, WA 98372 A link will be sent to your email the Tuesday before class. |
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Heritage Quest Research Library Upcoming May Events
| MAY HAPPENINGS |
| NOURISH OUR ROOTS A $10,000 Matching Contribution March 1 through June 1 Hooray! We are almost halfway there! Our members have given our matching fund drive a good start as they have generously donated toward our goal of $10,000. It has been fun watching the thermometer in the library inching up every week. An easy way to donate is online at the Heritage Quest Research Library website. Copy and paste this link https://hqrl.com/cpage.php?pt=5 for quick access. You can also donate in-person at the library, by a phone call to the library (253) 863-1806, or by mail to Heritage Quest Research Library, 2102 East Main Avenue, Suite 106, Puyallup, WA, 98372.. With your help, we remain confident that our goal of $10,000 will be reached by the first of June. (Remember your contributions are tax deductible) AUTUMN QUEST You spoke, “It’s time to have an in-person Seminar!” We listened. Because of Covid and the fire, it has been too many years since we’ve had our annual Autumn Quest Seminar. We’re starting over, so every type of position is open. It takes a lot of hands to plan such an event. (Choosing the speaker and topics, Finding a location and arranging catering, Registration, Marketing and Promotion, Silent Auction, Raffle Prizes and Ticket Sales.) Autumn Quest is a daylong seminar. It’s a great way to meet and socialize with other researchers. It has also been one of our main sources of income in the past. Please attend this, our first meeting, at 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 17th. Let’s make this event a reality. QUEST CONNECTIONS Great opportunity to express your creativity Beth Scott. our newsletter editor for two years, has stepped down. We will sorely miss her eye-catching, creative and informative newsletters. Thank you, Beth, for a great job. While we wait for a new editor, you can contact Sara McGlothlen at saleemcg@gmail, or Carmen McIntyre at camway@outlook.com with your submissions and ideas for the June newsletter. (cut and past the links). MANAGEMENT TEAM POSITIONS Calling all members and prospective members Would you like a say in and a vote on the operation of the library? If so, then join our Team! Our meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month and can be attended in person or by Zoom. Open Management Team positions are Management Team Secretary Bookstore Manager Newsletter Editor IT Tech |
| UPCOMING MAY EVENTS May 1 Thursday – 11 am to 12 noon Google Your Way to Genealogy Gems Presenter: Suz Bates Suz Bates will show you state, county, local and international websites and databases, including online government sites to support your genealogy research. All our classes can be attended in person or by Zoom. Sign up online or at the library. Members $20 and Non-members $25. Call the library at (253) 863-1806, if you have any questions. May 10 Saturday – 10:00 am to 3 pm Nordic Fest “A celebration of all things Scandanvian” Host: the Auburn chapter of the Vesterdalen Lodge Sons of Norway Messiah Lutheran Church 410 H Street NE Auburn, WA 98002 HQRL will have a promotional booth at Nordic Fest this year. May 15, Thursday – 11 am to 12 noon Using Real Estate Deeds Presenter: Albert E. Fiacre, Jr. Join Albert E Fiacre, Jr. to learn about the information available in real estate deeds. All our classes can be attended in person or by Zoom. Sign up online or at the library. Members $20 and Non-members $25.. Call the library at (253) 863-1806, if you have any questions. May 17 Saturday – 1 pm Autumn Quest Planning Meeting Heritage Quest Research Library classroom May 21 Wednesday – 12 noon Management Team Meeting Members are welcome to attend the monthly Management Team meetings and the quarterly Board of Trustees meetings. BY THE WAY Have you checked our Education Blog lately? (The Blog is listed on the HQRL home page menu) Contributor: Heid Geise, Education Coordinator If not, you are missing out on some valuable information. Thank you Heidi, for an outstanding job as our Education Coordinator! MAY BOOKSTORE SPECIALS These three books – 50% off The Ultimate Search Book, Worldwide Adoption, Genealogy & Other Search Secrets By Lori Carangelo $32.50/Now $16.25 A wealth of hard-to-find data. No other resource comes close to the scope of this book. This is an idea book that substitutes for an expensive private investigator. Following the Paper Trail, A Multilingual Tranlastion Guide By Jonathan D. Shea & William F. Hoffman $23.75/Now $11.50 This book shows researchers’ actual documents in 13 European languages. Each language section begins with a page showing the alphabet in print and cursive form. Languages covered are Germanic (German, Swedish), Romance (French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish), Slavic (Czech, Polish, Russian), and other (Hungarian, Lithuanian). Tracing your Female Ancestors Volume II, More Research Resources By Gena Philibert-Ortega $9.00/Now $4.50 A follow-up release to Tracing your Female Ancestors first edition. A toolkit of tried and tested strategies and resources for locating those difficult-to-find female ancestors.  |
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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree May 2025 Meeting
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom
This month’s topic is: What do you want to learn about Legacy Family Tree Software?
Due to low attendance the last two months I am considering pausing or canceling this special interest group. If you are interested this wil be your chance to provide input on what you would like to see this SIG focus on learning.
This is our monthly meeting to share tips & tricks, problems & solutions. Sometimes we will watch videos or share our screens to aid in learning more about using Legacy Family Tree software.
Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the learning. If you are just thinking about trying Legacy for the first time, you’ve been using it for a year or two or you are an old pro with many years of experience using Legacy this is the group for you. If you have any suggestions for future topics, please send them in.
We look forward to meeting with you, every month on the First Tuesday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
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Puget Sound Genealogical Society May Classes
Classes: “Getting Started in Family History Series” presented by Cheri Hudson Passey (Legacy Family Tree Webinars) -Classes are on Saturday and start at 10:30am.
These events are hybrid. In person at the Sylvan Way Library in Bremerton and on Zoom. Zoom link will be posted on our website (psgsociety.org) and our Facebook page the day before.
May 3: Home Sources, Forms, and Family Stories
May 10: Documents, Vital Records, and Census Records
May 31: Cemetery & Church Records, Online Research: Finding Family on the Internet, and Researching On Location
Program: May 28 (Wed), 1pm. ” Inspire the Next Generation” with Sue Schlichting.
Who’s going to take over the family history quest when you’re no longer able? Getting the younger generation interested in their family history is important work. Learn creative ways to get young people engaged in their own history research.
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Future Proofing Your Genealogy
GENEALOGIST, AUTHOR, BLOGGER
AFTER YOU’RE GONE:
FUTURE PROOFING YOUR GENEALOGY
Speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s
May 8th Zoom meeting
Virtual meeting doors will open at 6:30 pm
The speaker’s program will begin at 7:00 pm
The public is invited to attend however, non-members will not have access to the handout as per speaker’s request
For a link to join the meeting or to join the society for $20.00 per year contact lcgsgen@yahoo.com
Please make your request for the link 24 hours prior to the event
Whatcom Genealogical Society May 12 Ancestry DNA
Italian Interest Group Eastside Genealogical Society Italian Municipal and Tax Censuses
 “Italian Municipal and Tax Censuses” |
| Description: This lecture examines Italian municipal and tax censuses as valuable genealogical resources. It provides an overview of censuses over time, including the riveli and catasti, highlighting their insights into family structures, property ownership, and community history. Participants will learn how to locate and analyze these records to enhance their family research. |
| ZOOM Meeting When: 21-Jun-2025, Saturday Time: 1:30 PM (PDT) Presenter: Suzanne Russo Adams |
 Speaker Bio: Suzanne Russo Adams, MA, AG®, is an Associate Professor of family history and the Director of the Center for Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University. An Accredited Genealogist® specializing in Italian research, she holds degrees in Family History/Genealogy and Sociology, as well as a master’s degree in History. With over 25 years of experience in the genealogy field, Suzanne has worked extensively in record acquisition, strategy, and content digitization for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. She is the author of “Finding Your Italian Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide”. |
| If you aren’t a registered member, you must request meeting access. Below is the link to request a meeting invitation. Please send me an invitation link |
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| Eastside Genealogical Society – Italian Interest Group P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009-0374 |
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Draft Registrations for Civil War, WWI and WWII
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
1901 S. 12th Avenue
Union Gap, WA 98903
Phone: (509) 248-1328
Email: yvgs@yvgs.net
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
General Meeting will be held in the library.
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Speaker – Judy Schuster will be giving a presentation on Draft Registrations for the Civil War, WW1 and WW2.
Carla Adams
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Huge Spring Yard Sale
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
1901 S. 12th Avenue
Union Gap, WA 98903
Phone: (509) 248-1328
Email: yvgs@yvgs.net
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
Y.V.G.S. Huge Spring Yard Sale will be held in the Library Parking Lot
Date: Thursday, thru Saturday, May 8th, 9th, and 10th
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
To name a few items: Furniture, clothes, books, baby clothes,
kitchen items used in cooking, sewing items, arts & crafts,
office equipment, sports equipment, pictures, etc.
Carla Adams
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Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Sharing Time
 Share Your Italian Family Artifact, Document or Photo |
| Description: At our May meeting we invite you to share something related to your Italian family history or research. Perhaps you have an interesting family artifact or a photo from long ago. Or you may have found documents relating to your family’s past in Italy. Even if you don’t have keepsakes from your ancestors, you may wish to show us their Ellis Island passenger manifest or a photo of the Italian town where they lived. Feel free to be creative. We will all learn from this experience. Please share your item and tell us a little about the person it relates to, or how you discovered it, and what it means to your Italian family history. |
| ZOOM Meeting When: 17-May-2025, Saturday Time: 1:30 PM (PDT) |
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| Eastside Genealogical Society – Italian Interest Group P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009-0374 |