Genealogy Friends,
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Also, register to attend Thomas MacEntee live on Oct 5, 2024. Thomas will be talking about “10 Must Haves for Genealogy and Family History Success|”. Register here: https://gorgegen.blogspot.com/
Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s October General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9. The presentation will be at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr. Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen. The presentation will also be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home. See below for the Zoom link.
TCGS member Margie Beldin will be presenting on New and Improved Resources in the Website of FamilySearch Family Tree. FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history.
On November 13 TCGS will be having our annual business meeting followed by a presentation to be determined. The Society’s budget for 2025 will need to be approved by the general membership along with the slate of officers for 2025. Please contact any board member if you would like to be nominated for any of the board positions.
Topic: TCGS General Meeting October 9 at 7 p.m.
Time: Oct 9, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Join Seattle Genealogical Society (SGS) members as we celebrate Family History Month with a Fall Fling! We will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 12, from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM at our library location at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle. All are welcome! We will have volunteers on hand to assist with beginning genealogy questions as well as breaking down brick walls. Refreshments will be on hand, there will be coloring pages for kids and cookie decorating for all! SGS has access to several databases in our Library including Find My Past,American Ancestors, and more. SGS is also a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, if you have a record you would like to access. We have several computers onsite for quick lookups or bring your own device and access FamilySearch from our WIFI network.
It’s time to sign up for the Fall Seminar!
Bring your checkbook for the
EWGS Yearly Auction
(there are some truly awesome items this year!)
Door Prizes (for those in person)
Free Table
Great Company
Great Food
Scholarships are available:
(Apply under the “Member’s Only” Tab on the website.)
Saturday, October 5 THE FUTURE OF GENEALOGY (Seminar) 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Southside Community Center – 3151 E 27th Ave, Spokane, WA 99223 HYBRID: (IN PERSON AND ZOOM) Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Guest speaker Steve Little; “AI Genealogy: The Basics and a Bit Beyond!” Blaine Bettinger: Youtube interview presenting “10 ChatGPT Prompts Every Genealogist Needs to Know” Thomas MacEntee: “Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI”COSTS: $40 – MEMBERS$50 – NON MEMBERS$20 – ZOOMERS Lunch and snacks included for those who attend in person. PAYMENT BY CHECK? YOU MUST HAVE YOUR CHECK MAILED BY SEPTEMBER 27TH!YOU MAY PAY AT THE DOOR BUT YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED A LUNCH Cancellation Policy: Cancellations MUST BE received by Sept 30, 2024, no later than 5:00 p.m. for a full refund. Your handout and zoom link will be emailed to you within 2-3 days PRIOR to the seminar. REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR EWGS WEBSITE STORE.
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
1901 S. 12th Avenue
Union Gap, WA 98903
Phone: (509) 248-1328
Email: yvgs@yvgs.net
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
Fall Huge Yard Sale
Date: Thursday, Sept 26 thru Saturday, Sept 28
Location: Y.V.G.S. Library Parking Lot
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00pm
This Yard Sale provides financial help in paying for library expenses. [internet, heating, lighting, maintenance & etc.]
The PSGS Program is Wed, Sep 25th….Hybrid style. In person at the Sylvan Way Library and on Zoom. Social time and Zoom doors open at 12:30pm. The Program is from 1pm-2pm..
Our speaker will be Christine Cohen. She will be presenting her topic on “Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the United States”.
Divorce is not just a 20th Century phenomenon. At first, granted by the State Legislature and then by the Courts, these are public records. The case files can include marriage date and place, names and ages of children, current and former residences, and affidavits by the spouses about their marriage and reason for divorce. Clues are in the Census, City Directories, Military Pensions, County Histories, County Courthouses & especially in Newspapers. This could be the reason for a “lost spouse”.
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Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom
This month we will continue reviewing the free Legacy Family Tree software videos hosted by Geoff Rasmussen. Our next video in this series will be “Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 1): Your First Few Tips” it is a longer video so we will be breaking it up and watching the first part Oct 1 and finishing it next month on Nov 5. Even though Legacy 10 was just released in Jun 2024, almost all the features shown in this video are still in the current program. If you are thinking about trying Legacy or are currently using it, this video can teach or remind you how to properly use the software and be successful with your research. If you have any suggestions for future topics, please send them in.
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.
We look forward to meeting with you, every month on the First Tuesday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
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Missing an Ancestor? Look East or South
Many times, while researching our ancestors, they just “disappear” from where they “should be” located. Is this true with your ancestor? Perhaps the young man or woman in your lineage decided to heed Horace Greeley’s quote, “Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country.”1 Opportunities abounded with cheap land, the lure of gold / silver / precious gems, religious freedom, or just the opportunity to start a new life. Perhaps your ancestor came to Arizona for one of these reasons?
The Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board (AzGAB) is honoring those people and their descendants who lived in the geographical area of what is now Arizona prior to statehood on 14 February 1912 with an Arizona Pioneer Descendant certificate. Certificates will be awarded to a descendant who submits evidence acceptable to AzGAB (vital records, territory or federal census, church records, brand books [livestock markings], city directory listings, etc.). Records showing relationship from the pioneer to the applicant is required for the certificate. (https://azgab.org/cpage.php?pt=14).
For those ancestors / relatives who lived in Arizona from statehood until 01 April 1950, a Second Wave Certificate is available. (https://azgab.org/cpage.php?pt=51). The same chain of descendancy is required.
Not sure if your ancestor “was” in Arizona on their way to California, Nevada or other points West? Please use the Arizona Pioneers Database on the AzGAB website, https://azgab.org/cstm_pioneer.php, to see if their names appear. Female names as well as male names are mentioned.
This is a meaningful way to honor your ancestors and have a preserved record of it. The approved application forms, photos and accompanying documentation are housed in the Arizona State Archives. A modest fee for the certificate is expected at the time of submission. If two certificates are requested for the same ancestor from different descendants, there is a reduced fee for the second certificate. Questions? Contact the Arizona Pioneer Descendant
Administrator, Peggy Morphew at certificates@azgab.org.
1 The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Oxford University Press, TME. 1999. p. 351. ISBN 9780198601739. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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October is National Family History Month! Join us for a hour with Thomas MacEntee. Thomas is a internationally known family history speaker, author, tech guy and founder of Abundant Genealogy, GeneaBloggers,Genealogy Bargains, High-Definition Genealogy. Thomas is a regular speaker at annual RootsTech in Salt Lake City and gives over 250 webinars a year for groups in the US and Canada. Our presentations are free and visitors are welcome.
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