Skagit Valley Genealogical Society A Fresh Look at Old Newspapers
Author Archives: Charles Hansen
Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society The Quest for Your English Ancestors
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War “Gettysburg Guardians”
Ft Walla Walla Camp 3 of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, January meeting in Yakima on Saturday the 27th At Mt Olive Lutheran Church 7809 Tieton Dr Ave. starts at 12 w/ lunch provided-RSVP to Gary Treece 509 833 9725 and Speaker Mike McCrary on “Gettysburg Guardians” speaks at 1:15 pm. Public invited. DETAILS on Dept of Columbia web site www.suvpnw.org under Fort Walla Walla Camp 3 events.
Thanks Don Jameson Camp Commander FWW3
Skagit Valley Genealogical Society A Fresh Look at Old Newspapers
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting
Tuesday, January 2, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom
This month’s topic is: Searching within your Legacy family database to find…
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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.
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Whitman County Genealogical Society Library Excess Books
Greetings from Whitman County Genealogical Society,
Over the summer many books from the WCGS library have been sent out but we still have some left. As promised I have compiled a list of what is left that we would like to find homes for. If you see any book/books you would like for your home library or organization’s library please reply to: whitmancgs@gmail.com with your choices to see if still available. Books are free and shipping costs are negotiable depending on how many books you want. Looking forward to hearing from you all!
Janet Damm, Whitman County Genealogical Society Librarian
| Catalog # | Title | Author/Editor |
| 16.929 sc | Genealogical & Local History Books in Print V.1 | Schreiner-Yantis, Netti |
| 16.929 sc | Genealogical & Local History Books in Print V.2 | Schreiner-Yantis, Netti |
| 929 am | Genealogical Research Methods and Sources | Amer. Soc. of Gen. |
| 929 ba | Searching on location: Planning a Research Trip | Balhuizen, Anne Ross |
| 929 bu | Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors | Bunnell, Paul J. |
| 929 cr | Genealogist’s Companion & Sourcebook (The) | Croom, Emily Anne |
| 929 ea | How to Trace your Pedigree Ladies | Eakle, Arlene H. |
| 929 ei | Red Book (The) | Eichholz, Alice |
| 929 ev | Handy Book for Genealogists 7th Ed. | Everton |
| 929 ev | Handy Book for Genealogists 9th Ed. | Everton |
| 929 ho | Cyndi’s List | Howells, Cyndi |
| 929 ke | International Vital Records Book | Kemp, Thomas Jay |
| 929 ki | Handwriting of American Records for 300 Years | Kirkham, E. Kay |
| 929 la | Cite Your Sources: A Manual for Documenting Fam. Hist. | Lackey, Richard S. |
| 929 na | Guide to Gen. Res. in the Nat. Archives | Natiional Archives |
| 929 ne | Circulation Library Catalog Vol.1 | NEHGS |
| 929 ne | Circulation Library Catalog Vol.2 | NEHGS |
| 929 st | Genealogical Evidence | Stevenson, Noel C. |
| 929 st | Search & Research: The Researcher’s Handbook | Stevenson, Noel C. |
| 929 we | Tracing Your Norwegian Roots | Wellauer, Maralyn A. |
| 929.107 ng | NGS 1991 Conf. | NGS |
| 929.107 so | South King Co. Surname Book 1983 | South King Co. Gen. Soc. |
| 929.11 sm | Immigrants to America Appearing in English Records | Smith, Frank |
| 929.11 ya | Marr. of Some Amer. Residents & Guide to Documents Vol.1 | Yates Publishing Company |
| 929.11 ya | Marr. of Some Amer. Residents & Guide to Documents Vol.2 | Yates Publishing Company |
| 929.11 ya | Marr. of Some Amer. Residents & Guide to Documents Vol.3 | Yates Publishing Company |
| 929.11 ya | Marr. of Some Amer. Residents & Guide to Documents Vol.4 | Yates Publishing Company |
| 929.11 ya | Marr. of Some Amer. Residents & Guide to Documents Vol.5 | Yates Publishing Company |
| 929.6 pu | Dictionary of Heraldry & Related Subjects (A) | Puttock, A.G. |
| 940.3 ne | Uncle, We Are Ready! | Newman, John J. |
| 940.3 sc | Great War (The) | Schaefer, Christina K. |
| 942 sm | Lives & Times of our English Ancestors (The) | Smith, Frank |
| 943 | Happy Days in Germany 1987 | |
| 973 | US Military | Neagles, James |
| 973 me | Printed Sources: A Guide to Publ. Gen. Rec. | Meyerink, Kory L. |
| 973.2 co | Complete Book of Emigrants (The) | Coldham, Peter Wilson |
| 974 sa | Supplemental to Torrey’s, NE Marr. Prior to 1700 | Sanborn, Melinde |
| 974.8 la | Index to some Philadelphia Marr. 1745-1806 | |
| 974.802 my | Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia 1682-1750 | Myers, Albert Cook |
| 975.5 wh | Early Quaker Rec. of VA | White, Miles Jr. |
| 977 in | Pathways to the Old Northwest | Indiana Historical Society |
| 977.101 | Ohio Valley Genealogies | Hanna, Charles A. |
| 977.2 ar | Documentary Hist. of the IN Decade of the Harmony Soc. V.1 | Arndt, Karl J. R. |
| 977.2 ar | Documentary Hist. of the IN Decade of the Harmony Soc. V.2 | Arndt, Karl J. R. |
| 977.2 da | Marion Co. IN, Records Miscellanea | Darlington, Jane E. |
| 977.2 ma | Indiana Way (The): A State History | Madison, James H. |
| 977.8 mo | Guide to Co. & Municipal Rec. in Microfilm | MO State Archives |
| 977.8 | Death Records of MO Women 1850-53 | |
| 978.1 an | KS Newspapers: A Directory of Newsp. Holdings in KS | Anderson, Aileen |
| 978.1 ba | Diggin” Up Bones: Obits of Lakin & Harland Cem. V.1 | Barnes, Betty |
| 978.1 ba | Diggin” Up Bones: Obits of Lakin & Harland Cem. V.2 | Barnes, Betty |
| 978.1 ol | Ft. Scott, KS | Oliva, Leo E. |
| 978.7 | Wyoming Lynching of Cattle Kate 1889 (The) | Hufsmith, George W. |
| 979.4 ba | California Pioneer Register and Index | Bancroft, Hubert Howe |
| 979.4 ba | California Rancho Days | Bauer, Helen |
| 979.4 ba | Riverside Co. CA Local History | |
| 979.5 la | Lane Co. (OR) Historian 1982, 1983 Spring & Summer | Quarterly |
Happy New Year
I want to wish everyone here a Happy New Year.
Hope you break through your brick wall, find relatives you never knew existed, volunteer at your local genealogical society or library. Note WSGS is looking for a new Secretary for 2024.
This is a postcard from Ella Frances (Dillingham) DeRemer first cousin to Anna M. (Dillingham) Hansen my grandmother. This postcard is from my uncle Leigh E. Hansen’s postcard collection, and he was born November 30, 1913 one month before this postcard was mailed.
Heritage Quest Research Library Happy Holidays
National Genealogical Society 2024 Virtual Family History Conference
| Registration is Now Open for NGS’s 2024 Virtual Family History Conference and FOCUS NGS Organization Members Can Use Discount Offers |
| Dear NGS Organization Members, Administrators, and Delegates, Registration is open for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2024 Family History Conference, Expanding Possibilities, and the preconference FOCUS event for genealogy organizations. Both are virtual and discount offers are available for NGS member organizations. Make plans to sign up people from your organization and share the information outlined below and on the Organization Member Registration page with your leaders, volunteers, and members. Visit the Organization Member Registration Page Family History Conference: Expanding PossibilitiesStarting on 16 May 2024, check out the Expo Hall and attend the SLAM! Idea Showcase. Join your fellow genealogists for two days of online education and live Q&A on 17-18 May. Choose from among fifty lectures, available to watch in the Whova app through 15 August 2024, with topics that include Records: Resources that Solve Problems and Help Determine Relationships Methodology: Planning Cluster Research, Proving Identity, Resolving Conflict, and more Artificial Intelligence: Newest Technology for Genealogy Writing and Analysis DNA: Beyond the Basics to Advanced Tools Ethnic and LGBTQIA+ Research: New Paths and Sources for Research Conference DiscountsNGS member organizations can register up to three leaders, volunteers, or employees to attend the 2024 Family History Conference at the individual membership per person rate ($225 through 31 January 2024) if those people are not individual members of NGS. Organization members must submit the 2024 Family History Conference form to use this offer. Once this form is received, NGS will invoice your organization for each name, up to three people, on the list.FOCUS on Genealogy OrganizationsThe 16 May 2024 FOCUS event features an inspiring keynote, to be announced soon, and nine breakout sessions highlighting examples of how organizations have incorporated public outreach and engagement into processes and programs or made outreach and engagement the purpose of an event. FOCUS sessions will be available in the Whova app through 15 August 2024 and will help you reach the public, motivate volunteers, and grow the genealogy and family history community.FOCUS DiscountsNGS member organizations with three or more people registering for the 2024 FOCUS event can do so at a discounted rate of $40 (a $10 savings) per person. The organization must submit the 2024 FOCUS form to use this offer. Once this form is received, NGS will invoice your organization for each name on the registration list.Expand the Possibilities for You and Your Organization. Register for the Virtual 2024 Family History Conference and FOCUS. Visit the Organization Member Registration Page |
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Clallam County Genealogical Society DNA- Centi What; Morgan Who; Working with DNA Results
The Clallam County Genealogical Society is beginning it’s Speaker’ Series Saturday, January 13 beginning at 10:10. Beth Swarz will present a lecture on DNA – Centi What; Morgan Who…Working with DNA Results.
Beth has specialized in helping solve unknown parent/family connections through DNA and creating, building & researching family trees.
She presently is President of Moreno Valley Genealogical Society; a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy; National Genealogical Society; and Family Search Center Staff and is involved in several other Societies.
All are invited to watch this interesting presentation, by either by coming to the CCGS Research Center or via Zoom. There is no cost to attend.
To obtain the Zoom meeting number and codes, email the Society at askus@clallamcogs.org or phone us at 360-417-5000. We are at the Research Center Tuesday-Friday, 10am to 4pm and on Saturdays noon to 4pm. The research center is located at 403 8th Street in Port Angeles, on the corner of 8th Street and Peabody.
Everyone is invited to visit and do research at our Research Center during open hours at no cost. We share our data bases, computers, and library materials with the public. If you visit Clallam County, do stop and see us.