Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting
Tuesday, December 27 at 7:00 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we begin our discussion of the book Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne. This month we will cover the third chapters.
The book is available from the publishers, The National Genealogical Society at:
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82725316888?pwd=MDc3UEZrUVJNbmxmK2ZORmw5YzdDdz09
The German Interest Group
of The Eastside GenealogicalSociety (EGS)meeting
When: Friday, January 6, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT
Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/w4xnrtw7
Topic: “Start the New Year Right – get organized by letting software do the work.”
Is your genealogy research organized and easy to manage? If you’re like most of us, you could use some help getting this done. Several EGS-GIG members will demo free software that can help turn your piles and files into easily stored and retrievable data. Learn great ways to track everything from citations to collections, research management to photo organizing and many other useful tools.
Presenters: The presenters will include Leslee Dunlap, Wilson Royer and Melinda McRae. All are active genealogists and love finding new computer tools to assist their work.
More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club Meeting
Saturday, December 17th at 3:00 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we discuss a genealogical murder mystery.
This month’s book is The Somme Legacy by MJ Lee, the second book in the Jayne Sinclair series.
WorldCat: https://worldcat.org/title/1099772373
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1542821975
We will also discuss the direction in which we would like this group to go and choose future books.
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society
Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting Dec 6th, 2022, 7:00 pm
This week we will begin reviewing a longer video presented by Geoff Rasmussen that is free and available from the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site. The direct link to the video is listed below its title:
Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 1): Your First Few Tips
We will watch the first 3rd of the video this month and then finish up with the middle 3rd in January.
We hope to see you this coming Tuesday, Dec 6th!
******************* NOTE CHANGE OF SCHEDULE FOR LEGACY MEETINGS********************
Starting September the Legacy SIG will only meet the 1st Tuesday of each month
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Our meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. The link to the reoccurring Zoom Meeting is located at the bottom of this page.
The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section. The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered. If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.
1st Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82495661568?pwd=dy85YmluVzF5aEU4SzFTcTUrVDlTUT09
As always if a hyperlink is not active just copy and paste it into your browser.
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting
Tuesday, November 22 at 7:00 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we begin our discussion of the book Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne. This month we will cover the first two chapters.
The book is available from the publishers, The National Genealogical Society at:
If you are not a member of TPCGS and wish to attend, please email info@tpcgs.org for the Zoom link.
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club Meeting
Saturday, November 19 at 3:00 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we discuss a genealogical murder mystery.
To the Grave is the second book in the Jefferson Tayte series by Steve Robinson.
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1477818537/
Worldcat link: https://www.worldcat.org/title/863194220
We will also discuss the direction in which we would like this group to go and choose future books. If we like this book, we may decide to continue with the next book in the series.
If you are not a member of TPCGS and wish to attend, please email info@tpcgs.org for the Zoom link.
When: Friday, December 2, 2022 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT
Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/4ywscar2
Topic: “Beyond the Nutcracker: German Christmas Traditions“
The decorated tree, the song “Silent Night,” the story of The Nutcracker and more are contributions to Christmas in the U.S. by German immigrants of the 18th and 19th centuries. Other vibrant, lovely traditions have been lost in translation but continue in Germany today. Talk includes a handout with recipes, links to music, history and more.
Speaker: Claire Gebben
She is the author of the award-winning memoir How We Survive Here: Families Across Time (2018) about the discovery of old letters in an attic in Germany written by her ancestors, letters that propel her on a transatlantic quest to learn the truth and write about their lives. Her historical novel The Last of the Blacksmiths (2014) is based on the true story of German Michael Harm, who immigrates to America in 1857 to apprentice as a blacksmith and pursue the American dream. Ms. Gebben gives presentations on genealogy, history, and writing at numerous venues. Her articles on German genealogy and history appear in the Seattle Genealogical Society Newsletter, Northwest Prime Time, German Life magazine and elsewhere. More at http://clairegebben.com
More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/
We will require registration for each meeting. If you prefer using the long URL for Registration rather than the short one above, it’s https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsfu-trj0vG9NNobUkwXRvDei-wujsWHY-
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society
Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting Nov 1st, 2022, 7:00 pm
This month’s meeting will be a little different as we have exhausted the longer free Legacy Family Tree videos, so I will be picking 2 – 3 topics from the paid videos to discuss. We won’t be watching the paid videos, but I will review them and try to channel my inner Geoff to discuss and demonstrate the topics live via zoom and my Legacy family file.
I hope to see you on Tuesday November 1st!
Our meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. The link to the reoccurring Zoom Meeting is located at the bottom of this page.
The purpose of this Special Interest Group is for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered. If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.
1st Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82495661568?pwd=dy85YmluVzF5aEU4SzFTcTUrVDlTUT09
As always if a hyperlink is not active just copy and paste it into your browser.
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting
Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we discuss the use of DNA in genealogy.
We will begin studying Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne, starting with the first chapter.
This book is available from The National Genealogical Society (the publishers):
From Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Genetic-Genealogy-Practice-Blaine-Bettinger/dp/1935815229
From your local public library or via Inter-Library Loan.
Check WorldCat to see what libraries may have copies: https://worldcat.org/title/959825550
Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82725316888?pwd=MDc3UEZrUVJNbmxmK2ZORmw5YzdDdz09
