Date: March 21, 2026 (Saturday) Time: 1:30 PM (PT)Find Your Family in U.S. Catholic Church Records Presenter: Sunny Jane Morton
Description: Roman Catholic sacramental records often contain vital events, relationships, and overseas hometowns. They’re also confidential, so they can be tricky to access. Learn about Catholicism in the U.S., what’s in sacramental records and what they look like, how to identify an ancestral parish, and tips for accessing Catholic records.
Presenter: Sunny Jane Morton Sunny Jane Morton is a genealogy educator, editor and writer. She has expertise in U.S. records and history, and is co-author of How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, which received a book award from the National Genealogical Society, and Searching for Sisters: A Guide to Researching Catholic Nuns in the United States. She is Editor of NGS Magazine; Contributing Editor at Family Tree Magazine; an instructor at GRIP Genealogy Institute and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy; and past Editor of Ohio Genealogy News.
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Italian Interest Group (IIG) of the Eastside Genealogical Society P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009-0374
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Mystery Book Club Saturday, February 21, 2026, starting at 3:30 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we discuss a fictional genealogical book, Lie By Lie, the second book in the Karen Copperfield series, by Sue George. This book is available on Kindle and may also be available in print from various book stores or libraries.
More information at: Amazon: Lie By Lie
TPCGS Book Club Zoom Meeting Every month on the Third Sat beginning at 4:00 PM Pacific Time
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Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History Wednesday, February 11, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom
The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make progress in their projects.
Date & Time: Every month on the Second Wednesday, starting at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree Software SIG Meeting Tuesday, February 3, 2026, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm virtual via Zoom
This month we will discuss using the Search functions in Legacy with live screen sharing so start thinking about the things you would like to find in your Family Data Base file.
This is our monthly meeting to share tips & tricks, problems & solutions. Sometimes we will watch videos or share our screens to aide 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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Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting Tuesday, January 27, Starting at 7:00 pm via Zoom
Your assignment: explore the Gedmatch site, upload your DNA data (if you haven’t already), and see what you can discover using the various tools available.
Calendar reminder: TPCGS DNA Special Interest Group Meeting
Every month on the Fourth Tuesday beginning at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
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Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Mystery Book Club Saturday, January 17 2026, starting at 3:30 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we discuss a fictional genealogical book, The Hop-Picker Murders, the latest book in the Morton Farrier series, by Nathan Dylan Goodwin. More information at: Amazon: The Hop-Picker Murders
TPCGS Book Club Zoom Meeting
Every month on the Third Sat beginning at 4:00 PM Pacific Time
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Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History Wednesday, January 14, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom
The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make progress in their projects.
Date & Time: Every month on the Second Wednesday, starting at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
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Presenter: Sunny Jane Morton
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