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Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Holiday Customs Around the World
EWGS Holiday Customs Around the World
Date: December 6th, 2025
Time: 12:30-3:00
Location: The Hive (Door Code for the Hive: 985426#)
Zoom Link will be available on the website the day of the event. (EWGSi.org)
Our members will present the customs of:
Kwanza, Jewish, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium
Wear your best Holiday Outfit
Bring an unwrapped toy for the Toy Drive
You can still drop off toys by contacting:
Carol Anderson, Lynn Krogh, Lola McCreary, Jennilyn Weight
Bring a couple dozen cookies to share and bring your recipe too!
Your will head home with some delicious new recipes and treats.
Zip Locks will be provided by Dianne and her team.
Bring Cash for $50/50$ and for raffles
Be sure to bring some new items for the Genealogy Free Table
Y’All Better Be Good Before our Special Guest Arrives!
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Education Meeting December 2025
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, starting at 6:00 pm
This month’s presentation: Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI By Thomas MacEntee (one of his last live presentations before he retires at the end of this year).
Learn how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to assist in translating, transcribing, and summarizing a variety of genealogy records. A handwritten baptismal record from the 1800s? No problem. A faded newspaper obituary? No problem. We’ll cover the best AI platforms as well as how to craft a solid prompt to get you the results you need.
This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who is able to attend in person at our new meeting location:
University Place Library
3609 Market PL W.
University Place, WA 98466
and via Zoom for those unable to attend in person.
Attend virtually via Zoom:
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZIqduGpqjgsHtBNs9zc8CGna6R-KHlcz5so/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGuqToiG9CWth2DRpwAB4j4WevwiHZdgrd_sgy8GSMLQST4N7Rwf5lXHNvK
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Heritage Quest Research Library Holiday Bazaar
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Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Christmas Around the World
Holiday Customs Around the World
Date: December 06, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: The Hive (Door code for the Hive: 985426#)
Zoom Link will be available on the website the day of the event. (Ewgsi.org)
We will hear about the customs of: Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Kwanza, Jewish.
And there will be a visit from someone very special!
Wear your Holiday Sweater, be it ugly or adorable.
Bring an unwrapped toy for the Toy Drive.
Or you may contact one of the drop off sites to deliver.
Lola-East
Carol-South
Jennilyn-North
Lynn-West
Cookies, Cookies, Cookies (And Coffee Too)
Please bring a couple dozen cookies to share, and be sure to bring the recipe
You will be going home with cookies for sure!
Zip locks will be provided by our Hospitality Team
Please remember some cash for $50/50$ and raffles.
Bring any items to add to Jeanne’s Genealogy Free Table
International German Genealogy Partnership 2027 Conference Survey
| Hello IGGP friends and followers, Having marking its first 10 years as a partnership at the recent conference in June, the IGGP board has decided to take stock before moving forward on two important efforts: a 2027 conference and the future of a partner newsletter. For more information, and to provide your feedback as a follower of IGGP, please open the current edition of the Partner Zeitung. There you will find a link to a survey on a 2027 international conference. Or just use this link: 2027 conference survey link The Partner Zeitung will be on hiatus after this edition as the partnership evaluates new ways of sharing information about IGGP activities. We will continue to use this method of contacting you with developments. So as a reminder, you can use the link below to manage your subscription or unsubscribe. Thank you. |
Copyright © 2025 International German Genealogy Partnership, All rights reserved.Skagit Valley Genealogical Society 2026 Winter Speakers Series
Save the dates! 2025 is in the books but the best is yet to come. Join the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society for our upcoming 2026 Winter Speakers Series with programs in January, February and March. Until then, Happy Holidays to you all from SVGS.
Puget Sound Genealogical Society “No OMPH? No Problem!”
Our monthly PSGS Program this month will be “No OMPF? No Problem!” with Sara Cochran.
Join us on Wed, Nov 19 at 1pm (PT).
This will be hybrid. Join us in person at the Sylvan Way Library or on Zoom. No cost and open to the public. The Zoom link will be posted the day before on our website (psgsociety.org) and our Facebook page.
Researching 20th Century veterans is especially difficult as a fire destroyed millions of Official Military Personnel Files in 1973. This program will look at other ways to find the stories of the WWI and WWII veterans in our families.
Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society The Challenge of WWII Military Research
The Challenge of World War II Military Research and Records
For many of us, the story of a World War II veteran— whether a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, or an aunt—is a significant and moving chapter in our family history. But the search for details can often be frustrating and discouraging. We know they served, but finding the records that bring their story to life can feel like searching for a needle in a historical haystack.
The biggest roadblock is the catastrophic fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO, in 1973, which destroyed millions of Official Military Personnel Files. By necessity, genealogists have learned to search other ways to reconstruct their ancestor’s records. Some other sources include; Draft Registrations, Morning Reports, Submarine War Patrol Reports, and Missing Air Crew Reports.
On Friday, November 21st at 10:00, Michael L. Strauss will be presenting, via Zoom, World War II Military Research and Records. This lecture focuses on sources and strategies to reconstruct those records most affected by the fire.
Michael L. Strauss is a professional genealogist and a military historian. He has a B.A. in history with a concentration on the Civil War and an M.A. in military history. He has lectured extensively and authored multiple publications.
You are invited to join us! No membership necessary. Go to the BIGS website to register and receive the Zoom link: bigenealogy.org/events.
Eastside Genealogical Society DAR and SAR Explained Researching your Revolutionary War Ancestor
Networking and announcements at 6:30 pm Pacific; program at 7:00 pm
Via Zoom—https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82046663133