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Seattle Genealogical Society News

by Charles Hansen


SGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MARCH 9, 2019, 12:30 PM

The meeting will start at 12:30 PM, followed at 1:00 PM  by the Second Saturday Speaker Series presentation “Finding Your Female Ancestors” with Lisa Oberg.

Topics at this membership meeting will be the proposed bylaw changes and the SGS Board election.  The following incumbent candidates have been nominated to serve as the SGS Board in 2019-2020.

The following incumbent candidates have been nominated to serve as the SGS Board in 2019-2020.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:  
     
President:      Jill Morelli
Treasurer:      Karen Knudson     
Secretary:      Amandalei Bennett
Education:      Janice Lovelace
Library:          Sue Jensen
Membership:  Christine Schomaker                     
Operations:    Rob Sexton    
Publications:   no candidate          
Technology:    David Rimmer
Volunteers:     Heidi Mair

In addition, there are no candidates for Vice President, Director of Publications, and the Nominating Committee. Nominations will be accepted for all positions at the 3/9/19 Membership Meeting (12:30 PM). The slate, biographies, and the annual Board ballot will then be mailed along with the ballot addressing the changes to the ByLaws. Both ballots must be received by April 30, 2019.

URGENT!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR IRISH WEEK!

Volunteers are needed to staff the SGS Booth, pass out brochures, and answer questions at the Irish Week Festival at Seattle Center Armory on Saturday, March 16 & Sunday, March 17. Each volunteer will be scheduled for a 2 hour stint in the booth. If you can help on either day, please contact Jean Roth at 206 782-2629 or email volunteers@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org  CORRECTION FORJEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF
WASHINGTON STATE MEETING

The place and time for this meeting were reported incorrectly in the eNews! on 2/15. This meeting will be at the Downtown Bellevue Public Library and will start at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 4. See the entry in SAVE THE DATE for complete info.  

FAMILY TREE @ FAMILY SEARCH
MEETING There are some fantastic enhancements coming to FamilySearch.org, including the possibility of creating a PRIVATE family tree that no one else can touch.
  Come hear about these exciting new items. There will be time to go over any questions or problems you may have. Lou Daly is the leader of this interest group. The next meeting will be Saturday, March 2, 10:15am-12:15pm, at the SGS Library.     SAVE THE DATE
Using MacKiev’s Family Tree Maker Software, 
With Mark Olsen,
Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State,
Downtown Bellevue Public Library, Room 1, **
1111 110th Ave NE  **
Bellevue, WA 98004
Monday, March 4, 6:30 pm **

Doors open at 6:15 pm, presentation starts promptly at 6:30 pm. ** Please note, there is a change of venue, date, and time for this meeting only   Ulster Historical Foundation, USA Lecture Tour 2019
Lake City Center, 1916 N Lakewood Dr,
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 1:00pm-8:30pm

Enjoy this all day Irish & Scots-Irish Research Seminar with presenters Finton Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast.  Register by February 20th for the early bird price of $35. It will be $50 after that.

For more information on the USA lecture tour, or the Spokane area Coeur d’Alene, ID stop in particular, visit their website: https://www.ancestryireland.com/lecture-tour-2019/IRISH WEEK! 
MARCH 9 – 23, 2019
SEATTLE, WA

You don’t need to be Irish to join in the fun. The main events will be the weekend of March 16-17 at Seattle Center. For a full list of activities and venues, see the brochure link below.  Don’t forget the seminar on Irish genealogy, “Beyond the Basics in Irish Genealogy”, on March 23.  

http://irishclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2019-Program.pdf

Beyond the Basics in Irish Genealogy,
Fairview Christian School,
844 NE 78th St,  
Seattle, WA 98115
Saturday, March 23, 9:00 am – 5:00pm

Finishing Irish Week, don’t miss this Irish genealogy workshop with regional specialists Steven W Morrison and Jean A Roth. Organized by the Irish Heritage Club of Seattle. More information and registration at this link

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irish-genealogy-workshop-tickets-55102458938

The ABCs of DNA Genealogy,
With Janet O’Conor Camarata,  
Mercer Island Library,
4400 88th Ave SE,
Mercer Island, WA
Thursday, March 28, 7-8 pm   

Genealogist Janet O’Conor Camarata provides tips and tools for selecting and interpreting DNA results from a variety of health and ancestry DNA providers, like Ancestry, FamilyTreeDNA, 23andMe and more. Designed for the non-technical, genealogy oriented audience. Please register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Mercer Island Library, in partnership with Mercer Island Historical Society.

Registration link:  https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c350f9b48fd702a009916d9

Olympia Genealogical Society,
Beyond the Basics: Genetic Genealogy In Practice
Olympia, WA
Saturday, March 30, 8:30am-3:30pm   

Seminar presented by Blaine Bettinger, the Genetic Genealogist. Additional information and registration at : 
https://olygensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=4
 SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. Check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes, and corrections. Programs may be canceled or postponed because of inclement weather. 

MARCHSaturday, March 2, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm,

Family Tree Interest Group, Lou Daly is leader of this special interest group exploring all the features of the tool Family Tree on FamilySearch.org  Come learn about the proposed changes coming to Family Search and Family Tree. 

Sunday, March 3, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, with Cary Bright. Q&A first hour, while focus second hour in on Genome Mate Pro.

Saturday, March 9, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm,

(FTM) FAMILY TREE Maker Users Group, co-leaders Reiley Kidd & Jess Ramey, meets on the 2nd Saturday of every odd month (Jan 2019, Mar 2019, May 2019). Family Tree Maker is the genealogy software long associated with Ancestry.com 

Saturday, March 9, 12:30 pm-1:00 pm,

Seattle Genealogical Society Membership Meeting, important meeting – discuss proposed bylaw changes and board nominees 

Saturday, March 9, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm,

Second Saturday Speakers Series – “Finding Your Female Ancestors” with Lisa Oberg

Saturday, March 30, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm,

DNA SIG , this group meets quarterly at Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115, co-chaired by Cary Bright & Herb McDaniel. For more info contact SGSDNASIG@gmail.com

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Meeting

by Charles Hansen

TPCGS will hold our monthly meeting this Tuesday, March 12th, at Bates Community College, South Campus.


6:00 pm Member Networking and Sharing6:30 – 8:30 pm Business Meeting and Program


PROGRAM: German Lexicon and free German websites. Meyer’s Orts- und Verkehrs- Lexicon includes all place names as they were designated during the time of the German Empire (1871-1918). It is an invaluable tool in doing German research. The online version is important in locating the place where the records of your ancestors were recorded. The locations of the microfilmed/digitized records of the Family History Library are based on this Gazetteer.
The free German web site https://compgen.de/ is a gold mine for German research. This web site of the Society for Computer Genealogy, Inc. is divided into two sections: 1) information (history, archives, links to regional family history groups and repositories and 2) databases for records of people and places. Translation into English allows non-German speakers to take advantage of a massive amount if information. 

SPEAKER: Sue Foster (nee Ursula Kaiser), who immigrated at age 10 to the U.S. after her father died as a German soldier during World War II. She has researched her family tree to the early 1600s. She was a Family History Center Director from 1990 to 2004. In 2007 she received her bachelor’s degree in Family History from Brigham Young University. From January 2017 through June 2018 she served as a patron helper in the International Zone of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in German research. Reading old German documents, printed or handwritten, is her specialty.
Hope to see everyone there!
TPCGS monthly meetings are held September through June from 6 pm to 9 pm, usually at Bates Technical College, South Campus, Building E, 2201 South 78th St., Tacoma.
Guests are always welcome, so bring a friend! For more information check our website at www.tpcgs.org.
Please note that we hope to reschedule to cancelled Timelines presentation by Cyndi Ingle in the fall.

Jane Irish Nelson, TPCGS Webmaster

GFO Adds 2nd Family Tree Maker Session

by Charles Hansen

Family Tree Maker Road Show Adds Second Session! (If Enough People Sign Up)
Pardon this extra email during your weekend.
You blew us away with your response to the Family Tree Maker Road Show, snapping up all the tickets in just one day. We listened! Your response has been so overwhelming, we’ve added a second session and increased seating at the first. Session 1 runs from 1-3 p.m. and is ALMOST full. If it does fill up and you hit the wait list, try registering for Session 2. Session 2 runs from 4-6 p.m. — But this is conditional. We need at least 20 people to sign up for session 2 for the FTM gurus to stay for a second presentation. Lots of elbow room (so far) here!
Session #1: Register for 1-3 p.m.
Session #2: Register for 4-6 p.m.
The folks behind FTM are coming to the GFO library for a 2-hour interactive presentation on Wednesday, March 6th. (It’s not just a lecture; there’s lots of time for questions.) Mark Olsen is the Family Tree Maker Ambassador to historical and genealogical societies around the world, working to support their members as they use Family Tree Maker. He’ll show new features in Family Tree Maker, how to move to its current version, and how to get a free update. Kiara Neilsen teaches classes regarding the use of Family Tree Maker DNA, and how to use DNA results to further genealogical research. “If you have received your DNA results and thought, ‘Now what?’ Charting Companion 7 is a great place to start. Pierre Clothier is the creator of Charting Companion and will join in with us in a live webcast to show off the amazing DNA edition charts both those tied to your DNA findings and your Family Tree Maker trees.” Plus, a little birdie tells us that you might find some discounts available. Registration is open now! Did you already sign up and now want to change to a different session? Go ahead and sign up for the second one and then email education@gfo.org.

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society March Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Saturday, March 2 EWGS Looking Forward  (EWGS Meetings) 12:30 pmSpokane Public Library Auditorium – Downtown Spokane Member, Barbara Brazington will lead a discussion on where the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society is going in the future. As you are aware, there have been major changes in how we conduct family history research in just the last few years. In that light, at the March meeting we will be holding focus groups to find out what your ideas are for where you think the society should be a year from now, even five years from now. Four topics will be presented for discussion: Membership – i.e., what do you want from membership in the society? Logistics – i.e., what are your ideas on the meeting schedule, location, time, format, etc.? Resources – i.e., how can the Society take advantage of modern technology to offer educational opportunities and resources? Community – i.e., in what ways can the Society partner with other community groups that benefits both? Brainstorming at its best.

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society March Meeting

by Charles Hansen

The Yakima Valley Genealogical Society will hold its monthly general meeting and program on Saturday, March 2 at 10:00 at the YVGS library located at 1901 S. 12th Avenue, Union Gap, Washington .  Sue Ericksen will present “Navigating the YVGS Website”  Snacks will be provided and the public is invited to attend. Call 509-248-1328 for further information.

Olympia Genealogical Society March Meeting

by Charles Hansen

CIVIL WAR PARLOR TALK presented by the Washington Civil War Association at the Olympia Genealogical Society’s March meeting. Join us on Thursday, March 14 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Thurston County Courthouse, Building 1, Room 152.  www.OlyGenSoc.org  or Kathy Erlandson 360) 754-6230

Thank-you    JOYCE OGDEN, PUBLICITY

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Joyce T. Ogden
jtogden@comcast.net

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society March Meeting

by Charles Hansen

WE ALL NEED HELP WITH OUR RESEARCH, AND THEREFORE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR MARCH MEETING

WITH ADVICE BEING PROVIDED BY TRACY REBSTOCK FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE ARCHIVES. COME AND SEE HOW MAPS AND LAND RESEARCH CAN HELP WITH YOUR GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY. SHE WILL BE SHARING DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED.

LOWER COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walcolgs/

SOMERSET RETIREMENT APARTMENTS

2025 TIBBETTS DRIVE, LONGVIEW

DINING ROOM 7:00 PM

MARCH 14, 2019

Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend.