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.
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
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.
| 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. A NOTE FROM HONEST ABE With Lincoln’s birthday just last week and President’s Day coming up on Monday, now is the perfect time for an anecdote about my ancestor, Wait Talcott, Abe Lincoln, and Abe’s friend, Elihu Washburne. When visiting the Talcott Free Library in Rockton, IL, the librarian showed our group some pieces of our family memorabilia they held in their collection. Here was this short, amusing note from Abe to Wait. A photo of the note will follow, but for ease of reading, I’ll transcribe it for you. It shows even Honest Abe was not above a little nepotism. “Executive Mansion, Washington Aug 27, 1862 Hon. Wait Talcott, My dear Sir, I have determined to appoint you collector. I now have a very special request to make of you, which is that you will make no war upon Mr. Washburne, who is also my friend of longer standing than yourself. I shall even be obliged if you can do something for him if occasion presents. Yours truly, A Lincoln” While Abe requires no introduction, the backstories for Wait and Elihu are, they were all politicians in Illinois. Wait aligned himself with the anti-slavery Liberty Party and was in the Illinois Senate, representing Winnebago, Carroll, Boone, and Ogle Counties, from 1854-1858. During that time he became friends with Abe. After the passage of the Internal Revenue Act, President Lincoln appointed Wait Collector of Internal Revenue for the Illinois 2nd Congressional District, a position he held 1862-1867. Wait was also selected to represent Illinois at Lincoln’s funeral. Elihu Washburne was in the US House of Representatives from 1853-1869. He was an early staunch supporter of Lincoln, both in his Senate and Presidential bids. Originally a Whig, Washburne evolved into a leader of the Radical Republicans, supporting African American suffrage and civil rights. Certainly, Abe appreciated and rewarded their long standing loyalty, when in his own words “occasion presents”. |
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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State proudly presents“Using MacKiev’s Family Tree Maker Software”presented by Mark Olsen, Family Tree Maker Ambassador |
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DATE: Monday, March 4, 2019 (1st Monday)Note Date, Time and Place Change for this one evening:
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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/
Beyond the Basics in Irish Genealogy,
Fairview Christian School,
844 NE 78th St,
Seattle, WA 98115
Saturday, March 23, 9:00 am – 5:00pm
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 the link below.
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.
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 16, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Irish SIG, Jean Roth, leader ** Canceled due to weather **
Saturday, February 16, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, German SIG, Jean Roth, leader ** Canceled due to weather **
MARCH
Saturday, 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
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
The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS) will meet on Friday, March 1, 2019, from 1 to 3 pm in the Primary Room of the Latter-day Saints Church at 10675 NE 20th St, Bellevue, WA 98004 with doors opening at 12:45 pm for networking. Enter through the double wooden doors on the right side of the Chapel. Visitors are always welcome at our meetings.
Topic: German Immigration Patterns – Since the 17th century, millions of German-speaking emigrants were leaving Europe for places far and wide, especially North America. Who were they? Why did they leave? The answer? It’s complicated. This talk explores waves of emigration in historical context, for reasons of war, religion, politics, weather, economics and other factors. Talk also takes a look at patterns of settlement of German-Americans once they arrived in North America, and its far-reaching effects today.
Presenter: Claire Gebben is the author of the historical novel The Last
Blacksmiths (Coffeetown Press, 2014) based on the true story of her
German immigrant ancestors. Her family memoir about writing family
history, How We Survive Here: Families Across Time, was just published
in November 2018. Her articles on blacksmithing, German Separatists,
immigration and genealogy have appeared in German Life, Family
Chronicle, and other publications. More info about her: http://clairegebben.com.
For more information about our Group, kindly visit our website at https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/
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Cancellation Notice
Due to inclement weather, the meetings of the Irish and German
Interest Groups, led by Jean A Roth, scheduled for 10:15 am and 1:00 pm,
respectively, on Saturday, February 16, 2019 have been canceled.
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The Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) will meet Friday, February 15, 2019, at the Bainbridge Island Public Library on Bainbridge Island, 1270 Madison Ave, from 10:00a.m. – 12 noon. The topic for the Monthly BIGS Meeting will be “Mapping an Ancestor: Using Geography and Maps in Family Research.” The presenter is Janet O’Conor Camarata, a noted and popular NW genealogist, educator, and technology specialist. Parking is available in the 2 library parking facilities, accessed from High School Ave and Madison Ave North. Free to members, a $5.00 donation is suggested for nonmembers. For more information go to http://www.bigenealogy.org or call 206-755-9283. BIGS is a 501c(3) non-profit organization.
Thank you! Sue Elfving
Bainbridge Island Genealogical SocietyDirector of Publicity and Public Relations