Our monthly PSGS Program this month will be “Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the US” with Christine Cohen. It will be on Wednesday, Sep. 24 at 1pm. Social time starts at 12:30pm. The program will be hybrid with in person at the Sylvan Way Library and on Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted the day before on our website (psgsociety.org) and our Facebook page.
Divorce is not just a 20th Century phenomenon. At first, granted by
the State Legislature and then by the Courts, these are public
records. The case files can include marriage date and place, names
and ages of children, current and former residences, and affidavits
by the spouses about their marriage and reason for divorce. Clues
are in the Census, City Directories, Military Pensions, County
Histories, County Courthouses & especially in Newspapers. This
The Joy of Genealogy Travel will be the subject of a presentation by Sandra Ristow of the Clallam County Genealogical Society Saturday, September 27th at 10:00 AM.
Sandra has studied her family genealogy for nearly 20 years, and has traveled through out the United States and parts of Germany and Poland to see their origins. Most of her ancestors were German immigrants. Her English ancestors, who arrived in 1660, and their participation in the American Revolution qualified her to become a member of the local Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a lecturer and teacher, sharing her expertise in German Genealogy.
Her lecture will relate some exciting discoveries of both German and Polish ancestors that her travels have produced. She has been to Germany five times, and to Pomerania, Poland where she has found living relatives.
The program will be presented, live, at the CCGS Research Center located at 403 E. 8th Street in Port Angeles or via Zoom. To obtain the Zoom codes or get more information, please call the Society at 360-417-5000 or email your request at askus@clallamcogs.com Tuesday through Friday from 10 am – 4pm.
The Genealogical Forum of Oregon is pleased to host this GenTalk as part of our monthly series of talks.
Presenter: Colette Hokanson, AG® and FamilySearch Research Specialist
In today’s world of digitized records and searchable databases, it’s easy to think that every answer to our family history questions is just a click away. Yet some of the most meaningful discoveries – those that bring our ancestors’ stories to life – still require us to step beyond the computer screen.
This session explores the irreplaceable value of onsite research: walking through cemeteries where generations rest, paging through local archives filled with documents never scanned, and swapping stories with relatives during spontaneous visits. These experiences reveal family history in ways no search bar can.
Colette Hokanson, AG® and FamilySearch Research Specialist, will share her personal experiences finding missing family from the mountains of Norway to the valleys of Wales. She’ll illustrate how combining traditional onsite research with the power of innovative tools—including artificial intelligence—can break through decades-old brick walls and open new paths of discovery.
Richard Kyle will be giving a presentation on the Washington State Regional Archives. About the different records available on-line and how to access them. Plus, how many regional offices there are for what counties and how to do in-person research.
Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s September General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10. The presentation will be at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr. Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen. The presentation will also be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home. See below for the Zoom link.
The September TCGS General meeting will be on the topic of archival newspapers. There are several websites that are focused on using optical character recognition (OCR) to search their scanned newspaper collections. Newspapers.com, GenealogyBank.com, MyHeritage (OldNews.com) and to a small extent FamilySearch all have scanned newspaper articles. This presentation will focus on Oldnews.com and their efforts to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to summarize articles and, if so desired, integrate the results into MyHeritage trees. Oldnews.com features a diverse range of publications from local, national, and international news from across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and European countries such as Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and more, with extensive coverage of the 1800s and 1900s. The title of the presentation is Uncovering the Past with AI: How MyHeritage Extracts Historical Records from Newspapers presented by Maya Geier.
Topic: TCGS General Meeting September 10 at 7 p.m.
Time: Sep 10, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Monthly Meeting & Presentation – Jesse’s Daughter and the Daughters of the American Revolution
Tuesday, September 9th
1:00 pm
SVGS Library
6111 188 PL NE, Arlington, WA
You are invited to this free presentation at the SVGS library. Everyone is welcome!
Susan Maza will be our guest speaker.
Susan’s topic: Jesse’s Daughter and the Daughters of the American Revolution
Step back in time into Colonial America with a costumed character who can tell stories of the United States in its infancy.
We live in a country that many from around the world desire to experience. Our ancestors sacrificed much to make our country what it is today. American history is rich in events that sculpted our destiny.
How Did We Finance the Revolutionary War Without a Government?
Women & Their Role in the Revolutionary War
What Was Life Like at the Time of the Revolution?
Bio: Susan Maza is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her desire to educate herself has led to offering her program to those in the educational field.
There will be a short break with refreshments. The monthly meeting will follow at 2pm.
New England Interest Group – 1st Tuesday of the Month
The SVGS New England Interest Group (includes New York and Pennsylvania) meets at the SVGS Library on the first Tuesday of the month at 10am. This is a hybrid group. You may attend in person at our library or join via Zoom.
If you have not joined us yet and would like to receive emails in the future for this group or wish to attend via Zoom, please send an email to info@stillygen.org and request to be added to the New England Interest Group email list and receive monthly
Zoom invitations.
DIG – DNA Special Interest Group – 3rd Thursday of the Month
Also join us at the SVGS library from 1-3pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month for the DNA Special Interest Group (DIG). This group works together to develop a better understanding of DNA techniques and strategies for finding relatives, discuss and review new DNA developments and tools and help members with their research problems.
All DNA skill levels are welcome to attend.
If you have a specific DNA topic you would like to discuss or have any other suggestions for this group, please send an email info@stillygen.org
Also, if you have not joined us yet and would like to receive emails in the future for the DIG group, please send an email to info@stillygen.org and request to be added to the DIG email list.
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