The Yakima Valley Genealogical Society will hold its July general meeting at 10:00 am. July 7th at the library at 1901 S. 12th Avenue. The public is welcome. The program will feature Richard Kyle speaking about Passport Records. Call 509-248-1328 for further information.
LEGACY GENEALOGY SOFTWARE USER GROUP
Mon, July 2, 2018: 10 am-noon
CCGS Education Center
If you use Legacy Family Tree Software for tracking your genealogy research, there is a Legacy Users Group that meets monthly to discuss tips, tricks and problems. You will always come away with some new ideas. The meetings are held regularly on the first Monday of the month. Members and non-members are welcome.
FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH BOOK CLUB
Mon, July 2, 2018: 12-1:30 pm
CCGS Education Center
There are many “research rich” books of genealogical historical collections, as well as “how to” books on methods, collection and data storage of genealogy research. This group delves into one book at a time and discusses how to make the best use of it. Join this casual group as they delve into their favorite topic of books on family history discovery and sleuthing. (Brown baggers welcome!)
UNFOCUSED GENEALOGY DISCUSSION GROUP
Thu, July 5, 2018: 1-3 pm
CCGS Education Center
There’s no meeting agenda, no special topic, just a group of curious people bringing genealogy research notes, questions, brick walls, etc. to share with the group. Get ideas for the next steps you should take in your research.
VIEW 3 GENEALOGY VIDEO LECTURES IN THE LIBRARY FROM THE 2018 SPRING SEMINAR
Tuesday, July 17 & 24 plus Saturday, August 4, 2018
CCGS Education Center
The 2018 Spring Genealogy Seminar featured David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist for the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Those who attended the Seminar gave rave reviews for the extensive information packed into three educational sessions. Topics covered are World War I Military Records, Settlers and their Treasures in the Great Migration West Era (shown July 17, 10 am-12:30 pm), and Probate and Deed Records Research (shown July 24, 10 am-12:30 pm). All three are showing on August 4, 10 am-3 pm. If you were unable to attend, here is an opportunity to view the lectures via professional video productions. Each session is $12 for CCGS members and $15 for non-members. Check the website at www.CCGS-WA.org for more details and registration.
TRAILS OF DANIEL BOONE AND OTHER WESTERN TRAVELERS WEBINAR
Wed, Jul 18, 2018: 11-12:30 pm
CCGS Education Center
This free Legacy Family Tree Webinar will discuss the historic trails and trailblazers that lead early settlers to and from Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and the West. Get specific clues to help you solve difficult research questions.
PHOTOSHOP: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS A PHOTOGRAPHER WEBINAR
Wed, Jul 25, 2018: 11-12:30 pm
CCGS Education Center
In less than ninety minutes, you will learn the absolute need-to-know tools and skill sets that a photographer needs when using Adobe Photoshop. By the end of this Legacy Family Tree webinar, you will be well on your way to mastering some photo editing techniques that will make your images amazing.
Edgewood Park: Washington State Genealogical Society President Virginia Majewski, left, presents the 2018 Outstanding Project Award to Clark County Genealogical Society President Brian Runyan, center, and Lois Bosland, right, for the “Vancouver Tax Ledger Project.”
By The Columbian
Published: June 27, 2018, 5:55 AM
Edgewood Park — The Clark County Genealogical Society was awarded the 2018 Outstanding Project Award at the Washington State Genealogical Society’s annual meeting.
The society earned the award for their project, “Vancouver Tax Ledger Project,” which included digitizing, transcribing and indexing original tax ledgers for the city of Vancouver for the years 1886 and 1891.
“Clark County Genealogical Society’s commitment to preserve the 1886 and 1891 tax ledgers is especially valuable considering genealogy researchers might be able to use that information as a substitute for the 1890 federal census which was destroyed by fire in Washington, D.C. in 1921,” Virginia Majewski, president of the state society, said in a release from the Clark County group.
Clark County Genealogical Society is a volunteer-run nonprofit society founded in 1972. It is dedicated to pursuing the collection, preservation and education of genealogically relevant material.
Don’t forget about our upcoming activity on Monday night, June 25th at the Kennewick Library on Union Street where we will have a presentation about the French speaking people of the Northwest as well as the Metis people.
Note that this activity will start at 6:30 p.m. and I hope that you will be able to attend. See the enclosed attachment for more information.
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The GHGS Research Library was housed in the Aberdeen Armory Building, built in 1922. Photo by Bonnie Johannes.
Members of the Grays Harbor Genealogical Society are slowly coming to grips with the fiery loss of their research library. The library was housed in the Aberdeen Armory which also included the Aberdeen Museum of History, Coastal Community Action Program and the Aberdeen Senior Center. The June 9 fire gutted the first and second floors of the building. Amazingly (and thankfully) some of the Aberdeen Museum’s photographs, documents and artifacts were rescued from the basement which was filled with four feet of water. The fire is still under investigation and may be for at least a couple more weeks.
While there is nothing left of the research library, short-term storage has been secured as the society begins to rebuild its holdings and collections. A plea for financial help and Grays Harbor County (and its predecessor Chehalis County) research materials has been sent from GHGS President Gary Parfitt. Financial donations or gift cards (Staples, Amazon, Costco, etc.) are most easily used to avoid duplication, over-supply and will be used when society members can begin researching again.
In addition to financial help, the society is asking for Grays Harbor-related research materials to restore their collections. Suggestions include Polk Directories, telephone books, obituaries, funeral records, identified photographs or family histories (with ties to Grays Harbor or Chehalis Counties). Anyone with materials to donate or reproduce can contact Gary Parfitt at gjparfitt@msn.com.
Financial donations can be sent to the society’s Research Library Go Fund Me page or directly to the Grays Harbor Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 916, Aberdeen, WA 98520.
Dear Members and Guests:
Our speaker for June 25th, Robert Foxcurran, is sending you this invitation to Saint-Jean Baptiste Day.
Reserve your free Ticket here
PROGRAMS AT THE SGS LIBRARY THIS WEEKEND
Subject: Emergency Salvage Effort
Please excuse the second e-mail from the Heritage League today, but as you may have heard the Aberdeen Museum of History suffered a major disaster and needs our help!
You might have heard about the fire on Saturday that destroyed the Aberdeen Armory, which housed the Aberdeen Museum of History. Our Archives Division is working with the local historical society to assist in salvaging efforts. Steve and his team brought back dozens of boxes today filled with waterlogged photos, documents and film. They are in need of “volunteers” from across our office the next couple of days to help sort this material.
We are in the need of volunteers and putting the message out with the historical society will help. The plan is to continue working on Saturday & Sunday, plus next week until all the boxes are done. There may be possible traffic issues on the weekend due to Olympia Air Show.
Volunteers can contact me by email or phone and I provide more information.
Pictures:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wastatearchives/sets/72157697959172845
Thank you for your help,
Lupita Lopez
Washington State Archives
Research Services
1129 Washington St. SE
PO Box 40238
Olympia, WA 98504
360.586.1492
llopez@secstate.wa.govhttp://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/
Business Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM
MESSAGE FROM HEIDI MAIR,
SGS DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS
Welcome to all new and returning Seattle Genealogical Society Members!
SGS is a member-driven and volunteer-run organization. We could not succeed without the support of our members, and the talents and dedication of our volunteers. The benefits of volunteering include camaraderie with fellow genealogists, sharing genealogical tips, enhancing your current skills, or discovering skills you never knew you had!
The following are just some of the many tasks our dedicated volunteers do on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis:
If you would like to volunteer, please contact me, Heidi L Mair, Director of Volunteers, via email at volunteers@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org to set up a time to talk – in person or on the phone. I look forward to speaking with you. And be sure to mark your calendars now for the SGS Volunteer Appreciation Day on September 24th, 10 am – 7 pm at the SGS library. Watch for details!
WRIGHT’S CREMATORIUM
INDEXING PROJECT
Many years ago, members of Seattle Genealogical Society transcribed, by hand, the records from Wright’s Crematorium in Seattle. These transcriptions are a list of remains cremated by Wright’s from September 1, 1905 thru December 31, 1915. In some cases these transcriptions have information not found elsewhere. For example, Henry Rea died in October of 1908 (as shown on his death certificate), but was not cremated until July 1910, and his ashes were sent to New York. Another example is that the remains of Tom Elgie, who died in March 1908, were scattered on a lawn.
SGS would like to make these handwritten transcriptions available to researchers. This requires indexing of names and death dates to establish a searchable database.
You all are invited to help us index this important project. It can be done from the comfort of your own home. Crowd Sourced Indexing (CSI) is an online indexing tool/application available to genealogical societies and other organizations for precisely this purpose.
Go to the Crowd Sourced Indexing website. If this is your first time, you will need to register and join the SGS Group. Then click on “View All Projects”, select Seattle in the drop down menu found under “Select a Geographical Location to Search”, and then below the title “Projects in Progress”, you’ll find Wrights Crematorium.
Please be sure to read the project instructions before starting on the project. This one is a little different than the Ballard VFW Project that was just completed.
Here’s the link to the Crowd Sourced Indexing website:
https://csindexing.com
SGS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR THE
72ND ANNUAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES,
ENUMCLAW EXPO CENTER,
ENUMCLAW, WA
SATURDAY, JULY 28 – SUNDAY, JULY 29
Come Hear the Bagpipes – Watch the Dancers – Visit a Clan Booth
Help SGS Promote Genealogy
We need volunteers to help at the SGS booth during the Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games. We have been at this event for over 30 years and it is a great way to let the public know about SGS and to promote membership, seminars, and our classes. Our participation also gives us valuable community outreach credit for our grant applications with 4culture, which has given us thousands of dollars for our equipment and projects.
Game attendance is at about 30,000 for the weekend. Many of the people who attend are newly interested in their Scottish and Irish heritage and have done only limited research. They are primarily interested in knowing two things:
SGS will have reference books available at the booth to help you answer those questions for them. There will also be a handout promoting SGS.
Information will be mailed out to volunteers about a week before the games. This year our booth is being sponsored by the Irish Heritage Club. We need at least two volunteers for each 2 hour shift and three people during the busiest afternoon sessions. We will supply each volunteer with an admission ticket for the games – a full day at the games for your own enjoyment. Parking will be at your own expense at $7.00. We encourage carpooling.
Jean needs to order tickets for the volunteers before July 1st, so please respond to her by June 29th if you intend to volunteer. Also let her know if you are over 62, as senior tickets are discounted. Her contact info is : Jean A. Roth (206) 782-2629 or jeanaroth@juno.com
SUMMER BREAK FOR THE SIGs
The Canadian SIG with David Robert and the Family Tree Interest Group with Lou Daly will be taking a summer break. They will not meet in July, August, or September. They will resume meeting, same time, same place, in October.
The Family Tree Maker SIG with Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey will not meet in July or August, nor will the Scandinavian SIG with Karin Knudson.
SAVE THE DATE
2018 Northwest Genealogy Conference,
Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society,
Byrnes Performing Arts Center,
18821 Crown Ridge Blvd,
Arlington, WA
August 15 – 18, 2018
Keynote speakers will be Beth Foulk, CeCe Moore, Peggy Lauritzen, and Amie Bowser Tennant.
Days 2-4 will be packed full of lectures and activities, such as post a surname on the “Cousin Board”; have fun connecting with other attendees you may be related to. On Friday, participate in the optional “Dress As Your Ancestor” day to honor your heritage.
As usual, the first day of this four day conference is designed for beginners and is free (registration required). .
For more details and to register, visit their website:
https://stillygen.org/cpage.php?pt=50
Unlock the Past in Seattle, the “land conference”
Seattle Public Library,
1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Have you heard of Unlock the Past Cruises, genealogy on the high seas? Their 14th conference cruise will be to Alaska, Sept 7-14, and sail out of Seattle. They have put together an all day, companion “land conference” for September 6. It will be held at the downtown Seattle Public Library and it is open to all – whether on the cruise, or not. Blaine Bettinger, Maurice Gleeson, Cyndi Ingle, and Wayne Shepheard will be the presenters.
If you are interested, see their website :
https://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/
“A Day of Discovery with Lisa Louise Cooke”,
Puget Sound Genealogical Society,
4131 Pine Rd NE (at the Bremerton Elks),
Bremerton, WA
Saturday, September 22, 2018
8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost is $50 for PSGS members / $55 for non-members. Lunch is included and will catered by the Bremerton Elks. For more information and the registration form see www.pusogensoc.org/psgs/seminar2018
”Harvest Your Family Tree”,
The Kelowna & District Genealogical Society Conference 2018,
Kelowna, BC
Friday, September 28 – Sunday, September 30
There will be plenty to see and learn at one of Western Canada’s largest genealogy conferences – eleven speakers on 31 topics. Featuring Louis Kessler, programmer,
genealogist, member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) will be speaking about Double Match Triangulation, the program he developed for autosomal DNA analysis. His program won third place at the 2017 RootsTech Innovator Showdown.
For more on this conference, visit their website :
https://kdgswix.wixsite.com/kdgs
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.
The SGS Library will be closed June 17, July 3, and July 4
JUNE
Saturday, June 16, 10:15am – 12:15pm, Irish SIG, with Jean A Roth
Saturday, June 16, 01:00pm – 3:00pm, German SIG, with Jean A Roth
Sunday, June 17, closed for Father’s Day
Saturday, June 23, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, SGS General Membership Meeting, speaker TBD
Saturday, June 30, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, DNA SIG, this group meets at the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE, Seattle. Co-chaired by Cary Bright and Herb McDaniel. For more information contact SGSDNASIG@gmail
JULY
Sunday, July 1, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, Led by Cary Bright with first hour on a specific topic, and the second hour open for sharing DNA issues with focus on GenomeMate Pro.
Saturday, July 21, 10:15am – 12:15pm, Irish SIG, with Jean A Roth
Saturday, July 21, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, German SIG, with Jean A Roth