Heritage Quest Research Library Classes Upcoming in January 2026

Explore the Exceptional Genealogy Classes at HQRL! Join us online via Zoom or in person at HQRL and connect with fellow genealogy enthusiasts who share your curiosity and drive—together, we can explore the fascinating world of family history! Classes Coming Up in January 2026!
Using City (and Other) Directories in Your Research  Thursday, January 8, 2026 Janice Sellers
Directories were not only for cities. Many counties and rural areas had directories, as did locations in other countries. You can also find professional directories, social directories, and more. Learn what they contain and how they can be used to flesh out your family’s lives and track them through time. 
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Janice M. Sellers is a professional genealogist and international speaker whose grandparents told her she is related to actor Peter Sellers and to John of Gaunt, son of a king and father of a king. Unfortunately, they were wrong, but that’s why she has been researching her family for 50 years and now helps others finds the right pieces to fit their genealogical puzzles. She specializes in Jewish, Black, dual citizenship, and newspaper research. She has done research and appeared on camera for the television series The Dead Files.
A New Strategy for Brick Walls Thursday, January 22, 2026 Kim Richardson

Ever feel like you are engulfed by a pile of research? Do you ever think, “If I could just get organized, I could solve this mystery?” If so, this presentation is for you! This session explains why complex genealogy problems feel overwhelming and how to overcome it through a new way of organizing. Click Here to Sign-up
Kim Richardson enjoys serving the genealogy community by coaching and enabling others to do their own research successfully. She assists other genealogists to accomplish their goals and helps clients solve genealogy mysteries. Kim created the Brick Wall Buster Cards to show others her secret to solving tough genealogy problems. She regularly writes for various genealogy society magazines and wrote the “Mississippi Research Guide” for Family Tree Magazine and researches for Finding Your Roots and Who Do You Think You Are?

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Longview Family Search Center

Hello – this is Michael and Barbara Berry – we are Directors of the Family Search Center located in Longview within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  We are actively looking for volunteers to come and help individuals interested in doing Family History work.  Although we are located within the church ALL PEOPLE interested in Family History are welcome.  In fact we could use additional volunteers from varying backgrounds, cultures and beliefs. We feel diversity is really important as we try to reach out to all peoples.  

We simply want to share this valuable resource and have an opportunity to help people who may be struggling in finding resources, reference documents and navigating various softwares.  We find that many people would like to do Family History work, but don’t know where to start.  Family Search accounts are FREE and consultants offer a wide array of skills associated with gathering and verifying accurate information.  Our current volunteers are wonderful, welcoming and friendly.  We staff the center on Sundays from 1:30 pm to 3pm, Tuesdays from 10 am to 1pm and 6:30 pm to 9pm.  Even just one shift a month would provide considerable help, given we like to have at least 3 volunteers to every shift, both for adequate coverage and safety.  Our center offers 9 computers, a printer and scanner and a wealth of seasoned ideas for gathering information across various sites.  

We would LOVE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS and hope you might want to join our team.  

Give us a call – Mike 406-596-2008 and we would gladly meet you at the center and discover how you could become a part of our team.

Our best,

Michael and Barbara Berry

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.

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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.
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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.