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LOWER COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY April Meeting

by Charles Hansen

PART OF THE DETECTIVE WORK OF GENEALOGY IS LOOKING FOR YOUR FAMILY IN PLACES YOU WOULD NOT NORMALLY LOOK AND REVIEWING PLACES YOU MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT OF.

Among those resources is PERSI – the Periodical Source Index, the largest subject index to genealogy and local history periodical articles in the world. PERSI is widely recognized as a vital tool for genealogical researchers.

At our April meeting JERRI MCCOY will help us learn how to effectively use PERSI.

LOWER COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

SOMERSET RETIREMENT APARTMENTS

2025 TIBBETTS DRIVE, LONGVIEW

DINING ROOM 7:00 PM

April 12, 2018

Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Seattle Genealogical Society News

by Charles Hansen

COMING IN MAY
“AN INTRODUCTION TO DNA FOR GENEALOGY”
SEATTLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY – ONLINE COURSE
 THURSDAYS –  MAY 10, 17, 24
 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Have you thought about doing a DNA test for genealogy? Have you taken a test and now you want to know how to make the most of your results?

Join Karin Borgerson for an online three-part Introduction to DNA for Genealogy. Bring your curiosity and your questions! The course is conducted via video chat and students will learn how to use ZOOM software​.

Week 1 – Why use DNA in your genealogy research? Learn about the different types of DNA tests and what you can learn from each.

Week 2 – Beyond the pie chart: Explore how autosomal tests like AncestryDNA and 23andMe (and several others) can help you learn about all of the branches of your family tree—there’s more to it than the ethnicity estimates!

Week 3 – A closer look at Y-DNA; tools and resources for learning more.

Fee for the 3-part series :​ ​$30 for SGS members,  ​$40 for all others

Register here:​ http://www.seattlegenealogicalsociety.org/content/join-sgs

At “New or Renewing Membership” select:​ Class

At “Membership Type” select:​ DNA Class – SGS Member ($30) or Intro Class – All others ($40)

Registration is processed in order received.

Course limit: ​14

Questions:​ email Karin – karin@borgersonresearch.com

Course Instructor: Karin Lovisa Borgerson is a professional genealogist specializing in using DNA to solve family mysteries. Her genealogical education includes the Institute for Genetic Genealogy (2016), Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (Practical Genetic Genealogy, 2017) and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (Advanced Genealogical Methods, 2018). She holds a BA in biology and anthropology, an MBA, and has done graduate study in science, health, and environmental journalism.
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BEGINNING BEGINNING GENEALOGY
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018
10:15 AM – 3:00 PM

All necessary materials will be provided for this free beginners class.  No reservation required and no fee for this full day of instruction. Please bring your own sack lunch as there is nowhere close to SGS to get lunch.  Everyone is welcome. Linda Fitzgerald, past SGS president, will be the instructor.

 
* VOLUNTEERS NEEDED * 

Help us get the word out about the May 19th Spring Seminar with D. Joshua Taylor. The brochure will be ready for folding and labeling beginning March 15th and we plan to mail @ 900 brochures by March 27th. All work with be done during normal library hours Tuesdays – Sundays. If you can help, even if only for an hour or so, please respond to (include your availability information) :  seminar@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org  

SGS 2018 SPRING SEMINAR,
“Family History: What the Future Holds”,
featuring D. Joshua Taylor,
Co-host of the PBS series Genealogy Roadshow

The SGS Spring Seminar on May 19th is fast approaching. Mark your calendar. Brochures for the seminar will be mailed the last week in March and seminar registration will open April 1.

At the SGS 2017 Fall Seminar,  the new idea “Lunch Table Topics” was well received, so we will have more topics and more tables at our spring seminar.  The expanded list of lunch topics will be posted on our website and you may sign up for your choice during check-in at the seminar.

SAVE THE DATES

SEATTLE’S 2018 IRISH FESTIVAL,
Seattle Center Armory,
Seattle, WA
Saturday and Sunday, March 17 & 18, 2018
FREE admission both days

This year the festival is actually on St Patrick’s Day.  How fun will that be!  More info :
http://irishclub.org/irish-festival-seattle/

IRISH GENEALOGY SEMINAR,
Seattle Center Armory,
Seattle, WA
Sunday, March 18, 2018
9:30AM – 6:00PM  

You won’t want to miss speakers Finton Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast.  Registration and more details at :

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irish-genealogy-seminar-tickets-42301967323?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button
          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. Note there will be no Irish or German Interest Group meeting in March due to the Irish Week festivities that same weekend. The SGS Library will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 1.

MARCH

Saturday, March 17, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, “Washington at War:  The Evergreen State in World War I”, presenter is Lorraine McConaghy, public historian, Humanities Speakers Bureau Program of Washington State

Saturday, March 24, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, “Finding a Father for Molly Using DNA” , presenter Jill Morelli. This presentation is featured above in this edition of the eNews!

Saturday, March 31, 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 

APRIL

Thursday, April 5, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Online Introduction to Genealogy and Family History – Part 1, Heidi Mair will be the instructor of this 4 part interactive online class series. Cost for the 4 class series is $30 for SGS Members, $40 for non-members.  Registration required.

Saturday, April 7, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Canadian SIG, Come join David Robert, group leader, for help researching your Canadian ancestors.

Saturday, April 7, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Family Tree Interest Group, Lou Daly, leader of this special interest group exploring all the features of the tool Family Tree on FamilySearch.org

Sunday, April 8, 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Scandinavian SIG, with Karen Knudson. There will be a short review of Nordic Gothic handwriting & a discussion of what topics to cover in future meetings. Please bring your projects and ideas.

Tuesday, April 10, 10:15am – 3:00pm, Beginning Beginning Genealogy, with Linda Fitzgerald. All necessary materials will be provided for this free beginners class.  No reservation required and no fee for this full day of instruction. Please bring your own sack lunch as there is nowhere close to SGS to get lunch.

Thursday, April 12, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Online Introduction to Genealogy and Family History – Part 2, Heidi Mair will be the instructor of this 4 part interactive online class series. Cost for the 4 class series is $30 for SGS Members, $40 for non-members.  Registration required.

Saturday, April 14, 10:15am – 12:15pm, Family Tree Maker (FTM) Users Group, leaders Reiley Kidd & Betty Ravenholt, this group meets  the second Saturday of every even month, FTM is the tool long associated with Ancestry.com

Saturday, April 14, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm,  Second Saturday Speaker Series, the speaker will be Janet Camarata

Wednesday, April 18, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Seattle Mac Genealogy SIG, Sponsored jointly by SGS, Fiske, and dBug, meets quarterly at Pioneer Hall at the Fiske Genealogical Library, 1644 43rd Ave E, Seattle. Contact Diane Hettrick at dhettrick@earthlink.net with questions.

Thursday, April 19, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Online Introduction to Genealogy and Family History – Part 3, Heidi Mair will be the instructor of this 4 part interactive online class series. Cost for the 4 class series is $30 for SGS Members, $40 for non-members.  Registration required.

Saturday, April 21, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Irish SIG, with Jean Roth
Saturday, April 21, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, German SIG, with Jean Roth

Thursday, April 26, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Online Introduction to Genealogy and Family History – Part 4, Heidi Mair will be the instructor of this 4 part interactive online class series. Cost for the 4 class series is $30 for SGS Members, $40 for non-members.  Registration required.   

Eastside Genealogical Society April Meeting

by Charles Hansen

The Eastside Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in the Bellevue Regional Library (Room 1), 1111 – 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 at 7 pm, with doors opening at 6:30 pm for networking.

 

Topic: A panel of experienced researchers will help people break down their family research brick walls.  Come learn their tips.

 

See our website for FREE genealogical help and other Special Interest Group meetings. Visitors are always welcome at all meetings. More Information click here

 

German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS) March Meeting

by Charles Hansen

The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS) will meet on Friday, April 6, 2018, from 1 to 3 pm in the Relief Society Room of the LDS Church at 10675 NE 20thSt, Bellevue, WA 98004 with doors opening at 12:45 pm for networking. Visitors are always welcome at our meetings.       

Topic: “A travelogue through ancestral German homelands, with a little side trip into World War II France”

   Join Jon and Marilyn Schunke as they travel through Germany discovering the origins of Jon Schunke’s paternal immigrant ancestors – Schunke in Sachen-Anhalt, and Himmelsbach and Stumpf in Bavaria. Along the way, you’ll see how using information at home led them to the correct research facilities in Germany to search for birth records and land locations.

   Their study of maps, current and historical, was critical in finding the right locations…and oh the benefits of visiting the local Landeshaupt. Is it Bobbe and Wulfen or Bobbau and Wolfin? It makes a difference of 25 miles.

Discover why you should “like” Facebook pages and join Facebook groups. This led to learning about the recent discovery of the German origins of Jon’s maternal “Volga German” or “Germans from Russia” ancestors. The Conrad and Anna Margaretha “Reuswig” family emigrated to Norka, Russia, on the Volga River in 1766. See a “Pleve Chart” which shows their descendants down to the three generations of their “Reispich” descendants who immigrated to America in 1878. Jon’s “Reisbick” grandparents migrated to Portland, Oregon, by 1901. Prime example of why you can’t say spellings of names don’t change over time.

   And finally, they’ll take a look at Marilyn’s most recent ancestor, her father, who landed on Omaha Beach 13 days after D-Day. They’ll journey through Normandy and along the Brittany coast. While retracing her dad’s footsteps, they discovered firsthand how the French have not forgotten the American servicemen.

 

Presenter: Marilyn A. Schunke has been researching her family for 20 years. She is a graduate of the University of Washington’s Genealogy and Family History Certificate Program. She is currently a member of the New York Genealogical Society, Washington State Genealogical Society, Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS), as well as South King County Genealogical Society (SKCGS).  She has supported genealogy education in Puget Sound as Education Coordinator at Heritage Quest Research Library for several years and presenter of a Microsoft Windows 10 class. Marilyn is currently serving as co-leader of the EGS Legacy Special Interest and on the SKCGS Board as circulating librarian.

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Tri-City Genealogical Society March Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Dear TCGS Members and Guests:

I hope you are planning on attending our March 14th meeting where Heather Murphy will be teaching the Beginning Genealogy Class on “Using FamilySearch Wiki” at 6:15 p.m.

Then, at 7:00 p.m., Jan Seely and Ericka Young will be talking about Researching Adoption Records and A Personal Adoption Journey.

We will continue to have our Genealogy Book Sale, so come and see what may be on the table that you may need.

As always, please invite a friend. Thanks for your continued support for TCGS.

Sincerely,

Art Kelly

 

Flyer  TCGS Mar 2018 Flyer

Jefferson County Genealogical Society March Meeting

by Charles Hansen

A Direct Link to the Past – City Directories

 

The monthly meeting of Jefferson  County Genealogical Society will welcome back popular JCGS speaker, professional genealogist Mary Roddy, on Saturday, March 17th, 9:30 – 11:00 am.  Mary’s topic “A Direct Link to the Past – City Directories” can fill in those gaps about ancestors that occur between census years and may lead us to clues for further follow-up research. Mary will demonstrate City Directories’ address searches, alternate spellings, advertisements, and how to ‘mine’ historical images that might not be available elsewhere. The public is welcome to attend JCGS meetings free of charge, though donations are gratefully accepted. Join JCGS members at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Rd in Chimacum. <www.wajcgs.org>.

Mary Roddy, a Certified Public Accountant, earned a certificate from the Genealogy and Family History program at the University of Washington. She is an active member of the Seattle Genealogical Society and speaks frequently in the Seattle area. Mary is a regular contributor to YourGenealogyToday and Internet  Genealogy magazines and a presenter with Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

Whatcom Genealogical Society March Meeting

by Charles Hansen

 

The Whatcom Genealogical Society will meet Monday, March 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Bellingham Elks Lodge, 710 Samish Way.  The program will be “Remember Mama – But Not Her Maiden Name” with Mary Kircher Roddy, Professional Genealogist – Women can be hard to identify.  If they married, they probably changed their names. See more than 20 great strategies for finding the maiden name of “troublesome” women in your family’s past – and a few more strategies for discovering married names for those sisters, daughters and aunts who have “disappeared.”   Visitors are welcome.  Contact:  Galen Biery, President, 360-733-8300.

 

Sharon Neem

WGS Publicity Chair

Clark County Genealogical Society March Meetings

by Charles Hansen

 

 

LEGACY GENEALOGY SOFTWARE USER GROUP

Mon, Mar 5, 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

 – GETTING STARTED TRACING YOUR FAMILY ROOTS CLASS

Tues, Mar 6, 2018: 10 am-12 noon – Free Class

CCGS Education Center

Are you clueless about unraveling the mysteries in your family tree? This class will get you started with your research. Topics include collecting information from the family, family group sheets, pedigree charts, genealogy database programs and best practices for research. This free introductory class is taught by CCGS president and expert genealogist, Brian Runyan.

 

OVERCOMING BRICK WALLS CAUSED BY RECORD LOSS

Wed, Mar 07, 2018: 11 a.m.- 12:30 pm

CCGS Education Center

Many old records have been lost due to climate, poor storage, and war. This Legacy Family Tree webinar will give tips about finding alternative records if you know where to look. For instance, Federal records such as the census, and cemetery records both local and national are just two of the many record types to check to find ancestors who lived in areas where records were destroyed or lost.

– SCANDINAVIAN ROOTS FOCUS GROUP

Thu, Mar 8, 2018: 10-11:30am

CCGS Education Center

If you want to discover your Scandinavian roots, attend this monthly meeting and learn how to conduct your research. Meet with other like-minded individuals who have discovered their ancestors going back many generations. Geographic areas include Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. This group meets regularly on the second Thursday of the month, September-May. Members and non-members are welcome.

 

SECRETS IN THE ATTIC: BREAK DOWN BRICK WALLS WITH HOME SOURCES

Fri, March 09, 2018: 11 a.m.-12:30 PM

CCGS Education Center

Solve genealogical mysteries with clues located in family sources. You’ll get inside tips on what to look for in this Legacy Family Tree webinar. Photos and examples show where to find hidden details about your ancestors’ lives in the things they left behind, including old documents and letters, and unidentified photographs.

 IRISH RECORDS RESEARCHING CLASS

Tues, Mar 13, 2018: 10 am – 12 pm

CCGS Education Center

Are you one of over 50 million Americans with Irish heritage? Come learn about all of the new resources available in the last two years, plus a few often overlooked sources. Instructor and Irish genealogy research expert Barbara Schrag encourages students to bring your laptop or tablet and “bookmark” sites as we explore them together.

 

THE CASE OF THE BROKEN LINK: DECODING THE URL

Wed, Mar 14, 2018: 5-6:30 pm

CCGS Education Center

Web site addresses appear to be long, complicated, and mysterious. How can you track down a new URL for a broken link or a broken bookmark? What happens when your source citation for a web site contains a URL  that suddenly disappears? This Legacy Family Tree webinar will break down this technical topic to help you easily hunt for the URL you need.

 – RESEARCHING MILITARY RECORDS CLASS

Tues, 20 Mar 2018: 10 am-12 pm

CCGS Education Center

Military events and records often hold surprising family clues beyond an individual’s service records. Even from our earliest American settlements, the need for defense produced military records, thus providing useful family search resources. Learn useful tips for researching these sources from expert genealogist and CCGS board member, Marcia Grubb.

 

FROM BALTIMORE TO BURLINGTON: NEIGHBORS REVEAL MAN’S HOME

Tues, Mar 20, 2018: 5-6:30 pm

CCGS Education Center

A Maryland resident claimed an 1816 Vermont birth to Vermont-born parents, but no known records provide proof. Studying his ties to his neighbors and associates who shared close geographic, vocational, political and religious proximity brings a Maryland man home to his Vermont family. Learn how the presenter in this Legacy Family Tree webinar analyzed, correlated, and assembled common and lesser-known records to build a persuasive case.

 

HANDS-ON WITH MYHERITAGE DNA

Wed, Mar 21, 2018: 11 am-12:30 pm

CCGS Education Center

Whether you upload your raw DNA data to MyHeritage or are ready to move forward with the results from your MyHeritage DNA test, this webinar will guide you through your ethnicity estimates, DNA matches and more. On hand to walk Geoff Rasmussen through his personal results is MyHeritage’s Director of DNA, Yoav Naveh.

 

INTRODUCTION TO DNA TESTING IN GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY

Fri, Mar 23, 2018: 11 am-12:30 pm

CCGS Education Center

DNA is an increasingly important tool that can help us discover amazing things about ourselves and our families. This Legacy Family Tree webinar will provide a brief refresher of human genetics and review the different types of DNA tests available today. There will be an in-depth discussion of autosomal DNA tests and how these tests can be used to solve genealogical problems when evidence from traditional records in scarce.

 – GENEALOGY ENTHUSIASTS MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Tue, Mar 27, 2018:  10 am to noon

CCGS Education Center

Viking Roots Revealed: Hear how CCGS member Kay Cooke identified the leaves on her Norwegian and Swedish family trees. With scarce information, she discovered name changes, scoured the internet, searched foreign parish records, befriended Scandinavian genealogists, connected with cousins, and eventually, walked in her Nordic ancestors’ footsteps.

 

FORMULATING A DNA TESTING PLAN

Wed, Mar 28, 2018: 11 am – 12:30 pm

CCGS Education Center

DNA testing can be expensive, but DNA evidence is a component of exhaustive research when it is available. In this Legacy Family Tree webinar, Dr. Blaine Bettinger explains how to identify some of the ways you can minimize costs while maximizing results by formulating a DNA testing plan early in your research.

 

 

“The good things you do and throw in the river of life, will be returned to you in the desert of life.” Sa’adi

 

Seattle Genealogical Society News

by Charles Hansen

“AN INTRODUCTION TO GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY”
SEATTLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY – ONLINE COURSE
 THURSDAYS –  April 5, 12, 19, 26
 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Do you want to solve a family mystery? Learn more about your ancestors? Test your DNA and find your DNA cousins? Or simply pass along your family story to your grandchildren? Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the United States. According to some experts, nearly 75% of Americans are interested in discovering their family history. And thanks to the availability of information online, you can conduct research at home or your local library.

Join Heidi Mair for a fun, online and interactive four-part Introduction to Genealogy and Family History. Share your family history story, research challenges and more. The course is conducted on video chat and students will learn how to use Google Hangouts​.

Week 1 – Discover the records, resources and tools available to beginning genealogists and how to record and interpret them.
Week 2 – Learn how to build a Family Tree.
Week 3 – Discuss the use of historical records, photos and events to understand your ancestors’ life and times.
Week 4 – Learn about the types of DNA testing available and how to understand the results.

Fee for the 4-part series :​ ​$30 for SGS members,  ​$40 for all others

Register here:​ http://www.seattlegenealogicalsociety.org/content/join-sgs
At “New or Renewing Membership” select:​ Class
At “Membership Type” select:​ Intro Class – SGS Member ($30) or Intro Class – All others ($40)

Registration is processed in order received.

Course limit: ​14

Questions:​ email Heidi – heidi.mair@gmail.com

Course Instructor: Heidi Mair has a Master’s degree in Anthropology with an emphasis on American Cultural History. In 2012, she completed the Certificate in Genealogy and Family History from University of Washington’s Educational Outreach. She has written and researched family histories for several branches of her family as well as those of friends.

“FINDING A FATHER FOR MOLLY USING DNA”
SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2018
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

It was a typical problem: descendants knew Henry wasn’t the biological father of their mother, but who was? Some evidence made the search easier…oral traditions gave some clue but might be wrong. The 1920 census revealed the family structure at the time of the birth, but other facts made the task more difficult–many candidates existed.

This presentation will show how logic, analysis and correlation solved this mystery by using information obtained from those who had already tested to narrow the field of candidates. Finally, targeted testing of a finite group of candidates revealed the father. Documentary evidence completes the puzzle. The GPS and the Genetic Code of Conduct guided the work.

This example illustrates that by using simple tools you can solve those near-ancestral questions and result in a typical problem well solved.

Jill Morelli will be the presenter.  Everyone is welcome.  Hope to see you there.

REMINDER FOR THE SGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
AND 2ND SATURDAY SPEAKER PRESENTATION 

Join us, Saturday, March 10, for a short SGS membership business meeting at 1:00 pm. It will be followed by Claudia Breland’s presentation “Finding and Using Historic Newspapers” at 1:30 pm. Claudia is a professional genealogist, author, and lecturer.

SAVE THE DATES

Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State,
LDS Factoria Building,
4200 124th Ave SE,
Bellevue, WA
Monday, March 12, 2018
Doors open at 6:30 PM

JGSWA proudly presents  “Hidden Ones: A Veil of Memories” with Marcia Fine. If you’d like to bring any of her books along with you, Ms. Fine will be happy to autograph them.  Doors open at 6:30 PM.  Presentation will start promptly at 7:15 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Come early to network.  All are welcome to attend this free genealogy event.
For additional info : http://www.jgsws.org/meetings.php

SEATTLE’S 2018 IRISH FESTIVAL,
Seattle Center Armory,
Seattle, WA
Saturday and Sunday, March 17 & 18, 2018
FREE admission both days

This year the festival is actually on St Patrick’s Day.  How fun will that be!  More info :
http://irishclub.org/irish-festival-seattle/

IRISH GENEALOGY SEMINAR,
Seattle Center Armory,
Seattle, WA
Sunday, March 18, 2018
9:30AM – 6:00PM  

You won’t want to miss speakers Finton Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast.  Registration and more details at :

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irish-genealogy-seminar-tickets-42301967323?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button
          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. Note there will be no Irish or German Interest Group meeting in March due to the Irish Week festivities that same weekend. The SGS Library will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 1.

MARCH

Saturday, March 3, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Family Tree Interest Group, Lou Daly, leader of this special interest group exploring all the features of the tool Family Tree on FamilySearch.org

Saturday, March 10, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, SGS Membership Meeting & Second Saturday Speaker Series, a short SGS business meeting will be followed by Claudia Breland presenting “Finding and Using Historic Newspapers”

Saturday, March 17, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, “Washington at War:  The Evergreen State in World War I”, presenter is Lorraine McConaghy, public historian, Humanities Speakers Bureau Program of Washington State

Saturday, March 24, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, “Finding a Father for Molly Using DNA” , presenter Jill Morelli. This presentation is featured above in this edition of the eNews!

Saturday, March 31, 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 

APRIL

Thursday, April 5, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Online Introduction to Genealogy and Family History – Part 1, Heidi Mair will be the instructor of this 4 part interactive online class series. Cost for the 4 class series is $30 for SGS Members, $40 for non-members.  Registration required.

Saturday, April 7, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Family Tree Interest Group, Lou Daly, leader of this special interest group exploring all the features of the tool Family Tree on FamilySearch.org

Sunday, April 8, 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Scandinavian SIG, with Karen Knudson

Thursday, April 12, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Online Introduction to Genealogy and Family History – Part 2, Heidi Mair will be the instructor of this 4 part interactive online class series. Cost for the 4 class series is $30 for SGS Members, $40 for non-members.  Registration required.

Saturday, April 14, 10:15am – 12:15pm, Family Tree Maker (FTM) Users Group, leaders Reiley Kidd & Betty Ravenholt, this group meets  the second Saturday of every even month, FTM is the tool long associated with Ancestry.com

Saturday, April 14, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm,  Second Saturday Speaker Series, the speaker will be Janet Camarata

Wednesday, April 18, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Seattle Mac Genealogy SIG, Sponsored jointly by SGS, Fiske, and dBug, meets quarterly at Pioneer Hall at the Fiske Genealogical Library, 1644 43rd Ave E, Seattle. Contact Diane Hettrick at dhettrick@earthlink.net with questions.

Thursday, April 19, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Online Introduction to Genealogy and Family History – Part 3, Heidi Mair will be the instructor of this 4 part interactive online class series. Cost for the 4 class series is $30 for SGS Members, $40 for non-members.  Registration required.

Saturday, April 21, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Irish SIG, with Jean Roth
Saturday, April 21, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, German SIG, with Jean Roth

Thursday, April 26, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Online Introduction to Genealogy and Family History – Part 4, Heidi Mair will be the instructor of this 4 part interactive online class series. Cost for the 4 class series is $30 for SGS Members, $40 for non-members.  Registration required.