Eastern Washington Genealogical Society February Meeting

Saturday, February 3
African Americans in Spokane  (EWGS Meetings)
12:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Spokane Public Library Auditorium, Downtown Spokane
Presenter –  Jerrelene Williamson.
Jerrelene has collected photographs and artifacts of Spokane’s early black population as part of “A Centennial Tribute to Northwest Black Pioneers.” She has awards from Rogers High School – Distinguished Alumni, from the Editorial Dept. of the Spokesman Review – Gold Pen Award, African American students of SCC – Service of Excellentce Award and she is the recipient of the 2003 Jefferson Award.
Please join us to hear about African Americans in Spokane. We will learn how the Northern Pacific Coal Company recurited blacks from the South to break the coal strike in Roslyn, Washington in 1888. It was the greatest migration of blacks to the Northwest. It was years later when the mines closed in Roslyn that the black workers and their familes went to Spokane, Seattle, Portland and other parts of the Northwest.
Cookies & Social Time: 12:30 PM
Meeting starts at 1:00 PM

Yakima Valley Genealogy Society February Meeting

The Yakima Valley Genealogy Society is holding its monthly general meeting and program at 10:00 am on Saturday, February 3.  The society is located at 1901 S. 12th Avenue, Union Gap.  Sue Ericksen will be the program presenter “DNA- Which Should You Choose?”
The public is welcome.  Refreshments will be served.  Call 248-1328 for further information.

Eastside Genealogical Society February Meeting

 

The Eastside Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, February 8, 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: “What I Wish I Had Known . . .” – This session is an interactive exchange of ideas, experience and recommendations by society members. The audience will share their experiences and lessons learned in researching their ancestors, citing their sources, the importance of locating original documentation, the confusion with multiple marriages, the importance of location, the need for continuous learning, researching extended family, the importance of law, the importance of technology and public or private sharing of our efforts  Come learn from experienced genealogists sharing their adventures.

 

Speaker: Janet O’Conor Camarata is active in the South King County Genealogical Society as Technology User Group leader and publicity chairman and in the Eastside Genealogical Society as presenter and program chairman of the German Interest Group. She is also an instructor in a six-week course in genealogy and technology at Pierce College. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and a graduate of the University of Washington Genealogy and Family History program.  She is an experienced instructor who taught at the University of Phoenix and in The Boeing Company.

 

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

 

Puget Sound Genealogical Society February Meeting

Puget Sound Genealogical Society

Tuesday Feb 6 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
at Kitsap Regional Library 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton
NATURALIZATION & SHIP PASSENGER LISTS
with Laura Sparr: Learn about passenger lists, the European
ports of departure, changing immigration laws, and where
to find records.
Registration required:  call (360) 475-9172
Jackie Horton, Publicity Chairperson

 

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Preservation of Documents

PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS

To learn the proper way to preserve records you have located during genealogy research, you will want to join us for the February meeting. The presentation will be by TRACY REBSTOCK, Southwest Regional Archivist from the Washington State Archives.

LOWER COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walcolgs/

SOMERSET RETIREMENT APARTMENTS

2025 TIBBETTS DRIVE, LONGVIEW

DINING ROOM 7:00 PM

Feb 8, 2018

VISITORS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

Whatcom Genealogical Society February Meeting

Whatcom Genealogical Society Meeting Monday, February 12, 2018, 2 p.m. at the Bellingham Elks Lodge, 710 Samish Way.  Guest Speaker:  Cyndi Ingle. Cyndi is a Certified Genealogist, and owner of the “Cyndi’s List” Web site.  She will speak on “Back to Basics:  Research Planning and Execution Online.”  Visitors are welcome!  Contact:  WGS President Galen Biery – 360-733-8300

Puget Sound Genealogical Society January Meeting

Puget Sound Genealogical Society
Saturday Jan 27  1030 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
at Kitsap Regional Library 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremeron
SUPPLEMENTAL CENSUS RECORDS
With Winona Laird: Learn the types of Federal supplemental censuses,
what data was collected and how they can help in our research.
Registration required call (360) 475-9172
Jackie Horton, Publicity Chairperson

Seattle Genealogical Society News

CERTIFICATION DISCUSSION GROUP
SIGN UP FOR SPRING 

SGS is seeking individuals who are interested in becoming a Certified Genealogist, or who are interested in knowing more about it. Registration is now open for the Spring Certification Discussion Group series. SGS members and Washington State residents will be given priority. The 7-part series is entirely online. The goal of the program is to demystify the process and ensure you are “really ready” when you submit your portfolio.

You can learn more of the details here :  https://gallery.mailchimp.com/2b76c2acbc8531a2e530e3d9c/files/b0446169-1809-47f5-abf2-e2ea8a02ea36/CDG_poster_2018.pdf

To sign up, or ask a question, send an email to jkmorelli@gmail.com

BEGINNING GENEALOGY CLASS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
10:15 AM – 3:00 PM 

New to genealogy? Get started on the right foot. Research veteran and past president of SGS, Linda Fitzgerald, will teach you how to get your genealogy project going. Come join in. It’s a full day, so bring a sack lunch. Laptops welcome, but not necessary.

DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO TELL?

The SGS Publications Committee invites you to submit articles for the Journal of the Seattle Genealogical Society. We are looking for articles about genealogical research and family history that would be of interest to our members. We welcome submissions from all areas of genealogy. Some possibilities include memoirs, research articles, how-to and problem solving articles, and genealogical technology. Book reviews, historical photographs, and blog posts are also welcome.

Help is available for inexperienced writers!

Send submissions or questions to: publications@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org.

SAVE THE DATE 

Family History Fanatics,
eConference,
“Finding Family Stories and Passing Them On”,
January 19th at 8:45 am Central Time. 

Speakers will be Randy Seaver, Eric Wells, Victoria Woo and Tammy Hepps. Participants will learn about how to find, preserve, and share their family stories.  Five hours of interactive instruction for the early bird price of $19.99 through January 10th, and $24.99 thereafter. More details and registration can be found at: https://www.familyhistoryfanatics.com/jan2018. Feel free to let any of your friends or family know about this eConference.

          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.

JANUARY 

Wednesday, January 17, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, MAC SIG, Sponsored jointly by SGS, Fiske, and dBug, meets quarterly at the Fiske Genealogical Library, 1644 43rd Ave E, Seattle

Saturday, January 20, 10:15am – 12:15pm, Irish SIG, with Jean Roth
Saturday, January 20, 1:00pm – 2:30pm, German SIG, with Jean Roth

Saturday, January 27, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, DNA SIG, this group meets at the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE, Seattle. For more information contact SGSDNASIG@gmail.com Co-chaired by Cary Bright and Herb McDaniel. This is an extended meeting. The first 30 minutes will be dedicated to beginners, those new to DNA.

FEBRUARY

Friday, February 2, 10:15 am – 3:00 pm, Beginning Genealogy Class All you need to bring is a pencil and a sack lunch! You are welcome to bring your laptop. The instructor, Linda Fitzgerald, will provide a handout of class materials.

Saturday, February 3, 10:15am – 12:15pm, 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, February 4, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, 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, February 10, 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, February 10 , 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Second Saturday Speaker Series, “Using Academic Libraries for genealogy Research” with Lisa Oberg

Sunday, February 11, 1:30pm – 3:00pm, Scandinavian SIG, with Karen Knudson. Jill Morelli will give her talk “Finding your Nordic Parish of Birth” & be available for questions following the presentation.

Saturday, February 17, 10:15am – 12:15pm, Irish SIG, with Jean Roth
Saturday, February 17, 1:00pm – 2:30pm, German SIG, with Jean Roth