Category Archives: Society News

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Missing Reward! Locating Widows, Spinsters and Batchelors

by Charles Hansen

Sara Cochran

Genealogist and lecturer

Her Topic is

Missing: Reward! Locating Widows,

Spinsters and Bachelors

The speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s June 11th, 2026, zoom meeting will be Sara Cochran. Her topic is Reward! Locating Widows, Spinsters and Bachelors.

Virtual meeting doors will open at 9:30 am

Speaker’s program will begin at 10:00 am

The public is invited to attend

Please consider joining our society for $20/yr.

For a link to join the meeting or to join the society contact lcgsgen@yahoo.com 24hrs prior to the event

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Dragons?

by Charles Hansen

Dragons?

Cymru & Dragons: Wales Research

Please Join us to learn more about Wales Research.

Date: June 06, 2026

Time: 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM

Location: The Hive (Door Code: 985426#)

Zoom Link and Class Handouts will be available on the website the day prior to this event. EWGSi.org

Cymru & Dragons

Speaker: Donna Potter Phillips

Nearly two million Americans today claim some Welsh ancestry….. are you among them?

Donna’s program will tweak your Welsh beak to learn about the history, culture and research resources for Cymru descendants.

 (That’s the ancient name for Wales.)

Cookies   Coffee  Free Stuff  Raffles  $50-50$

Bring any items you’d like to donate to the Fall Auction.

Heritage Quest Research Library What is Social History and Why Should a Genealogist Care?

by Charles Hansen

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!
JOIN US for our next class on June 4, 2026! Don’t miss out, sign up today!
Click Here to See All of Our 2026 Classes!
Visit our blog for great tips & hints exploring your family story!
HQRL.com / Classes & Events / Contact
Heritage Quest Research Library | 2102 East Main Ave Suite 105 | Puyallup, WA 98372 US

Heritage Quest Research Library America 250 Patriot Celebration

by Charles Hansen
Only 6 more days to buy your tickets! PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS through May 24th! SCAN THE QR CODE or  CLICK HERE to PURCHASE TICKET
If you need help purchasing a ticket or have questions, please call the library at 253-863-1806, Mon-Sat 10am to 4pm As we celebrate the history of our great country and help raise critical funds for the library, come meet Vern Frykholm portraying George Washington who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), leading the colonies to independence from Great Britain. You don’t want to miss it! We look forward to seeing you there!  
Heritage Quest Research Library | 2102 East Main Ave Suite 105 | Puyallup, WA 98372 US

Heritage Quest Research Library Find Irish Births and Naturalizations in American Records

by Charles Hansen

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! JOIN US for our next class on May 21, 2026! Don’t miss out, sign up today! Click Here to See All of Our 2026 Classes! Visit our blog for great tips & hints exploring your family story! HQRL.com / Classes & Events / Contact
Heritage Quest Research Library | 2102 East Main Ave Suite 105 | Puyallup, WA 98372 US

Tri-City Genealogical Society Repatriation of MIA/KIA using DNA

by Charles Hansen

  Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13th.  The presentation will be at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr.  Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot north of Dairy Queen.  The presentation will also be on Zoom so you can join in from your home.  See below for the Zoom link for the May presentation.

  And, on May 13th, longtime TCGS member and TCGS Librarian, Sandra Meacham Floberg, will    discuss “Repatriation of MIA/KIA using DNA.”

  On June 10th, another longtime TCGS member, Margie Beldin, will be speaking on “Power-Up Your Research: FamilySearch Tools, Tips and 3rd Party Connections”

  Thank you to everyone who has already joined TCGS for 2026.  For those who would like to join, the online application can be found at https://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/join/join_renew/ and a printable application can be found at https://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/wp-content/uploads/2023TCGSBrochure.pdf .

Topic: Tri-City Genealogical Society May 13 General Meeting

Time: May 13, 2026 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Education Meeting May 26

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, starting at 6:00 pm


This month Tim Ward will be presenting “You’ve Opened the Boxes, Now What? – How to Preserve and Share your Family History” This presentation covers the steps and tools for digitizing your inherited family history items, storing and sharing your family history items. There is a multipage hand out that goes with the presentation.


This month’s meeting will be Zoom Only until we can find a new physical location to meet in person.


Attend virtually via Zoom:
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
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