Category Archives: Society News

Stillaquamish Valley Genealogical Society Ancestry Pro Tools

by Charles Hansen

Monthly Meeting & Presentation – Ancestry Pro Tools – Are They Worth It?

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

1:00 pm

SVGS Library

6111 188 PL NE, Arlington, WA

You are invited to this free presentation at the SVGS library.

Everyone is welcome! 

Sue McNeil, SVGS member will be back! This time Sue will be giving an an overview of her experience using the new Ancestry Pro Tools. The presentation will be in person only at our library. Our business meeting will follow the presentation.

Sue’s topic: Ancestry Pro Tools – Are They Worth It?

Ancestry Pro Tools is a new monthly add-on subscription. Are they worth paying an additional $10 per month? That depends on your needs and goals. There are tools for a tree checker, smart filters, reports, DNA matches and more.

There will be a short break with refreshments. The monthly meeting will followat 2pm.

New England Interest Group – 1st Tuesday of the Month

The SVGS New England Interest Group (includes New York and Pennsylvania) meets at the SVGS Library on the first Tuesday of the month at 10am. This is a hybrid group. You may attend in person at our library or join via Zoom.

If you have not joined us yet and would like to receive emails in the future for this group or wish to attend via Zoom, please send an email to info@stillygen.org and request to be added to the New England Interest Group email list and receive monthly

Zoom invitations.

DIG – DNA Special Interest Group – 3rd Thursday of the Month

Also join us at the SVGS library from 1-3pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month for the DNA Special Interest Group (DIG). This group works together to develop a better understanding of DNA techniques and strategies for finding relatives, discuss and review new DNA developments and tools and help members with their research problems.

All DNA skill levels are welcome to attend.

If you have a specific DNA topic you would like to discuss or have any other suggestions for this group, please send an email info@stillygen.org

Also, if you have not joined us yet and would like to receive emails in the future for the DIG group, please send an email to info@stillygen.org and request to be added to the DIG email list.

For more information visit www.stillygen.org

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society April Educational Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting
Tuesday, April 8, 2025, starting at 6:00 pm

This month’s presentation: Melanie de Leon will be speaking in person at the University Place Library on the History and Mission of the DAR and genealogy resources available to the general public. Her presentation will be recorded and a link to the video posted in the members only TPCGS Documents section of our website for future viewing.

This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who can 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.

This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who can 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.

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZIqduGpqjgsHtBNs9zc8CGna6R-KHlcz5so/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGuqToiG9CWth2DRpwAB4j4WevwiHZdgrd_sgy8GSMLQST4N7Rwf5lXHNvK

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Heritage Quest Research Library Tracing Your Kentucky Ancestor

by Charles Hansen
April 2025 Classes   Bluegrass Roots – Tracing Your Kentucky Ancestor 
1785 – 1940 

April 3, 2025

This lecture provides an overview of record sets and resources for documenting your Kentucky ancestors using a combination of both searchable and brows-able online records, as well as archival material.      Debra M. Dudek holds a post graduate certificate in Genealogical, Paleographic & Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.  Ms. Dudek is the Book Review editor for the Illinois State Genealogical Society, and a board member of the Illinois State Historical Society. 
When: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Time: 11 AM to 12 PM

Where: ZOOM and limited in-person (8) 
Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members Sign-up & Payment:
ZOOM
Go to hwrl.com and click on HQRL Store (sign in as a member to receive the discount)
In-Person (8 only)
Call HQRL at 253-863-1806 or come into the library located at 2102 E Main, Ste 105, Puyallup, WA 98372 Coming Soon!

“Indirectly Evident: Finding William’s Parents”
with
Debbie Wilson Smyth
Thursday, April 17, 2025 Copyright © 2025 Heritage Quest Research Library, All rights reserved.
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Puyallup, WA 98372-3205

Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society Public Domain

by Charles Hansen

Members and Friends,


April program coming up! Registration is open! This is a virtual presentation.  Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Gv4IJihtRYCxZjhRiaeuEQ

Ever need an image for a presentation and just can’t find the right one to set the scene?
How about music to create a “mood” for your program or a quotation from a book or publication to add interest?
This program will cover those questions and we will share where to find images, music, and publications and review the public domain structure. The facilitator is Georga Foster.

Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Diseases Our Ancestors Faced

by Charles Hansen

Please join the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 1pm for the first of our Spring Series, Diseases Our Ancestors Faced and How Those Illnesses Changed Our World with Gregory C. Gardner, MD, MACP. Have you ever come across a death record listing “Brain Fever,” “Consumption,” “Grippe,” and wondered what those illnesses are? In this presentation, Dr. Gardner brings together his medical background with his passion for genealogy. Topics include death records, life expectancy and the major illnesses that changed the course of history. Can’t make it to the Burlington Library, request a zoom link by emailing genealogy0715@gmail.com.

Heritage Quest Research Library French Canadian Ancestry

by Charles Hansen
Do you have French Canadian Ancestry? If you have French-Canadian ancestry, you are likely to have one or more King’s Daughters (Filles du roi) or Carignan soldiers among your ancestors.
Do you want to find the link to this Heritage Association founded in 1994?
Do you want to find out more about your potential ancestors and their role in the development of New France?
This class is for you! Lisa Elvin-Staltari is a professional genealogist with over 20 years of experience digging deep inside the roots of family trees. She is a product of a French-Canadian Mom and an English Canadian Father and is fluently bi-lingual. Lisa grew up in Drummondville, Quebec and lived in Quebec until 2000.  She now resides in Tucson, Arizona.
Her professional background includes teaching, public speaking, training and sales.  She has spoken at many local, regional and national venues.  She specializes in French-Canadian genealogy with an emphasis on Colonial France, English Canada.   When: 
Thursday, March 20, 2025
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Where:
ZOOM & limited In Person (8)

Cost:
$20 members/ $25 non-members Sign-up and Payment:

ZOOM
Go to hqrl.com and click on HQRL Store

In-Person (8 only)
Call HQRL at 253-863-1806 or come into the library. We are located at:
2102 E Main Avenue, Suite 105
Puyallup, WA 98372
 
Copyright © 2025 Heritage Quest Research Library, All rights reserved.
You have told us that you want to receive our news and updates from our library.

Our mailing address is:
Heritage Quest Research Library
2102 East Main Suite 105
Puyallup, WA98372-3205

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Exploring the 1821 Irish Census

by Charles Hansen

Steven W. Morrison

Genealogist and lecturer

Your Ancestor’s Occupation:

Exploring the 1821 Irish Census

Speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s

March 13th Zoom meeting

Virtual meeting doors will open at 6:30 pm

The speakers program will begin at 7:00 pm

The Public is invited to attend

For a link to join the meeting contact lcgsgen@yahoo.com

Please make a request for link 24 hours prior to event

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society March 2025 Education Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, starting at 6:00 pm

This month’s presentation will be a video presentation provided by MyHeritage: Researching Family History at Your Library with MyHeritage Library Edition presented by Daniel Horowitz. MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. Containing more than 19.5 billion historical records from all over the world, MyHeritage Library Edition leverages cutting-edge technology to make research fast and easy even across different languages, making it the most convenient genealogy product for libraries and institutions.
Discover the advanced technology behind the scenes and learn how to take full advantage of the search engine’s robust features to explore the lives of your ancestors from your local library or the convenience of your home with your library card. Don’t take our word for it: come to the session and see for yourself!

For this meeting MyHeritage has given a few door prizes that we will give away to in person and online attendees. We ask that online attendees login to the meeting with their first and last name so they can be entered into the random name picker tool.


This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who can 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.

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZIqduGpqjgsHtBNs9zc8CGna6R-KHlcz5so/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGuqToiG9CWth2DRpwAB4j4WevwiHZdgrd_sgy8GSMLQST4N7Rwf5lXHNvK

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86718143644?pwd=S0FjYU5acVVKbDEyamdXWWZVekFjdz09
Meeting ID: 867 1814 3644
Passcode: 630507

One tap mobile
+12532050468,,86718143644#,,,,*630507# US
+12532158782,,86718143644#,,,,*630507# US (Tacoma)
Dial by your location

        +1 253 205 0468 US
        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 867 1814 3644
Passcode: 630507