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Seattle Genealogical Society News
SGS is so pleased to have Judy Russell for our SGS 2022 FALL SEMINAR. And the format for this virtual seminar will be a little different. It will be 4 lectures, totaling 6 hours, spread over two days. Saturday, September 17, 2022, Judy’s presentations will run from 9am until noon. Then Sunday, September 18, 2022, she will speak from 1pm-4pm. Her program includes:
- What’s in a Name: Name Changes and the Law
- “No Person Shall … Gallop Horses In the Streets” – Using Court Records To Tell the Story of our Ancestors’ Lives
- No Vitals? No Problem! – Building a Family through Circumstantial Evidence: A Family for Isabella
- Copyright Mythconceptions
Judy G Russell, The Legal Genealogist, is a genealogist with a law degree who writes and lectures on topics ranging from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and a Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at:
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/
Registration is now open.
Register for the SGS Fall SeminarSeminar link and syllabus will be emailed to all paid registrants on Friday, September 16, 2022.
If you have any questions, contact registrar@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org
PLEXIGLAS SNEEZE GUARDS
ACHOO, ACHOO!
We still have these sneeze guards and would like to find them a new home. Know anyone in need of them? Ask around, please.
Just after we closed our SGS library due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions we obtained funding from the Federal Government through a Seattle 4Culture grant to purchase items we would need to reopen the library when it was deemed safe to do so. We used a large part of the grant funds to purchase one-quarter-inch clear Plexiglass ‘sneeze guards’ to use throughout the library in order to provide safe working conditions for our volunteers and patrons. While we still use a few of the sneeze guards, we would like to re-home what we no longer need. The sneeze guards range in size from about 2′ to 2.5′ by 6′. We also have a couple of larger odd-shaped guards. All have ‘feet’ running along one or more edges to help keep them upright.
If you are interested in providing a new home for the sneeze guards, please contact our SGS Library Director at library@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org
SAN GENNARO FESTIVAL 2022
Seattle’s only Italian Street Fair is back – September 9th – 11th – Georgetown,
1225 S Angelo St, Seattle, WA 98108
Friday, Sept 9, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, Sept 10, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday, Sept 11, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Admission is free and the fair is family friendly.
- 10 food booths
- 40 exhibitors
- Arts & Crafts & Music
Musical performers include Rebecca Peterson, opera soprano. She is scheduled to appear 11:30 AM, Sunday, September 11, 2022, but the schedule could change so check https://www.sangennarofestivalseattle.org/information for schedule updates or more information on the festival in general.
RENEW OR JOIN SGS
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Not a member yet? Join online today and enjoy discounted class and Seminar fees, free research requests, special interest groups, and access to exclusive SGS publications and databases. Find out more about membership at Join SGS.
Take part as SGS enters it 100th Year!
SAVE THE DATE
Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State,
2nd Monday meetings
usually 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
JGSWS meets on the second Monday of each month, from Sept-June. Doors open at 6:30 PM unless noted otherwise. The next meeting is Monday, Sept 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm. The presentation will be “A Multiracial Jewish Family in Early America” with Laura Arnold Leibman.
http://www.jgsws.org/meetings.php
SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Good Shepherd Center, Suite 302
4649 Sunnyside Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
206 522-8658
New Hours : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
10:00 am – 3:00 pm ** Please call ahead to make sure our library will be open. We are short on front desk volunteers this summer.
Masks are recommended inside the Good Shepherd Center. Due to COVID the events listed below continue to be virtual, online via Zoom. Always check the SGS Website Calendar of Events for the meeting links, registration, or for last minute updates or changes to the schedule. Be advised you may need to register in advance to join a meeting.
NOTICE: SGS has imposed more security on our Zoom meetings. Some meetings will begin with a waiting room. The host must take action to let people into each meeting. The host will try to open the waiting room about 10 minutes ahead of time. Please be patient.
All times listed are Pacific Time unless otherwise noted
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Saturday, September 17, 2022,
9:00 am-12:00 pm, the SGS Fall Seminar with Judy Russell, the first day of the virtual seminar
Sunday, September 18, 2022,
1:00 pm-4:00 pm, the SGS Fall Seminar with Judy Russell, the second day of the virtual seminar
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Clark County Genealogical Society Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Clark County Genealogical Society was incredibly fortunate to have three pre-anniversary announcements in The Columbian. This fabulous story and coverage appeared on the front cover of Sunday’s Life Section.
It is hard to give myself credit, but I worked with The Columbian to tweak their interest. One never knows what a paper will do, and we were soooo lucky!
Kay Cooke
CCGS Publicity volunteer
Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers Introduction to Family Search
Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Census Controversies
YAKIMA VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY September Meetings
YAKIMA VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
General Meeting – Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 10:00 AM
1901 S 12th Avenue, Union Gap, WA 98903
Ellen Allmendinger will be speaking on “Institutional Records”.
Writers’ Group – SIG – Wednesday, September 7, 2022 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
1901 S 12th Avenue, Union Gap, WA 98903
YVGS Yard Sale – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, September 16, 17, 18, 2022
Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
1901 S 12th Avenue, Union Gap, WA 98903
German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society German Immigrant Waves
The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS)meeting
When: Friday, September 9, 2022 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT (Virtually)
Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/4sksdsma
Topic: “German Immigrant Waves”
The 1700s “Pennsylvania Germans” were a different breed than the “German Americans” who immigrated in the 1800s. This presentation shows the differences in geography, economic class, religion, and aspirations of – as well as sources about – the two great waves of German immigration as well as reviewing “the basics” of German genealogy.
Presenter: James M. Beidler
He is interim executive director of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, author of four commercially published books, including The Family Tree Historical Atlas of Germany. Beidler also writes “Roots & Branches,” a weekly newspaper column and blog (at www.roots-branches.com ), and is a German Life magazine columnist.
More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Making Sense of Supplemental Census
Making Sense of Supplemental Census
Janet O’Conor Camarata, speaking on Making Sense of Supplemental Census, will be the program
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society will present at the
Thursday, September 8th Zoom meeting.
Meeting will open at 6:30 pm for greeting guests, and announcements. The program will begin at 7:00 pm
The public is welcome to join. Contact the following for a Zoom link, lcgsgen@gmail.com
Janet O’Conor Camarata is an active genealogist in South King County, Washington with 30 years genealogical research. She loves her subject and has a number of genealogical subjects for programs to present to various groups and organizations.
Clallam County Genealogical Society Researching Civil War Veterans
Saturday, September 10th at 10:00 AM– Clallam County Genealogy
Virginia Majewski, PLCGS, will present “Finding Civil War Veterans”.
The Story of your Civil War Veteran is part of the story of America. Researching the Civil War Veterans who lived in Clallam County, Virginia examined and discovered the diverse records of the men who fought in the Civil War and the Indian Wars. In this presentation she will discuss her methodology, the available records and their locations.
She will discuss our local history, and we can learn how Civil War Veterans changed the course of history on the Olympic Peninsula. She plans to publish her research.
Virginia has been doing genealogy for most of her life. Born in Yakama, she is a fourth Generation Washingtonian and descendant of a Pioneer family. She has served as President of the Washington State Genealogical Society and of the Clallam County Genealogical Society. Her presentations are always well received. They are interesting, organized, and educational. In the past she has lectured on several topics including Mennonites, death records, etc.
Join us by Zoom or live at the CCGS Research center, 403 8th Street in Port Angeles, WA.
for more information or for Zoom access codes: 360-417-5000. Log onto Zoom at 9:45 AM.
There is no charge to attend this lecture.
Question: Do you know how many Civil War Vets came to live on the Olympic Peninsula?
We will collect names and guesses in the 15 minutes prior to the lecture. The closest guess will be the winner of one of our famous CCGS Raffle Baskets.
Let’s Talk About: Heritage from the Heartland
Betting you have ancestral ties back into the above show “heartland” states. Am I right? And would you like to know more……. and up-to-date research “more” about these states? The Eastern Washington Genealogical Society is giving you the chance to learn more about researching in the heartland of America. Meetings are the first Saturday of the month, both in person and via ZOOM. Interest piqued and want to know more? Click to www.EWGSI.org for all the news.