Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Chat

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat

Tuesday November 21^st, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Virtual via Zoom

Our conversation starter this month will be “What are you most thankful for about your genealogy research”.

This is a monthly opportunity to connect with others and talk about anything and everything genealogical. The value of this meeting increases with the participation of each person that attends and contributes to the conversations. This is your chance to celebrate the breaking down of a brick wall in your research or ask questions of others that can help you find records or relatives. Everyone, members, and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.

Date & Time: Every month on the Third Tuesday, from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM Pacific Time

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Let’s Talk About: Little Town Libraries

Nov14 by Donna Phillips

We do tend to head straight to the “big” libraries in the big cities and so easily overlook what the smaller town libraries might have for us. Case in point, the Appleton, Wisconsin, Public Library in Appleton, Wisconsin, located northeast of Madison, the state capitol.

This town of about 75,000 citizens, has just opened a brand new library…. doesn’t it look both grand and enticing????

Why should you care about the Appleton Wisconsin Public Library? Because they offer free genealogy resource/research monthly programs via ZOOM, that’s why.

Their program quickly upcoming on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 2:00 Central Time is titled “Researching German Ancestry”. Link to register is: https://bit.ly/3Xx1XHK (or likely from their website….. if you don’t register, you won’t get the ZOOM link).

The Saturday, December 9th program is titled “Making Sense of All the Research You’ve Done.” The link to register is: https://bit.ly/3x1gtKm. Again, do register to get the ZOOM link.

The library hasn’t posted any information about their 2024 programs but I imagine that these offerings will continue.

Let’s Talk About: Barrier Hills

Nov10 by Donna Phillips

Why was Spokane first settled along the river, east to west through what’s now downtown? There was a simple reason in those early days: the south hill. A couple of years ago, Lynn Krogh and I enjoyed a Southside Community Center’s history tour led by Richard Sola. Here is some of what we learned that day:

There were some 50,000 people in Spokane by 1900. They mainly arrived on the railroad. They settled east to west in the valley because the south hill was a real barrier to growth. There was no way to get up the basalt-formation hills until roads were cleared and especially until the streetcars arrived. There were bridges across the Spokane River to access the north side and so settlement first spread north.
Geologically, Dr. Sola taught, is that the Dishman Hills is the original seashore boundary (where the Pacific plate subducts). The several Ice Age Floods bypassed this area to it kept its good soil and was perfect for agriculture.

The first whites in the area were the fur traders; very few came between 1830 and 1870 because there was no easy way to get here except on the trail up from Walla Walla (which is why these towns south were settled before Spokane).

Today we think nothing of the rather steep drive south up the Monroe Street hill (except when its icy!) but yesterday that incline was considered nigh onto impassable…. until it was not.

Other Washington cities have had their steep road problems. Consider the massive regrading project in Seattle:

Quoting from Wikipedia: “Seattle’s first 58 regrades “consisted largely of cutting the tops off high places and dumping the dirt into low places and onto the beach”.^[4] The most dramatic result of this was along that former beach, filling the land that constitutes today’s Central Waterfront. Today’s Western Avenue and Alaskan Way lie on this landfill.^[4]”I do suggest that you click to Wikipedia to read the rest of the story about the regrading of Seattle’s hills.

Contest Concludes, but Pursuit of Pioneers Continues

Nov8 by Roxanne Lowe

The contest element of the Pioneer Pursuit program closed at midnight on 31 Oct 2023. But that doesn’t mean the program is over. The review committee is still checking each of the submissions to ensure the pioneer was in Washington Territory on or before Nov. 11, 1889. To date, we have more than 3,500 names in the index.

The announcement of the top individuals and top local societies submitting genealogies will be made after the review committee gets through the submissions arriving (or postmarked) before the October 31 deadline. (Hint: what amazing participation we had!!!)

Don’t let the conclusion of the contest stop you from submitting names and documentation of pioneers. It is estimated that nearly 350,000 people lived here in 1889. We welcome more submissions. Visit the Pioneer Pursuit page for more information.

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club SIG

Nov7 by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club Meeting

Saturday, November 18 starting at 4:00 pm via Zoom

Please join us as we discuss a fictional genealogical book, The Deserter’s Tale by Nathan Dylan Goodwin.

More information at:

Amazon: The Deserter’s Tale

We will also choose future books.

TPCGS Book Club Zoom Meeting

Every month on the Third Sat beginning at 4:00 PM Pacific Time

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Membership & Educational Meeting

Nov7 by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Membership and Educational Meeting

Tuesday, November 14, 6:15 pm to 7:50 pm at Parkland Spanaway Pierce County Library and Zoom

Our annual business meeting will begin at 6:15 and is expected to take approx. 30 minutes. We will be voting on a slate of officers and proposed changes to the bylaws. Members are required to attend in person to vote. Following the business meeting the staff of the Parkland-Spanaway Library will explain and show us what they have available that benefits genealogists. All are welcome to attend although only members will vote.

Attend in person at:

Parkland/Spanaway Branch of Pierce County Library

13718 Pacific Ave S.

Tacoma, WA 98444

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Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Stillaquamish Valley Genealogical Society FamilySearch.org

Nov7 by Charles Hansen

Stillaquamish Valley Genealogical Society

Don’t Skip This Valuable Tool in Your Research Bag

Presentation – FamilySearch.org – Don’t Skip This Valuable Tool in Your Research Bag

(This presentation and meeting will not be available via Zoom)

Tuesday, November 14th

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!

Donna Snider will be speaking in person at our November 14^th meeting. Our business meeting will follow the presentation.

Donna’s topic: Learn how to navigate the invaluable FamilySearch website like a pro to maximize efficiency and multiply the power of your genealogical research. You’ll discover there is a vast store of information readily available at your fingertips, all completely free.

Donna Snider

Bio: Donna Snider is Director of the Camano-Stanwood FamilySearch Center on nearby Camano Island. Her life-long love of family history propelled her through many hours of recording memories for the elderly, through several college genealogy classes, and through a B.A. in gerontology at Brigham Young University. She has taught a variety of genealogical classes over the last several decades, and her specialty is teaching others how to easily steer through the extensive FamilySearch.org program.

There will be a short break with refreshments. The monthly meeting will follow.

For more information visit www.stillygen.org

Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society Putting the Flesh on Your Civil War Ancestor

Nov7 by Charles Hansen

Seattle Genealogical Society 2023 Fall Seminar

Nov7 by Charles Hansen

Tri-City Genealogical Society Finding Females un US Naturalization Records

Nov7 by Charles Hansen

Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s November General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday November 8. The presentation will be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home or join us at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr. Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen. See below for the Zoom link.

The November meeting will be our annual business meeting where the proposed budget for 2024 will be presented and – hopefully – approved and a slate of officers will be approved for 2024. Currently the positions of vice president and secretary are looking for nominations.

Following the business portion of the meeting there will be a presentation by Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS on Finding Females in US Naturalization Records, 1790-1952. Nancy’s bio is as follows:

Archivist, librarian, and genealogist Nancy Loe has been helping researchers with their family trees since 1977. From her time interning at the Smithsonian archives as a grad student to her current work as a genealogist, working with primary sources has been her life’s work. Nancy specializes in US and European family history research, presenting at major conferences and via webinars in the US, Canada, and Australia. Nancy’s genealogy e-books and free monthly newsletter are available at sassyjanegenealogy.com.

Time: Nov 8, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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