Elizabeth Dalton Named One of 2022’s Outstanding Volunteers

Dec20 by Roxanne Lowe

Since 2003, the Washington State Genealogical Society has recognized over 600 outstanding volunteers and teams, nominated by their local society or genealogical organization for their service and dedication. These volunteers are the backbone of their local society, giving their time and expertise, to the organization and the field of genealogy. In the coming months, you will be introduced to each of the 2022 award recipients and learn why they received the 2022 WSGS Outstanding Volunteer and Team Award.

Today we’re introducing Elizabeth Dalton of Camano Island, Washington, who was nominated by the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society (SVGS).

Elizabeth began as a volunteer with SVGS in its early days, as a member of the Publications Committee, by serving as an indexer for some of the society’s earliest published books. In between indexing projects, she wrote articles and fillers for the newsletter “The Stillaguamish Star,” as well as performing editor-in-chief duties. More recently, she functioned as vice president of the library for a time during the pandemic. Currently, she is working on organizing a large collection of donated materials from the Camwood Genealogy Workshop.

In Elizabeth’s opinion, the three most important things to remember when doing genealogy research are “… accuracy, accuracy, and accuracy.” She adds, “We need to prove the accuracy of every record used in our research to the best of our ability.”

Elizabeth was born in Seattle and currently lives on Camano Island in Island County. She has been an SVGS lifetime member since 2015.

For more information on the WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award program, visit the Recognition page of the WSGS website or contact Info@wasgs.org. Please type “Volunteer Award” in the subject

Ohio Genealogical Society 2023 Conference

Dec20 by Charles Hansen

This conference is in person. Early Registration Ends March 17th.

WSGS Election Closes on Dec. 24, 2022

Dec20 by Roxanne Lowe

WSGS members received a link via email with their election ballot on Dec. 17. Your vote is important to us, so if you did not receive the link, please check your alternate email or Spam folder. If you still can’t find it, please email Info@wasgs.org.

Offices on the ballot include Vice President and Treasurer. Polls close at 11:59 p.m. 24 Dec 2022. Your vote shows support to WSGS. There is also an opportunity to share ideas or suggestions to improve our organization. We appreciate you taking the time to vote.

German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society Get Organized by Letting Software do the Work

Dec18 by Charles Hansen

The German Interest Group

of The Eastside GenealogicalSociety (EGS)meeting

When: Friday, January 6, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT

Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/w4xnrtw7

Topic: “Start the New Year Right – get organized by letting software do the work.”

Is your genealogy research organized and easy to manage? If you’re like most of us, you could use some help getting this done. Several EGS-GIG members will demo free software that can help turn your piles and files into easily stored and retrievable data. Learn great ways to track everything from citations to collections, research management to photo organizing and many other useful tools.

Presenters: The presenters will include Leslee Dunlap, Wilson Royer and Melinda McRae. All are active genealogists and love finding new computer tools to assist their work.

More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/

Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week Organize Your Genealogy Research Mess

Dec18 by Charles Hansen

TIP OF THE WEEK –
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION, AGAIN
Is your New Year’s resolution this year the same as it was last year, organize this genealogy research mess, it’s out of control. Here’s a few simple tips from the Family Curator:

KISS – Keep it simple, silly! Use an easy to setup and easy to maintain system.
Sheet Control – use a standard 8.5 x 11 sheet for all notes and print outs
Stay Single – One surname, one locality per sheet for easy filing
Date Yourself – Always write the current date on your research notes
One File at a Time – Work through those paper piles steadily; the mess didn’t happen in a day.

Seattle Genaelogical Society News

Dec18 by Charles Hansen

❇ It’s the Giving Season!Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to support the Seattle Genealogical Society and Library as we celebrate 100 years of service to the community.
SGS 2022 Annual Appeal Donate Now Online
If you have a Paypal account, you may donate to SGS via the Paypal Giving Fund and their transaction fee will be waived. Here’s the link: Paypal Giving Fund – SGS.❇ Thank You ❇
ANOTHER WAY TO DONATE
As we come to the end of another year, for many of us our thoughts are not of sugar plum fairies, but income-tax fairies. Since this is also the time of SGS’s annual appeal letter, we thought it fitting to remind seniors with IRAs of the tax benefit to be had from donating to SGS via a Qualified Charitable Distribution from an Individual Retirement Account. If you are interested, visit the IRS’s discussion of this way to save a little tax money at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/seniors-can-reduce-their-tax-burden-by-donating-to-charity-through-their-ira
** IMPORTANT **
REVISED NOTICE ON ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTER Maintenance work still has not begun on the elevator at the Good Shephard Center. Latest word from GSC management is that the work, hopefully, will begin the week of December 19th and SGS should expect the elevator will not be available for use through most, if not all, of January 2023. If you plan to visit the SGS library during that period and need the elevator, please call our front desk (206 522-8658) before you come to check on the elevator’s status.

SAVE THE DATEJewish Genealogical Society of Washington State,
usually 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.

http://www.jgsws.org/meetings.php

“RootsTech 2023”,
Family History Library,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 2-4, 2023

Choose how to attend; in person or online! Visit the website for more info and registration.

https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/home?mc_cid=d8c7b37731&mc_eid=2ae79ab586

SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTSGood 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.

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 Saturday, December 17, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm, Irish SIG, with Susan McKee and Jim Ryan. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Notice there is a new Zoom link.

Saturday, December 17, 2022, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm, German SIG, with Carolyn Schott See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Notice there is a new Zoom link.

Sunday, December 18, 2022,  1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Virtual Sundays: Something Old, Something New, Just Do It! Self Publishing Your Work, Jill Morelli is the usual host.

Monday, December 19, 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.

Monday, December 26, 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, December 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.
Sunday, January 8, 2023,  1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Virtual Sundays: Something Old, Something New, “Soldiers, Spies, and Farm Wives; the Changing Roles of Women During the Civil War” – with Jill Morelli. Please register in advance.

Sunday, January 8, 2023,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Scandinavian SIG, “What’s in a Name? Patronymic and Other Naming Conventions in Norway and Sweden”, Hosted by Karen Knudson and Kathi M.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, MAC Computer SIG, Co-chaired by Lisa Marker and Diane Hettrick. Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske. Meetings address topics and resources for Macintosh (Apple) computers and the Reunion genealogy software program. Meetings are on the second Wednesday of alternating months. A link to login will be sent to the MAC SIG email list. If you would like to join, send an email to macusersig@seagensoc.org to be added to the email list.

Saturday, January 14, 2023, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Centennial Kickoff: Will the 2020s Roar Like the 1920s? With historian William Woodward, in conjunction with Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. Join in via Zoom for the first event scheduled in celebration of our centennial year.

Friday, January 20, 2023, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Family Tree Maker SIG, the FTM by Software MacKiev user’s group  meets via Zoom on the 3rd Friday of each month. If you would like to attend and are not on the SIG e-mail distribution list, please send an e-mail to egsgenealogyhelper@yahoo.com no later than Thursday, January 19th to request the meeting link.

Clallam County Genealogical Society 2023 Speakers

Dec18 by Charles Hansen

The Clallam County Genealogical Society would like to announce our programs for 2023. We hope you will join us and enjoy hearing these outstanding speakers

These presentations will be available to the public via Zoom and inhouse at the CCGS Research Center in Port Angeles, WA. We do not charge for most of the presentations, the exception being our Spring and Autumn Seminars.

We encourage all to become members of CCGS, even if you do not live in the Pacific Northwest. You will receive email notifications about the events, get discounts for the seminars, and support our speaker programs.

The programs take place on the second Saturday of the month and begin at 9:45 am, with the exception of Seminars. To receive the Zoom codes for a meeting, please call or email the Society about a week prior to the meeting.

Phone: 360-417-5000 email: clallamresearcher@gmail.com or askus@clallamcogs.org.

January 14 — Claudia BrelandFinding and Using Historic Newspapers

February 11 – Steve MorrisonWestern Overland Trails

April 8 – Lisa Alzo Spring Seminar: It’s About the Women in Our Families

Session I Silent Voices: Telling the Stories of Your Female Immigrant Ancestors

Session II Finding Your Femme Fatales

Session III Chasing Genealogy Clues to Find Elusive Female Ancestors

May 13 – Judy Russell Topic TBA

June 10 – Mike Karson Topic TBA

July 8 – Claire White Topic TBA

September 9 – Virginia Majewski Topic TBA

October 14 – Jill Morelli Fall Seminar Topics TBA

November 11 – Sarah Cochran Topic TBA

For more information about the speakers, their topics and credentials, visit our website: www.clallamcogs.org

Clallam County Genealogical Society

402 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Port Angeles, WA 98362

360-417-5000

www.clallamcogs.org

Let’s Talk About: Sears Catalog 1897

Dec16 by Donna Phillips

Bust cream or food for only $1.46? ” unrivaled for developing the bust, arms and neck, making a plump, full, founded bosom, perfect neck and arms, a smooth skin which before was scrawny, flat and flabby.”

You could have your very own sewing machine for only $22.50! Note that it was a foot-powered model but it did come with a 10-year guarantee!

Only $39.90 for a Michigan A Grade Family Wagon…. “we must sell 1000 of these vehicles before the close of the season.” And a 3% discount was offered if you pay in full with your order. Horses not included.

**“The Most Stylish Suit Ever Sold!” The dresser has a fancy pattern shaped mirror, 30×36 inches in size. All drawers are fitted with fancy brass handles. The bed stands**
6-feet high and 4’6″ wide (full size today width is same), and is made from the choicest quarter-sawed oak. The footboard is one solid piece…… all three of these pieces, plus a washstand (not pictured) would set you back $59.00. Imagine!

PS-APG Bylaws Revision Team Named One of 2022’s Outstanding Teams

Dec14 by Roxanne Lowe

Today we’re introducing the Bylaws Revision Team who was nominated by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (PS-APG). The team was comprised of Nancy Cordell and Karin Coppernoll.

Nancy is a family historian specializing in DNA analysis and African American research. In 1991 she attained a Ph.D. in anthropology. She received a certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University and attended the Advanced Genealogy Course at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. She is a past President of the Olympia Genealogical Society. Ms. Cordell serves the needs of her clients with her firm “Diggin’ Our Past.”

Karin has over 30 years of experience researching family history. She attained a certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University and a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies in American Records from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Karin takes on the genealogical brick walls and dead ends for her clients as “Brick by Brick Genealogy.”

Nancy and Karin both joined Puget Sound Chapter of the PS-APG in 2015. Nancy became an active member and volunteered as an expert in three “Ask the Expert” events. She currently serves as the PS-APG Chapter president. Karin has served as the chapter treasurer since 2017. She was the chapter coordinator for an “Ask the Expert” event and volunteered in several others as an expert. She became a National APG Director in 2022.

Nancy and Karin greatly aided the PS-APG chapter by updating its bylaws. These revisions were important and timely since they allowed members to attend meetings online.

For more information on the WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award program, visit the Recognition page of the WSGS website or contact Info@wasgs.org. Please type “Volunteer Award” in the subject line.

WSGS Vice President and Treasurer Nominee Statements

Dec14 by Roxanne Lowe

Valorie Cowan Zimmerman of Kent has been nominated to serve a second term as WSGS Vice President. To learn more about Valorie, click here.

Additionally, Frank McLean of Yakima has been nominated for another term as Treasurer. To learn more about Frank, click here. The term of office is 01 Jan 2023 through 31 Dec 2024.

Online voting for the slate will begin 18 Dec 2022 and run through 24 Dec. All WSGS members will receive an email with a Google link to their anonymous ballot. Members are asked to vote for each position. Write-in nominations are allowed.

Valorie’s candidate statement:

I’m proud to have served as the Vice President of the WSGS for the past two years, which have seen enormous changes in the genealogy landscape of the state and country. WSGS has changed as well, now focusing solely to serve the genealogy societies and individual genealogists around the state. It has been exciting to see the enthusiasm and online participation grow around the state in many, if not all, societies, and more and more “lone” genealogists finding societies where they can both learn and contribute. Helping the Pioneer Pursuit roll out across the state has been inspiring. I see this program not only as a way to increase our knowledge of our Washington Territorial pioneers, but also to strengthen our partnership with other heritage and history groups around the state and beyond. Check out the Washington State Genealogy and Family History group at https://groups.io/g/Washington-State-Genealogy and see what researchers are working on. I’m happy to say that we have rekindled our membership in the National Genealogical Society as well, and see our role there growing over the coming years. I ask for your vote to continue this work.

Frank’s candidate statement:

I have been a member of WSGS since 1988 and have served in nearly every office, including President and Treasurer. I have a vested interest in seeing the society become a more useful organization to local societies and individual genealogists.

Over the years, I have seen a lot of changes in WSGS, but am hoping for more. I am particularly interested in making WSGS an organization that provides value to societies. WSGS is interested in what services and opportunities it can provide. I also hope we can generate interest in expanding individual participation, maybe serving on the board or helping some other way. I would appreciate your support in moving WSGS in a positive direction.