Heritage Quest Research Library Everybody is Doing It Jean Wilcox Hibben

Nov12 by Charles Hansen

Let’s Talk About: History of Ancestry

Nov11 by Donna Phillips

1983 — Ancestry Publishing is founded, publishing over 40 family history magazines and genealogy reference books

1990 – Ancestry publications move to floppy disks

1996 – Ancestry.com is launched, paving the way for online family history

1997 – Ancestry offers family history on CDs (compilations of those who use Family Tree Maker)

2000 – Ancestry launches first census images; completes 1930 census in 2003

2001 – Ancestry reaches the 1,000,000,000 record milestone; Ancestry.co.uk debuts

2006 – Ancestry introduces Australian, Canadian and German sites/records

2006 – Ancestry adds new customer-centric innovations (shaky leaf hints and member trees)

2007 – Ancestry adds more international sites, inc. French, Italian, Swedish and Chinese

2009 – Ancestry reaches the 1,000,000 subscriber mark

2010 – Ancestry offers the first season of Who Do You Think You Are?

2011 – Ancestry unveils the Ancestry app for iPad and iPhone

2012 – Ancestry hits the 2,000,000 subscriber mark

2012 – Ancestry DNA is launched

2013 – Ancestry announces exclusive agreement with FamilySearch to digitize one billion records

from its Granita Mountain Vault

2015 – Ancestry releases exclusive collection of U.S. wills and probate records

2018 – Ancestry achieves 10,000,000 people tested via AncestryDNA; 15,000,000 in 2019

2020 – Ancestry reaches over 3.5 million subscribers and 27 billion records

2021 – AncestryDNA tests over 20,000,000 people

2022 – AncestryDNA becomes worldwide

** The above image shows Ancestry’s first magazine publication, 1985-2010. These early publications can be accessed via Google Books.

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat

Nov9 by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat

Tuesday November 15^th at 7:00 pm

Do you have thoughts, ideas, questions, or comments about anything related to genealogy? Then this is for you. Please plan to attend, share, and expand your knowledge of all thing’s genealogy all from the comfort of your own home.

We look forward to seeing and chatting with you Nov 15th, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time

Every month on the Third Tue, until Dec 19, 2023, 16 occurrence(s)

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

Monthly Calendar Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMldOCprTsqGtSoVglOBTElUaBRgTq5IEgI/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGvpjgjG9eVsBmHRpwEGojCXevztmJfjbdukyniDw9xVib6A-NgALVLAY35

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Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Annual Meeting and Tackle Your Brick Walls

Nov8 by Charles Hansen

NGS 2023 Conference Richmond Virginia

Nov8 by Charles Hansen

Save the Dates: 31 May – 3 June
NGS 2023 Family History Conference
Richmond, Virginia

Dear Charles,
Mark your calendars for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2023 Family History Conference, 31 May – 3 June, in Richmond, Virginia. The theme is Virginia: Deep Roots of a Nation.

Thanks to the more than 885 NGS members who answered our conference survey, the NGS Family History Conference promises to deliver the programming you’re looking for in 2023.

Pre-Conference Events and Official Opening: Wednesday, 31 May

Local Tours
Delegate Council Meeting
New Focus Program for Societies, Libraries, and Archives, including a luncheon and “Shout Out”
SLAM! Idea Showcase Reception
Official Start of Conference with Expo Hall Opening

Conference Program: 1 June – 3 June (Thursday through Saturday)
The program will include

BCG Skill Building
Virginia Track
Methodology
Latest DNA Tools
African American Research
Native Peoples Research
Jewish records, and more.

Special Bonus
The Library of Virginia has confirmed that it will extend its research hours from
9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Thursday,1 June, and from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
on Saturday for its Archives Research Room. You may also want to visit Richmond’s other outstanding genealogical research facilities. Take advantage of NGS’s discounted hotel rates three days before and three days after the conference to research your Virginia ancestors.

Program/Registration/Hotels
The 2023 Family History Conference program will be available online approximately two weeks before we open conference registration. Check your email or the NGS Conference website for announcements about the program and registration. We will open hotel registrations at three downtown hotels—Richmond Marriott, Hilton, and Omni—after conference registration opens.

See You in Richmond!

Copyright © 2022 National Genealogical Society (NGS), all rights reserved.
National Genealogical Society · 6400 Arlington Blvd · Suite 810 · Falls Church, VA 22042-2318 · USA

Let’s Talk About: Sad 1811 Story

Nov8 by Donna Phillips

John Cleves Symmes, 1742-1814, was the delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress. The following is a letter he wrote to his grandson, John Cleves Short, from Cincinnati and dated “March the 3rd, 1811.”

“My dear grandson, your letter of the 18th I received this day a week ago, and the day after I arrived in town. …….. I have now, my son, a Melancholy piece of intelligence to communicate. I left home in the morning of the 22nd of Feby and went first to Springfield, then crossed the country to Columbia, came to this place on Saturday the 23rd…went again to Springfield on the 27th and returned here on the 28th…

(In this letter I learned that )my house at Cleves with all its contents was reduced to a heap of ashes in the afternoon of the 1st instant….. the flames burst out and by three o’clock that valuable pile that 14 years ago cost me $8000 was in ashes. All my maps, deeds, mortgages, receipts, ledgers, day books, many of my bonds, and thousands of other important papers are lost. All my books, and yours, your clothes and mine, save what I have on my back, all my bedding, my years provisions, ten barrels of beef and pork of the first quality, 100 lbs of tallow, 100 lbs of old sugar, a stock of butter and cheese, all sorts of furniture…..not a cents worth has been saved that could not burn and what is not combustible is either melted, broken or in some way spoiled. $30,000 cannot repair my loss. But to all this I must submit and give up the idea of ever being able to keep house there again during my life.

I have no appetite, my sleep is short, my thirst feverish. I hope however, my son, that it will not drive me mad. I know that I came naked into the world and I can but go naked out of it….. Man projects, but God frustrates the most sanguine prospects.”

As I read this sad tale, I wondered how much paper-documentation-of-history has been lost through the years to fire????

Let’s Talk About: Useful Tidbits

Nov4 by Donna Phillips

War Bonds: debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditures in time of war.

Chain: a chain is a unit length measuring 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links. There were/are 80 chains in one statute mile. The chain was used for several centuries in Britain and in some other countries influenced by British practice. (Can you imagine dragging this through the dense woods of the forests of Eastern America, up and down hill????)

Scurvy: Our long-sea-voyage-seafaring ancestors often suffered from scurvy. After three months at sea, with no Vitamin C in their diet, the sailors would become irritable, lethargic and with bleeding gums leading to tooth loss. Once this was realized, captains would take jugs of vinegar on board for these long voyages. People in third-world countries still get scurvy today.

Gretna Green: A Gretna Green was a favored marriage place when a couple wanted to run away from home to get married…… a place with fewer marriage restrictions. Maybe they wanted to marry without parental consent, marry at a younger age, wanted to avoid paying a marriage bond, etc. The original Gretna Green is a town by that name just over the border in south Scotland. Most all U.S. states have a Gretna Green.

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society November Meeting

Nov2 by Charles Hansen

You are invited to attend our monthly membership meeting Tuesday November 8th beginning at 6:30 pm.

This is a hybrid meeting being held at the Tacoma Family History Center located at 5915 S 12th Street, Tacoma, WA 98465 and online via Zoom. Please email publicity@tpcgs.org for Zoom login.

We will have a presentation about our popular local resource the Heritage Quest Research Library by its Director, Jo-Anne Huber. The HQRL is located at 1007 Main St., in Sumner. hqrl.com

We look forward to your attendance

Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week Special Offer from Legacy

Nov2 by Charles Hansen

TIP OF THE WEEK –
A SPECIAL OFFER FOR SGS MEMBERS

Legacy Family Tree Webinars offers Seattle Genealogical Society members a 50% discount off a first-year Legacy webinar membership.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars hosts online genealogy programs presented by nationally-known speakers on a variety of genealogy and technology topics. The live webinars are initially free to view for about a week. Then the recordings are placed in the Webinar Library and viewing access is granted through an annual membership ($49.95/year).

The SGS member discount makes it $24.98 for the first year, valid for new Legacy webinar memberships only.

SGS members, please login to your “Members Home” via the SGS website to take advantage of this offer.

Seattle Genealogical Society News

Nov2 by Charles Hansen

BRITISH ISLES RESEARCH DAY
NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Family History Library will present 5 online classes focused on research in the British Isles, in succession, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Mountain time ( 8:00 am – 11:00 am Pacific time), on Wednesday, November 2.

The classes are:

9:00 AM MDT – Beyond 2022 Ireland
9:30 AM MDT – New Records on ScotlandsPeople
10:00 AM MDT – Irish Ancestors aka JohnGrenham.com
11:00 AM MDT – What’s New for British Research on FamilySearch.org
11:30 AM MDT – British Research on Findmypast.com

Like most Family History Library presentations, this morning of research in the British Isles is free, but registration is required. Register here:
https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s_FE_f-dQFqWTB0wBU7R-Q

SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
ANNOUNCEMENT

Recently the number of days that Levels 6-9, known as the Book Spiral, at Seattle’s downtown central public library was extended from 3 to 5 days a week. These levels are now open Sunday through Thursday during library open hours. These levels are where you will find the bulk of the library’s non-fiction holdings. The Genealogy Section is located on level 9. For assistance with research or item retrieval, please call 206 386-4636.

AN INVITATION TO THE NOVEMBER

SGS BOARD MEETING

For SGS members, as always, you’re invited to attend the next SGS board meeting, November 14, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

The Board continues to meet via Zoom, and the information needed to login to this meeting can be found in the calendar section of the SGS website.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM
THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTER

SGS has been notified by the manager of the Good Shepherd Center that the elevator in our building will be taken out of service for about four weeks starting in early November. We will post the exact dates on the SGS website when we receive them from the manager.

SAVE THE DATE

Jewish 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. The next meeting is Monday, Nov 14, 2022 at 7:00 pm. The presentation will be “Putting Your Family in Context: The History of Jews in Ukraine” with Tammy Hepps.

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

“Julefest: A Nordic Christmas Celebration”,
National Nordic Heritage Museum,
2655 NW Market St,
Seattle, WA 98107
Sat-Sun, Nov 19-20, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Modeled after a traditional outdoor Christmas market, expect all the traditional Nordic holiday goodies. Ticket price for non-members includes entry to the museum. Julefest is no charge for museum members.

https://nordicmuseum.org/events/julefest

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

Saturday, November 5, 2022, 10:15 am- 12:15 pm, FamilySearch SIG, with Lou Daly. Discover many ways to use the FamilySearch website in your research. Meeting includes instruction and time for Q&A. Email Lou to get on the email list: loudaly@nwlink.com

Sunday, November 6, 2022, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop SIG, with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens. To participate you need to be on the SGS DNA Interest Group email list. Contact Cary at SGSDNASIG@gmail.com to join.

Monday, November 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, November 8, 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, November 9, 2022, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, MAC Computer SIG, Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske this group shares an interest in Macintosh (Apple) computers and the Reunion family history software. They meet every other month, through June. The link to logon will be sent to the MAC SIG email list. People wishing to attend should email macusersig@seagensoc.org to be added to the mailing list. Lisa Marker and Diane Hettrick are the co-chairs.

Saturday, November 12, 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Second Saturday: You Light Up My Census! Researching Beyond Population Schedules”, with Jennifer Roodzant

Monday, November 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.

Monday, November 14, 2022, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm, SGS Board Meeting (Virtual), Remember all SGS members are welcome to attend the board meeting. Come see what it’s all about.

Monday, November 14, 2022, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Write It Up! SIG (Virtual), Join this group to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas. To join or learn more, contact Alaine Keisling at keisling@gmail.com

Saturday, November 19, 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, November 19, 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.

Monday, November 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, November 22, 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.

Monday, November 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.

BRITISH ISLES RESEARCH DAYNOVEMBER 2, 2022

BRITISH ISLES RESEARCH DAY
NOVEMBER 2, 2022