The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS)meeting
When: Friday, May 6, 2022 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT (Virtually)
Topic: “Separating Same Name Ancestors with German Parish Records”
Do parish records contain elements to help distinguish same name persons? These may include witnesses, occupations, parents’ names or a combination.
Presenter: Carol Whitton, CG®
Carol specializes in German research. She’s St Louis Genealogical Societies’ Project Director, German SIG Leader and graduate of German Research SLIG and Gen-Fed.
Lesson for you here: if in yard sales, garage sales, flea markets or thrift stores, you come upon discarded high school or college yearbooks (the older the better), rescue them and contact the folks at e-yearbook. You can check yourself to see if they have or don’t have the ones you just found. What a good pay-it-forward thing to do. Here’s how it works: You find old yearbook; you check the website to see if they already have that one; if they don’t, you email and ask do they want; you measure and weigh the book(s) and they will send you a postage paid sticker!! Such a deal. Note: they do not include really new ones for the privacy situation but they will take them for future adding.
This issue’s tip came out of this month’s Second Saturday Speaker Series presentation by Carolyn Schott. There is a Facebook Group called Genealogical Translations and their purpose is just that, the translation of genealogy documents only. It is a private group so you must ask to join. This group might be the answer to your prayers. Here’s how they describe themselves: “Genealogical Translations was established to provide amateur family researchers a place to have their genealogical documents translated. We are a global volunteer group whose members help other members by offering free translation of their genealogical documents such as vital records, postcards, obituaries, and more, in languages including – Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and many others!
▶ Before posting, new members are expected to familiarize themselves with the Posting Format and Group Rules, and all other Featured posts.”
Something’s a little different this year; our spring seminar is a three day event.
Friday, June 3, at 5:00 pm, Cyndi Ingle, creator and innovator of CyndisList.com, is the keynote speaker.
Saturday, June 4, Land presentations begin at 9:00 am with Angela Packer McGhie on “Land Entry Files and Tract Books,” Following that Rebecca Whitman Koford will present “Military Bounty lands: Revolution to Mexican War.”
Sunday, June 5, Maps and Deeds presentations begin at 1:00 pm with Melinda Kashuba “Using Migration Maps in Genealogical Research.” Then Kimberly Powell will help us to find the deeds with “Mastering Deed Book Indexing Systems.”
Read more about here. You won’t want to miss any of these talented speakers!
WHAT DOES THE SGS ARCHIVE COMMITTEE DO? Would you like to play detective? Do you like history and family stories? Drop by the SGS Library on any Thursday from 10am – 3pm to meet with the SGS Archive Committee Volunteers and see what we do with the many donations SGS has in their collection. The SGS Archive Committee is down to just two members and needs more help. We will gladly explain what is required to properly organize records for digitizing the family collections that are donated by the public. We look forward to working with you. Ingrida and Bernice, Archive Committee members
1950 US CENSUS COMMUNITY PROJECT The 1950 US Census is out! It was released to the public on April 1, 2022. As you all know, indexing is what makes any search of a database work. This 1950 US Census was indexed by machines – automated optical recognition. Machines, like people, are not perfect so FamilySearch is inviting humans to review the data created by the machines and fix any errors. You’ll be asked to review names, family members, or census header information.
If you’d like to help with this worthy project, join the group that SGS created. It’s comprised of other SGS members interested in helping. Join the SGS team here: https://www.familysearch.org/groups/family?groupId=MMM9-CND&inviteId=MMM9-275&cid=group-mgmt_copy WRITE IT UP! OUR NEWEST SIG Are you looking for inspiration to write up your family history research? This new group meets (virtually, for now) the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM Pacific time. Join us to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas.
Group Contact: Alaine Keisling (Keisling@gmail.com) CORRECTION In the last eNews! issue dated March 31, 2022, it was incorrectly reported the SGS Library would be open Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, beginning in May. That should have said “Beginning in May the SGS Library will be open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.” Our library is closed Thursday and Sunday. Sorry for the confusion.
SAVE THE DATEJewish 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. Watch their website for details on the next meeting.
Friday, 5:00 PM, keynote with Cyndi Ingle, “Pin Your Ancestors Down with Google Maps and Google Earth”
Saturday, 9:00 AM – noon
Angela Packer McGhie, CG
“Land Entry Files and Tract Books”
Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
“Military Bounty Lands: Revolution to Mexican War”
Sunday, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Melinda Kashuba, PhD
“Using Migration Maps in Genealogical Research”
Kimberly T Powell
“Deed Book Indexing Systems”
Registration opens TODAY! SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Beginning in May, our library will be open on Wednesday, too. Current Hours : Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Good Shepherd Center, Suite 302 4649 Sunnyside Ave N Seattle, WA 98103 206 522-8658Masks are recommended inside our library at the Good Shepherd Center. Due to COVID the events listed below continue to be virtual, online via Zoom.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 posted are Pacific time unless otherwise noted. Saturday, Apr 16, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm, Irish SIG is back! With Susan McKee and Jim Ryan. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Saturday, Apr 16, 2022, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, German SIG is back! With Carolyn Schott. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information.
Wednesday, Apr 20, 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.
Sunday, Apr 24, 2022, 1:00 pm, Japanese American SIG, with Caitlin Oiye Coon. This is the third meeting of our new SIG. Please sign up if you would like to attend; send an email to family.history@densho.org
Tuesday, Apr 26, 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, Apr 27, 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, Apr 30, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:30 pm, DNA SIG with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens.To participate you must be on the DNA SIG email list. Contact Cary at sgsdnasig@gmail.com to join.
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens.To participate you must be on the DNA SIG email list. Contact Cary at sgsdnasig@gmail.com to join.
Wednesday, May 4, 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, May 7, 2022, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch Interest Group with Lou Daly (Virtual), Discover the many ways to use FamilySearch. At each meeting a different aspect of the website will be featured. There will be time for Q & A. Want to be included on the mail listing? Email Lou: loudaly@nwlink.com
Monday, May 9, 2022, 7:00 pm -8:30 pm, Write It Up SIG (Virtual), This new group will discuss and share writing projects, resources, and ideas. Group contact is Alaine Keisling.
Tuesday, May 10, 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, May 11, 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.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 7:00 pm-9:00 am, MAC Computer Interest Group (Virtual), Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske for users of MAC (Apple) computers and the Reunion genealogy software. Co-chairs Lisa Marker and Diane Hettrick. You must be on the MAC SIG email list to join the meeting. Email macusersig@seagensoc.org to be included on the list.
Sunday, May 15, 2022, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Virtual Sundays: Something Old, Something New, Jill Morelli is the host. Visit the SGS website Calendar for details and updates. Please register in advance. Topic will be Orphan Train Rides.
Wednesday, May 18, 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, May 21, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm, Irish SIG is back! With Susan McKee and Jim Ryan. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Saturday, May 21, 2022, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, German SIG is back! With Carolyn Schott. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information.
Sunday, May 22, 2022, 1:00 pm, Japanese American SIG, with Caitlin Oiye Coon. This is one of our new SIGs. Please sign up if you would like to attend; send an email to family.history@densho.org
Tuesday, May 24, 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, May 25, 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 will celebrate their 50th Anniversary on August 27, 2022. Family members of the Founders are especially invited to attend. A tribute will honor the 15 original founders of Margaretta Zimmerman, Lois Bauman, Augusta Dean, Myrtle Fennefos, Janice Fillman, Mildred Finley, Gertrude Hamblen, Jean Holroyd, Bertha Hughes, Nellie Violet Miller, Lois Plotts, Mildred Porter, Helen Sykes, Harleith Ward, and Joan Zuber. If you are a family member or know of people who would like to join the celebration, please call CCGS at 360-750-5688, or send an email with name and contact information to Bea at gensoc@ccgs-wa-org. To honor key organizer and the first president of CCGS, there will be a dedication ceremony naming the “Margaretta Zimmerman Meeting Room” at the celebration. Watch for more information or sign up for the newsletter at www.ccgs-wa.org.
A special Zoom presentation will feature Judy Russell, the “Legal Genealogist”. Dowered or Bound Out: Records of Widows and Orphans Widows and orphans have always had a special place in the law. But it’s not always the place that 21st century researchers might expect. An orphan in the early days wasn’t a child whose parents had died, but rather a child whose father had died. The law didn’t care much about the mother. She was just the widow, entitled to her dower rights and generally not much more. Learn more of the way the law treated widows and orphans, and what the records may tell us about them. Judy Russell is a genealogist who also has a law degree. She is known as the “Legal Genealogist”, and has used her knowledge to help all of us to understand the sometimes archaic legal language and laws to which our ancestors were subjected through her writings, seminars, and webinars. Everyone is welcome to join the Clallam County Genealogical Society to hear her presentation via Zoom. To receive the proper meeting number and passcode, please contact CCGS at 360-417-5000 between the hours of 10am – 4pm, Tuesday-Friday, or by email: clallamresearcher@gmail.com. You are also welcome to watch the presentation at the CCGS research center: 403 E 8th Street, Port Angeles. There is no charge for attendance.
NGS Extends Deadline for Online Registration for the NGS 2022 Family History ConferenceRegister Now
Dear ,
This year is proving to be a year of transition and for some a time of lingering uncertainty. Therefore, in response to requests from our members, the National Genealogical Society has extended its deadline to register online for its NGS 2022 Family History Conference.
Online registration for both the In-Person conference in Sacramento, California, and Online at Home will now close at 7:59 p.m. (ET) on 13 May 2022. However, we are only able to offer you a complete refund—no questions asked, minus a $50 service fee—until 1 May 2022.
It is also possible to register in person, on site at the conference, in the SAFE Conference Center in Sacramento, starting Tuesday 24 May through Saturday, 28 May. You may purchase admittance to the conference on a daily basis, or for the full conference.
More than 80 genealogists will present lectures at this year’s in-person conference. Participants will have the chance to meet and attend lectures by fantastic speakers such as Jay Fonkert, LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, Thomas W. Jones, Michael Lacopo, Janice Lovelace, Angela McGhie, Jill Morelli, Steve Morse, Nancy Peters, David Rencher, Judy Russell, Rick Sayre, Josh Taylor, Ari Wilkins, and others. We’re excited to have Stanford University professor Dr. Gordon H. Chang as our keynote speaker presenting his talk on The Chinese Who Built America’s Transcontinental Railroad. Dr. Gordon H. Chang Don’t miss this great opportunity to be back together again and network face-to-face with fellow family historians; share ideas and discuss your research; attend fascinating, educational lectures; and discover new products and services for genealogists in the Expo Hall. Check out the following links for up-to-date information about conference hotels, Visit Sacramento discounts, and COVID-19 policies and other rules. Also, be sure to sign up for the NGS conference blog to receive conference news and announcements. Online registration for the In-Person Conference as well as the Online at Home Conference ends at 7:59 p.m. (ET) on 13 May 2022. Register Now
Founded in 1903, the National Genealogical Society inspires, connects, and leads the family history community by fostering collaboration and best practices in advocacy, education, preservation, and research. We enable people, cultures, and organizations to discover the past and create a lasting legacy. The Falls Church, Virginia, based nonprofit is the premier national society for everyone, from the beginner to the most advanced family historian.
I’m proud to share that the third installment of the indexed 1950 U.S. Census records are now live on MyHeritage, this time from Alaska, New Hampshire, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Last week, we released indexed records for Wyoming, Delaware, Vermont, and American Samoa. Today, an additional 763,697 were added for a total of 1,847,635 records in the 1950 U.S. Census Index.
As before, all these records are free to search, view, and add to your family tree on MyHeritage!
Check out the blog post to learn more, and feel free to use the above graphic when spreading the word.
More indexed records are on the way, so stay tuned!
Enjoy!
Daniel Horowitz Genealogy Expert
MyHeritage Ltd., P.O.Box 50, 3 Ariel Sharon Blvd., Or Yehuda, Israel 6037606, Israel, +972-3-6280000
At their 18 Feb 2022 meeting, the WSGS Board approved a change to the bylaws allowing all Board members, regardless of election status, to vote. The change must be approved by the WSGS membership to become official.
Currently, the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and past president are the only members allowed to vote on board matters, while appointed chairs of the standing committees (web master, blog master and Pioneer Certificate program) are expected to attend and participate in Board business, but not allowed to vote. After a discussion about the value of all those who participate on the Board, the Board voted unanimously to allow chairs of standing committees to vote.
All WSGS members received an email with a link to vote on the bylaws change on 20 Mar 2022. If you are a member of WSGS and need a reminder email, please email Info@wasgs.org and put “Bylaws Link” in the Subject Line. Balloting will close at 11:59 p.m., 20 Apr 2022.
The proposed change affects Articles V and VI:
ARTICLE V. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall consist of the elected officers, and the immediate past president and heads of the Standing Committees. The Board shall:
Conduct the business of the Society, referring major decisions and unusual expenses to the membership for approval or ratification.
Meet at least three (3) times a year, the dates and places to be determined by the Board members.
Potential Board of Directors Conflicts of Interest shall be addressed annually.
Section 2. Members of the Board are expected to attend all meetings, called by the President or three members of the board.
Section 3. All elected Board Members shall be current members of the Society.
Section 4. Notice of all board meetings shall be given to each member not fewer than five (5) days prior to the meeting.
ARTICLE VI. STANDING COMMITTEES AND APPOINTED POSITIONS
Section 1. The Standing Committees will be: Web master, Blog master, and Pioneer Certificate.
Section 2. The heads of Standing Committees or other Appointed Positions are expected to attend meetings of the Board of Directors and contribute to the deliberations, but are non-voting members of the Board.
Washington State Archives will present another edition of “Stump the Archivist,” a Q&A webinar for researchers of all experience levels, on April 15 at 10 a.m. Bring your questions and a notebook, and chat with Research Archivist Tracy Rebstock! Learn how to use state and local government records in your historical research or family history. New records are added to our collections all the time. Updates to vital records means more access to birth, death, marriage, and divorce collections. Rebstock will talk briefly and then take your questions so you can dig deeper into your research. Register here. It is free to attend this event. Visit our YouTube channel to view past webinars.
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Dr. Gordon H. Chang Don’t miss this great opportunity to be back together again and network face-to-face with fellow family historians; share ideas and discuss your research; attend fascinating, educational lectures; and discover new products and services for genealogists in the Expo Hall. Check out the following links for up-to-date information about 
