I’m sending out this survey regarding interest in potential Digital Genealogy Options from the Washington State Library. Feel free to forward the link to anyone interested in Washington State Library genealogy services.
WASHINGTON NONPROFIT HANDBOOK: How to Form and Maintain a Nonprofit Corporation in Washington State July 2022 Edition Published by Communities Rise In Partnership with Nonprofit Association of Washington and Washington State Office of the Secretary of State
We recognize them anywhere: Carnegie Libraries. Seemingly, every city has one….or more. Some 43 were built in Washington State; 32 are still standing and 14 are still used as libraries.
We think of Andrew Carnegie as a self-made millionaire and philanthropist, and he certainly was. But did you know he obtained most of his education from libraries? Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland, and came with his family to America in 1848. He became the protegee of one Col. James Anderson who opened his personal library to “working boys” so that they might better themselves. Carnegie was grateful for this opportunity that he promised if he ever had the means he would provide for other boys what he had received.
Carnegie Library in Vancouver, Clark County, now a museum.
Carnegie funded the building of 2,509 “Carnegie Libraries” worldwide between 1883 and 1929. Of those, 1,795 were in the United States: 1,687 public libraries and 108 academic. Others were built throughout Europe, South Africa, Barbados, Australia, and New Zealand. Andrew Carnegie spent over $56 million of his fortune building these libraries and the buildings standing proud today are a living, lasting legacy.
Do you know where the Carnegie library is in YOUR town? (Google has a list.)
Jill Morelli, CG is a writer, lecturer and co-founder of Applied Genealogy Institute, providing practicum-based educational opportunities for intermediate and advanced genealogists. In 2017, she founded the Certification Discussion Group, an online series discussing her certification journey, which demystifies the process for applicants and other interested individuals. She lectures nationally and has written articles for National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Swedish American Genealogist, and many others. Jill is past president of Seattle Genealogical Society, co-chair of SGS Centennial 2023 and also a member of many genealogical societies.
Don’t Build Your Own Brick Walls Who doesn’t have genealogical brick walls, those intractable problems that we cannot seem to get beyond? Other than extant records, the brick wall is probably of your own making. We all explore the various ways we make our own brick walls and strategies for successfully breaking through them. This will take some hard work, but you can demolish that wall. When: July 21, 2022 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: ZOOM Cost: Members $20 Non-members $25 Deadline for sign-up: July 18, 2022 Sign-up and payment Come in to HQRL 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA or Call: 253-863-1806 or go to hqrl.com Members must sign in and go to the HQRL Store to receive the discount.
Legacy Special Interest Group Meeting July 19th, 2022, 7:00 pm
This week we will be continuing 1 long video done by Geoff that is free and available from the Help tab in Legacy by clicking to the QuickTip Videos icon. The direct link to the video is listed below its title:
Hands-On with Legacy Hints: Using MyHeritage Record Matches and Smart Matches
Please take some time this week to review the “FREE” videos available on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site and bring your list of videos you would like to review back to the group next Tuesday.
We hope to see you this coming Tuesday, July 19th!
Our meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. Links to the reoccurring Zoom Meetings are located at the bottom of this page, one for the 1st Tuesday and one for the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section. The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered. If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.
at 10AM at the Bainbridge Public Library and on Zoom,
Claire Smith will present: “Researching Your Ancestral Places”
Learn how to build place guides, find resources to research the history, geography and culture in the time and places your ancestors lived. Find out where to find historic maps, boundary changes, information about local history, and more.
It’s free, and the public is most welcome! Come by the Bainbridge Public Library prepared to mask or pick up your Zoom link at our website, on July 14, the day before the meeting, at http://www.bigenealogy.org under “Events.”
Any question about genealogy to our guest Genealogist
Lynda Keenan
July 27th 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This event is open hours. You may come anytime and stay as long as you can.
Lewiston City Library, 5th and D Streets, Second floor Event Space.
No Fee – Beginner to experienced are welcome
Your questions on DNA, researching, documenting, Ancestry or other companies. Trees including private, public, online and on your hard drive.
Bring your computer and work hands on with Lynda. Library WIFI is available. Have your passwords, software ready and updates completed. If you need assistance getting your computer ready contact: **
BIO – Lynda Keenan was born and raised in Illinois. In 1998, she moved to Spokane, Washington where she graduated from Eastern Washington University with a BA in Biology. About Thirty years ago, she began what has become her passion and now her career: genealogy and genetic research. Her research has extended beyond her own family, to others that have been searching for their families. Currently she is enrolled in the National Institute of Genealogical Studies and upon completion in August will hold certifications in American Records, English Records and Genetic Genealogy. Lynda is the President of the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society, and a member of several other Genealogical Societies, and participates in several Surname Projects. Over the past several years Lynda volunteered and worked with others on the Obituary Collection Index Project (OCIP), and upon completion we had over 87,000 obituaries Indexed from several local newspapers. She leads the Refocus monthly group and has taught and will be teaching courses on Genealogy Research and Genetic DNA. In 2020 she started her own genealogical business “A Sapling to A Family Tree” (STAFT.org), with staff from several states in America and is focusing on teaching more classes and working with clients to help them further their genealogical understanding.
Twin Rivers Genealogy Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Idaho, serving Lewiston ID, Clarkston WA, and the surrounding areas. We have been active since 1967 and strive to provide classes and learning opportunities through various speakers, field trips, and professional genealogists, historians, and writer’s presentations at our meetings.
For more information: Facebook: Twin Rivers Genealogy Society; Email: trgsinfo2014@gmail.com or call 509-552-5280.
I’m writing to let you know that MyHeritage DNA kits are now on sale at 50% off the regular price!
This low price is a great opportunity for anyone who hasn’t purchased a MyHeritage DNA kit yet to do so. This special discount will only be available through July 17, so be sure to take advantage now and spread the word so all your friends and followers can, too!
Read more about the sale on our blog, and feel free to use the graphic below.
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Genealogy Expert
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Born in 1924 and approaching his 100th birthday, I’d bet that many of us have had the privilege of sitting at his feet and learning from the best historian/genealogist there is (my opinion!). Author of dozens of books, many on specific state-genealogy, I’d also bet that we’ve had and learned from those text books.
My favorite lecture was one he presented in 1992 at a National Genealogical Society conference. Coming to the lectern in the costume of a Civil War-era town clerk, he proceeded to teach us how to research in counties with burned courthouses in his unique fashion.
As “Carter,” the clerk, he welcomed us and thanked us for coming to the town meeting. “Many of you are tired, having been out late on the bucket brigade last night,” be began, “but we must keep on with county business as best we can.” He thanked all for helping carry boxes of records out of the burning courthouse but “so much stuff was lost.” He continued, “Our meeting today is to try to re-construct our records so to keep our county going!”
“Carter” urged us to bring in our documents and re-register them. Our deeds, marriage certificates (“if your marriage is worth it, he quipped) and any other similar county-important papers. “We’ll get our county going again; a burned courthouse won’t slow us down.”
“Carter” then switched to Dr. Schweitzer and began to explain to us what records existed OUTSIDE of the courthouse that we might turn to for our research.
Title companies – this office has records of all deeds and land grants in the county
Judical records – West’s Decennial Index lists cases that have ben appealed from the county
Law offices – files of cases and client work exist, including wills, mortgages, appeals, etc.
Cemetery – tombstones have names and dates and there are on file deeds to cemetery plots
Church records – some churches kept good “people records” and others not so much
Fraternal Societies – Masonic, DAR, Woodmen of the World, Elks, Eastern Star, GAR, UCW, etc.
Funeral director – lots of files!
Newspapers – always full of obits, accidents, marriages, anniversaries and “run-away wives”
School records – schools received state money based on student attendance, so records were kept
Dr. Schweitzer, once again as “Carter,” town clerk, finished his talk with this: “We’re gonna save what wasn’t burned but where are these records today? We’re gonna re-construct the records and you’ll discover there ain’t hardly nothing in the burned courthouse that’s plum GONE.”
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