You will get a reminder email with the same Zoom meeting link on October 10th and 17th.
Description: This presentation will cover the wealth of genealogical information available in Italian military records, which have existed since Italian unification in the 19th century and in some places as far back as 1792. The records discussed will include conscription lists (Liste di Leva) detailing biographical and physical information for all eligible males, and military service files (Fogli Matricolari) tracking a soldier’s service history, promotions, and assignments. Additionally, four other lesser-known Italian military records will be covered. Since these records are organized by military district and province rather than by town, they are especially useful for tracing ancestors whose specific hometown is unknown. The Presentation will guide researchers on accessing these records, whether by requesting them from a provincial State Archive (Archivio di Stato) in Italy, searching digitized records on sites like FamilySearch or Portale Antenati, or understanding the location of military archives based on the time period.”
Speaker Bio: Joel Cole was born and raised in Padova, Italy. He has been involved with Italian Family History for over 30 years. He accompanied his father Trafford for his first genealogical research in Maniago, Italy, when he was 15 and since then he has been fascinated by family history. He has worked as a researcher for over 25 years, visiting almost every State Archive in Italy and almost 1,000 parish archives. He is familiar with paleography having taken several classes in Italy, and with Latin documents, having studied it for over 10 years. Joel has presented in many international genealogical conferences about Italian Family History and has worked for years for private companies performing research in all of Italy, consulting Civil records, Parish and Diocesan Catholic records, Notary records and many more sources. In 2015 he moved to Utah covering several roles for FamilySearch. He is currently the content strategist for Southern Europe, including Italy. Joel’s research specialties are: Italy, Southern Switzerland and Istria-Croatia. Expert at deciphering ancient Italian and Latin documents.
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Eastside Genealogical Society – Italian Interest Group P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009-0374
Join Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Saturday, October 11, 2025, 1pm at the Burlington Public Library for “The Role of Convents and Monasteries in the 15th-19th Centuries and How They Affected Our Ancestors”with Milan Pohontsch, President, Federation of Eastern European Family History Societies. Learn about the social and economic impacts of monasteries and how the lives of those that lived and worked on monastic estates differed from peasants under noble rule. Can’t make it to the Burlington Library, request a zoom link by emailing info@skagitvalleygenealogy.org. Thank you,
Our monthly PSGS Program this month will be “Alienation of Affection: Divorce in the US” with Christine Cohen. It will be on Wednesday, Sep. 24 at 1pm. Social time starts at 12:30pm. The program will be hybrid with in person at the Sylvan Way Library and on Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted the day before on our website (psgsociety.org) and our Facebook page.
Divorce is not just a 20th Century phenomenon. At first, granted by
the State Legislature and then by the Courts, these are public
records. The case files can include marriage date and place, names
and ages of children, current and former residences, and affidavits
by the spouses about their marriage and reason for divorce. Clues
are in the Census, City Directories, Military Pensions, County
Histories, County Courthouses & especially in Newspapers. This
The Joy of Genealogy Travel will be the subject of a presentation by Sandra Ristow of the Clallam County Genealogical Society Saturday, September 27th at 10:00 AM.
Sandra has studied her family genealogy for nearly 20 years, and has traveled through out the United States and parts of Germany and Poland to see their origins. Most of her ancestors were German immigrants. Her English ancestors, who arrived in 1660, and their participation in the American Revolution qualified her to become a member of the local Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a lecturer and teacher, sharing her expertise in German Genealogy.
Her lecture will relate some exciting discoveries of both German and Polish ancestors that her travels have produced. She has been to Germany five times, and to Pomerania, Poland where she has found living relatives.
The program will be presented, live, at the CCGS Research Center located at 403 E. 8th Street in Port Angeles or via Zoom. To obtain the Zoom codes or get more information, please call the Society at 360-417-5000 or email your request at askus@clallamcogs.com Tuesday through Friday from 10 am – 4pm.
Don’t Miss Out… Sign Up Here for Sept. 18th Class!Citing Your Sources: It’s Easier Than You Think! September 18, 2025 11am to 12pm PDT(Online only via Zoom) Do you find the process of writing source citations intimidating? Citation resources published by leading genealogists tend to be lengthy and differ in their approaches. Trying to use and reconcile them can feel overwhelming. This presentation will explain the process of creating source citations that comply with genealogical standards in plain language. Learn some simple strategies for crafting clear, reliable citations for many commonly-used sources. CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP Shelley Bishop is a professional genealogical researcher, writer, and speaker with a passion for finding and preserving the stories of our ancestors. She is a frequent contributor to Family Tree Magazine, NGS Magazine, and other publications. As the owner of Buckeye Family Trees, Shelley specializes in Ohio and midwestern research. Her projects often involve work with military, court, and land records. Shelley is President of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists and a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Learn more about her at www.buckeyefamilytrees.com. UPCOMING CLASSES! Check them out!Beginning Your Family History,Getting Started October 16, 2025 11am to 12pm PDT Online via ZOOM or Limited In Person (8) at HQRL LEARN MORE HERE! or SIGN UP HERE! Inspiring the Next Generationof GenealogistsNovember 6, 202511am to 12pm PDT LEARN MORE HERE! HomeAbout UsMembersGalleryNewsletter Heritage Quest Research Library 2102 East Main Avenue, Suite 105 Puyallup, WA 98372 (253) 863-1806
Few posts back I spotlighted Roxanne Low and her list of “Free Genealogy-Related Internet Sites.” Remember? Did you take time to looksee any of them?? Today I highlight some of those opportunities!
* www.abmc.gov — The American Battle Monuments Commission website features a database of nearly 218,000 American war dead from WWI and WWII who were buried in overseas cemeteries. The site also includes 94,000 more names commemorated on Tablets of the Missing.
* www.easycalculation.com — calculate how many years, months and days have elapsed between two dates.
* www.deathindexes.com — A directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county. (Get it? A listing of links to online death indexes!!!)
* www.genealogylinks.net — Over 50,000 links to resources in the US, the UK, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. (If you’ve stuck with the “tried and true” websites, why? Why not try this?)
* https://gravelocator.com/va/gov — A VA site, updated daily, offers searches of veterans and their family members buried in most any military cemetery.
* https://glorecords.blm.gov — Use this site to search through more than 5,000,000 federal land title records (1788 to present). (Did your ancestor homestead or buy land from the federal government?)
* https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb — The Newberry Library in Chicago website is one of the best places to trace shifting county lines and the records that went with them.
* www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/national-map — Looking for an obscure ancestral locale? This website offers help to finding that “old” place with the “new” name.
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Speaker Bio: Joel Cole was born and raised in Padova, Italy. He has been involved with Italian Family History for over 30 years. He accompanied his father Trafford for his first genealogical research in Maniago, Italy, when he was 15 and since then he has been fascinated by family history. He has worked as a researcher for over 25 years, visiting almost every State Archive in Italy and almost 1,000 parish archives. He is familiar with paleography having taken several classes in Italy, and with Latin documents, having studied it for over 10 years. Joel has presented in many international genealogical conferences about Italian Family History and has worked for years for private companies performing research in all of Italy, consulting Civil records, Parish and Diocesan Catholic records, Notary records and many more sources. In 2015 he moved to Utah covering several roles for FamilySearch. He is currently the content strategist for Southern Europe, including Italy. Joel’s research specialties are: Italy, Southern Switzerland and Istria-Croatia. Expert at deciphering ancient Italian and Latin documents.
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Shelley Bishop is a professional genealogical researcher, writer, and speaker with a passion for finding and preserving the stories of our ancestors. She is a frequent contributor to Family Tree Magazine, NGS Magazine, and other publications. As the owner of Buckeye Family Trees, Shelley specializes in Ohio and midwestern research. Her projects often involve work with military, court, and land records. Shelley is President of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists and a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Learn more about her at www.buckeyefamilytrees.com. UPCOMING CLASSES! Check them out! Beginning Your Family History, Getting Started October 16, 2025 11am to 12pm PDT Online via ZOOM or Limited In Person (8) at HQRL
