Adding Historical Context: A Hands-On Approach Join
GFO’s Kate Eakman July 14 from 9:30 a.m. – Noon for a half-day of
learning about how to add historical context to your genealogical
research to make it richer and more interesting. In this workshop you will: ▪ Practice identifying items, events, and topics ripe for historical research. ▪ Once the questions have been asked, learn how to find the answers. ▪ Discuss how to add this new-found information to one’s family’s history. Take advantage of Early Bird pricing. Register by June 30 and save $5.00!
You
could not ask for anyone more organized than Remi Newhouse.
Singlehandedly, he has launched our online sales of a variety of donated
items. Plus,
he’s a data extraction dynamo, indexing Multnomah County Marriage
Record books. These are among the GFO’s most valuable, unique resources,
and indexes will open them to the wider world. We couldn’t ask for
better help than Remi is giving to the GFO. Thank you, Remi!
Clark County Steps Up With Paradise Donations
The steamroller of generosity continues to roll as we help the Paradise Genealogical Society rebuilding their library that burned last year. Last Sunday, the Clark County Genealogical Society
dropped off 13 boxes of books! We’ve added them to the stacks of boxes
we’ve already put together with our surplus holdings. This may mean we
have more boxes than we can easily carry in early June. Fortunately,
another GFO member is driving to Paradise itself in the middle of the
month and has offered to take the remainders then. Thank you all for
your generosity to assist Paradise in getting back on its feet.
Donations for Paradise at the Clark County Genealogical Society
You’re Invited! – Annual Membership Meeting June 15
Please join us for the annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, July 15 at 2 p.m. at the GFO library. Each
year we honor a stellar volunteer with our Hall of Fame Award, ask you
to approve our budget by voice vote, and introduce you to the newest
board members who will take office next month. The meeting lasts only 30 minutes and we’d love to see you there.
But there’s another great reason to come that afternoon. Right after the meeting, our GenTalk from 2:30-3:30 p.m. presents Using the General Land Office and History Geo.
Kristin Parks will show you incredibly useful land records which you
can reach from the GFO computers. Using the GLO website, HistoryGeo.com
and the GFO’s collection of Oregon Donation Land Claim material can lead
you on a rewarding journey of discovery that covers a lot more
territory than you might think. See you June 15!
Each
year the GFO has raised its basic, individual member dues by $1, and $2
for joint members. This almost covered the increase in our rent, but
nothing more. The
board also learned that our Life Memberships had fallen way behind what
the board several decades ago intended. Life dues were meant to reflect
a cost 20 times that of a one-year membership. Over the years, that
information was not passed on to later boards, and the Life Memberships
have not been raised in 13 years. Life Member dues are an investment in the GFO, placed in our Endowment Fund to help finance operations in perpetuity. Given rising expenses, the GFO Board of Directors has approved increases to both of these categories. For
one year, effective July 1, 2019, annual Individual and Student
memberships will increase $2 while Joint Memberships increase $4. On
July 1, 2019, Individual Life Member dues will increase from $750 to
$875 and Joint Life Memberships from $1,000 to $1,220. In subsequent
fiscal years they will rise again so that by 2022 they will equal 20
times an individual membership. Anyone may renew early, before July 1, to lock in this year’s lower rates.NOTE:
If you are mid-way into a standard membership and would like to become a
Life member, we will credit your life member dues with the unused
amount of what you have already paid. Life members can pay everything in
one lump sum, or spread payments out over three years.
June 12th & 26th 6:00 – 7:45 p.m. in the GFO Classroom For
the month of June, the Portland Macintosh Users Group will bring one of
our most successful events to the GFO – the PMUG Clinic. The Clinic is a
friendly place where you can bring in that Mac/iPad/iPhone that you are
having problems with for free diagnostics, as well as many other
issues. Some examples of how PMUG Clinic can help you include:
• If you have questions on one of the basic Apple software apps, you
don’t need to take a whole class to get your questions answered. • If you are having problems with your Mac/iPhone/iPad, you can bring it in for a free diagnostic.
• If you want to find the best backup system for your genealogy
archives, you can get a custom recommendation based your actual needs. No need to register, just show up during clinic hours: Bring your Mac or Apple mobile device. If you would like additional information for attending PMUG Clinic, please email us at college@pmug.org.
This week we’re offering a 1980 reprint of the 1683
History of Duchess [Dutchess] County, New York, with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers by James H. Smith. This is a soft-cover version, has library stamps, and notes from a prior owner. “Mug” books, as they are often called, are great resources for learning about a community around the turn of the century.
Often
when they are reprinted, the pages are significantly reduced in
size—but not this one! Pages measure 8.25″ by 11″, and there are 562 of
them, not counting the introductory material and an appendix naming (and
giving particulars about) contributors. This material is available
in digital form online, but if your family is from Dutchess County,
wouldn’t it be nice to have this on your bookshelf at home?
Pick it up at the GFO for $18, or we can mail it to you for $26. Contact booksales@gfo.org to get your hands on this terrific book.
Survey Results: Has DNA helped you solve any brick wall problems?
There
were 32 responses to our question, “Has DNA helped you solve any
brick-wall problems?” And the answers were split right down the middle,
with 16 answering, “Yes,” and 16 answering “No.” There were 19 written responses to our request for more information. You can read all the responses here. And six people gave us some suggestions for future surveys. We thank them and offer one of the suggestions this week.
New Survey: What do you do when you find family trees with errors?
Anyone
who’s spent any time looking at online family trees knows they often
have inaccuracies. Okay, information that is just plain wrong! An e-news reader wants to know: What do you do when you find a tree that has the wrong information about your ancestor?
Saturday, June 8th Great Lakes Region SIG 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. We welcome guest speaker Duane Funk who will discuss Quaker records and what we can learn from them. The records of the Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, include births, deaths, marriages, migration certificates, and detailed monthly meeting minutes. Even if you don’t have Quaker ancestors, this promises to be a fascinating look at Quaker history and research methods in general. If your ancestors were in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, or Ontario CANADA, or if you simply want to come hear about this fascinating topic, you are most welcome to attend. Please note that the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade is this same morning – give yourself plenty of travel time! We hope to see you there. Sunday, June 9th Library Work Party – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Family Tree Maker Users Group – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Join other users who want to work through the 2017 Companion Guide to Family TreeMaker. Bring your laptop with 2017 version of FTM installed . If you haven’t been for a number of meetings or are new, please come 30 minutes early so we can provide you a newer version of our fake practice tree. We currently have 34 people in our practice tree.. Facilitated by Joyce Grant-Worley. FTM@gfo.org French Canada Group – 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Sharing stories of our history. Come and join this group to learn more about French Canadian ancestry and Acadia. The group leader is Bob LaMarche. Monday, June 10th Beginners Boot Camp 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Laurel Smith will present a day of beginning genealogy. There will be sessions about the census, vital records, immigration and naturalization, discussions about genealogy software and database use, organizing your research and more — all geared toward beginners. Those registered should bring a sack lunch so the discussion can continue while we eat. This class is currently full. If you wish to put your name on the wait list, click here. Tuesday, June 11th Board Meeting 6:10 – 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, June 12th PMUG Clinic – 6:00 – 7:45 p.m. For the month of June, the Portland Macintosh Users Group will bring one of our most successful events to the GFO – the PMUG Clinic. The Clinic is a friendly place where you can bring in that Mac/iPad/iPhone that you are having problems with for free diagnostics, as well as many other issues. PMUG is a group of users helping each other, which is what user groups are all about. We have been running these clinics for several years and enjoy offering the unique opportunity for people to access free one on one consultations with our knowledgeable experts.
Contact for this release: Judy Tough
360-385-3065 or tough@olympus.net
FOR RELEASE: June, 2019
Mental Health
Issues in the 19th
Century
Was an ancestor committed to an asylum?
Was someone enumerated as ‘imbecile’ or ‘incompetent’ on a
census? Did soldiers suffer PTSD? Learn about mental health diagnosis
and treatment in the 1800s.
Jefferson County Genealogical Society’s
speaker, Janice Lovelace, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist,
a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and has 20
years experience in family history research.
Whatcom
Genealogical Society will meet June 10, 2019, 2 pm at the Bellingham
Elks Lodge, 710 Samish Way. Janice Lovelace will be speaking on
“Beginning Court House Research”. Visitors always welcome!
A while back I wrote an article telling of the WSGS Facebook page, but here is a list of genealogy Facebook Groups so If you do not do Facebook, there may be a Facebook group that interests you.
RELATED TO THE HOMESTEAD ACT OF 1862 Many genealogists are familiar with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) website and use that site to see if their ancestors acquired land under the Homestead Act, or by any of the other federal land acts. On this website, one can see the legal description of the land, along with a digital image of the patent itself. But many people do NOT know that there is a file associated with each patent, that is not online. Both the affidavit of eligibility and the proof required for the patent after five years may contain detailed genealogical information. In many cases, because non-citizens were eligible to claim land but only citizens could receive a patent, the actual naturalization records of the claimants may be found in the files. Other files, by widows or children of the original claimant, may include marriage or birth records. The Homestead file itself is available through the National Archives, for a fee of $50. For more information about these records, and how to order them, see The Legal Genealogist article titled “Happy Birthday, Homestead Act” by Judy Russell at https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/ . Just scroll down to the May 20, 2019 post. One can sign up to subscribe to The Legal Genealogist at no charge and receive it as a daily email. Her daily blog posts are frequently very interesting and informative, as this one is. Consider this a bonus Tip of the Week!
Our next membership meeting is June 8 at the library from 12:30-1, with the 2nd Saturday presentation, “Organizing Your Family History in Order to Stay Sane” with Mary Kathryn Kozy to follow.
We will be discussing accomplishments and future plans for SGS.
SGS ELECTION RESULTS
The
results of the Seattle Genealogical Society’s (SGS) 2019 Election are
in and congratulations go to the recently re-elected officers and
directors on the SGS Board:
President: Jill Morelli
Treasurer: Karen Knudson
Secretary: Amandalei Bennett
Director of Education: Janice Lovelace
Director of Operations: Rob Sexton
Director of Volunteers: Heidi Mair
Director of Technology: David Rimmer
Director of Library: Sue Jensen
Director of Membership: Christine Schomaker
The positions of Vice President and Publications had no candidates, so the Board is looking for volunteers. Contact Amandalei Bennett at secretary@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org
if you would like to serve. Marilyn Rose will serve as Past President
and Mahina Oshie is the representative from the Seattle Public Library.
There will also be a representative from the LibraryTrustees. This Board
will serve from June 2019 through May 2020.
In addition, the proposed changes to the Bylaws passed.
Special thanks to our Election Committee: Bruce Finlayson, Lisa Oberg,
Marilyn Rose, and Paul Wade. We also thank Julia Marconi for serving on
the Board in various positions over the years, particularly
Publications.
TIME TO RENEW YOUR SGS MEMBERSHIP
SGS
Members! Thank you for your participation in our all-volunteer,
non-profit society. We look forward to your continued support during our
96th year as we face the challenges of maintaining our public research
library, preserving records and providing educational programs and
activities for exploring family history. Your annual membership expires
May 31, 2019.
Please use one of the links below to renew your membership through May 31, 2020.
Not a member yet? Now is a great time to join SGS and obtain a full year
of discounted class and event registration fees, free research
requests, and access to exclusive SGS publications and databases.
SGS
held our annual Spring Seminar “Next Steps for Your DNA Test Results”
with Diahan Southard on May 18 -19. It was a most enjoyable and
informative weekend.
On Saturday 136 attendees were welcomed at the Fairview Christian School
gym, where they purchased over 10 boxes of books at our Book Sale and
over 300 tickets for our raffle of donated database subscriptions and
DNA tests. Fortified with abundant snacks, we settled down in the
auditorium for Ms. Southard’s insightful presentations about DNA and
learned how to understand, organize, and analyze DNA test results to
produce a more accurate family genealogy. Lunch brought enrichment in
the form of our popular roundtable discussions. We had 14 tables of nine
with topics from DNA to Ohio to the DAR. Then on Sunday at the SGS
Library, 60 lucky workshop participants used DNA to help solve a
real-world genealogical mystery under Ms. Southard’s guidance.
All in all a great success. A special thank you to the Seminar Co-chairs
Sandra Stark and Lori Lee Sauber, and to the Seminar Committee and SGS
Volunteers who made it all happen!
If you missed the seminar and would like a copy of the syllabus, they
are available at the SGS Library for $3.00 while the supply lasts. And
while we’re on the subject, mark your calendars now for the SGS 2019
Fall Seminar with Tom Jones, PhD, October 5, 2019.
GIVEBIG 2019 RESULTS
In
the recent GiveBig program on May 8, SGS received $2035 from 16 donors.
These funds will help towards our increasing budgetary demands. The
Board sends a hearty ‘Thank You’ to those donors!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE 73rd ANNUAL
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES
Saturday, July 27 & Sunday, July 28
Enumclaw Expo Center
– Come Listen to the Bagpipes – Watch the Dancers – Visit the Clans –
– Help SGS Promote Genealogy –
We
need volunteers to help at the Seattle Genealogical Society booth
during the Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games in Enumclaw. We
have been participating for years and it is a great way to let the
public know about SGS and to promote membership. Our participation also
gives us valuable community outreach credit for our grant applications.
Game attendance is about 30,000 for the weekend. Most of the people who
come to the SGS booth are interested in knowing these two things :
What clan do I belong to?
What tartan can I use?
We
will have a number of reference books available at the booth that help
answer those questions. You will receive an e-mail attachment prior to
the games that will give you a refresher course on Scottish and Celtic
genealogy.
Volunteers will work 2 hour sessions. SGS will fund an entry ticket for each volunteer. Parking will be at your own expense. We encourage carpooling.
If
we purchase before July, we can get discounted early bird and senior
tickets. Please contact us before June 25th to confirm that you can
help. Send along your name, email address, phone contact, age if you
are over 62, and a date/time preference to : volunteers@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org
You also may contact Jean Roth with any questions at 206 782-2629.
SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. Check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes, and corrections. Programs may be canceled or postponed because of inclement weather.
JUNE Saturday, June 1, 10:15 am -12:15 pm, Family Tree on FamilySearch Interest Group, led by Lou Daly. Come hear about all the new items at FamilySearch. There will also be time to go over questions and problems you may have. This is the last meeting of this Interest Group until October. CANCELLATION NOTICE The program below is canceled due to a a change in Cary’s plans. Sunday, June 2, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, with Cary Bright
Saturday, June 8, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Second Saturday Speakers Series – “Organizing Your Family History in Order to Stay Sane” with Mary Kathryn Kozy
Saturday, June 15, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, Irish Special Interest Group, with Jean Roth Saturday, June 15, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, German Special Interest Group, with Jean Roth
Thursday, June 20, 6:00 pm-7:45 pm, DNA Learning Series Class 3: “I Got My Results… Now What?”, with Cary Bright and Craig K Gowen. This series is for current members of the Seattle Genealogical Society (SGS) and the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society (SIGS) only. Free advance registration is required for each class. These classes will be held at the Mountlake Terrace – Sno-Isle Libraries, 23300 58th Ave W, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043. To register, email : sgsdnasig@gmail.com
Saturday, June 22, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, “Dissecting A Civil War Pension Record–Union and Confederate,” presented by Jill Morrelli. Have you identified a Union or Confederate Civil War soldier in your ancestry? Lucky you! These records are the most accessible and information-rich of all military records. We will discuss the history of these records, who was included and excluded, and the changes in the law. Typical contents will be reviewed of two examples and, of course, there is a story. This is a beta test.
Saturday, June 29, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, DNA SIG, this group meets quarterly at the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE, Seattle. Co-chaired by Cary Bright and Herb McDaniel. For more information, contact sgsdnasig@gmail.com JULY
Saturday, July 13, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Family Tree Maker (FTM) Users Group – Special presentation: Using Source Templates in Family Tree Maker, presented by Janet Stroebel, leader of the FTM Users Group at the Eastside Genealogical Society. Come and learn how the templates in Family Tree Maker can help streamline the important and often challenging process of creating source citations.
Sunday, July 14, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Scandinavian Special Interest Group, with Karen Knudson. Bring your projects and share your discoveries with others. We’ll look at what’s new in Arkivdigital for Swedish researchers and review the best way to use Digitalarkivet for Norwegian researchers. If you are researching in Finland or Denmark, come and share your expertise.
Thursday, July 18, 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm, “DNA Learning Series”, at Mountlake Terrace Sno-Isle Library Seattle and Sno-Isle Genealogical Societies are co-sponsoring the “DNA Learning Series.” Class 4 of the seven series is “Understanding your Autosomal DNA & DNA inheritance.”
This is a class you must pre-register for by sending an email to sgsdnasig@gmail.com Deadline to register is July 15, to allow enough time for you to do the assignment in time. Pre-class assignments are part of the learning and you must be on our list to receive them by email.
We began an experiment this spring by offering late hours, until 8:00 p.m., on our first Monday of the month. These
are popular days because the GFO is free to everyone; no membership
required. Enough of you enjoyed this feature that we’re now making this
part of our regular schedule. The library’s next Free First Monday is coming right up on June 3. We hope we’ll see you. Special Note:
If you arrive after 7:00 p.m., the door to the Ford Building may be
locked. Call us at 503-963-1932 and we’ll come right up to let you in.
There are 5 seats left for our upcoming Beginners’ Boot Camp on June 10. Just a reminder that Registration closes on June 6 and we won’t be having another Boot Camp until August! This is a great way to get started in your family tree research. GFO members get in free! Join Laurel Smith at the GFO for a day of beginning genealogy.
Registration now Open!Adding Historical Context: A Hands-On Approach Join
GFO’s Kate Eakman for a half-day of learning about how to add
historical context to your genealogical research to make it richer and
more interesting. In this workshop you will: ▪ Practice identifying items, events, and topics ripe for historical research. ▪ Once the questions have been asked, learn how to find the answers. ▪ Discuss how to add this new-found information to one’s family’s history. Take advantage of Early Bird pricing. Register by June 30 and save $5.00!
Have you ever wanted to study at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy? Now is your chance to land a scholarship. The
Laura Prescott SLIG Scholarship covers tuition in the course of your
choice, plus six nights at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. You can be a beginner or professional, young or old but you must exhibit a passion for genealogy. The deadline is days away: June 1. Click here to learn more if you’d like to apply.
GFO still needs a Webmaster!
If you are looking for a way to volunteer, this may be the job for you! Our volunteer webmaster is leaving, and we are looking for someone to take her place. Web
design skills are not needed since our website provider has a template
we follow. We offer many indexes and resources and our site needs
updating when our volunteers finish each new project. Please contact president@gfo.org if you have any questions or wish to volunteer. Thank you.
The
Annual Business Meeting and Conference of the Genealogical Society of
Hispanic American will be held in Pueblo, Colorado, August 16-18. The
host hotel will once again be the Marriott Hotel located about five
minutes from the Rawlings Library and El Pueblo Museum where most of our
activities are planned. The discounted rate is $119 plus tax. Call
(719) 542-3200 and make sure you tell them you are with the Genealogical
Society of Hispanic America to get the discounted rate. Please go to our website for updated information .
Online registration is available thru PayPal here.
Our featured book this week is The Guidebook to Historic Germantown: Prepared for the Site & Relic Society
by Charles F. Jenkins and printed in Germantown (Philadelphia, PA) in
1902. It is inscribed on the flyleaf, “Bought at Relic Show, Germantown
Alumni Hall, June 12, 1902.”
There
are three news clippings glued to the inside covers and back flyleaf,
and one of them is about the Relic Show itself! It’s a sweet little
book, filled with illustrations, and there’s even a fold-out map. It has
a few little scuffs on the cover—but wouldn’t you, too, if you were
born in 1902? Otherwise, it is in absolutely fabulous condition. Pick it up at the GFO for $25 or have it mailed to you for $30. Contact booksales@gfo.org for more information.
Survey Results: Your DNA Experience
We
received 82 responses to our survey asking whether your DNA results
were surprising or not. There were a lot more surprises than we
expected, 35 (42.7%), while 47 (57.3%) reported ho hum results. One
participant said, “I was hoping for something more exotic, but no.” The reasons for the surprises were varied and interesting. Respondents could select more than one answer.
▪ Confirming an ancestor in question: 15.8% ▪ Ethnicities you weren’t expecting: 23.7% ▪ Unknown parentage of you or an ancestor: 23.7% ▪ Family members with unexpected parentage: 21.1% ▪ Health issues: 5.2% ▪ Other
included Y-DNA matches have not revealed anyone with the same surname;
Identified two brick wall great-grandfathers; Descendants of relatives I
was not aware of; and What I already knew. We invited participants to tell us more if they wanted to share. Click here to see all the comments.
New Survey: Has DNA testing helped you break through a Brick Wall?
Genealogists
often hit “brick walls,” a dead end in their research of a specific
ancestor. We’d like to know if DNA has helped you solve any of yours. And for those of you bored with all the DNA questions, we have a query just for you.
This week at GFO … Saturday, June 1st Virginia Group 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Pirates or Privateers – What’s in a Name? Did your ancestors have contact with pirates or privateers? If they lived anyplace along the Eastern Seaboard, from Canada through New England and the southern colonies, all the way to the Caribbean, their lives were likely affected. Trade routes and the safe exchange of goods was essential for survival, as was security in times of war – Revolutionary, 1812, and the Civil war. Join the Virginia Group to learn a little about this history and its role in the political, social, and economic development of the modern world. Did you know Sir Walter Raleigh was a privateer? Join us to explore this exciting history. For more information see our blog: Virginia Roots and Vines. You can also reach this group’s leaders, Judi Scott and Carol Currency, at virginia@gfo.org. Sunday, June 2nd Library Work Party – Manuscripts 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Explore our manuscript, personal papers, and Bible collection while we organize, scan, and create finding aids. Drop by at the time that works for you. Questions? Send a note to manuscripts@gfo.org. Monday, June 3rd GFO Free Monday 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. GFO open for free to non-members. Wednesday, June 5th Learn and Chat 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. At Learn & Chat some of the learning comes from speakers with particular expertise but most of it comes from the sharing of experiences and knowledge of attendees who have developed methods that work for them. And if you have been doing genealogy for any length time you have likely experienced the wonderful moments of exhilaration, the successes that you then share with others and that drive you to continue researching. Unfortunately those times can be few and far between. Join us to talk about your genealogy questions and help provide support to others. Facilitated by Jeanne Quan. DNA Q&A 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Lisa McCullough will be available to help answer your DNA questions, whether you are new and just getting started or have more involved questions. You may contact Lisa if you want more information. dna_qa@gfo.org
If
you use Legacy Family Tree Software for tracking your genealogy
research, there is a Legacy Users Group that meets monthly to discuss
tips, tricks and problems. You will always come away with some new
ideas. The meetings are held regularly on the first Monday of the month.
Members and non-members are welcome.
GENEALOGY RESEARCH BOOK CLUB
Mon, 3 June 2019: 12-1:30 pm
CCGS Library
There
are many “research rich” books of genealogical historical collections,
as well as “how to” books on methods, collection and data storage of
genealogy research. This group delves into one book at a time and
discusses how to make the best use of it. Join this casual group as they
delve into their favorite topic of books on family history discovery
and sleuthing. (Brown baggers welcome!)
WEBINAR: LESSONS IN JEWISH DNA: ONE MAN’S SUCCESSES AND WHAT HE LEARNED ON THE JOURNEY
Wed, 5 June 2019: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CCGS Library
Using
DNA test results to determine family origins is more complicated among
Jews, who have married “within the tribe” for hundreds of years.
Marrying within a closed community – “endogamy” – has barely been
addressed by the non-Jewish genetic genealogy community. This Legacy
Family Tree presentation uses the instructor’s own research as a “how
to” approach.
UNFOCUSED GENEALOGY DISCUSSION GROUP
Thu, 6 June 2019: 1-3 pm
CCGS Education Center
There’s
no meeting agenda, no special topic, just a group of curious people
bringing genealogy research notes, questions, brick walls, etc. to share
with the group. Get ideas for the next steps you should take in your
research.
WEBINAR: RESEARCHING IN NEW MEXICO
Wed, 19 June 2019: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The
47th State holds some of the oldest documents in the U.S. With written
records that begin in 1598 to the current day, researchers will learn
the record groups, how to use them, and where to find them. An abundance
of sacramental records, Governor’s papers, censuses, wills and probates
will be discussed in this Legacy Family Tree webinar.
THIRD THURSDAY EVENING HOURS
Thurs, 20 June 2019: 6-9 pm
CCGS Library
Do
you find it hard to get to the Clark County Genealogical Library during
daytime hours? Come in on Third Thursday to tap into our richest
resource: knowledgeable librarians who can help you with your family
history search. We won’t do it for you, but we will provide guidance.
One librarian has Scandinavian research expertise. The library has over
10,000 books and resources, and free access on our computers to
Ancestry.com and AmericanAncestors.com. Bring your own computer and use
our free wifi.
GENERAL MEETING FOR GENEALOGY ENTHUSIASTS
Presentation: Finding the First Fort Vancouver
Tues, 25 June 2019: 6 p.m.-Potluck begins; 7 p.m. program begins
Location: Clark County PUD Community Room, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA
Amy
Clearman, archaeology graduate student at Portland State University,
will discuss what she found during her archaeological investigation of
two Vancouver neighborhoods and an ethnographic study with residents.
The project was intended to find evidence of the first Fort Vancouver,
built in 1825 in the vicinity of the State School for the Deaf. Building
relevancy of archaeological research to communities in which research
occurs was also a key component.
Bring your favorite dish to share at this annual spring potluck meeting!
WEBINAR: A MONTH’S WORTH OF MUST-HAVE TECH TIPS TO START USING TODAY
Wed, 26 June 26, 2019: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CCGS Library
What
technology tips can help you with your genealogy research? Make a goal
this month to try a new technology tip each day and this Legacy Family
Tree webinar will help you! We’ll look at tips to help you enhance your
email, use shortcuts, conduct better searches, and use your cell phone
for genealogy. When we are done, you’ll be able to do more with less
time and learn tools that will help you in your research and personal
life.
Formation of a New Interest Group: Genealogy Travelers
Clallam
County Genealogical Society has a newly formed interest group, The
Genealogy Travelers! It is for anyone who enjoys going to archives,
libraries, etc. near and far. We have some initial trips planned for
this summer within Washington. If you are interested in joining us,
please call CCGS at 360-417-5000 and add your name to the roster, so we
can notify you of upcoming events. Members and non-members are
welcome, so plan to bring along a genealogy friend.
Our
first adventure will be to the Seattle Public Library (downtown) on
Wednesday, June 5th. If you would like to travel with us, please
contact the CCGS Research Center by May 31st, so we can plan
accordingly. We will be sending out travel details next week, once we
know how many folks will be traveling with us.
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