JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Meeting

by Charles Hansen

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (JCGS)

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Contact for this media release: Judy Tough 385-3065 or tough@olympus.net

 

A Decree of (Temporary) Divorce: My Life Without Ancestry.com

Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) is offering to the community a day-long Seminar on Saturday, September 16, featuring professional genealogist, Mary Roddy, who will give two presentations at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, in Chimacum, WA. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. and the program begins 10:00 – 11:40 followed by the afternoon session 12:30 – 2:00. Suggested donation is $10.00 for the Seminar. Bring your own lunch, and snacks to share. Coffee and tea provided. Genealogy books from Heritage Quest will be for sale on

site. <www.wajcgs.org>

Mary Roddy says of her morning presentation A Decree of (Temporary)

Divorce: My Life Without Ancestry.com:  “Learn how I found free substitute records for many of the records I used to pay for at Ancestry.com, and how I discovered some new sites as well.  My temporary ‘divorce’ forced me to examine my genealogy from a different viewpoint with a fresh perspective.  You, too, can recharge your genealogy, and save a few pennies as well.” 

Mary says her afternoon presentation FamilyBrowse: “FamilySearch.org 

has millions of images on its website, many of which are un-indexed and

not searchable. But if you know how to get into the catalog and browse around, you can find images of birth and death certificates, naturalization papers, deeds, will, estate inventories and more. And FamilySearch is

adding more and more images every month. To take advantage of this ever-increasing bounty its important to know how to find these types of records.”

Mary Roddy

Mary Roddy, a Certified Public Accountant, earned a certificate from the Genealogy and Family History program at the University of Washington. She is an active member of the Seattle Genealogical Society and speaks frequently in the Seattle area. Mary is a regular contributor to YourGenealogyToday and Internet Genealogy magazines, and a webinar presenter with Legacy Family Tree Webinars. She is working on a novel which incorporates stories of ancestors she has discovered in her research.

THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News

by Charles Hansen

 

THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s
Wednesday Evening
E-News
23 August 2017

For more information visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932. We love hearing from you!

For a complete GFO CALENDAR click here.

Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider for August 2017, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy HERE. NOTE: The Insider issues are now located under the “Learn” > “Our Publications” menu at our new website (still gfo.org).
Curious about the status of your GFO Membership?? We’d love to have you as a GFO Member!

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Friday Serendipity

by Charles Hansen

Most everybody in the world of today’s genealogy knows of Thomas MacEntee, the Tech Guru and All Around Crazy Guy.

Thomas is a nationally-in-demand speaker and (I’m so proud to say) is one of the main presenters for the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour. (www.saltlakechristmastour.org)  He recently announced some big changes in his business model and what he offers to all of us and how he offers it to us. I asked him for a re-cap and now share it with you:

How Is SLCT Instructor Thomas MacEntee Spending His Summer?

Well besides trips to Southern California, too many visits to Reno to visit some one-armed bandits, Thomas has been busy retooling and reprogramming his genealogy business and various websites. Here’s an update directly from Thomas:

  • As of June 1st, Thomas has stopped updating his site GeneaBloggers.com and has transferred much of the community organizing efforts to a new group named GeneaBloggers Tribe(http://geneabloggerstribe.com/). The new group is run by Pat Richley-Erickson (aka Dear Myrtle) and focuses on resources for genealogy bloggers. So why did Thomas decide to leave the blogging community after starting GeneaBloggers in 2009? As he says, “I didn’t leave blogging as much as I realized that over the past eight years the genealogy community has gained knowledge of many social media skills including blogging. I felt that my energies were better directed towards education involving genealogy methodology and working with those new to family history.”
  • Thomas’ new site Genealogy Bargainslaunched in March 2017 and is now his main focus. Genealogy Bargains posts daily deals and coupons on products such as AncestryDNA, 23andMe, genealogy books and webinars. You can save as much as 80%! So before you click that CHECKOUT button, remember to visit Genealogy Bargains at https://genealogybargains.com
  • And what about DNA and genealogy? Well Thomas has hopped on the bandwagon with his new site DNA Bargainswhich debuted a week before National DNA Day which is April 25th. Not only will you find the best deals on DNA test kits, but you’ll find his reviews and opinions about each test. Visit DNA Bargains at https://dnabargains.com to figure out which DNA test is right for you and your genealogy research.
  • And finally, Thomas has gathered up all his other small sites (Hack Genealogy, High-Definition Genealogy and others) into one umbrella site called Abundant Genealogy. The new site provides information on the genealogy industry PLUS Thomas posts many “freebies” such as downloads of his popular e-books in both Amazon Kindle and PDF versions.

We all know Thomas is a busy guy and he says that he’s looking forward to teach classes at the upcoming Salt Lake Christmas Tour in December with several new presentation topics. What’s the best way to follow Thomas and keep track of all his content? Sign up for his free genealogy and technology e-newsletter at https://abundantgenealogy.com/mailinglist

TriCity Genealogical Society Seminar Door Prizes

by Charles Hansen

 

The seminar is getting closer and here is another incentive to go the seminar.

 

DOOR PRIZES

 

  1. FindMyPast   1 year Premium Membership
  2. Genealogy Gems   1 year Premium Membership
  3. Findmypast 30 day free access
  4. Findmypast 30 day free access
  5. RootsMagic 7 software
  6. Your Genealogy 1 year free subscription
  7. Internet Genealogy 1 year free subscription
  8. 3 subscription cards for  Your Genealogy 1 year $20 subscription
  9. Internet Genealogy 1 year $20 subscription
  10. Internet Genealogy 1 year $20 subscription
  11. A year subscription to my video tutorial series. Diahan Southard
  12. TCGS Membership

To sign up click here

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society October Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 472    Longview, Washington 98632-7306 – E-mail lcgsgen@yahoo.com

TIMELINES & CHRONOLOGIES……

………………Discover Your Family’s Connection to History!

JANET O’CONOR CAMARATA (www.stepstonegenealogy.com)

is a genealogist with over 25 years’ experience in genealogical presentations and training. We are fortunate to have her join us at our October meeting, when she will help us learn the value in utilizing timelines and chronologies to locate our families in history.

Just in time!!! – OCTOBER IS FAMILY HISTORY MONTH!!!

LOWER COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walcolgs/

SOMERSET RETIREMENT APARTMENTS

2025 TIBBETTS DRIVE, LONGVIEW

DINING ROOM 7:00 PM

October 12, 2017

Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 472    Longview, Washington 98632-7306 – E-mail lcgsgen@yahoo.com

I’VE HAD MY DNA TESTED….

………….NOW WHAT???

MARY KATHRYN KOZY has been working on her own family history for over 35 years and speaking for over 10 years. She has agreed to share her experiences at our September meeting. Mark your calendar!!!

LOWER COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walcolgs/

SOMERSET RETIREMENT APARTMENTS

2025 TIBBETTS DRIVE, LONGVIEW

DINING ROOM 7:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Puget Sound Genealogical Society Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Puget Sound Genealogical Society
Tuesday Sep 5 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
at Kitsap Regional Library, 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton
LEVELING UP WITH LAND RECORDS
with Claudia Breland. Discover what your ancestors
owned, where they lived, and the relationships stated
in government land records, quit claims, and deeds.
Registration is required. Call (360) 475 9172
Jackie Horton, Publicity Chairperson

Wednesday Nostalgia

by Charles Hansen

Ah, the country doctor with his black bag. Always on call, always on horseback, always at bedsides. But how much real doctoring was he able to do? What did he carry in that doctor’s black bag?

Asking Grandma Google (smile) and finding a list on a British website, Steampunk Forum, I share it with you:

 

The Gladstone, or General Doctor’s Bag, generally had less than you might imagine. The Doctor of 1880-1900 did not regularly carry that much in the way of actual medicine beyond what he expected to use on the specific patient. 

You would normally find the following:
Ear Trumpet or Stethoscope 
Folding Magnifying Glass
Lancets
eyedropper; 
thermometer;
Small kit of Scalpels
Small selection of forceps and tweezers and scissors
A small sewing kit, using “catgut” sutures
Syringes and needles kit for injections
Syringe for Lavage
sevveral sizes of Speculum
Ear “spoon”
Small kit of Probes
Possibly one or more “cupping” devices
Alcohol lamp
Possibly small glass bottles or jars and/or slides to collect samples,
perhaps several leather straps to use as tourniquets or restraints
Small number of opiate or morphine based ampules.
or ampules for “Cocaine and Adrenalin Solution”

Antiseptics and Antibiotics were not available until after ca 1900 or later.

Surprisingly you would not find bandages and the sort of things you see in a modern EMT kit. Bandages were far to bulky for a Doctor to carry, and he would rely upon the patient’s family to provide them. Cleanliness was optional, and Sterility was unheard of. Even up until the 1890’s Doctors had to be vigorously encouraged to wash their hands between patients, and few bothered with alcohol sterilization.

Tuesday Trivia

by Charles Hansen

Reading a wonderful book that I highly recommend to you: Visible Bones by Jack Nisbet, 2003. He is a pre-eminent author of Pacific Northwest history. The chapter I just read really grabbed my attention: Did you know there were condors in the skies over the Columbia River in the early 1800s? Lewis and Clark likely spotted them on their 1805 journey down the Columbia but never having seen one before, but recognizing that they were HUGE and new and different dubbed them “a large buzzard.” Lewis wrote in his journal, “I believe this to be the largest bird of North America.”

Nowadays we only see condors flying over Grand Canyon in Arizona. But in days of yore, these 25-pound, distinctive-headed birds, with a wingspan of over nine feet and a bill-to-tail measurement of four feet, could be seen all along the Columbia River as far north as into Canada.

So what happened to them? Check out a copy of Visible Bones.