Jefferson County Gen Society Newsflash

Jefferson Co GS

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

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

PUTTING YOUR ANCESTORS IN THEIR PLACE…AND TIME:

TIMELINES, CHRONOLOGIES, AND CALCULATORS

To understand an ancestor’s life, genealogists use timelines, chronologies, and online calculators to summarize a life and identify interconnected historical events. These methods are not to be missed as they can show us how ancestors are interconnected with each other; how their lives are connected to history; identifies discrepancies and inconsistencies; reveals additional areas for further research; and will ease the work of writing a memoir, a family history, or an obituary.

Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) www.wajcgs.org has invited Professional Genealogist, Janet Camarata, to be their speaker during a full-day Seminar on Saturday, September 17, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Rd, Chimacum. A donation of $10.00 for the full-day Seminar is suggested. Janet’s topic “Putting Your Ancestors in Their Place…and Time: Timelines, Chronologies and Calculators” will demonstrate how these methods worked to help understand a family’s mid-1800s migration from Kentucky to Missouri to Kansas. Members and friends of JCGS are invited to learn about Timelines and Chronologies in the morning, while in the afternoon Janet will present Calculating Our Ancestors’ Lives that compares the life of your ancestor with your own life using online tools for computing inflation, cousins, distance, weather, etc. Bring your own lunch; coffee/tea/water will be available. In addition Heritage Books will be on site offering for sale a large selection of genealogy books and other items for family history researchers.

Janet O’Conor Camarata tells her family’s stories using all the benefits of genealogy, history, the internet and the latest computing tools. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and is an experienced instructor.

Bainbridge Island Gen Society Newsflash

Aug31 by Charles Hansen

Bainbridge Island

The Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) will meet Friday, September 16, in the LDS church on Bainbridge Island, 8677 Madison Avenue, from 10:00 AM until 1 PM. BIGS mentor Paula Schmidt will be presenting a Case Study of Epaphroditus Robinson. After a brief break, Nuala Farrell-Griffin, Consultant and Speaker on Irish family research, will be speaking about “Feast or Famine – Irish research in our digital world.” Free to members; a $5.00 donation is suggested for nonmembers. For more information go to http://www.bigenealogy.org, or call 206-842-4978. BIGS is a 501c(3) non-profit organization.

Thank you.

Sylvia H. Nelson

Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society

Director of Publicity and Public Relations

Publicize (and Find) Upcoming Events

Aug30 by Roxanne Lowe

Want to spread the word about your society’s program, workshop, seminar or training class? Or are you looking for a training opportunity? The WSGS website and blog are great ways to publicize and find local (including nearby states and British Columbia) events.

It’s easy to have events posted on the WSGS Events Page and Blog. Just send an email to webmanager@wasgs.org (website) and WSGSBlog@wasgs.org (blog) with the details (who, what, where & when) and/or a flyer. As if by magic, information about the event will be posted in both places for all to see.

Kelowna & District Genealogical Society Genealogy Road Trip

Aug29 by Charles Hansen

Who’s Up For a Genealogy Road Trip?

Roadtrip

September is the perfect time to travel – the tourists have mostly gone home, the roads are in good condition and the weather is perfect! What could be better? Well, how about a Genealogy Road Trip?

Why not get a few friends together and come to Kelowna for the “Harvest Your Family Tree” Genealogy Conference, taking place from Sept. 23-25, 2016? Sharing the costs and enjoying the companionship of like-minded friends is a wonderful way to see the countryside.

The Kelowna Inn & Suites is offering an unbelievable rate of only $79 per night (plus taxes), including breakfast, to our Conference registrants. This is definitely budget-friendly, especially if you share the room with a friend or two. The hotel is nicely appointed, has an on-site restaurant and is very conveniently located along Hwy. 97 halfway between the Friday and Saturday Conference venues. www.kelownainnandsuites.com; 1-800-667-6133 – be sure to tell them you are coming for the Genealogy Conference.

While in Kelowna, enjoy our great shopping, many beautiful wineries, historic sites and get in some genealogy research at our KDGS Family & Local History Resource Centre and the other great archives and specialty libraries close-by. Be sure to scoop up some freshly-picked apples to bring home, too! Go to the Conference pages at www.KDGS.ca, then take a look at the “Staying in Kelowna” page for lots of great suggestions and website links. You may also want to stay on a few days after the Conference to see the Royals: Prince William, Duchess Kate and little George & Charlotte will be in Kelowna on Sept. 27^th!!!

Register for our Conference: www.KDGS.ca. Don’t delay too long as some workshops are filling up quickly!

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Heritage

Besides all the great Conference news we have been sending you over the past months, we are very excited to announce that MY HERITAGE will have a booth in our Marketplace! They have very generously come on-board as our main sponsor, supplying name-tag lanyards, beautiful conference bags, some fabulous door prizes and My Heritage software for each registrant. We welcome them to our Marketplace and to Kelowna! If you aren’t familiar with My Heritage, check out their website: www.myheritage.com.

Claire Smith-Burns

Library & Public Education Committees

Chairperson, “Harvest Your Family Tree” Conference (Sept. 23-25, 2016)

Kelowna & District Genealogical Society

Kelowna, BC, Canada

Conference@KDGS.ca

Librarian@KDGS.ca

www.KDGS.ca

Olympia Genealogical Society Members Shine

Aug29 by Charles Hansen

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Olympia Genealogical Society’s next meeting will feature MEMBERS SHINE! with various members reporting on their recent family history discoveries. Join us on Thursday September 8 at the Thurston County Courthouse, Building 1, Room 152 at 7 pm. Google us!

Thank-you
JOYCE OGDEN, Publicity

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2924 28th AV SE
Olympia WA 98501
360) 754-8625
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New WSGS Treasurer Named

Aug28 by Roxanne Lowe

Sue Semenza Ericksen has been appointed by WSGS President Mikal McKinnon to take over the state society’s treasurer’s duties. Sue replaces Kathy Bowen who moved out of the state to be closer to family.

Sue’s presence in WSGS is long-standing. She is Immediate Past President and previously served as membership chair, web manager and Region 5 representative. In addition to her WSGS dedication, Sue is an active member of the Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, currently serving as its vice president and web manager.

A routine audit was conducted on the WSGS finances and all was in order. A big thank-you to Sue for stepping into this important position.

Abe Lincoln’s mom’s ancestry confirmed finally!

Aug28 by Charles Hansen

2016 American Ancestors vol. 55 no. 3 pages 55-57 by Christopher C Child

“The Hanks DNA Study: I was wrong!”

A copy will be in KCGS library by Thurs 1 Sep 2016

Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s ancestry found by maternal DNA

~~Tuck Forsythe for Kittitas County Genealogical Society

Generation 1

Nancy Abe-Lincoln-Line HANKS-3353: born 5 Feb 1783 in Campbell, Virginia, United States; died 5 Oct 1818 in Gentryville Area, Spencer, Indiana, United States.

Generation 2

illegitimate dad HALL/FAUNTLEROY/BEALE-18719: born abt 1755 in Maybe, Virginia, British America; married.

Lucy HANKS-3351: born abt 1766 in Richmond County, Virginia, British America; died abt 1826 in Mercer, Kentucky, United States.

Generation 3

Joseph Abe-Lincoln-Line HANKS-3348: born 20 Dec 1725 in Richmond County, Virginia, British America; married abt 1758 in Virginia, British America; died abt Apr 1793 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States.

Anne Nanny Nancy LEE-3349: born abt 1742 in Virginia, British America; died aft 1793 in Of, Nelson, Kentucky, United States.

Northeast Washington Gen Society Newsflash

Aug27 by Charles Hansen

Wednesday, September 14, Computer Meeting, 10:30-12:00

RootsMagic Demonstration

LDS Church – Lower Meeting Room – Juniper St, Colville

This will be Part Two of our focus on organizing your genealogy research. This month’s meeting will focus on RootsMagic, a popular genealogy program used by many. Susan Dechant, President of NeWGS will demonstrate some of the most well-like features of this program.

Coming soon, RootsMagic will have the ability to synchronize with the Ancestry.com Tree you may have created or if you have a subscription to Ancestry.com you might be considering.

Genealogy Do-Over (General Meetings)

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

LDS Church – Lower Meeting Room – Juniper St, Colville

“Genealogy Do-Over” is a scary thought but, then again, maybe it’s just what we need to consider.

Norma Yost, NeWGS Librarian and presenter extraordinaire will talk to us about this edgy idea presented in Thomas McEntee’s new book Genealogy Do-Over.

Here is a short intro by Thomas McEntee describing what’s inside his book:

Here is the short summary of Genealogy Do-Over: I set aside everything* related to my genealogy research including notebooks, papers, and even digitized files and my genealogy database files and START OVER. I’m hitting the reset button. I’m allowing myself to have a do-over! (* certain items such as vital records ordered and paid for or research gathered on long-distance trips can be retained).

Are you ready to open your mind to new possibilities? Come join us and learn!