HQRL
Book Sale
Friday, July 15th
12:00 (Noon) – 8:00 p.m.
Members Only
Sorry – No pre-Sales!
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Everyone is invited!
Saturday, July 16th
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Don’t forget our Ancestry Class
Tuesday, July 12th 1:00 -3:00 $15.00
Genealogy Annual Potluck Picnic
Sunday Aug 14 at 4 pm at home of Mary and Lew Christensen, 60 Moe Road, at corner of Moe&Tjossem Rds. Please bring something to share – a salad, fruit, meat, a side dish or dessert. Hosts will furnish beverages and table service. Come enjoy this time of fellowship with others in our society.
Guests are WELCOME!
No Sept 2016 meeting because of Labor Day and Rodeo-County Fair conflict
Our October 3, 2016 7pm meeting will have a program related to DNA-genealogy, by our member Judy Clayton.
Our November 7, 2016 7pm meeting will have a program on special censuses, such as Mortality schedules of the US federal censuses, by our member Erik Bakke.
Annual Christmas Dinner by the Methodists:
Monday Dec 6th at 6 pm at Methodist Church 208 N. Ruby St Ellensburg, for members and guests who pay about 2 weeks ahead of time.
Subject: July Edition of Kittitas Kinfolk
The summer is passing too quickly and the Fourth of July holiday was met with booms and sparkles. And the newsletter is finally ready for your summer reading.
Janet O’Conor Camarata
Stepstone Genealogy
206-335-9577
** Free Online Webinars
** Do you suffer from MyTreeitis?
**Prologue, Publication of NARA
** Red-Haired People
**Guide to British Census Records
We all like learning, right? And we all like free, right? How about FREE WEBINARS ONLINE? Such wonders are offered several places:
For more information on these and other free online webinars, check out Gena Philibert-Ortega’s website: http://blog.geneawebinars.com (GeneaWebinars).
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Do you suffer from the malady known to genealogists as MyTreeitis? Ron Tanner came up with this term and Ben Baker provided the definition: “Mytreeitis is an inflammation common to many genealogists. Symptoms include extreme anxiety over others modifying their extensive genealogical research, possessiveness of ancestors, unwillingness to work in collaborative family trees and disregard for others when removing erroneous persons from their family. This condition usually occurs in more mature adults and is rarely seen in those under 40.”
Tanner and Baker conclude that “learning to effectively use FamilySearch Family Tree has been shown to be an effective treatment for this affliction.”
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News 06 July 2016
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 go to www.gfo.org/calendar.htm.
Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider for July 2016, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-Jul.pdf.
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Transcriptions now! What a great way to help out future generations of researchers.
Help FamilySearch transcribe history.
Click HERE to see how you can take part in the effort! If you’re good at interpreting handwritten documents, then consider lending a hand among FamilySearch’s team of 72,000 other transcribers. Continue reading
Save the date!
Ancestry Day will take place September 23 and 24 at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center at 1500 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402. The event is cosponsored by Ancestry, the Washington State Secretary of State’s Office and the Washington State Historical Society.
Ancestry’s presentations will take place on Saturday, September 24. The Washington State Archives, Washington State Library and the Washington State Historical Society will be carrying the program on Friday, the 23rd. Friday sessions will take place from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Friday speakers include:
Mary Kathryn Kozy – “Tracing People through Time and Space Using Timelines”
Tracy Rebstock, Washington State Archives, Olympia – “Looking for Family in all of the Wrong Places”
Lynette Miller, Washington State Historical Society Research Center – TBD
Kathryn Devine, Washington State Library – “Yesterday’s News: The Paper Route to your Ancestors”
More program information will be sent out and an online registration site will be set up at the end of July.
The Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) will meet Friday, July 15, in the Bainbridge Island Public Library Meeting Room from 10:00 AM until noon. There has been a change to the program. Ginny Majewski from the Clallam County Genealogical Society, will be speaking on Names and Naming Patterns. 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
Director of Publicity and Public Relations
Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society
Upcoming Classes at HQRL
July, 2016
As a courtesy, please do not wear perfume or cologne.
July 8th, Friday 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. $15.00
Genealogy Software Options and Using Gedcom Files
with Jim Johnson
Jim will discuss the future of Family Tree Maker, give an overview of Legacy Family Tree and Roots Magic software. He will explain how to move your files from Family Tree Maker to another program. Along with how to make Gedcom files and how to use them. Join Jim for this new class.
As a follow up to this class a Legacy Family Tree class will be held Tuesday, August 16th, 6-8pm $15.00 and a Roots Magic class on Tuesday, August 30th, 6-8pm $15.00. Be sure to mark your calendars.
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As a courtesy, please do not wear perfume or cologne.
July 12th, Tuesday 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. $15.00
Digging Deeper with Ancestry.com and Google
with Jim Johnson
Jim will demonstrate how to use Ancestry and Google more effectively. Narrowing your search down with special terms can greatly increase your chance of successful results.
As a courtesy, please do not wear perfume or cologne.
July 22nd, Friday 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. $15.00
Researching in Pennsylvania
with Jim Johnson
If you had ancestors who settled in Pennsylvania, you don’t want to miss this class. We will cover all types of records and where to find them. We will provide a list of websites and records that will help you in your research. Come and Join us!
As a courtesy, please do not wear perfume or cologne.
July 25th, Monday 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. $15.00
Using Facebook & Social Media to Advance your Genealogy Research
with Dee Haviland Fournier
One of the most exciting additions to genealogy research is the use of Social Media. Learn how to connect with family and friends, as well as people with similar interests. The focus on the class will be how to use Facebook to advance your research, while maintaining your privacy. Pinterest and Twitter will also be discussed.
*3 ways to sign-up:*
The Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) will meet Friday, July 15, in the Bainbridge Island Public Library Meeting Room from 10:00 AM until noon. We are honored to have as our guest, William Dollarhide, renowned genealogist, author and speaker, who will present “Finding Living Relatives Online.” 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
Director of Publicity and Public Relations
Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society
** EWGS President, Patricia Bayonne-Johnson’s Story
** Paula Stuart-Warren’s Quotes from TPCGS Conference
** Ten Calorie Candy??
** James Tanner on Social Media
** Canadian Research Websites
** Crazy Names…Not Just for Movie Stars
Patricia Bayonne-Johnson, president of the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society, and her team of helpers have been working on a monumental project. Pat’s ancestors were sold as slaves in 1838 by the Jesuits in Maryland to Louisiana to help finance Georgetown University. The president of Georgetown University came to Spokane last month to meet with Pat! Here’s the link to the story:
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I was privileged to be in the audience learning from Paula Stuart-Warren last month at the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society’s conference. She taught us so much and I could fill up this entire post with her pearls. But I will limit myself to four wonderful quotes from Paula:
TIP OF THE WEEK – ORGANIZATION IDEAS
From the folks at “Family Tree Magazine” online is a downloadable 14 page E-book,“Family Tree Tips: 23 Secrets to Organize Your Genealogy”, full of tips on organizing your genealogy data. It’s absolutely free to anyone. To read or download this E-book, go to the link below, fill in your email address, click the “Get My Download” icon, click the “Download Now”. The 14 page PDF will load. Read it in your browser or click the little “save to disk” icon in the left hand corner and save it to your computer.
http://www.familytreemagazine.com/family-tree-tips-23-secrets-to-organize-your-genealogy