Related to a Minnesota Medal of Honor Recipient?

by Roxanne Lowe

The Anoka (Minnesota) Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is publishing a book with biographies of 72 Minnesota Medal of Honor Recipients. The book includes the biography of three veterans with ties to Washington State.

  • Jesse T. Barrick was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Civil War. Barrick settled in Suquamish, Kitsap County in 1909 and died in Pasco, Franklin County in 1923. Barrick is buried in Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington.
  • Raymond Erwin Davis joined the U.S. Navy in Puget Sound, Washington. He was awarded a Peace Time Medal of Honor for heroic efforts to rescue comrades when a boiler exploded on the U.S.S. Bennington in San Diego in 1905. He died in Port Orchard, Kitsap County and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, King County.
  • Leo Thorsness was a Washington State Senator in 1988. Thorsness was a prisoner of war and the only Medal of Honor recipient credited with an aerial victory in the Vietnam War. Colonel Thorsness is one of a few living Medal of Honor recipients.

If you are interested in additional information or want to order a book, please contact:

Marijane Tessman
Member, Anoka Chapter DAR
763-561-2111
minncardinal@gmail.com

THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’S Wednesday Evening E-News

by Charles Hansen

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THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’S Wednesday Evening E-News 05 October 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 August 2016, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-Aug.pdf.

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Jefferson County Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

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 “Where in the World Did I Come From?” – A Conversation

Have you had an urge to explore your family history/genealogy but had no idea how to begin? Register at www.wajcgs.org by Tuesday, Oct. 25 for a

conversation with members of Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) on Saturday, November 5th, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.  Free! All you need to bring is your curiosity. Space limited to 20. Event location announced at registration.

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Contact for this release: Judy Tough  (360) 385-3065 or tough@olympus.net

Whatcom Genealogical Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

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Whatcom Genealogical Society

PO Box 1493, Bellingham, WA 98227-1493

Website:  http://wagenweb.org/whatcom/WGS/wgs.htm

Facebook Page:  http://www.facebook.com/WhatcomGenealogicalSociety

 

 

October 10th Meeting:   — Technology Help Session – Get your technology questions answered.  Please come prepared with your questions such as, “How do I make a gedcom?”, “How do I save to a cloud?”, “How do I back up my software?”, “How do portable scanners work?”  (Marie Erickson and Denise Reynelds volunteered to bring snacks for the October meeting.)

 

Whatcome Genealogical Society meetings are held at the Bellingham Elks Lodge #194, lower level, 710 South Samish Way, on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2:00 to 4:00; Visitors are always welcome. b

 

Washington State Celebrates Archives Month

by Charles Hansen

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Saturday, October 22 – 10am to 1:00pm
at the State Archives
Saturday, October 29 – 10:00am to 1:00pm
at the Kitsap Regional Library
A practical, three-hour overview for students, teachers, local heritage volunteers and family researchers. Seating is limited.
 
 

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International Germanic Genealogy Conference — Mark Your Calendar

by Roxanne Lowe
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German-American Genealogical Partnership

The German-American Genealogical Partnership is sponsoring its first International Germanic Genealogy Conference, July 28 – 30, 2017 in Minneapolis. More than 60 presentations will be held over the three-day conference — everything German. Registration begins in January 2017, but hotel accommodations can be made now. For more information, visit the Germanic Genealogy Society website.

Wenatchee Area Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

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October is an exciting month at WAGS! We’ll kick off the month with a Library Open House from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on October 7. Our knowledgeable librarians will be available to guide you through a marvelous maze of genealogical resources! Find us in the Museum Annex Building at the corner of Mission and Yakima Streets in Downtown Wenatchee.

 

October 10 is our regular meeting (2:00 p.m. at the Douglas County PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee), with member Jerry Gibbons presenting “From Scotland to Sagebrush Flats,” chronicling his recent trip to England and Scotland, and tracing his line from the British Isles to Canada and Missouri, and westward to North Central Washington.

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Bainbridge Island Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

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The Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) will meet Friday, October 21, in the LDS church on Bainbridge Island, 8677 Madison Avenue, from 10:00 AM until 1 PM.  Steven Morrison, professional genealogist and past president of the Olympia Genealogical Society, will be speaking on Peopling the British Isles – Genetic Origins of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and England.  Who were the indigenous people of the British Isles? The Celts, Picts, Anglos, Saxons or Norse? Learn of the new genetic discoveries about your British Isle ancestors.  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

206-842-4978

Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week

by Charles Hansen

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TIP OF THE WEEK – DID YOU HAVE ANCESTORS in
 19th CENTURY, WHITMAN COUNTY, ANYONE?
 

The Whitman County Genealogical Society(WCGS) has published a new book :

“Whitman County, Washington Territory:
Gleanings from Selected Newspapers
with Every Name Index (1877-1886)”

As described by WCGS, their “243 page spiral bound book with laminated covers compiled by Mary Bybee Simonsen in cooperation with WCGS, contains 194 pages of gleanings, plus an index of over 5,000 different names.  There were many newspapers in Whitman County from 1877-1886, but most gleanings were extracted from the Palouse Gazette, the Washington Democrat (both Colfax, W.T. newspapers), and the Palouse News (a Palouse City, W.T. newspaper), plus a few other area newspapers.  The extractions were done from microfilm at Washington State University Holland Library in Pullman, WA.  Every readable issue of these newspapers during this time period was reviewed for possible gleanings.  Most gleanings are from records, such as births, marriages, divorces, deaths, and land records, plus other interesting items related to the area.   Some articles, especially land records, were too faint to read, so the gleaning was edited.  Full articles may be read at a facility having these microfilmed newspapers.”

The book sells for $25 or it is also available on CD in PDF format for $15; taxes and shipping included. Contact address for WCGS : PO BOX 393, Pullman, WA 99163.  See WCGS pages posted on the Washington State Genealogical Society Blog for additional information and order form at:
http://wp.wasgs.org/tag/whitman-county-genealogical-society/

Seattle Genealogical Society News

by Charles Hansen

Seattle

FALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING  

This is a reminder the SGS Fall Membership Meeting will be held Saturday, October 1st, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. in the Seattle Genealogical Society Library. Due to circumstances beyond our control, scheduled guest speaker, Cyndi Ingle, famous for her website Cyndi’s List, will not be available to speak at this meeting. However, Ann Wright, Director of the Library, will give an account of major developments in the SGS Library.

There will be a pre-meeting social hour with coffee, tea, and light snacks beginning at noon. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow SGS members,  the current Board of Directors, and fellow researchers. Perhaps you’ll find someone who can provide a clue or two for your own family history!

DR. ANNA HENDERSON CHAVELLE

January 28, 1933 – September 15, 2016

SGS member Dr. Anna Henderson (Chipman) Chavelle passed away suddenly at the Aljoya residence, where she made her home with her wife Christine Knutson.  She was born in Seattle and received both her undergraduate and M.D. degrees from the University of Washington.  Her family medical practice was first in Wallingford, then in the Greenlake area of Seattle.

Dr. Chavelle had served as Chief of Staff and on the Board of Northwest Hospital, and had been a President of the Washington State Family Physicians, as well as the Washington State Medical Association.  She was preceded in death by her brother, William Henderson and is survived by her spouse Christine Knutson, her daughter Judith (David) Nielsen, her granddaughters Anna and Victoria, her sister Elizabeth Gordon and sister-in-law Diana Henderson, as well as six nieces and nephews and thirteen great nieces and nephews. There will be a Celebration of her Life at the Seattle Yacht Club on October 9th from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M.

Her full obituary can be seen at: www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?pid=181596870

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