Northeast Washington Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

 

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The next Northeast Washington Genealogical Society meeting will be on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. The morning Computer Interest Group (CIG) will meet in the basement meeting room of the LDS Church on Juniper Street in Colville at 10:30 AM. Entry is located at the back of the building. The building is located one block east of the South Main Restaurant on Hwy 395.

For August and September we will focus on organizing your genealogy research. This month’s meeting will focus on Family Tree Maker. Karen Struve will demonstrate how to get started in Family Tree Maker software. And by the way, Family Tree Maker will continue to provide the ability to synchronize with trees on Ancestry.com.

In September Susan Dechant will demonstrate another great genealogy program, RootsMagic.

We will take a lunch break at noon and then meet again in the LDS Lower Meeting Room  at 1:30 p.m.

Sue Richart, a long-time NeWGS member and one of our favorite presenters will be sharing information she has gleaned while researching the Colville National Forest Records. She will share how this information can be valuable as you research your ancestors in this area as well as other areas nationally who have these types of records. It gives us a better understanding of how our ancestor’s lives were impacted by the area they lived in.

All visitors are welcome. You do not need to be a member to attend the Northeast Washington Genealogical Society’s meetings.

Victoria Genealogical Society October Seminar

by Charles Hansen

The Victoria Genealogical Society is proud to report that our 2016 Annual Seminar Program is now finalized for October 29th at Victoria, BC, CAN., and open for registration.

We have an impressive lineup of speakers, a new venue and over $2000 in door prizes.  This year’s theme is “Making Sense of the Science – Deciphering Your DNA Results”.  More info at http://www.victoriags.org/seminar.php

I wanted to let you know with the hope that you would pass this information to your members and followers.

 

2016 – VGS GENEALOGY SEMINAR

MAKING SENSE OF THE SCIENCE: DECIPHERING YOUR DNA RESULTS

Saturday, October 29, 2016   ~   9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(NOTE: time is different from last year)

St Leopold Mandic Church
4081 Gordon Head Road, Victoria BC
(NOTE: location is different from last year – see map)

SPEAKERS: Barbara Johnson, Merna Forster, Tim Duncan
SPECIAL OPENING SPEAKER: Wedlidi Speck

Lunch will be provided.  Free parking.

Email: seminar@victoriags.org
Download VGS 2016 Seminar poster (pdf format)

Seattle Genealogical Society Upcoming Event

by Charles Hansen

Seattle

ONE MORE UPCOMING EVENT

An upcoming event at Seattle Public Library was inadvertently left off today’s eNews.  Because it may be of interest to some of our members or non-member subscribers, we felt it appropriate to send a follow-up announcement, just for this event.

Writing Your Memoir or Family History: a Workshop

Monday, July 18, 2016, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, Level 4 – Room 1 – Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room

Join us for a FREE inspiring and entertaining two hour discussion, demonstration, writing, and sharing of memoir and family history, presented by Charley Kempthorne. Registration is required.  Kempthorne is editor of LifeStory Magazine, and author of For All Time: A Complete Guide to Writing your Family History, and Narrative Journaling: 28 Days to Writing for the Rest of Your Life. Some of the topics to be covered are: basic techniques of narrative (history) writing; using a journal to keep life history as you live it; writing extended captions for family photographs; and publishing your history for family and friends. He will be assisted by his wife, June Kempthorne.

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is required. To register, send an email using Ask A Librarian, or call 206-386-4636 and ask for the genealogy desk.

See the website below for more details:
http://www.spl.org/calendar-of-events?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D119731549

Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week

by Charles Hansen

 

Seattle
On Tuesday July 26, 2016 at 3 pm EST, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is offering a free one-hour workshop webinar, DPLA for Genealogy and Family History.
The DPLA has recently formed a partnership with FamilySearch.org, the largest genealogy organization in the world. This workshop will introduce DPLA as a resource for family historians, genealogists, and anyone interested in learning about new research skills and the resource available through DPLA.
More information is available at https://dp.la/info/get-involved/workshops/
To register for this free workshop, go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8913853291819344898

Seattle Genealogical Society News

by Charles Hansen

Seattle

JESS RAMEY HONORED AS VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER
The Board of Directors has named Jess Ramey as the honored Volunteer of the second Quarter of the year, in recognition of his extraordinary accomplishment of putting the SGS library’s collection of over 800 unidentified and uncataloged maps in order. Over many years the SGS built up this large collection, which was stashed in various places throughout the library.

Over a period of just eight months, Jess Ramey has processed this miscellany of maps, of widely varying size and date, to get them into the library catalog. Every map was unrolled and flattened, then identified by Jess and entered into an inventory. Finally, all the maps were reviewed, one by one, for inclusion in the library or for surplus. In all, 680 of the maps were designated for retention in our collection.

Jess then took the information from each map, assigned it a call number and entered it into the catalog. These maps have now all been labeled and are available to library patrons in the large map boxes. Our technology director is in the process of updating our online catalog. Once that major project is completed, the online SGS catalog will show these maps during a search.

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Serendipity Day

by Charles Hansen

*** YouTube: A Great Bet for YOU!

*** Reform School: Did Your Ancestor “Attend?”

*** Naps Restaurant, Hamilton, Montana

*** Is There Doukhobor In Your Ancestry?

*** Red Plush: Story of the Moorhouse Family

 

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“Are you taking advantage of all the videos posted on YouTube related to genealogy and family history research?” This question was asked in the UpFront with NGS blog back on June 8th.  Did you realize that just like TV channels (NBC, ABC, CBS, etc) you have genealogy channels on YouTube…… you have LOC (Library of Congress), NARA (National Archives), LVA (Library of Virginia), FamilySearch and Ancestry, just for some examples. The NGS posting-person continued:  “Something I like about videos is that I can listen to them in the background as I am doing other work. Then, if something catches my ear, I can pull up the viewer, rewind and then actually “watch” a segment of interest.”   Something new for us to consider.

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Did you have an ancestor who was sent to Reform School?  According to Wikipedia, “In the U. S., a reform school was a penal institution, generally for teenagers.”  In the United Kingdom such places were termed Industrial Schools. “Social reformers in America in the late 19th and early 20th century found fault with the ten-usual practice of treating juvenile offenders the same as adult criminals.” And so a system of Reform Schools was instituted and lasted well into mid-century. Bottom line, states the Wikipedia article, “for the most part, these institutions were custodial.”  Meaning, there was no effort at “reforming” a young person.  Did you have an ancestor who was sent to Reform School? We’d love to hear your story!

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THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News

by Charles Hansen

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THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News 13 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! July 15th-17th

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FamilySearch Worldwide Indexing Event Announcement
From July 15-17, FamilySearch International and supporting organizations are coordinating the single largest gathering of volunteers online from around the world to help in the noble effort to save, and increase access to, the world’s genealogically significant historical records. With a target of 75,000 online volunteers for the weekend event and a stretch goal of more than 200,000, you and your network of friends and colleagues can make a real difference. Remember, every historic record tells the unique story of someone’s ancestor and helps make a personal connection. Until that record is easily discoverable online, that ancestor’s story and their place in the family tree, remains untold.

Please visit https://familysearch.org/worldsrecords for information on the world indexing event and how you can participate this weekend.

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More Details About Ancestry Day — Sept. 23 & 24

by Roxanne Lowe

The Office of the Secretary of State and the Washington State Historical Society are partnering with Ancestry to bring a very special genealogical event to the Pacific Northwest.

Ancestry Day in Washington will be held in Tacoma on Saturday, September 24, and is expected to attract more than 1,000 family historians. Whether you are a new subscriber to Ancestry, an experienced genealogist, or just interested in finding out what genealogy is all about, this is the event for you!

Activities on September 23 will be held at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and will include access to the museum and special presentations on outstanding genealogical resources in Washington.

On Saturday, September 24, Ancestry will take center stage at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center. They will be bringing their expertise, engaging speakers, door prizes, and Ancestry DNA kits to purchase.

There also will be vendors from around the state sharing their products and ideas.

Keep an eye out for upcoming registration information about this can’t-miss event.

Whatcom Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen
Hello, WGS Friends,

Our group called Ferndale Genies invites you to our July meeting where I will be talking about DNA along with fellow Genie Brooke Nixon.

Date:  Next Monday, July 18 from 1 until 2:30 or 3:30 at the new Ferndale Library in the large meeting room.  That’s at 2125 Main Street.
 
 We will start right on time at 1:00 skipping introductions.  I attached the handout for the meeting to give you a head start if you want.  It’s 12 pages long but don’t let that scare you.  It’s a resource that will take you into the future.
In Part 1 I will briefly review the intro to genetics and DNA testing that I presented last January.  Part 2 will focus on how to use Ancestry.com DNA and various other websites that process and report on your DNA and matches.  With questions and answers this will continue until 2:30.
From 2:30-3:30 we’ll have “hands on time” to explore the DNA results people have received so far.  You can use your own computer or a library laptop.  Everyone is welcome to stay, watch, and continue our discussion.  Don’t forget to bring your passwords.
We welcome everyone.  Don’t hesitate to call if you have questions.
See you soon,
 Judith Culver

FamilySearch Worldwide Indexing Event – SUPPORT NEEDED!

by Roxanne Lowe

From July 15-17, FamilySearch International and supporting organizations are coordinating the single largest gathering of volunteers online from around the world to help in the noble effort to save, and increase access to, the world’s genealogically significant historical records. With a target of 75,000 online volunteers for the weekend event and a stretch goal of more than 200,000, WE can make a real difference. Remember, every historic record tells the unique story of someone’s ancestor and helps make a personal connection. Until that record is easily discoverable online, that ancestor’s story and their place in the family tree, remains untold.

Please visit https://familysearch.org/worldsrecords for information on the world indexing event and how YOU can participate.