Kittitas County Gen Society Newsflash
Kittitas Co.GenealogicalSoc meets
Mon Mar 7, 2016 – 7 PM
at 413 N Main St in Ellensburg WA
March program is “The Cantelon Epic, 1000 years of Family History.”
Mary Christensen has been working on this for years and finally it was time to really do something with it.
Bonnie Jaroslaw will be providing cookies for that meeting. And Mary Christensen will bring some beverages
Donna: I Googled this term and came up with nada; bet it’s a family name-story and sounds like a quite good one!
Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week
TIP OF THE WEEK – FAMILY TREE MAKER NOT GETTING AXED
FTM users are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Due to the outrage of Ancestry.com clients and Family Tree Maker users, Ancestry entered into an agreement where Software MacKiev will purchase FTM and users will receive software updates and new versions from MacKiev. With a reprieve for Family Tree Maker, a promise of future features and benefits, plus Ancestry says there are plans to connect Ancestry with the RootMagic software by the end of 2016, things are looking up.
Read more of what Ancestry has to say and more about the agreements via Dick Eastman’s blog. You’ll also find links to Software MacKiev and RootsMagic from his page.
http://blog.eogn.com/2016/02/02/family-tree-maker-to-be-continued-and-with-more-options-than-ever-before/
Seattle Genealogical Society News
SGS BULLETIN TO BE DISCONTINUED?
SGS has published its Bulletin for much of its 93-year history, and members have come to expect their copy as one of the benefits of their membership in SGS. This may have to change soon, because we cannot find anyone to produce it.
SGS has been without a Director of Publications for almost a year, and the current Nominating Committee has been unable to find a candidate for the coming year. There are a several people who are willing to help on a Publications Committee to publish the Bulletin, including several Board members. But despite concerted efforts, we’ve been unable to recruit anyone to head this group. This position does not require experience in publications, because there are others who can help to do the actual work. This person would not have the responsibilities of the Director of Publications.
Can you help, either as a member of the Publications Committee, or as its head? If so, please contact Marilyn Rose at SGSPresident@gmail.com or (206) 362-3240.
If no one steps up, there will be no SGS Bulletin after the Winter 2016 issue that is currently in process. The Board has done all it can do! Continue reading
MyHeritage Newsflash!
Dear friends, I hope you are well.
I’m delighted to let you know that MyHeritage has just released Record Detective™ II, a powerful new technology that significantly builds on the original Record Detective™, adding over 2.2 billion new matches to historical records.
With the Record Detective™, records found in MyHeritage SuperSearch™
The new Record Detective™ II adds direct record-to-record matches, even for records that have no matching family tree profiles on MyHeritage, and has yielded a staggering 2.2 billion additional highly-accurate matching documents.
Record Detective™ II provides new information and clues to take your family history research to newer heights.
For more information and examples, please see the blog post: http://blog.myheritage.
Best regards!
Daniel Horowitz
Daniel Horowitz
Chief Genealogist Officer & Translation Team Leader
MyHeritage Ltd., 3 Ariel Sharon St., Or Yehuda 60250, Israel
Photo Restoration Opportunity for WSGS?
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My services start from just US$30 and as an introductory offer I would be happy to give all your members a 20% discount on their first order [please quote discount ref: DD24216]. Although I’m based in the UK my clients are worldwide as everything can be done over the email.
Please feel free to forward this email to your members or, if you would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,Dylan Jeavons.
www.dylandesign.co.uk
Tel: 01908 200912
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Address: 23 Hanmer Road, Simpson, Milton Keynes MK6 3AY, UK.
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Outstanding Recognition Nominations Extended to April 1
Attention all Societies & Organizations:
Sometimes Leap Day just isn’t enough extra time to get everything done, so we’re giving you an extra month to name your 2016 Outstanding Volunteer/Team! The deadline to submit your name(s) has been extended to April 1. Additional details about the Recognition program are available here.
The Outstanding Volunteer and Outstanding Team Awards are presented each year at the Annual Conference to members nominated by their local society. Societies can nominate no more than two individuals and/or one team. Nomination criteria is left to the individual societies.
Honor those outstanding members and teams that help your organization be successful. If you’ve got questions, contact Roxanne Lowe, WSGS Recognition Chair.
Kamehameha’s Descendant?
I was blessed to travel to the Big Island of Hawaii in February. While visiting one of the ancient Hawaiian sacred sites, I met a lovely Hawaiian lady named Nani at the Visitor’s Center. She told me that she was an ali’i (or royal) and was a direct descendant of King Kamehameha.
Once home, I asked “Grandma Google” about the descendants of King Kamehameha and learned that Kamehameha V had died a bachelor in 1872, ending the royal line, and all descendants are through collateral lines. What might I have said to her had I known?? What would you have said?
Here is a photo of the royal family: Kamehameha III is in the center, his wife on left; Kamehameha IV at left rear; Kamehameha V at right rear, and their sister on lower right:
Serendipity: History of the White House
In 1949, Congress approved a $5.4 million Project to gut the building in its entirety, replacing its interior while retaining its historic facade.
Architects, engineers, and workers toiled for the next 22 months, trying to figure out how to remove unstable structural elements while somehow ensuring the exterior of the building remained intact.
All of the construction equipment used on the site had to be carried inside in pieces, then re-assembled before being used in order to prevent exterior damage. The first and second floors were replaced, while several expansions and basement levels were added, including a bomb shelter that was capable of withstanding a nuclear attack.
President Truman and his family returned to reside in the White House in 1952, with a small ceremony marking the occasion. The First Family received a gold key to its newly-refurbished residence.
May 17, 1950: Bulldozers move earth around inside the gutted shell of the White House
 January 19, 1950: The East Room.
 February 6, 1950: View from the servants’ dining room.
 February 10, 1950: Workers dismantle a bathtub.
 February 14, 1950: Workers gut a lower corridor.
 February 20, 1950: The Blue Room.
 February 23, 1950: Workers remove the main staircase.
 March 1, 1950: The east wall of the state dining room.
 March 9, 1950: Men stand in the second floor Oval Study above the Blue Room.
 Unknown date in 1950.
 Unknown date in 1950.
 February 27, 1950: A crane lifts a 40-foot beam towards a second-floor window while workers load debris onto a truck.
 November 6, 1950: Workers lay concrete ceilings for basement rooms below the northeast corner of the White House.
 January 23, 1951: The Lincoln Room.
 June 21, 1951: The East Room.
 November 21, 1951: The state dining room.
 January 4, 1952: Workers install new steps on the South Portico.
 February 16, 1952: The South Portico with scaffolding removed.
 July 19, 1951: Workers inside massive ventilation ducts in the basement of the White House.
 December 4, 1951: A third floor corridor.
 January 23, 1952: The state dining room.
 March 24, 1952: Library of Congress employees place books on the shelves of the West Sitting Room.
 March 27, 1952: President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman return to the White House after the renovation.
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Serendipity from Lisa Louise Cooke
The Priceless Gift My Daughter Gave Me at Rootstech
Last week I celebrated my birthday at RootsTech 2016. What a party! A highlight was an impromptu birthday serenade by the audience after my Think Tank lecture at the Genealogy Gems booth.
Something I’ll also never forget was receiving this birthday gift from my daughter Lacey. It’s a bracelet that says “Mother” in handwriting script. Lacey asked me, “do you recognize the handwriting?”
Recognize the handwriting? What did she mean? As I gave it a closer look, I did indeed recognize it. It was my beloved Grandma Burkett’s handwriting. I would know it anywhere.
My Grandma Burkett is so special to me. She loved me with all her heart and I always knew it. She also introduced me to family history, as I explain in the RootsTech video clip below.
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Yes, I know that handwriting on my bracelet well, and it is a tender memory to wear it. Talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve-this is like wearing my heart around my wrist.
Lacey says it was really easy to order this custom heirloom piece, and she loves it because “no one else will ever have the same one!” Here are Lacey’s tips for ordering something like it:
1. “Plan ahead, as most of the vendors who create these types of jewelry take at least 4 weeks. I used Monogrammed Necklaces, an Etsy.com vendor.
2. In the case of the bracelet, the handwriting piece was included in the total length of the bracelet, but the writing lays flat instead of curving with your wrist so it actually shortens the length of the chain. So I would suggest ordering an inch or two longer than you need.
3. Provide them with the actual word(s) you want written. If you have more than one word, they will be squished together to be one continuous piece. (You might be able to get them written on two lines, but again the top and bottom would be squished together.)
4. Read reviews before ordering. Make sure people aren’t saying the piece breaks easily or feels low-quality. Look at examples of the jewelry to get an idea of what kind of sample you want to select. I researched several vendors before picking this one. This one also came ready to go in a pretty box, which was a nice touch. They can also engrave pendants with handwriting, which is great if you want the words with spaces between or longer writings.”
This isn’t the first piece of jewelry I’ve worn in honor of Grandma Burkett. I’ve blogged in the past about turning one of her earrings into a ponytail holder, which is quite a conversation piece whenever I wear it. Click here to read that post.
Find more heritage jewelry, family history craft and display ideas on the Genealogy Gems Pinterest boards. Have you made or purchased something special yourself? We’d love to hear about it!
Thanks for listening friend,
Lisa