Eastside Gen Society News Flash

by Charles Hansen

EGS

 

The Eastside Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, April 9, 2015 in the Bellevue Regional Library, Room 1, 1111 – 110th Ave NE, Bellevue  98004 at 7pm, with doors opening at 6:30 pm for networking.

Topic:  The “Push” and the “Pull”:  Decision-Making of the 19th Century Emigrant

 

Speaker:  Jill Morelli

Jill Morelli is a professional genealogist who has traced her Scandinavian and German families for over 30 years.  She now lectures and writes on her family’s ethnic groups, methodologies for successful problem-solving and general topics of interest.  She blogs regularly at “Genealogy Certification: A Personal Journey.” (http://genealogycertification.wordpress.com).  In 2014 and 2015, she attended SLIG (Advanced Methodogies & Advanced Practicum) and is a graduate of ProGen.  Currently, Jill is the Publications Director for the Seattle Genealogical Society and the Puget Sound chapter representative for the Association of Professional Genealogists. Jill is an architect and works for the UW School of Medicine.

 

About the Program:

Why did our ancestors risk everything to come to this country? What were their motivations?  Learn the Px4 approach to understanding the complexity inherent in the “push” and “pull” approach to emigration. Multiple case Studies will be studied for motivations.

 

Also see our website for FREE genealogical help and other Special Interest Group meetings —   www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakcegs/  .  Visitors are always welcome at all meetings.

Northwest Genealogy Conference August 2015

by Charles Hansen
Dear Society Members:

We have exciting news for your members and your community, and we are asking for your help in spreading the word. I’ve included information below about both The Northwest Genealogy Conference and the Free Beginning Genealogy Workshop, held this upcoming August.  Our Conference Flyer is attached so you can print and make available at your society.

ABOUT THE NORTHWEST GENEALOGY CONFERENCE

Registration begins April 15 for the Northwest Genealogy Conference held August 13 – 15, 2015 in Arlington, Washington. You’ll find information about our conference at http://www.nwgc.org.

The details:

CeCe Moore, Angela Packer McGhie, and Judy G. Russell to headline the NwGC three-day event – Registration Opens April 15, 2015

This year’s speaker list is an outstanding group of professional genealogists from across the country. In addition to our headline speakers, your members will also learn from some of the Northwest’s best genealogists, including Cyndi Ingle, Luana Darby, Steven W. Morrison and Janet Camarata. Linda Harms Okazaki will be lecturing on Japanese Roots in the United States, and Jean Wilcox Hibben will be lecturing on Citations and  America: Land of the Farm, Home of the Plow. More than 25 total classes are available, and you can see all the specifics on our website at http://www.nwgc.org.

Conference Video for Your Website: http://www.nwgc.org/?page_id=1675 (great for your website and social media pages)


NEW THIS YEAR – Free Beginning Genealogy Workshop held August 12, 2015 – Registration is Open

Beginning genealogists (or those of us who want a refresher course), will get to learn from two of the Northwest’s best educators, Janet Camarata, and Winona Laird. They will be teaching a four-part workshop on fundamentals all genealogists need. Attendees will learn how to prepare to research, all about census records and vital records, as well as both on and offline resources and tools and techniques to keep moving your research forward. This pre-conference workshop is free, but space is limited so registration is required.

HELP SPREAD THE WORD

Many of the conference speakers are in the Pacific Northwest for the first time, and we know your members will not want to miss out on these classes. We have recently returned from RootsTech where two of our headliners spoke to standing-room-only crowds. Their appearance in Arlington is a unique opportunity to see them a little closer to home.

We are asking our society friends to help us spread the word in four ways

1. Post the information about the NwGC and the Free Beginning Genealogy Class on your website event calendar
2. If you would like physical copies of our flyer, just send me an email at val@valsanfordgroup.com, and we will get them to you. We also have bookmarks if you want them and can send those to you as well.
3. Promote us to your membership. We are happy to write a guest blog or newsletter article for you if you want. Again just email me at val@valsanfordgroup.com, and we will turn around an article or marketing blurb about the conference.
4. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, (@stillygen #NwGC) LinkedIn and Google+ (nwgc.org)

FAST FACTS – Free Beginning Genealogy Workshop, sponsored by the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society

Date: Wednesday Aug 12, 2015
Time: 1 – 4 pm
Location: Byrnes Performing Art Center, Arlington Washington, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. Arlington, WA 98223
Workshop Leaders: Janet Camarata and Winona Laird
Cost: FREE but registration required
Registration: http://www.nwgc.org/?page_id=1826

FAST FACTS – Northwest Genealogy Conference (NwGC), sponsored by the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society

Dates:  Thursday through Saturday, Aug 13-15, 2015
Time:  8 am to 6 pm each day
Location: Byrnes Performing Art Center, Arlington Washington, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. Arlington, WA 98223
Speakers: 19 speakers, with CeCe Moore, Angela Packer McGhie, and Judy G. Russell headlining
Cost: Below. Registration Opens April 15

Full Conference All Three Days – Early Bird Pricing $130 $150.00
Single Day August 13th Only
Early Bird Pricing – $60		 $75.00
Single Day August 14th Only
Early Bird Pricing – $60		 $75.00
Single Day August 15th Only
Early Bird Pricing – $60		 $75.00

Room and Ride Share Board: http://www.nwgc.org/?page_id=1796
Conference Hotels: http://www.nwgc.org/?page_id=218
NGS

 

NwGC

WSGS Announces New Recognition Awards

by Roxanne Lowe

The WSGS is pleased to announce the creation of three new awards for local genealogical societies and individuals. Nominations are now open for all three – in addition to the established Outstanding Volunteer/Team Awards.

  • Outstanding Communication – Recognizes the importance of how local genealogical societies or organizations communicate. Includes all forms of communication, including websites, social media, newsletters, lectures, videos, podcasts, etc. Nomination deadline is May 1, 2015.
  • Outstanding Project – Awarded to local genealogical society or organization in recognition of exceptional genealogical or historical projects implemented during the past year. Nomination deadline is May 1, 2015.
  • President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement – Recognizes that rare individual, society or organization who has demonstrated exemplary service above and beyond expectations. Nomination deadline is May 1, 2015.
  • Outstanding Volunteer/Team Award – An opportunity for local societies and organizations to recognize their outstanding members and teams on a wider basis. Nomination deadline has been extended to April 1, 2015.

A couple of other very important reminders:
• The deadline to apply for a WSGS Innovative Grant is April 1. We want to give up to five $100 grants to worthy projects, so apply now! The application is easy to complete and available here.
• Registration is wide open for the WSGS Conference featuring David Rencher, FamilySearch’s Chief Genealogical Officer, Saturday, June 27, 2015 in Ellensburg. Don’t miss it!

TriCity Genealogical Society Contest

by Charles Hansen

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact

TriCity Genealogical Society Susan Davis Faulkner

www.tricitygenealogicalsociety.org Phone: 509-554-1050

www.facebook.com/TriCityGenealogicalSociety denmother4@hotmail.com

The TriCity Genealogical Society to launch contest to prove that not all genealogical records are available online.

Beginning April 1 contest participants are encouraged to post scanned images of genealogical documents on the TriCity Genealogical Society Facebook page. Images can be of documents obtained by any method other than downloading. There are various methods to obtain documents including having them handed down by family members, ordering them from government agencies, and copying them from microfilm images just to name a few.

To enter the contest a participant needs to upload the document image to the TriCity Genealogical Society Facebook page. They also need to include how the document was obtained and how it fits into their family history research.

Each month an entry will be selected as the winning entry and a prize will be awarded. The contest ends March 31, 2016 and three entries will be selected as Grand Prize winners. Prizes include online subscriptions to Findmypast, Mocavo, Newspapers.com, Fold3 along with additional prizes.

Participants are limited to one entry per week. Membership is not a requirement.

It is the desire of the TriCity Genealogical Society to educate our community that not all genealogical records are available online while simultaneously celebrating computerized genealogy.

The TriCity Genealogical Society Facebook page is located at www.facebook.com/TriCityGenealogicalSociety. A link to the Facebook page can be found on the TriCity Genealogical Society website at www.tricitygenealogicalsociety.org.

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Sandie McBride Named Outstanding Volunteer

by Roxanne Lowe

Since 2003, the Washington State Genealogical Society has recognized more than 400 outstanding volunteers, nominated by their local society or genealogical organization for their service and dedication. These volunteers are the backbone of their local society, giving their time and expertise, to the organization and the field of genealogy. In the coming weeks, you will be introduced to each of the 2014 award recipients and learn why they received the 2014 WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award.

Today we’re introducing Sandra “Sandie” Profitt McBride, of East Wenatchee, Washington, who was nominated by the Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society (WAGS). She was recognized for her outstanding efforts in the identification and preservation of historical documents of importance and value to researchers interested in the Wenatchee Area.

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Sandi McBride

When Ms. McBride retired and returned to her childhood hometown of Wenatchee from Seattle in 2005, she admirably continued to help the Seattle Genealogical Society complete a ten-year project of indexing King County court records. Upon joining WAGS, she jumped into another long-term project scanning old marriage records from Chelan and Douglas Counties. With great attention to detail and patience, she also verified records of the local cemetery and internments.

Ms. McBride has served on the WAGS board of directors as a Member-at-Large and has coordinated the huge task of the society’s website conversion. She has been a conscientious member of the library committee and frequently helped as a librarian.

Recognizing the time and dedication Ms. McBride has given to preserving information of genealogical importance, she richly deserved being a recipient of a WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award.

For more information on the WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award program, visit the Recognition page of the WSGS website or contact Roxanne Lowe, Recognition Chair, at Roxanne@thekeeffes.com.

British Columbia Genealogical Society May Seminar

by Charles Hansen

May 9, 2015 – Seminar – British Columbia Genealogical Society – speaker Jill Morelli
South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Rd., Richmond, BC.
Early bird tickets till April 15th.
For details and registration: http://www.bcgs.ca/?page_id=2511

Jill’s Topics are
The “Push” and the “Pull”:  Emigration Decision-Making in the 19th Century (from Europe)
I Found My Family on the Internet!  Now what do I do?
Discovering the ‘Other’ Censuses:  US State and Non-Population Enumerations
Soldiers, Spies & Farm Wives: the Changing Roles of Women During the US Civil War!

Jill Morelli is a professional genealogist from Washington State, USA with her own research company, Cascade Research Services.
She blogs at ‘Genealogy Certification:A Personal Journey’: https://genealogycertification.wordpress.com/

Kennewick Stake Family Discovery Day – March 21, 2015

by Roxanne Lowe

Saturday, March 21, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LDS Church – Kennewick Stake Center (across from the LDS Temple)
895 Gage Blvd, Richland

FREE classes and RootsTech videos all day long!  All ages and experience levels welcome!

Activities include:
– Children’s Area and Activities
– History Related Exhibits
– Research Assistance in Family History Center
– Light Snacks

Classes include:
– 12 Essential Skills for Using FamilySearch Family Tree
– Restoring and Preserving Photos
– Timelines as a Research Tool
– Using Google for Research
– Converting Old Videos to Today’s Digital Format
– Writing Your Personal History
– Using RootsMagic to Safeguard Your Research
– Swedish Research
– Create Your Own Audio Memory
– Tools, Technology, Charts & Websites
– Getting MORE from Ancestry.com
– Memories Preservation and Organization

PLUS MORE!

LIKE us on Facebook @ KennewickFamilyHistoryCenter to let us know you are coming! For more information, contact the Tri-City Genealogical Society.

How to Post on the Blog

by Roxanne Lowe

It’s easy to post here on the new WSGS Blog!  Just email a Word document, text file or graphic to WSGSBlog@wasgs.org and the blog masters will do the rest.

We’re always looking to publicize local events and workshops, feature stories, updates from your society, and other genealogical information that might be of interest to our many subscribers.

We hope to hear from you soon! And don’t forget to encourage your Society members to subscribe to the Blog for the most up-to-date information from around the state.