Please join the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 1pm for the last of our Winter Series, AI and Genealogy with Dave Obee, author, journalist, and genealogist. Dave has written a dozen books and has given more than 700 presentations at genealogy and history conferences. Can’t make it to the Burlington Library, request a zoom link by emailing genealogy0715@gmail.com.
My name is David Green, a manager at FamilySearch.org.
I’m reaching out to invite you and anyone in your organization who might be interested to participate in RootsTech 2025 6-8 March, either in person in Salt Lake City or online for free.
RootsTech is the largest family history discovery celebration in the world!
Learn how to better find, save, and share your family story, past and present, with family history classes for all skill levels, an interactive Expo Hall, inspirational messages, and a family discovery day on Saturday full of games and activities for everyone.
Here is an image if you would like to post this on your events page, or if you see value in sending an email to your members. And as a reminder, all online classes are free!
Thanks! And we hope to see you either online or at the event!
If you’ve been to Castle Garden you’ve been to Castle Clinton! This monument is a restored circular sandstone fort within Battery Park at the southern end of Manhattan in New York City.
Castle Clinton stands near where Fort Amsterdam was built in 1626; this fort was demolished by 1790 after the Revolutionary War. As war was still on the horizon, a new fort on the site was deemed necessary. Originally known as West Battery, and constructed between 1808 and 1811, this fort never saw warfare and by 1822 the fort was ceded to the city by an act of Congress. The fort reopened as Castle Garden in 1824.
Between 1824 and 1855, the structure has functioned as a beer garden, exhibition hall, theater and public aquarium. Jenny Lind gave her first U.S. performance here in 1850 with tickets costing the 2023 equivalent of over $8000.
From 1855 to 1890, Castle Garden was the first American immigration station. More than 7.5 million people came to America here between 1855 and 1890. (The Ellis Island Immigration Station opened in 1892.)
According to the Wikipedia article, “many of Castle Garden’s original immigrant passenger records were stored at Ellis Island where they were destroyed in a fire in 1897.” That’s the sad news; the happy news is that the majority of immigrants processed at Castle Garden were from Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Scotland and Sweden.
So did your immigrant ancestor come to America through Castle Clinton???
P.S. Wikipedia has a dandy long informational article on this place.
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom
Please join us and let’s chat!
Discussion starter topic Things you have learned and things you have enjoyed the most about being a part of TPCGS. In honor of the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society’s founding 64 years ago this month, we are asking our long-time members, our new members, and guests of any of the TPCGS events in the past to share with each other what the Society has meant to them.
This is a monthly opportunity to connect with others and talk about anything and everything genealogical. The value of this meeting increases with the participation of each person that attends and contributes to the conversations. This is your chance to celebrate the breaking down of a brick wall in your research, or ask questions of others that can help you find records or relatives. Everyone, members and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.
Date & Time: Every month on the Third Tue, from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM Pacific Time
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Since 2003, the Washington State Genealogical Society has recognized over 600 outstanding volunteers and teams, 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 months, you will be introduced to each of the 2024 award recipients and learn why they received a WSGS Outstanding Volunteer and Team Award.
Today we’re introducing Brenda Goddard Arambul of Yakima, Washington who was selected by the Yakima Valley Genealogical Society as its recipient of a WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award.
Brenda joined the YVGS six years ago. She is a dependable, hard worker, assisting with tables of Christmas items at the two yearly yard sales.
During the Christmas season, Brenda has assisted in the Christmas tree decoration for “Holiday Lights,” displays of nonprofit groups from the Yakima area held in the Yakima Valley Museum. Each Christmas display is judged by the public by inserting a ticket in each participant’s private box.
For more information on the WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award program, visit the Recognition page of the WSGS website or contact Info@wasgs.org. Please type “Volunteer Award” in the subject line.
You are invited to attend the fifth annual Arizona Genealogy Day conference on Saturday, 29 March 2025. Registration is now open (https://azsos.libcal.com/calendar/starl/azgenday25). The free, virtual conference is sponsored by Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records.
Arizona-based as well as national speakers are presenting, and the subjects cover Story Telling/Sharing to DNA to Artificial Intelligence. We think there is something for everyone! And the topics are NOT necessarily Arizona based subjects, so anyone can learn something. If you cannot attend on the day of the conference, go ahead and register because the conference will be on the Arizona State Library’s YouTube channel for a limited time afterward.
If you have any questions, please contact myself or Kori Tueller from the Arizona State Library: ktueller@azlibrary.gov.
This is/was SUCH a delightful little book and it will be YOURS…. IF you can honestly take the quiz and send your answers to me. Honestly means no internet searching for answers! See how much Washington trivia you really know! Here goes:
1. List the names of the territorial governors (are 14).
2. List the names of the state governors (are 23 to newly elected Ferguson).
3. What is the Washington State’s official __________:
If you choose to take this quiz, copy and paste your answers in an email to me, Donna243@gmail.com, with “QUIZ” in the subject line, and your mailing address.
Using the DAR Databases for Genealogy will be the topic of a presentation by Georgianna Seko for the Clallam County Genealogical Society Saturday meeting, February 15th at 9:30am. Georgianna is a longtime member of the DAR, and has been doing genealogical research for several years. She volunteers at the CCGS Research Center in Port Angeles.
The DAR website offers more than just Revolutionary War information to the researcher. This overlooked resource may help one find that missing clue that will break down a brick wall.
Everyone is invited to watch the program, either by coming to the Research Center at 403 E. 8th Street in Port Angeles, or via Zoom. To obtain the Zoom meeting number and passcode, contact the Society by email: askus@clallamcogs.org or phoning 360-417-5000 Tuesday-Friday from 10am to 4pm. Participants are requested to sign in 15 minutes before the program.
There is no cost to attend the meeting and program.
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