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
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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.
Sharpen your pencils! Do your keyboard finger exercises! Don’t miss the second of our Winter Series, Writing Your Life Story with Annette Burke Lyttle, CG, of Heritage Detective, Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1pm,presented by Skagit Valley Genealogical Society. Learn how effectively organizing your time and research leads to success in writing your family history. Come in person to the Burlington Public library or join us by Zoom, email genealogy0715@gmail.com to request a Zoom link.
Note: The FamilySearch Mobile app is a simplified version of the web version and does require that you are comfortable using and navigating a mobile phone or tablet.
Have you ever had to fill up some too-long minutes waiting…. at an appointment at Les Schwab, for a prescription to be filled, or for the doctor or for the kids’ game to get over?? Here is something to help made that “empty” time productive (and to keep your blood pressure down from waiting). Viola! Try the FamilySearch Mobile App!
The FamilySearch Mobile App consists of three major parts:
1. Family Tree — is a full featured genealogy app to add, edit and share your family story and use record hints to grow your family tree branches.(You likely have already used this feature.)
2. Memories — is a way to capture important family events as they happen, to use your phone to preserve photos or documents or to record audio stories from older generations.
3. Get Involved — is a fun way to help make historical records searchable for free online, to make it possible for people to find their ancestors online, to give back to the community in a simple and easy way and to use your spare time in a meaningful way.
Here’s how to download the FamilySearch Mobile App:
* Open the Apple App Store or Google Play Store or go to www.familysearch.org/mobile-apps. For Kindles, first download the Google Play app or ta the Play Store for Android.
*Search for FamilySearch
*Once found, download thusly:
** Android: tap INSTALL
** Apple: tap GET
** Kindle: tap GET APP
** When the app finished its installation, tap the icon to open it and login using your FamilySearch credentials.
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