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Heritage Quest Research Library Working your Way to Ireland

by Charles Hansen

Sheila Benedict
Sheila has a varied educational background to support her many years of genealogical research, from a BA in Political Science to languages, history and Forensic Genealogy. She is a frequent lecturer at national conferences as well as teaching at a local community college.

Working Your Way to IRELAND Using American Records First

This presentation will focus on what an American researcher has to do to be successful. It is not as easy as it sounds, especially when you are working with records that are different then what you are used to here. What lies beyond ancestry charts and family group sheets is more important than you think. They are the skeleton and you need to put meat on the bones before you hop the flight to Dublin, Shannon, Cork, or Belfast.
March 16, 2023
1:00 – 2:00 PM

ZOOM
Members: $20
Non-Members $25
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Sign up & Payment:

Go to hqrl.com and go to the HQRL Store
(sign in as a member to get the discount)

A ZOOM link will be sent to your inbox 2 days before the class along with the handouts. Please be sure to check your spam & promotions files.
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Heritage Quest Research Library Navigating the ‘Net

by Charles Hansen
Navigating the ‘Net
The internet is a goldmine of genealogical information. Sometimes, it can be daunting to decide where to begin. In this presentation, we will have brief overviews of the largest and most frequently used sites. We’ll talk about some of the differences among them and their overall usefulness. We will also visit some sites that may not be at the top of a researcher’s list. There is value in all of them, and you just may find a new vein to mine! Joleen Aitchison has been involved in genealogical endeavors since she was a child and continues the search. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society, and the consulting genealogist for Traditions of the Ancestors (TOTA). Joleen has presented at various events throughout the United States. She teaches family history locally in Kitsap, Jefferson, and Clallam counties, as well as making presentations for area genealogical societies. She has served as a Family History Center Director and organized and presented at the Kitsap County Genealogy Expo held in Silverdale, Washington, for five years. You can find her blog at yourpedigree.blogspot.com.
When: March 2, 2023 11am to 12pm
Where: Zoom
Cost: per Individual: Members $20
Non-Members $25
Deadline for Sign-up: Feb. 28, 2023 A ZOOM link will be sent to your email 1-2 days before the class. Copyright © 2023 Heritage Quest Research LIbrary, All rights reserved.
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Heritage Quest Research Library Ins and Outs of Indexes

by Charles Hansen
Mary Roddy

Mary Kircher Roddy CG lectures in Washington State and across the US and is a regular presenter for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Mary has written for Internet Genealogy, NGS Magazine, FGS Forum, Family Chronicle and other publications. You can read more about her at MKR Genealogy – https://www.mkrgenealogy.com

Ins and Outs of Indexes – Keys to Unlock Probates, Deeds and More

Indexes for county records can be the key to finding deeds, probates and more. As Family Search continues to digitize and make available more and more records, it’s crucial to to familiar with different indexing systems and how to use them.
February 16, 2023
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PST)
ZOOM
Members $20
Non-Members $25
Sign-up and payments:
Go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store
(Sign in as a member to receive the discount)

A ZOOM LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOUR EMAIL 1-2 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS.

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Heritage Quest Research Library Beginning Genealogy Part B

by Charles Hansen

Beginning Your Family Story
Part B
You have decided to take on this role as Family Historian, so now what?
What about those family heirlooms?
Roadblocks and how to avoid them.
What to find at a research library.

Beginning Genealogy: Session II Now that you have made it through the Beginning Genealogy Class it’s time to gather the family lore, documents, family treasures and begin to build your Family History.
Was that story about walking to school up-hill both ways really true?

Join us:
Thursday, February 2, 2023
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
ZOOM FREE!

You can sign-up at: www.hqrl.com
Go to the HQRL STORE 
A ZOOM link will be sent to your email 2 days before the class. 

Heritage Quest Research Library Organizing Your Genealogy

by Charles Hansen
Where Did I Put Great-Grampa? Organizing for Genealogists Organizing your genealogy information so that you can find what you want, when you want it can be a daunting task.  Get tips on how to keep notes, records, and photos in digital and print-based formats.

WHEN: January 19, 2023               11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
WHERE:                          ZOOM
COST:  $20 Members                      $25 Non-Members Deadline: January 17, 2023   Sign-up and payment:
Go to hqrl.com then click on the HQRL STORE
(You must sign in as a member to receive the discount)

Caron Primas Brennan loves history, biography, puzzles and a good mystery, which makes her perfectly suited to genealogy research. A 6th grade school project got her interested in researching her own family tree. Her special areas of genealogical interest are Colonial America, Prussian and Norwegian research along her family lines as well as DNA projects. 
Caron belongs to several local and regional genealogy groups as well as being a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild and a Professional Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She has been teaching at the Newberry Library in Chicago and speaking at local libraries and genealogical societies for over ten years with consistently excellent feedback.
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Heritage Quest Research Library Where Do I Begin?

by Charles Hansen
Beginning Your Family History Part A: Getting Started What Is It?
Why Do It?
Where Do I Begin?

Heritage Quest Research Library is here to help and get you started on your own personal family history journey. 
Join us for our FREE beginning class taught by our research librarians.

 
 WHEN: January 5, 2023 
11:00 am to Noon 

WHERE: ZOOM

SIGN UP: Online at hqrl.com
Deadline for sign up: January 2, 2023             Cost: FREE

A link will be sent to your email 2 days before the class. If less than 5 people sign up it may be cancelled, and you will be notified.  Please check your spam and promotions folders. 


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Heritage Quest Research Library Fire Update

by Charles Hansen
ATTENTION!
Good News! 
We’re Still Here! We are happy to announce that while the library has received damage from the fire and the entire contents are out for cleaning, we are still here.   Many of you have been following us through personal connections, phone calls, connections with some of the library volunteers or the latest newsletter.  We wanted everyone to know that we are still a viable genealogical resource and that we have not given up.

The library space at 1007 Main Street in Sumner Washington has been given over to the building owner from whom we rented the unit.  They will be doing extensive repairs to the space due to the fire next door.  Those repairs may take as long as a year. 

What that means for us, is that we are now tasked with finding another space for our library and bookstore. You can help us in that endeavor by keeping an eye on what’s happening in your neighborhood.  We will continue to keep you informed as we move forward in our search for a new home. 

We will continue to offer ZOOM classes on a monthly basis.  Our Beginning Genealogy “A” class will be held on January 5, 2023, and on January 19, 2023, Caron Prima-Brennan will speak on “Where Did I Put Great-Grampa? Organizing for Genealogists”. 
We hope you will continue to follow us through our webpage at www.hqrl.com or by email at research@hqrl.com. You can also find us on Facebook.  

At the beginning of October, we celebrated our 40th anniversary and we certainly hope to celebrate 40 more.

Heritage Quest Research Library Everybody is Doing It Jean Wilcox Hibben

by Charles Hansen
 Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA is a national speaker and author.  She is a member of DAR and a former director and current staff trainer of the Corona, CA Family History Center with over 40 years of research experience. Jean writes the “Aunty Jeff” column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Genealogical Society.  Her website: circlemending.org
Genealogy: Everybody Is Doing It
Who can help?

What is the purpose?

When should a person start?

Where to start?

Why join the craze?

How costly is it?
November 17, 2022

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

ZOOM

Cost: $20 Members

$25 Non-members Go to hqrl.com and sign-up
Members must sign-in to the member page. 

(Due to the recent fire, we will not be able to accommodate in person participation.
Thank you for your patience.)

Heritage Quest Research Library and the Fire

by Charles Hansen
Dear members, patrons and valued friends of Heritage Quest Research Library,

Many of you may have already heard the devastating news surrounding the fire this morning in Sumner, Washington and I am sure you have a million questions regarding the library’s viability and future.
Let me begin by stating “We are still here, and we will get through this.”  

In the short term as we have yet to be allowed in the building, we will be closed for the next week or so.  There is much to get through with all the intricacies involved in a fire.  We are hoping for minimal damage, considering the fire was just next door and there was a fire wall between the businesses.  We have sustained some water damage, but again we hope minimal. We will continue to move forward making the best possible decisions regarding the future of HQRL. 

We hope for your continued support and patience as we get through this stressful time.

My sincerest regards,
Jo-Anne Huber 
Director

Heritage Quest Research Library Open House Party

by Charles Hansen
We’re having a PARTY! Heritage Quest Research Library is Celebrating 40 Years of Family Research.

OPEN HOUSE
1007 Main Street
Sumner, WA 98390

Sunday, October 9, 2022
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join us in the library for
Food, Drink & Friendship

RSVP: 253-863-1806

We can’t celebrate without YOU!
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