Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat Meeting Tuesday, March 18, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom
Please join us and let’s chat!
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
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club Saturday, March 15, 2025 starting at 4:00 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we discuss a fictional genealogical book, The Salford Sioux by M.J. Lee. This is the lates book in the Jayne Sinclair series.
More information at: Amazon: The Salford Sioux This book may also be available in print from various book stores.
More information at: Amazon: The Salford Sioux, print and Kindle versions This book may also be available in print from various book stores.
TPCGS Book Club Zoom Meeting Every month on the Third Sat beginning at 4:00 PM Pacific Time Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History Wednesday, March 12, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom
The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make progress in their projects.
Meeting invite with links in file attached below
Date & Time: Every month on the Second Wednesday, starting at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting Tuesday, March 11, 2025, starting at 6:00 pm
This month’s presentation will be a video presentation provided by MyHeritage: Researching Family History at Your Library with MyHeritage Library Edition presented by Daniel Horowitz. MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. Containing more than 19.5 billion historical records from all over the world, MyHeritage Library Edition leverages cutting-edge technology to make research fast and easy even across different languages, making it the most convenient genealogy product for libraries and institutions. Discover the advanced technology behind the scenes and learn how to take full advantage of the search engine’s robust features to explore the lives of your ancestors from your local library or the convenience of your home with your library card. Don’t take our word for it: come to the session and see for yourself!
For this meeting MyHeritage has given a few door prizes that we will give away to in person and online attendees. We ask that online attendees login to the meeting with their first and last name so they can be entered into the random name picker tool.
This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who can to attend in person at our new meeting location: University Place Library 3609 Market PL W. University Place, WA 98466 and via Zoom for those unable to attend in person.
Attend virtually via Zoom: Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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.
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting Tuesday, February 11, 2025, starting at 6:00 pm
This month’s presentation: Using the FamilySearch Catalog presented by Charlotte Van Valkenburgh. This is a recorded presentation that was given at a Mini-RootsTech event on October 10, 2024. Charlotte is an intern at the FamilySearch Library on the U.S./Canada team. She recently graduated from BYU – Idaho with an emphasis on family history research. She finds joy in teaching others how to find the records that connect them to their ancestors. She loves spending her free time discovering all she can about her own ancestors and solving adoption mysteries with the help of DNA.
As one of the most useful tools in family history research, the FamilySearch Catalog is extremely valuable. Come learn about some tips and tricks to using the FamilySearch Catalog to help in your family history research.
This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who can to attend in person at our new meeting location: University Place Library 3609 Market PL W. University Place, WA 98466 and via Zoom for those unable to attend in person.
Attend virtually via Zoom: Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History Wednesday, February 12, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom
The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make progress in their projects.
Meeting invite with links in file attached below
Date & Time: Every month on the Second Wednesday, starting at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club Saturday, February 15, starting at 4:00 pm via Zoom
Please join us as we discuss a fictional genealogical book, The Doll from Dunedin by M.L. Condine. This the sequel to The Desk from Hoboken.
More information at: Amazon: The Doll from Dunedin, print and Kindle versions This book may also be available in print from various book stores.
TPCGS Book Club Zoom Meeting Every month on the Third Sat beginning at 4:00 PM Pacific Time Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
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