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Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

1901 S. 12th Avenue

Union Gap, WA 98903

Phone: (509) 248-1328

Email: yvgs@yvgs.net

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

General Meeting

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Following the General Meeting, Richard Kyle is giving a presentation on the future of Family Search. Come and learn the difference between the record search vs the image search vs the new full text search. Then learn why the full text search may make Ancestry obsolete.  

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

1901 S. 12th Avenue

Union Gap, WA 98903

Phone: (509) 248-1328

Email: yvgs@yvgs.net

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

General Meeting will be held in the library

Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Judy Schuster will be giving a presentation on Legacy Family Tree. She will be talking about the basics of the program, how to enter data, how to download it for FREE, and how to transfer trees from a different program.

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Washington State Regional Archives

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

1901 S. 12th Avenue

Union Gap, WA 98903

Phone: (509) 248-1328

Email: yvgs@yvgs.net

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

General Meeting will be held in the library

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Richard Kyle will be giving a presentation on the Washington State Regional Archives. About the different records available on-line and how to access them. Plus, how many regional offices there are for what counties and how to do in-person research.

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Huge Yard Sale September 2025

 Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
 1901 S. 12th Avenue
 Union Gap, WA 98903
 Phone: (509) 248-1328
 Email: yvgs@yvgs.net

 Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
 Y.V.G.S. Huge Yard Sale will be held in the Library Parking Lot.

 Date: Thursday thru Saturday, September 11th, 12th, and 13th
 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
 To name a few items: Furniture, clothes, books, baby clothes,
 kitchen items used in cooking, sewing items, arts & crafts, office equipment, sports equipment, pictures, etc.

 

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Washington State Digital Archives

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

1901 S. 12th Avenue

Union Gap, WA 98903

Phone: (509) 248-1328

Email: yvgs@yvgs.net

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

General Meeting will be held in the library

Date: Saturday, August 02, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Kathy Sizer will be giving a presentation on the Washington State Digital Archives.

She will be talking about all the different records available there on-line and how to use the site.

Carla Adams

Social Media

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Draft Registrations for Civil War, WWI and WWII

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

1901 S. 12th Avenue

Union Gap, WA 98903

Phone: (509) 248-1328

Email: yvgs@yvgs.net

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

General Meeting will be held in the library.

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Speaker – Judy Schuster will be giving a presentation on Draft Registrations for the Civil War, WW1 and WW2.

Carla Adams

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Huge Spring Yard Sale

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

1901 S. 12th Avenue

Union Gap, WA 98903

Phone: (509) 248-1328

Email: yvgs@yvgs.net

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

Y.V.G.S. Huge Spring Yard Sale will be held in the Library Parking Lot

Date: Thursday, thru Saturday, May 8th, 9th, and 10th

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

To name a few items: Furniture, clothes, books, baby clothes,

kitchen items used in cooking, sewing items, arts & crafts,

office equipment, sports equipment, pictures, etc.

Carla Adams

Social Media

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Spring Mini-Seminar

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

1901 S0. 12th Ave

Union Gap, WA 98903

(509) 248 – 1328

Spring Mini-Seminar will be held

In the Y.V.G.S. Library.

Saturday, March 29, 2025

9:30 am till 12:00 Noon

$5.00 at the door.

You will not want to miss this presentation.

Richard Kyle is giving a presentation

On “Researching Death Documents

Please sign up before Friday, March 28.

So the correct count of handouts can

be made plus purchasing of snacks can

be bought before Saturday. Please Call the

Library Between 10:00am and 4:00pm

Thursday to let us know you are coming.

Snacks, Coffee and Bottled

Water will be provided.