Grays Harbor Genealogical Society Genealogy Cafes

The Grays Harbor Genealogical Society is partnering with multiple other genealogy and lineage groups to offer Genealogy Cafés at the Ocean Shores and Hoquiam Libraries.

Tue, Apr 23, 2024, from 11 am – 3 pm

Ocean Shores Library

Tue., Apr 23, 2024, from 10 am – 2 pm

Hoquiam Timberland Library

Wed, Apr 24, 2024, from 11 am – 3 pm

Ocean Shores Library

Thu, Apr 25, 2024, from 11 am – 3 pm

Ocean Shores Library

Work one-on-one by appointment with a volunteer to begin building your family tree.  Call or Text Carrie at (206) 276-7889 to schedule an appointment time. 

Regards,

Debbie Stiles-Lusk

Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

360-624-6258, debbie.stileslusk@gmail.com

Heritage Quest Research Library Finding Female Ancestors

Finding Female Ancestors Uncover more history of the women in your family. Researching women can be difficult as records are so often few.  In this presentation you will hear ideas for helping you discover more about their lives.   M. Diane Rogers has a lifelong interest in local and women’s history and is a Past President and Past Editor of the British Columbia Genealogical Society. She speaks on a wide variety of family history topics, from DNA to “Shocking Genealogy Resources.” She teaches genealogy classes year-round and facilitates the Vancouver and Scandinavian genealogy groups in B.C. 
She is active on social media and blogs at “CanadaGenealogy” or “Jane’s Your Aunt.”
  When:  Thursday, March 21, 2024
Time:    11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where:  ZOOM
Cost: $20 Members $25 Non-members Sign-up & Payment:
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Black Genealogy Cafes

Black Genealogy Cafés 

Saturday, March 23, 2024, 1:00pm–3:00pm

SkywayEvent location: Skyway

Who are your people? What is your family story? How do you start building your family tree? Join members of the Black Genealogy Research Group of Seattle and find out! Get one-to-one help learning about your family history in a friendly space. Please bring your questions and laptop or tablet. Light refreshments will be provided.

Register for Black Genealogy Cafés on 03-23-2024Registration required (27 spots remaining)Register for event

Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society Historic Everett part 2

Join us at the SVGS Library for a free presentation followed by our monthly meeting. Everyone is welcome!

Tuesday, March 12th at 1:00 PM

Presentation: Everett Historical Riverside Mills & Industries

Location: SVGS Library – 6111 188th PL NE, Arlington, WA

Guest Speaker: Neil Anderson of Historic Everett

Neil will be back in person (not available on Zoom) to take us on another tour of old Everett. Last year his presentation took us on a tour of of the numerous mills that once lined the Everett waterfront. This time he will take us on an expedition of the riverside mills and industries when the town was known as “The City of Smokestacks”. Images will be shown of the many prominent companies that lined the Snohomish River from North Everett south to Lowell. Sit back and enjoy the journey down memory lane.

There will be a short break after the presentation with refreshments prior to the monthly meeting.

Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society Irish Family History

Friday, March 15 @ 10AM On Zoom

Maureen Brady will present

Irish Family History: The Essentials

Learn to be successful with your Irish family history research. This presentation will discuss how Ireland’s history affects the records and their availability, help for deciphering the layers of Ireland’s land divisions and place names, and the best websites for locating the records.

Maureen Brady, a former school librarian and computer educator, has forty years’ experience with family history research. She has traced her Scottish roots back to the end of the 17th century and beyond, and has also pursued Irish, Swedish, Quebecois, and U.S. Midwest research. Maureen has made numerous presentations to genealogical societies, libraries, conferences and workshops throughout the U.S. A member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, she is also active in many regional genealogical societies.

So, please join us on March 15 at 10AM on Zoom

Everyone Welcome! No membership necessary but registration is required.

Register now on our website: bigenealogy.org

Tri-City Genealogical Society Using AI to Help Genealogists

Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s March General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13.  The presentation will be at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr.  Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen.  The presentation will also be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home.  See below for the Zoom link.

  The March presentation will be by Thomas MacEntee.  Thomas is a professional genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community.  A handout will be available upon request.

  The subject of the talk will be Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI (Artificial Intelligence): Learn how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to assist in translating, transcribing, and summarizing a variety of genealogy records. A handwritten baptismal record from the 1800s? No problem. A faded newspaper obituary? No problem. We’ll cover the best AI platforms as well as how to craft a solid prompt to get you the results you need.

  RootsTech 2024 starts on February 29 and continues through March 2.  There is still time to sign up to view the online presentations.  The free registration page can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2s3u9tx2 .  Free registration gives online access to 200+ online sessions, keynote sessions, syllabi and handouts and the opportunity to chat online with other attendees. 

  Thank you to everyone who has already joined TCGS for 2024.  For those who would like to join, the online application can be found at https://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/join/join_renew/ and a printable application can be found at https://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/wp-content/uploads/2023TCGSBrochure.pdf .

Topic: TCGS General Meeting March 13 at 7 p.m.

Time: Mar 13, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Yakima Valley Genealogical Society U.S. Draft Records of the Civil War, WW1 & 2

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

General Meeting

Saturday, March 2, 2024

10:00 a.m. 

Y.V.G.S. Library

Speaker: Ruth Anglin

Subject: U.S. Draft Records

Ruth will be giving a presentation on the information you will find in the U.S. Draft Records of the Civil War, World War 1 & 2. Come and find how beneficial Draft Records are to your ancestry.

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society

1901 S. 12th Avenue

Union Gap, WA 98903

Phone: (509) 248-1328

Email: yvgs@yvgs.net