Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Where in the World

Jan15 by Charles Hansen

Where in the World?!?

Pin Your Ancestors Down with Google Maps and Google Earth

Saturday, February 1

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

THE HIVE, 2904 E Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA

DOORS OPEN AT 12:30 P.M. for Social time (please come early to help set up)

Presented by Cyndi Ingle (Cyndi’s List)

Class description:
Google Maps and Google Earth provide two wonderful sources for geographical assistance in tracking your ancestors and pinning them down for your research. Combined with other mapping resources online we will demonstrate how using these Google tools can give you a visual aid for your research. Follow migration paths, historical routes, and your own family’s path, marking them on the maps with information, photos and documentation.
Door Code is: 648264#
Handouts will be on the EWGSi website the day before this presentation. (Please print them at home.)
Zoom link will be on the EWGSi website the day prior the the presentation.
Free Table
Raffles
50/50 Contest

Please remember to bring any donations you might have for the April Book Sale or the October Auction. Paula Davis will accept donations at any meeting.

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat How are we doing?

Jan14 by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom

Please join us and let’s chat!

Discussion starter topic: How are we doing?
We have made some changes over the last year, sent out a member survey, changed the Newsletter to monthly, added another Special Interest Group, and changed the location of our monthly Educational meeting. Please attend and share your thoughts about these changes and any suggestions for things you would like to see added or changed.

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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German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society How a Non-German Person Can Trace German Ancestors

Jan14 by Charles Hansen

Friday, February 7^th meeting

Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/mtyhjk

More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/

Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Writing Your Life Story

Jan14 by Charles Hansen

Please join the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1pm for the second of our Winter Series, Writing Your Life Story with Annette Burke Lyttle, CG of Heritage Detective. Annette speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the national, state and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. Can’t make it to the Burlington Library, request a zoom link by emailing genealogy0715@gmail.com. We hope this program will be of interest to your members.

Puget Sound Genealogical Society Events for January 2025

Jan14 by Charles Hansen

Puget Sound Genealogical Society events for January

Jan 22: Getting to Know PSGS- A Social Event. 1pm-3pm. In person only. Come learn more about our Society. Chat with others about Genealogy. Discover our upcoming classes and programs for 2025. Refreshments will be served. Open to the public. (No cost)

Jan 25: PSGS Class-Analysis Process and Analysis Tools with Janet Camarata. 10:30am. Janet will be continuing her series using a variety of lesser- known sources. This is a hybrid event. Join us in person at the Sylvan Way Library (1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton) or on Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted on our website and Facebook page on Jan 24.

National Genealogical Society OrgConnects! Town Hall Conversation

Jan14 by Charles Hansen

Be a Part of the OrgConnects! Conversation on 30 January 2025

Dear NGS Organization Members, Administrators, and Delegates, Start 2025 by joining the National Genealogical Society (NGS) for our next OrgConnects! event to participate in a town hall conversation about your membership and building our organization community on Thursday, 30 January 2025, at 8:00 p.m. (ET). Register for OrgConnects! via Zoom* and share the event information with people in your organization.Every NGS member society, library, archive, museum, and institution is welcome to have leaders, members, staff, and volunteers sign up for this one-hour Zoom* event. This session will be most beneficial for officers, board members, decision-makers, and others in leadership roles within your organization and offers time to: Get the latest updates on benefits and resources Learn about the administrator and delegate roles and their importance Meet NGS leaders and staff involved in supporting organizations Ask questions related to organization membership Connect with fellow organization leaders Discuss how we can all work together to strengthen our community We look forward to seeing you and your organization at this event! Register for OrgConnects! on 30 January *PLEASE NOTE: NGS Zoom events require attendees to have an authenticated Zoom account. Each attendee must sign up for this session using their existing Zoom account (and the email address used with Zoom) or create a free Basic Zoom account at zoom.us/pricing.

Let’s Talk About: Forks & Wastucna

Jan14 by Donna Phillips

What do you know about two of the littlest towns in our state? Yes, Forks is the “home” of the Twilight stories and movies and Washtucna is near the amazing Palouse Falls. Have you been to either of these darling and interesting places?

Forks is a city on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula (Clallam County) and was originally known as Quillayute. The Forks Timber Museum tells the story of the region’s logging industry. Around the city, the Calawah, Sol Duc and Bogachiel rivers are known for their abundance of steelhead and salmon. Just east of Forks, sprawling Olympic National Park features glacier-studded peaks and the moss-covered Hoh Rain Forest. To the west, rugged Rialto Beach is known for its rock formations. ― Google I also read that Forks bills itself as the Rainiest Town in the Contiguous U.S. Twilight brought the town to our attention and to this day there is still a Twilight Festival annually. Over 3000 people call Forks home (but there are NO vampires).

Washtucna is a farming town in Adams County, some 65 miles west of Pullman and 220 miles east of Seattle. The town derived its name from a nearby lake which was first named for a Palouse Native American chief. George Bassett, an Iowan, first homesteaded the area in 1878. Goal then was to raise horses. Soon the area was known for growing wheat and by 1891 some 30,000 bushels of wheat had been shipped out by railroad. Washtucna was officially incorporated on 27 Oct 1903 and as of 2010 census there were 208 people living there.

So, given a choice, which town would you like to visit? Too many choices of neat places to go and things to see in Washington!

Heritage Quest Research Library 7 Habits of Highly Effective Genealogists by Dear Myrtle

Jan10 by Charles Hansen

Let’s Talk About: Different Cemetery Types

Jan10 by Donna Phillips

Cemeteries: Different Types

Last fall, I listened to a webinar by Christine Cohen teaching me about Online Cemetery Websites. I share some of her “good stuff” with you. (If you want more, click to www.ChristineCohenGenealogy.com).

Her handout included an explanation of TYPES of cemeteries:

*Church cemeteries or graveyards – These are on church property and are governed by church leaders.

*Family cemeteries – These are on private property; are reserved for one or a few related families.

* City cemeteries – These are public property; there is a great variety of them and their upkeep; unrelated people rest there.

*Military cemeteries – These are Post Cemeteries for those who died in a particular battle or war or National Cemeteries, maintained by the federal government, for veterans, military personnel, spouses and minor children.

*Memorial Parks – These are private commercial business properties; are non-denominational and often have open areas…trails, benches and flat headstones.

Bet you didn’t know:

There are FIVE National Cemeteries in Washington State:

*Fort Lawton Post Cemetery, Seattle

*Fort Worden Post Cemetery, Port Townsend

*Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent

*Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery, Vancouver

*Washington State Veterans Cemetery, Medical Lake

I found these listed via an online search BUT what about:

*Fort Wright Military Cemetery, Spokane

Do you know of any others????????

Yes, my choice of image had nothing to do with types of or records of cemeteries but didn’t it make you shed a tear? It’s from Seaview Cemetery, Rockport, Maine.

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society January 2025 Educational Meeting

Jan7 by Charles Hansen

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, starting at 6:00 pm

This month’s presentation will be a prerecorded MyHeritage webinar by professional genealogy researcher and writer Lisa Lisson titled Unlocking Birth Records: Exploring Birth Dates and Alternate Sources. Birth records are more than just dates — they hold the beginnings of your ancestors’ stories, revealing a wealth of information beyond the moment they entered the world. Are you mining these records for all they’re worth? Join Lisa Lisson for a deep dive into birth records, from discovering MyHeritage’s extensive collection to uncovering the rich details within. This session will equip you with practical techniques for unearthing accurate birth dates and enhancing your family history research. Plus, we’ll explore alternate sources that can shed even more light on your ancestors’ beginnings. Walk away with a newfound ability to breathe life into your ancestors’ stories.

This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who is able 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:
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