NEW AT THE SGS LIBRARY!
The society’s library is now receiving the latest issues of several popular genealogical magazines and journals like
Family Tree, Family Chronicle, and
Internet Genealogy. Issues of
Irish Roots and
Nase Rodina should begin to appear in the near future as well. Please come by, relax and read these, as well as some recently published books, such as Richard Hite’s
Sustainable Genealogy, and a number of other new publications.SGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING – Saturday, March 28, 2015
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. –
brown bag social hour
12:30 – 2: p.m. – Presentation:
“House Histories–Wherever You Live”, by Jill Morelli, licensed architect and SGS Board member. She will present an approach to doing your house history, wherever you live. While each county’s land records are filed differently, Jill will outline a procedure which works in most urban jurisdictions. Document retrieval, online and on site, and the architecture and neighborhood assessment will be covered.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. –
Membership Business meeting
This membership meeting is particularly important, due to some issues that SGS is currently facing. It is also the time that the nominations for next year’s Officers and Directors will be received, and when the Election Committee will be approved.
PLEASE ATTEND.
THE LATEST SGS NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
The latest SGS Newsletter is now available on our website. You may view it at:http://seattlegenealogicalsociety.org/content/newsletters
It includes an interview with C. Lynn Andersen, scheduled speaker for the SGS spring seminar “Whose Your Daddy? Researching Your Family History in the Mid-South States.” This seminar will have something for everyone, even those whose ancestors did not come from or travel through the Mid-South States of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North and South Carolina and Missouri. Lynn is expert in finding online sources for land, probate, estate, and other useful records. Learn how she uses those records to solve difficult research problems.
Additional information about the SGS Spring Seminar is available at: http://seattlegenealogicalsociety.org/springseminar
Please note that with the publication of the Fall Newsletter of 2015, SGS will no longer mail a copy of the newsletter. If you have no computer and this causes a burden for you, please contact the office and give us your name. We will make some accommodation in that circumstance.
HELP WANTED – current SGS needs and openings:
THANK YOU to all those who have responded to the Help Wanted requests to date. SGS operates solely through volunteer power, and your help keeps us running – Thank you!
WANTED: Reviving the Publicity Committee to publicize events and the society in general. About four hours per month for: posting SGS event information on area genealogical societies’ web site calendars, posting event information to local newspapers’ calendars, working with Seminar and Education committees to meet publicity needs. Monthly meeting but much committee work can be done from home.
Contact SGSVicePresident@gmail.com
WANTED: Volunteers willing to give 3-4 hours a month for answering research queries that come to SGS (generally out-of-state requests). Work includes: looking for obituaries in Seattle Times (online or at Seattle Public Library), looking for listings in the Seattle City Directory (at SGS office) and copying a page from a book in the SGS Library (requester will identify book and page). ContactSGSVicePresident@gmail.com
WANTED: Go Green in March! As part of our community outreach involvement – SGS plays an active part in Irish Week and the St. Patrick Day’s activities. Our participation is a key to being awarded significant financial grants. We sponsor a SGS Information booth at the Seattle Center on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday March 15 with books from our library. We answer basic questions on genealogy and give suggestions. We promote our seminars and classes. We need people for two hour shifts on both days – Saturday 12 -6 and Sunday 10 -6. It’s a lot of fun with all the music and dancing. We also will have an entry in the Parade on Saturday, March 14. We would like a few SGS members to walk along our antique car. Please contact Jean Roth at (206) 782-2629 or jeanaroth@juno.com
WANTED: The Education and Program committee needs help setting up AV equipment at the SGS Library for meetings and programs. This would be for the screen, projectors, etc. Not all programs or classes need this service – but here is a volunteer job that doesn’t take much time. We would like to have a small committee that we can contact to schedule for certain educational programs. We can train you! Please contact Jean Roth at (206) 782-2629 or jeanaroth@juno.com
WANTED: We also would like a few people we can call on to set up chairs and tables occasionally. Some of our volunteers are physically unable to do this and could use your help. We can do this by schedule so the time involved is minimal and would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Jean Roth at (206) 782-2629 orjeanaroth@juno.com
WANTED: Seeking a publisher/editor for this SGS eNewsletter, which is published around the 1st and 15th of each month, using MailChimp. The process itself is simple, with lots of latitude for creativity and pizzazz. Contact Reiley Kidd atSGSsecretary@gmail.com
SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All programs are at the SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way unless otherwise indicated. Please Check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes, and corrections. Programs may be postponed if the SGS Library is closed due to weather.
Saturday, March 7, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm
CANADIAN INTEREST GROUP, Leader: David Robert
Sunday, March 8 [Beginning of Daylight Savings Time – set clocks forward]
ETHNIC SERIES: NATIVE AMERICAN WORKSHOP 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
“Is Great-Grandmother Really Native American? An Introduction to Native American Genealogical Research” Many families have the oral history that an ancestor was Native American. How does a family researcher begin to discover if this is true? What federal, state and tribal records are available?
Speaker: Janice Lovelace.
Wednesday, March 11, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
MAC Computer Interest Group, Fiske Genealogical Library
1644 43rd Ave E. Seattle – Pioneer Hall in Madison Park. $3 library use fee.
Speakers: Diane Heddrick and Lou Daly.
Saturday, March 14 – ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE 12:30 pm
5th and Jefferson to Westlake – SGS will have an antique car entry, a 1954 MG. SGS marchers are wanted to walk along the car. Contact Jean Roth,jeanaroth@juno.com
IRISH WEEK FESTIVAL at SEATTLE CENTER
Saturday March 14,12 noon – 6:00 pm
Sunday, March 15, 10 am – 6:00 pm
SGS will host an information booth and also conduct genealogy classes.
Volunteers needed for booth.
Saturday, March 21, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
IRISH GENEALOGY WORKSHOP all day, sponsored by the Irish Heritage Club and the SGS Irish Interest Group
Luther Memorial Lutheran Church – 13047 Greenwood N. in Seattle.
Register at www.irishclub.org – click on Irish Week – March 21 for details.
Sunday, March 22
(The Irish Interest Group will not meet this month)
GERMAN INTEREST GROUP 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.
“Using German Church Records,” Speaker: Jean A. Roth.
Saturday, March 28; 10:00-12:30 pm, SGS DNA Interest Group
We will be celebrating our 5th anniversary and learning about new discoveries in DNA testing along with presentation by our group members. Wedgewood Presbyterian Church 8005 35th Ave SE, Seattle in the Fellowship Hall downstairs. To be added to our email list contact sgsdnasig@gmail.com
Saturday, March 28, SGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Open Social Session & Brown bag Lunch- 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Presentation: “House Histories–Wherever You Live”, Jill Morelli, speaker
Membership meeting begins at 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
BEGINNING GENEALOGY CLASS
An overview of basic genealogy techniques and resources.
Instructor: Janice Lovelace
TIP OF THE WEEK – MyHERITAGE puts exclusive Scandinavian records online:
Danish records
MyHeritage has entered into an agreement with the National Archives of Denmark to digitize and index over 120 million records, including all available Danish census records from 1787-1930 and Parish records from 1646 to 1915. The entire 1930 Danish census (3.5 million records) is available online now. The remaining censuses and Parish records will be released during 2015 and 2016.
Swedish Household Examination Rolls, 1880-1920:
The household examination rolls are the primary register of the Swedish church, listing the residents of each parish, their families, and important life events such as births, marriages and deaths. The collection includes 54 million records with 5 million color images of which 22 million records are already available online. The remaining records are scheduled to go online before the end of June 2015.
See http://blog.myheritage.com/2015/02/myheritage-puts-exclusive-scandinavian-records-online/ for more information.