The Eastside Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, April 9, 2015 in the Bellevue Regional Library, Room 1, 1111 – 110th Ave NE, Bellevue 98004 at 7pm, with doors opening at 6:30 pm for networking.
Topic: The “Push” and the “Pull”: Decision-Making of the 19th Century Emigrant
Speaker: Jill Morelli
Jill Morelli is a professional genealogist who has traced her Scandinavian and German families for over 30 years. She now lectures and writes on her family’s ethnic groups, methodologies for successful problem-solving and general topics of interest. She blogs regularly at “Genealogy Certification: A Personal Journey.” (http://genealogycertification.wordpress.com). In 2014 and 2015, she attended SLIG (Advanced Methodogies & Advanced Practicum) and is a graduate of ProGen. Currently, Jill is the Publications Director for the Seattle Genealogical Society and the Puget Sound chapter representative for the Association of Professional Genealogists. Jill is an architect and works for the UW School of Medicine.
About the Program:
Why did our ancestors risk everything to come to this country? What were their motivations? Learn the Px4 approach to understanding the complexity inherent in the “push” and “pull” approach to emigration. Multiple case Studies will be studied for motivations.
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