At this meeting, the newly elected officers, directors and Nominating Committee members will be introduced. We’ll review last year’s performance and achievements, and talk about our goals and plans for the coming year and the issues that SGS is facing.
We’ll also seek input from the members who attend about what they’d like to see SGS offer in the coming year, to help them with their personal family history research.
All members are urged to attend, and see the recent changes in our Library.
We’ve changed the name of this emailed newsletter to SGS eNews!, to better reflect its purpose and content. The SGS eNews! will appear in your inbox around the first and fifteenth of each month, with supplemental issues when necessary.
Components of each issue include news, announcements, a calendar of upcoming SGS events, help wanted ads, and one or more tips of the week.
If you have questions or comments about SGS eNews!, please send them tosgssecretary@gmail.com.
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.
Monday, June 1, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DAY
The SGS library is open for all volunteers who have donated their time to our organization in the past year. Lunch and Dinner will be provided. Come and enjoy research time and congeniality.
Saturday, June 6, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm
CANADIAN INTEREST GROUP, Leader: David Robert Last meeting until Fall.
Saturday, June 6, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm SGS ANNUAL MEETING
Janice Lovelace, Vice President will preside. See lead article, above.
Tuesday, June 9, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
PROGRAM MEETING: Family Research and the Law
Leader: Cary Lynn Bright, SGS Member, and a Genealogy and the Law Study Group panelist, 2015. Come and learn how various historical federal and state laws regarding marriage, taxes, etc. apply to your ancestors’ life stories.
Wednesday, June 10, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
BRICK WALL SESSION – Join SGS members for a problem-solving session. This is an open forum format. Leader: Jean A. Roth
Wednesday, June 10, 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
Learn some important tips to utilize the many aspects of this major search engine. Go beyond the simple “fill-in” name boxes. Bring your laptops, or tablets if you have them. Leader is long-time SGS member Sally Gene Mahoney.
Sunday, June 21 – FATHERS DAY – SGS Closed
Saturday, June 27, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, SGS DNA Interest Group
Location change for this meeting only – Seattle Genealogical Society Library – 6200 Sand Point Way NE. This meeting will review new discoveries in DNA testing and focus on learning to analyze your autosomal DNA testing results. To be added to our email list, contact sgsdnasig@gmail.com
August 13-15, 2015 – Northwest Genealogy Conference
Arlington, WA – details at www.nwgc.org
Saturday October 17 and Sunday, October 18
Seattle Genealogical Society Fall Seminar
See our web site : http://
SEMINAR PLANNING COMMITTEE
We need volunteers to meet occasionally to plan for our two 2016 Seminars. These are a main source of income to keep SGS operating. We need your ideas and suggestions. Please contact: Jean A. Roth at jeanaroth@juno.com or (206) 782-2629
TRANSCRIPTION HELP WANTED
The Library has several yearbooks to sell, and we want to create a list of surnames in these yearbooks. Having such a list helps yearbooks sell.
Proceeds from our book sales are used to purchase items for our Library Collection.
If you are interested and can give a few hours a month for this project, send an e-mail to SGSLibrary@gmail.com.