JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Contact for this press release:  Judy Tough  385-3065 or tough@olympus.net

FOR RELEASE

INTERESTED IN GENEALOGY?  START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT!

Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) invites the public to a special three-fold Seminar comprised of two professional one-and-a-half hour presentations, and a genealogy publications sale on Saturday, January 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Tri-Area Community Center located across the street from the Chimicum School campus, Bring your own lunch and $10 donation.

Master genealogist, Mary Kathryn Kozy, will make the two presentations. Her topics will cover: “Family Tree” and “Wiki and Unique Books to Peruse” all of which are found on the important, free, genealogy website Family Search. Mary Kathryn has been doing her own genealogy for over 35 years. That work has taken her geographically from the Midwest to the Deep South and to both Western and Eastern Europe. Mary Kathryn has served in multiple positions in several Seattle area genealogical societies as well as on the state level. She is the past-president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State and has completed her second Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology and Systems.

In addition, Heritage Quest booksellers will have a large display of books for genealogists that are helpful no matter what level of expertise you have. More information is available on <wajcgs.org>