ANNE JENNER TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE SCANDINAVIAN SIG

We’re delighted to have Anne Jenner, Pacific Northwest Curator, University of Washington Special Collections, as our speaker at the May meeting of the Scandinavian Special Interest Group, on Sunday, May 15, from 1:30-3:30pm, at the Seattle Genealogical Society, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle.

Anne served as the head of the library at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Swedish-American Historical Society. Anne will discuss resources of interest to those researching their Scandinavian roots, Swedish in particular!

Anne comes to us with extensive knowledge of Swedish language and culture. She received a B.A. in Swedish, with a minor in history, from North Park College in Chicago and her MLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Anne also has a M.A. in Scandinavian Languages and Literature from the University of Washington.

Check out her blog at pnwblog.wordpress.com or follow her on Twitter @pnwcurator

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WINTER 2015-2016 NEWSLETTER COMING SOON

The Winter 2015-16 SGS Bulletin has been published and will be mailed to members next week.  The delay in publishing was due to lack of volunteers to handle the task.  The new Publications Committee has taken over publishing duties and plans to have the Bulletin back on track.

ARCHIVES OF THE eNews! and SGS NEWSLETTER

Speaking of the newsletter, do you realize you have access to past issues of the SGS Newsletter on the website as well as past issues of the eNews!?

On the Seattle Genealogical Society website home page
•click on PUBLICATIONS
•click on SGS NEWSLETTERS

Listed there you’ll find links to the last 10 issues of the eNews! and issues of the Seattle Genealogical Society Newsletter going back as far as 2010.

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THE SPRING SEMINAR IS NOW LIVE!
 
The technology folks at SGS have been busy and now have online registration ready for the Spring Seminar.

Recently the Spring Seminar brochures were mailed to members.  While you may still fill in and mail back or drop-off that registration form as you have always done, if you have a PayPal account you can chose to register online and pay with PayPal.

Go to the Seattle Genealogical Society website home page :
•click on EVENTS
•click on SEMINARS
•click on Seminar Info & Registration
•click on ONLINE REGISTRATION and follow instructions
Hope to see you all at the Spring Seminar featuring William Dollarhide.

GiveBig UPDATE

In each of the past 2 years, SGS received over $2100 in donations through the Seattle Foundation’s GiveBig program with over 8% of that in “stretch dollars” from the Foundation.  This year Seattle Foundation has already raised over one million dollars in “stretch funds” for this year’s event.  These funds will be divided proportionally among the over 1,500 participating non-profits which includes SGS.

This year there are several improvements in the GiveBig program.  First, it is possible this year to contribute IN ADVANCE,  starting on Monday. April 18th .  Donors needn’t wait until May 3rd , the actual date of the event, to make their donations.

Second, one can make individual donations of varying amounts to several organizations at once, thus entering their name, address, and credit card number just once.  These improvements make participating in the program easier than ever before.

To make a contribution to SGS via the GiveBig program, go to https://givebig.seattlefoundation.org/ from April 18 through May 3, 2016.

SGS CALENDAR of Events
 

Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE.  Please check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes, and corrections.  Programs may be canceled or postponed due to inclement weather.

APRIL

Saturday, April 16,  10:15 am – 12:15 pm, IRISH INTEREST GROUP,
“Beyond using the major Websites: Finding some great Irish genealogy resources in print at SGS.” Leader: Jean A. Roth

Saturday, April 16, 11:00am-12:30PM, GERMAN INTEREST GROUP,
“German Emigration: Reasons for German Emigration, Ports of Embarkation and record sources.” Leader: Jean A. Roth

Tuesday, April 19, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology,  Bring your laptop or mobile device, visit with other members and learn from each other while working on your family history. Discuss current projects, hardware, software, organizing data, and technology trends in genealogy.

Tuesday, April 26, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

MAY

Tuesday, May 3, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology, Bring your laptop or mobile device, visit with other members and learn from each other while working on your family history. Discuss current projects, hardware, software, organizing data, and technology trends in genealogy.

Saturday, May 3,  Don’t forget May 3rd is the GiveBig campaign.  You can make your donation anytime from April 18th through May 3rd.

Saturday, May 7, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Canadian Interest Group

Tuesday, May 10, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

Saturday, May 14, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Irish Interest Group, Leader: Jean A. Roth

Saturday, May 14,  1:00 pm – 3:00 pm,  German Interest Group, Leader: Jean A. Roth

Sunday, May 15, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Scandinavian Interest Group, As mentioned earlier in the feature article “Anne Jenner to Be Guest Speaker at the Scandianvian SIG”, we are very pleased to have Anne Jenner with her knowledge of Scandinavia and its languages as our guest speaker.    Leader: Lisa Oberg will stand in for Karen Knudson this week.

Tuesday, May 17, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

Save the Date

Spring Seminar With William Dollarhide,
nationally recognized genealogical lecturer & awarding winning author,
featuring his latest book “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era”.

May 21, 2016  9:45 am – 3:30 pm ,
Fairview Christian School,
844 NE 78th Street, Seattle, WA

Be sure to catch the SGS Spring Seminar. Bill will present 4 sessions covering American Migration Route from 1750-1800, Civil War Genealogy, Census Substitutes, and Finding Living Relatives On-line.  For more information check it out on-line at :
http://seattlegenealogicalsociety.org/2016springseminar-info

If you have a PayPal account, you may use the new “Online Registration” feature.

 

SGS ELECTION IS UNDERWAY

Ballots were mailed to all current SGS members on March 31st , and the election is underway.  Completed ballots must be received by Saturday,  April 30th, in order to be counted.

If you have not received your ballot and believe that your membership is current, contact Julia Marconi, Director of Membership at SGSMembership@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org.

Election results will be announced in the SGS eNews! on May 15, 2016.