JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (JCGS)

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

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

FOR RELEASE: March 9 – 17, 2017

Pledging Allegiance

Evelyn Roehl, a professional genealogist and owner of Kin Hunters Historic Research Service in Seattle, will be Jefferson County Genealogical Society’s (JCGS) speaker at their monthly meeting the morning of Saturday, March 18. Evelyn’s topic is “Pledging Allegiance: The Paper Trail to Naturalization Records”. Naturalization records are known to be a ‘gold mine of information’ about ancestors. Evelyn will also talk about research techniques and tips; finding records; historical information about naturalizations and citizenship; changes in laws and practices; and court systems. The public is welcome to attend JCGS ‘no fee’ meeting, though donations are gratefully accepted. Join JCGS members at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Rd in Chimacum 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. “meet and greet”; 10:00 – 11:30 brief announcements and speaker presentation. Visit JCGS website www.wajcgs.org for more information.

Evelyn Roehl, a professional genealogist since 1995, also translates Latin, German, French, and Scandinavian records.