ANNOUNCING OUR WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
CENTENNIAL FAMILY HISTORY WRITING CONTEST

  Share the story of your female ancestor from 100 or more years ago. Submit your story by May 15, 2020. Read our guidelines before submitting your story. Winners will be published in the Fall 2020 edition of our Journal of the Seattle Genealogical Society and our top three stories will be awarded:

• First prize will be awarded $100
• Second prize will be awarded $75
• Third prize will be awarded $50

ANOTHER WOMAN’S STORY 
At our Second Saturday Series on February 8th, Lisa Oberg gave an excellent presentation on laws that affected U.S. women’s voting rights in the early 20th century. Our February contributor, Mary S. shares the story of her grandmother in rural Minnesota and how the Expatriation Act of 1907 affected her citizenship and right to vote. Read Mary’s story here.   Don’t forget to check the SGS website for updates to the Suffrage Project: https://seagensoc.org. 
IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE NARA
WA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUED ULTIMATUM 
  Washington Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, has issued an ultimatum to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding “fatal flaw[s]” in a decision last month to shutter the National Archives in Seattle, move the materials to California, and sell the World War II-era warehouse and 10-acre property to the highest bidder. Read the whole story here:
https://mynorthwest.com/1736191/ag-ferguson-ultimatum-seattle-national-archives/?fbclid=IwAR0LsymmUCtqMXrGxKO-dUrT0J5RrXNs3UGNkk8uAqvb1wziPsYqBCAiVeY

USING THE  KING COUNTY COURT CASES INDEX (KC3I), 1881-1980 & OTHER SGS DATABASES, Wednesday, March 11, 2020
10:15 am – 12:00 pm at the SGS Library 

In this class presented by Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey, attendees will learn what these databases at SGS contain, and how to access the data. Reiley and Jess will also talk about other databases that we will soon have online. They will do look-ups to demonstrate the use of the each of the currently available databases as time permits, so bring requests if you have any.
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED – PLEASE HELP!
Time:  Saturday, March 14, 2020,  12pm-6pm 
          Sunday,   March 15, 2020,  10am-6pm 
Place: Seattle Center Armory, Seattle, WA 
  SGS will have an information booth at the Seattle’s Irish Heritage and St Patrick’s Day celebration weekend. Jean Roth still needs volunteers to help out in the booth for two hour shifts. She is especially short on volunteers for Saturday, March 14th. This is one of our major outreach events and is a great way to meet people interested in Irish Genealogy.

Please contact volunteers@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org to sign up for a shift.     SCOTS-IRISH GENEALOGY WORKSHOP
MARCH 21, 2020   The Irish Heritage Club, along with the SGS Irish Interest Group, is having an all day Irish and Scots-Irish genealogy workshop on Saturday, March 21.

Dr. Tyrone Bowes of Galway, Ireland is speaking. Dr. Bowes is a noted biotechnologist who specializes in biology, history, and geography.The theme is “Putting the Gene In Your Genealogy”. 

Come learn to use the latest technology and your DNA results to discover clues to your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestral origins. 

Fairview Christian Church,
844 NE 78th (enter parking lot from 79th),
Seattle, WA,9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Doors open at 8:30 am
Fee: $50 – Box lunches available for $15 (order before March 13th)
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irish-genealogy-putting-the-gene-in-your-genealogy-tickets-92973075973

Additional information available at the Irish Heritage Club : 
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/irish-heritage-club-7871179248 or contact Jean A Roth at 206-782-2629 or jeanaroth@juno.com
SGS NEW ACQUISITIONS for FEBRUARY 2020 German Interest: (most of them in German Language) Titles in English: The Population of Eschbeorn 1650-1775, on the social history and demography of a village in eastern Vortaunus; The Remains of the Jewish Germans; “Floor Plan” of Genealogy; Historical Lexicon of the German Countries: The German Territories from the Middle Ages to the Present; Mullers Big German Dictionary 1999/2000 (130,00 Place Names); Politics and Religion in the Old Kronberg, a city and church history from 1522 to 1813 and Swiss Immigrants in the Westrich (Rhineland/Pfalz).

King County, Washington: A History of Saar Pioneer Cemetery and Its Inhabitants; Memorial Records of South King County, Washington Volume VI (Book 1 of 2) – Book 1, Section 1-3H Evergreen Memorial Park, (Book 2 of 2) Book 2, 4A-10 Evergreen Memorial Park; Holy Family Krain Cemetery; Veteran’s Memorial Park; & full name index to both books; Memorial Records of South King County, Washington Volume VII – Maury Island Cemetery & Vashon Island Cemeteries Vashon Cemetery & Church of the Holy Spirit Memorial Garden; Memorial Records of South King County, Washington Volume VIII – Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery, Federal Way, Indexed and Memorial Records of South King County, Washington Volume IX – Maple Valley – Hobart Cemetery, Indexed.

These books can be found in the “New Acquisitions” Bookcase.
REMINDER – SGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MARCH 14, 2020  – 12:30-1:00 PM 
SGS Members, don’t forget the membership meeting coming up in two weeks. Come meet the nominees for the board and officer positions.  
SAVE THE DATEJewish Genealogical Society
of Washington State,
LDS Factoria Bldg,
4200 124th Ave SE,
Bellevue, WA
Monday, March 9, 2020
  Doors open at 6:30 PM and the presentation starts promptly at 7:15pm. Free Wi-Fi, admission, & refreshments. At this meeting, Ron Arons will present “Sex, Lies, and Genealogy Tape”. He will show how to piece together an ancestor’s life by collecting as much documentation as possible as well as looking at the environments where they lived. Ron will introduce a few tools to help this procedure and process.

Irish Festival of Seattle,
Seattle Center Armory
Seattle, WA 98109 
March 14 – 15, 2020 

Family Fun – Irish music, singing & Irish step dancers from the Pacific NW & Ireland. As well as genealogy, lectures, cultural displays, food & fun.  Spring 2020 SGS Seminar
with Fritz Juengling,
Fairview Christian School,
844 NE 78th St,
Seattle, WA
Saturday, May 16, 2020   Mr Juengling is the German, Dutch and Scandinavian Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. SGS is happy to have Fritz as the presenter for our spring seminar.   SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS   Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. Check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes,  and corrections. Programs may be canceled or postponed because of inclement weather.  MARCHSunday, March 1, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, with Cary Bright. Q&A first hour, while focus second hour in on Genome Mate Pro.

Saturday, March 7, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch  SIG, with leader Lou Daly, discover the many ways to use Family Tree & FamilySearch.org. Each meeting will feature an aspect of the FamilySearch website.  There will be time for Q&A.  

Wednesday, March 11, 10:15 am – 12:00 pm, Using the King County Court Cases Index & Others, this demonstration class will be presented by Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey. Come learn to use each of the currently available databases at SGS. Bring your requests.  
Wednesday, March 11, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, MAC Computer SIG, co-chairs Lisa Marker & Diane Hettrick. Meets every other month at the Fiske Genealogical Library in Madison Park, 1644 43rd Ave E, Seattle, WA. Jointly sponsored by SGS & Fiske. Open to the public. Focuses on resources for users of Macintosh/Apple computers & the Reunion Program.   Saturday, March 14, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, Family Tree Maker Users Group, with leaders Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey, Learn and share tips and tricks for using Family Tree Maker 2017
Saturday, March 14, 12:30 pm -1:00pm, SGS Spring Membership Meeting, business meeting, meet the Board and Officer nominees. 

Saturday, March 14,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Second Saturday Series: “Do You Trello and Kanban?”, presenter will be Lori Lee Staub. learn how these can aid you in your genealogy research. 

Saturday, March 21,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Digging Deeper: Researching Women’s History, this presentation is at the University of Washington, Allen Library. Join in for a hands-on workshop to learn how archives are arranged and locate information which might be of interest to you when researching women’s history.   Parking on the UW campus is free on the date of our workshop. Attendees will meet at the Allen Library breezeway since the library is officially closed for spring break: https://www.washington.edu/maps/#!/alb  Although this event is free, it requires advance registration. Please register by following this link: https://forms.gle/oB5wU5Lv6wLsjw8p8 Maximum attendees: 25 Presenter: Lisa Oberg Lisa is the Associate Director and the History of Science and Medicine Curator for Special Collections in the UW Libraries.    This workshop is part of the Seattle Genealogical Society’s lecture and workshop series: Women’s Suffrage in your Family History. We thank the Washington State Historical Society for their grant in support of our project. For more information, see https://www.suffrage100wa.com/.   
APRIL
Saturday, April 4, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch  SIG, with leader Lou Daly, discover the many ways to use Family Tree & FamilySearch.org. Each meeting will feature an aspect of the FamilySearch website.  There will be time for Q&A.  

Sunday, April 5, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Scandinavian SIG, Share information and discuss your Scandinavian ancestral research. Chaired by Karen Knudson. 
Saturday, April 11,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Second Saturday Series: “1890-1920 – the Progressive Era & Women’s Rights”, presenter will be Heidi Mair. Prominent suffragettes led progressive-era causes that impacted women. Discover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of Jane Addams, Nellie Bly and Ida B. Wells-Barnett as well as local leaders Emma Smith DeVoe, Abigail Scott Duniway, Alice Lord and others.    This lecture is part of the Seattle Genealogical Society’s lecture and workshop series: Women’s Suffrage in your Family History. We thank the Washington State Historical Society for their grant in support of our project. For more information, see https://www.suffrage100wa.com/.   

Saturday, April 18, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, Irish SIG, with Jean Roth

Saturday, April 18 , 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, German SIG , with Jean roth