NOVEMBER 2021 MEETINGS & EVENTS
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PROGRAM UPDATES
- IMPORTANT: Be sure to check meeting invitations for updated Zoom meeting links this month
- All meetings except the Research Group are virtual
- Live transcription (captioning) is available during our Zoom meetings by request
Friday, November 5, 2021, 12:30pm-2:30pm PT
German Interest Group (EGS) (virtual)
The topic will be “Learning about my Oswald and Rendtorff Ancestors.” Speaker Janice Leitzke highlights discoveries made while researching the German branch of her family tree. Visitors are always welcome and can request an invitation via Contact tab on the website no later than 2 days prior to the meeting: https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/
Saturday, November 6, 2021, 10:00am PT
Family Tree Maker Users Group (virtual)
Question & Answer. Each month, we will learn about using the features of FTM. Go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG for meeting link, meeting reminders and discussion.
Monday, November 8, 2021, 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
GG/DNA (virtual)
DNA groups at FamilyTreeDNA, Gedmatch, Facebook and YFull
A survey of the various types of DNA groups, and how they can help you in your research. Go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Genetic-Genealogy for meeting link, meeting reminders and discussion.
Monday, November 15, 2021, 1:00pm – 3:00 pm PT
Technology User Group (virtual)
How Do I Stay on Track? Research Plans and Research Notes
Sometimes you find a gold mine of information! How do you stay on track? How do you note these goldmine records so you can return to mine it later? Or when you are beating your head against a brick wall? Go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/TUG for meeting link, meeting reminders and discussion.
Friday, November 19, 2021, 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Research Group (in-person)
For SKCGS members
Kent Family History Center 12817 SE 256th St., Kent, WA
Seating is limited
RSVP REQUIRED to Winona at w.laird@skcgs.org
Saturday, November 20, 2021, 9:30am PT social time; 10:00am – 11:30am PT program
SKCGS General Meeting (virtual)
Melinda Kashuba presents “Using Maps in Genealogical Research”
This lecture presents several types of maps that are valuable to genealogical pursuits. Maps obviously help us identify where a place is located. There are many other things maps can help us achieve: visualize past environments, document boundary changes, show the locations of cemeteries, churches, schools, suggest migration routes, and assist us in critically analyzing records. A variety of maps that are helpful in genealogical research will be discussed as well as methods to locate them.
Melinda Kashuba is a professional genealogist and owner of Kashuba Research Services, a genealogical and historical research company. Her popular book, Walking with Your Ancestors: A Genealogist’s Guide to Using Maps and Geography, joins a long list of articles in numerous genealogical magazines and other publications. She teaches throughout the United States and is a Course Coordinator and faculty member at IGHR and faculty member at SLIG.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvduuvqjkvEtHYjHYOG_f2wG4PSXL075Oz
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
NOTE: Session will be recorded and available to SKCGS Members for playback in the Members Only section on our website. The syllabus will only be available for non-members during the meeting. If you’re not already a SKCGS member, consider joining for access to this material and more!
Monday, November 22, 2021, 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Genealogy Chat (virtual)
Meet up and chat about genealogy subjects and topics. We have no agenda; we just like one another! Go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Society for meeting link, discussion and meeting reminders.
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MEMBERSHIP: We welcome guests to our meetings and special interest groups, which are free. Naturally we hope that visitors will want to become members. Support like yours helps us to educate and engage with our community to foster interest in family and local history. Regarding our programs, even if and when we can meet again in person, we will continue with some virtual programs. You can find more information about membership at our website at http://skcgs.org/membership.