NOTE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
My term as SKCGS President ends in May 2025. If you are interested in stepping up to lead this Society, now is the time to volunteer, and get involved with the Board. I would love to talk with you, and explore your ideas about the future, and answer your questions.
Thank you, Valorie
Write to: president@skcgs.org to get the dialog started.

Volunteer Opportunity:  Volunteers needed for Black Diamond Miners Day on Saturday, July 13. Setup starts at 8am, and we’ll be there until 4 pm. Come for an hour or two, or all day! Write to outreach@skcgs.org to let us know when you can help out.

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PROGRAM UPDATES

• All meetings are online except Genealogy Help at the Auburn and Federal Way Libraries
• The in-person Research Workshop will not meet in July or August
• Live transcription (captioning) is available during our Zoom meetings by request
• Online meeting participants need to register for SKCGS Zoom meetings. Register at our website skcgs.org. Upon registration, Zoom will send a confirmation email with instructions on joining the meeting.

JULY – EARLY AUGUST 2024 MEETINGS & EVENTS

Monday, July 8, 2024 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Genetic Genealogy/DNA Interest Group (online)
Topic: WATO Success (What Are the Odds?)
Plus: A New Upgrade to the Classic Tool
https://www.yourdnaguide.com/ydgblog/wato-plus
https://www.reddit.com/r/Genealogy/comments/wrz1jy/wato_tool_hypotheses/
Volunteers show how they have used WATO successfully, or share data and tell us your research question.
Register at https://www.skcgs.org
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Subscribe to the free SKCGS Genetic-Genealogy email list for announcements and discussion:  https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Genetic-Genealogy

Saturday, July 13, 2024 ⋅ 9:00am – 4:00pm PT
Black Diamond Miners Day Street Fair (in-person)
32627 Railroad Ave, Black Diamond, WA 98010, USA (map)

Setup from 8am-9am; Fair 9am-4pm; Cleanup 4pm-4:30pm.

Monday, July 15, 2024 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Technical User Group (online)
Topic: Publishing your book on Kindle Direct Publishing  presented by Winona Laird.
https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
Register at https://www.skcgs.org
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Subscribe to the free SKCGS Technical User Group email list for announcements and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/TUG

Monday, July 22, 2024 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Genealogy Chat (online)
Meet up and chat about genealogy subjects and topics. We have no agenda; we just like one another!
Register at https://www.skcgs.org
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS email list for announcements and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Society

Thursday, July 25, 2024 ⋅ 11:00am – 1:00pm PT
Genealogy Help with SKCGS at the Auburn Library (in-person)
Genealogy questions? SKCGS offers one-on-one help with a volunteer
1102 Auburn Way S
Auburn, WA 98002
Registration not required. In-person event. Safety guidelines and current protocols followed. More information at King County Library, email kcls-auburn@kcls.org

Thursday, July 25, 2024 ⋅ 2:00pm – 4:00pm PT
Genealogy Help with SKCGS at the Federal Way Library (in-person)
Genealogy questions? SKCGS offers one-on-one help with a volunteer
34200 1^st Way S
Federal Way, WA 98003
Registration not required. In-person event. Safety guidelines and current protocols followed. More information at King County Library, https://kcls.org/locations/federal-way, or phone: (253) 838-3668

Saturday, August 3, 2024, 10:00am – 12:00pm PT
Family Tree Maker Users Group (online)
Question & Answer. Each month, we will learn about using the features of FTM.
Register at https://www.skcgs.org
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS FTM email list for announcements and discussion:  https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG

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