Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society Putting the Flesh on Your Civil War Ancestor

Seattle Genealogical Society 2023 Fall Seminar

Tri-City Genealogical Society Finding Females un US Naturalization Records

Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s November General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday November 8. The presentation will be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home or join us at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr. Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen. See below for the Zoom link.

The November meeting will be our annual business meeting where the proposed budget for 2024 will be presented and – hopefully – approved and a slate of officers will be approved for 2024. Currently the positions of vice president and secretary are looking for nominations.

Following the business portion of the meeting there will be a presentation by Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS on Finding Females in US Naturalization Records, 1790-1952. Nancy’s bio is as follows:

Archivist, librarian, and genealogist Nancy Loe has been helping researchers with their family trees since 1977. From her time interning at the Smithsonian archives as a grad student to her current work as a genealogist, working with primary sources has been her life’s work. Nancy specializes in US and European family history research, presenting at major conferences and via webinars in the US, Canada, and Australia. Nancy’s genealogy e-books and free monthly newsletter are available at sassyjanegenealogy.com.

Time: Nov 8, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week Legalese Got You Down? Ask AI to Help

Nov1 by Charles Hansen

TIP OF THE WEEK –
LEGALESE GOT YOU DOWN? ASK AI TO HELP Use AI to help you understand legal language in older document. If you are getting confused by the complex language of a legal document ask Chat GBT to help. Ask the AI to “summarize the following text” and type the text of the document and paste it into the chat GBT. This can’t account for specific legal rules of the past, but it should at least help you understand what the document actually says.

November 1, 2023

Seattle Genealogical Society 2023 Fall Seminar

Nov1 by Charles Hansen

photos credit Dan Dennis and waldemar / Unsplash

REGISTER NOW FOR SGS’s 3-DAY FALL SEMINAR

Get ready to learn about some lesser-known record sources. SGS’s Fall Seminar will provide you with the information you need to make some exciting discoveries in your family tree. Our 3-Day conference kicks off Friday evening, Nov. 10, with sessions continuing the next day and the following Saturday, Nov. 18.

Register on the SGS website

FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10 (5PM)

“Polls, Personalty and Property – Making Sense of Tax Lists”

Somebody had to pay government’s bills, and they did it through the law by imposing taxes on polls, personal property and real property. The records of those taxes offer some of the best clues available to our ancestors, their families and their neighborhoods.

SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11 (9AM)

“Obituaries and Other Death Information in Online Newspapers”

Obituaries can be a bonanza for genealogical information and family stories, but other death information can also be found in newspapers. Learn how to find your ancestor’s death information in online newspaper archives, both U. S. and international.

“Probate Records: More Than Just Wills”

Will records are a great genealogical source but not all estates involve wills and estates without a will often have more genealogical information than those with wills. This session will discuss both testate (has a will) and intestate (without a will) estates and how you can use them to further your genealogical research.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 18 (1 PM)

Nicole Dyer

“Tax Records Tell the Story: Cluster and Neighborhood Research”

Learn how tax records can help locate individuals, identify neighborhood groupings, and separate individuals from others of the same name. (A case study)

“Digging into Death Certification Data to Uncover Family History and Family Health Information Treasures: A Physician’s Perspective”

We will discuss the fascinating history of recording death and then explore those death records in the US that contain a cause of death such as mortality schedules, mortality registries, and death certification all from a physician’s perspective. We will discuss some pearls and pitfalls along the way and how to access these useful records. Finally we will discuss diseases to be on the watch for during your family history journey and how to use family health information to develop a family history portrait and actually calculate your risk of certain illnesses.

Don’t miss out. Register today.

LISA WHITE: 2023 VOLUNTEER OF FALL QUARTER

Lisa White, out-going Publication Chair has been selected SGS Volunteer of the Quarter.

SGS president Jim Secan was pleased to share this news. “Lisa White was appointed Director of Publications by the SGS Board of Directors in May 2021 after she volunteered to take this open position. Lisa was a new SGS member, and had sent an email to then-Director-of-Volunteers Ceil Rogers asking if there was anything she could do to help her new organization. She decided on the Publications job, and has been the SGS Director of Publications ever since.” Unfortunately for SGS, Lisa has stepped down from her director position, but is not done volunteering.

Lisa White

“It was fun working with the board making decisions for the benefit of our organization and membership,” Lisa said upon learning of the award.

Lisa has accepted the position as SGS Journal Editor. She is working now on the layout for the new edition coming out soon. “My career before becoming self-employed was graphic arts and printing so this is right up my alley.”

Over the years she attended many virtual seminars and other events, and explained, “I always learn so much from them.” Along with many other members of SGS, Lisa attended the 100th Anniversary celebration at Dunn Gardens where local celebrity, Knute Berger faced a full house of SGS Members and other guests. “It was fantastic and so nice to see so many members in person!”

Lisa has personal goals for next year, including concentrating on her Certification portfolio. “I attended CDG in 2022 and gained insight into the process as well as the confidence to proceed. I highly recommend attending and I am thinking I may go through it again. I also have some transcription projects in the works.

“My favorite question for the volunteer is: What are your genealogical interests and research areas? Do you have a fascinating discovery to share? Or a brick wall story?

“My ancestry is from Colonial America, England, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany. I was working on Mayflower lineage with another family member and to his consternation I proved we were not Mayflower descendants on that line! Although through that research I found we have Quaker ancestors which was exciting”

When Lisa is not helping SGS or deep diving into her ancestral roots, she is thinking about her retirement. She and her husband will end their business in less than two years, and begin traveling to National Parks and Civil War locations where her husband has Union ancestors. After that, they will visit Europe and travel to ancestral places in Ireland and Germany.

Lisa also enjoys reading and is working on reading all of the books on the BBC’s Top 100 Books You Need to Read. “I am embarrassed to say I forgot I had already read War and Peace and was almost finished with reading it again when I realized. My “rule” is I must finish every book I start whether I like it or not!”

As a volunteer, Lisa has approached her volunteer positions similarly, with good intentions and longevity in service.

CONGRATULATIONS and Thank you Lisa for all you have contributed to SGS.

THANKS TO OUR SGS100 VOLUNTEERS!

The 100th celebratory year is coming to an end. There are so many people to thank for making it a success. We will miss some, so please just let one of us know your name and we will include you in the master list. Those to thank include:

January, Second Saturday: Ceil Rogers
February, SGS Journal, our history: Lisa White, Kathy Weber, Crhistine Schomaker, Cary Bright, Laura Sandridge, Carol Mercer, Karen Portzer, Lisa Oberg, alaine Keisling
April, Writer’s C(r)amp: Melanie Moser, Siri Nelson, Caitlyn Oiye-Coon, Kathy Ciskowski, Heather Certmenia, Christine Schomaker, Kathy Weber and Ceil Rogers
July, Preservation Seminar: Ceil Rogers
August, Ice cream Social: Melanie Moser, Cary Bright
September, Family History Writing Contest: *Caitlyn Oiye-Coon, *Debra Lambo, *Lisa White, *Ron Chan, *Gary Robbins; Bonnie LaDoe, Pam Anderson, Chery Kinnick, Janet Colberg, Francis Russell, Ron Hill, Jenny Irwin, Paula Merrick, Emily Moore, Roberta Nesseth, Karen Portzer, Sheyna Watkins (* marks winners); reviewers: Janice Lovelace, Woods Fairbanks, Anne Marie Maquire, Allison Bourne
October, SGS birthday cake for building; everyone who came
October, SGS Dunn Garden Event: Kathy Weber, Jim Secan,
November, SGS Journal, FHWC winners: Lisa White and all the winners of the SGS100 FHWC.
on-going, 100 years ago, newspaper clipping in eNews!: Siri Nelson; publicity: Alanna Stanton; logo art: Carole Jones; SGS100 Store: Julia Marconi

As you can see, we had a special event almost every month of our celebratory year. while we had our hand in almost all activities, without all of you helping it would not have happened.

And, an additional shout out to the Board members who gave us great latitude and to all who kept the doors open while we overlaid the activities on top of those that we normally conduct.

Your co-chairs,
Lisa Oberg and Jill Morelli

HAVE SOMETHING TO SCAN?
SGS LIBRARY HAS WHAT YOU NEED

SGS member Maggi Murphy stopped in to use the patron scanning station for an old family album. She had no idea this album existed until a connection was made to a step-cousin. She is trying to identify some of the family members in the photos. Are you in possession of an album that deserves scanning? Stop in and do it at the SGS Library.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
FOR SET UP AND HOSTING MEETINGS

Volunteers are needed to help operate tech equipment during meetings, seminars and other events. Setting up the SGS laptop, projector and Zoom for hybrid meetings are among the requests. Additional help troubleshooting with in-person or online participants and speakers may be needed.

Volunteers should have some working knowledge of connecting devises or computers to a projector and using Zoom interface.

100 YEARS AGO: 12 OCT 1923

On 12 October 1923, the front page news, in all caps, was “AIR PASSENGER SERVICE TO BE STARTED HERE”. The article went on to say that Seattle was selected as the junction for Alaska Airways Company and that the company had “let contracts for the erection of hangars, machine shops and an air depot on Lake Union at Westlake Avenue, near Highland Drive.” “Service will be between Seattle and Tacoma, Seattle and Everett, and Seattle and Victoria, B.C.”

— “AIR PASSENGER SERVICE TO BE STARTED HERE”, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 12 Oct 1923, p1, col 2.

* Watch each eNews! issue for “100 years ago”, our new anecdotal series. We will be running it for the duration of 2023, our centennial year.

SAVE THE DATE

Fiske Genealogical Library Classes (Free!),
Wednesdays in November
10:00 pm – 11:59 am Pacific Time

Join the Fiske Genealogical Library as they continue their Fall virtual classes. All classes are Wednesdays, 10 am to noon, unless otherwise noted on their schedule.

November 8: What’s New in Genetic Genealogy — Karin Borgerson
November 15: Using Tables and Timelines to Break Through ‘Brick Walls’ — Janet Camarata

“What’s Online at the National Archives”
Eastside Genealogical Society
November 9, 2023, 6:30 pm

The presenter, Marisa Louie Lee, is a freelance researcher and workshop speaker who specializes in federal government records and Asian American. Learn more about the event at the website: Eastside Genealogical Society.

Family Tree Maker SIG
Eastside Genealogical Society
November 17, 2023, 10:30 pm

Join Eastside Genealogical Society and SGS to learn and share tips and tricks for using Family Tree Maker by Software MacKiev. The meetings open about 15 minutes in advance. You can join and/or leave whenever you have to, and you may email your question(s) in advance or bring them up during the meeting.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State,
usually 2nd Monday meetings
usually 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Pacific Time

JGSWS meets on the second Monday of each month, from Sept-June. Doors open at 6:30 pm unless noted otherwise. The next meeting is Nov. 13, 2023, “Using Social Media for Genealogic Research: The Good, the Bad, and the Exceedingly Strange” presented by Robin Meltzer. For more information see
http://www.jgsws.org/meetings.php

“Every Family has a Story … What’s Yours”?
November 4, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Pacific Time

The Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum will be hosting this virtual event to learn the basic research progress. Limited to 100 attendees. The event is free for museum members and $10 for non-members. Register in advance.

“Julefest: A Nordic Christmas Celebration”,
National Nordic Heritage Museum,
2655 NW Market St,
Seattle, WA 98107
Sat-Sun, November 18-29
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Modeled after a traditional outdoor Christmas market, expect all the traditional Nordic holiday goodies. Ticket price for non-members includes entry to the museum. Julefest is no charge for museum members.
https://nordicmuseum.org/events/julefest

SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Good Shepherd Center, Suite 302
4649 Sunnyside Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
206 522-8658

Please call ahead to make sure our library will be open. We are short on front desk volunteers.

Hours : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
** 10:00 am – 3:00 pm **

Masks are recommended inside the Good Shepherd Center. Due to COVID the events listed below continue to be virtual, online via Zoom. Always check the SGS Website Calendar of Events for the meeting links, registration, or for last minute updates or changes to the schedule. Be advised you may need to register in advance to join a meeting.

NOTICE: SGS has imposed more security on our Zoom meetings. Some meetings will begin with a waiting room. The host must take action to let people into each meeting. The host will try to open the waiting room about 10 minutes ahead of time. Please be patient.

All times listed are Pacific Time unless otherwise noted Saturday, Nov 4, 2022, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch SIG (Virtual), with Lou Daly. Discover many ways to use the FamilySearch website in your research. Meeting includes instruction and time for Q&A. Email Lou to get on the email list: loudaly@nwlink.com

Sunday, Nov 5, 2023, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens. To participate you need to be on the SGS DNA Interest Group email list. Contact Cary Bright at SGSDNASIG@gmail.com to join.

Monday, Nov 6, 2023, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.

Wednesday, Nov 8, 2023, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, MAC Computer SIG, Co-chaired by Lisa Marker and Diane Hettrick. Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske. Meetings address topics and resources for Macintosh (Apple) computers and the Reunion genealogy software program. Meetings are on the second Wednesday of alternating months. A link to login will be sent to the MAC SIG email list. If you would like to join, send an email to macusersig@seagensoc.org to be added to the email list.

Friday, Nov 10, 2023, 5:00 pm-6:30 pm, and Saturday, Nov 11, 2023, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, Death and Taxes (Fall Seminar), see additional details about the event in our feature story above.

Monday, Nov 13, 2023, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.

Monday, Nov 13, 2023, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, SGS Board of Directors Meeting (Virtual), All SGS members are welcome to attend. SGS is an all volunteer organization. Please be involved. Members must sign in to website to see Zoom link.

Monday, Nov 13, 2023, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, Write It Up! SIG (Virtual), Join this group to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas. To join or learn more, contact Alaine Keisling at keisling@gmail.com

Tuesday, Nov 14, 2023, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary. Bring us your problem; we’ll try to help.

Saturday, Nov 18, 2023, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Irish SIG (Virtual), with Susan McKee. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. New Zoom link started in July.

Saturday, Nov 18, 2023, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm, Death and Taxes (Fall Seminar), see additional details about the event in our feature story above.

Saturday, Nov 19, 2023, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, German SIG (Virtual), Focus will be on Pussian research.

If you’ve done research in Prussia, please come with your knowledge and experiences for our group discussion!. Carolyn Schott is the facilitator. Get the new Zoom link. Register on the SGS website. RESCHEDULED: Day and time for November ONLY.Sunday, Nov 19, 2023, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Virtual Sundays: Something Old, Something New, Topic to be announced. Please visit the SGS website to register in advance for this event.

Monday, Nov 20, 2023, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.

Tuesday, Nov 21, 2023, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Family History Writers’ Group (Social Interest Group), Create your family history and share with others in an effort to improve your writing. Please note: The Writers’ Group is at the maximum number of participants and is not currently accepting any new members.

Monday, Nov 27, 2023, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.

Tuesday, Nov 28, 2023, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary. Bring us your problem; we’ll try to help. Saturday, Dec 2, 2022, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch SIG (Virtual), with Lou Daly. Discover many ways to use the FamilySearch website in your research. Meeting includes instruction and time for Q&A. Email Lou to get on the email list: loudaly@nwlink.com

Monday, Dec 4, 2023, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.

November 1, 2023

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy SIG Sources and Citations

Nov1 by Charles Hansen

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting

Tuesday, November 7th at 7:00 PM

This month we are going to finish the free Legacy Family Tree Webinars video: Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful.

Remember, if you have any questions, problems, tips or tricks about using Legacy PLEASE share them with the group, your attendance and participation will be greatly appreciated!

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Native American Heritage Month

Nov1 by Charles Hansen

Native American Heritage Month Resources

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is pleased to honor our country’s Indigenous Peoples as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month. We hope the resources listed below will help with your genealogy and family history research or be useful information to share with others. The Library of Congress is hosting a Native American Heritage Month website with support from National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. US Department of the Interior provides the Trace Indian Ancestry page as a guide that discusses how to begin research if you are tracing American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Ancestry has a downloadable PDF available on Researching Your American Indian Ancestors on Ancestry. Cyndi’s List offers links to a number of resources for Native American and First Nations research. YouTube can also be a helpful free resource. Check these videos out to get you started: Tracing Your Native American Family History on Ancestry.com by Nicka Sewell-Smith Genealogy: Finding American Indian Ancestry by Carly Morgan Native American Indian and Indigenous Genealogical Research by Genealogy TV with Judy Nimer Muhn Discovering Native American Ancestry Through DNA by Ugo A. Perego, PhD, from RootsTech 2021 A Conversation with Muscogee Genealogist Rick Fogarty from Mvskoke Media of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Finally, please join us on 8 November 2023 for our next Culture Conversation with filmmaker Alicia Hawkins about her documentary, American Red and Black. Register now at https://bit.ly/NGS CultureConvo8Nov2023.

South King County Genealogical Society November Meetings

Nov1 by Charles Hansen

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PROGRAM UPDATES

All meetings are online via Zoom except the in-person Research Group
Genealogy Help at the Auburn Library is canceled for November due to the Thanksgiving holiday
Join us December 2 for a presentation, Q&A session, and chance to win a copy of Family Tree Maker 2019 with special guest Mark Olsen, Family Tree Maker Ambassador
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 or use links below. Upon registration, Zoom will send a confirmation email with instructions on joining the meeting.

NOVEMBER – EARLY DECEMBER 2023 MEETINGS & EVENTS

Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 7:00pm PT
Beginning Genealogy Class: Preparing a Research Notebook and Organizing Your Genealogy (online)
More details at https://www.skcgs.org/meetings-events/classes/bgc

Friday, November 3, 2023 ⋅ 12:30-2:30 PM PT
EGS German Interest Group (online)
German Guilds and their Records: A Possibility for Filling Gaps when Church Records are Missing
Presented by Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG®For meeting registration, visit https://tinyurl.com/2kzh8yd2

Saturday, November 4, 2023, 10:00am – 12:00pm PT
Family Tree Maker Users Group (online)
Question & Answer. Each month, we will learn about using the features of FTM.
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Monday, November 6, 2023, 11:00am PT
Beginning Genealogy Class: Preparing a Research Notebook and Organizing Your Genealogy (online)
Repeat of November 1^st class
More details at https://www.skcgs.org/meetings-events/classes/bgc

Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 6:30pm PT
SKCGS Board of Directors Meeting (online)
All SKCGS members are invited to attend; only Officers and Directors may vote. Write to Board@skcgs.org for the meeting link.

Monday, November 13, 2023 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Genetic Genealogy/DNA Interest Group (online)
What’s New at Ancestry.com – How to Use New Features to Answer Your Research Questions
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023 ⋅ 7:00pm – 8:00pm PT
Using Timelines in your Genealogy (online)
Hosted by King County Library

Join professional genealogist, Winona Laird, from South King County Genealogical Society for a series of programs to help you along on your genealogical journey. King County Library will email a Zoom link no later than 24 hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder. If you need assistance, please contact Jennifer at jwooten@kcls.org.

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Friday, November 17, 2023, 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Research Workshop (in-person)
For SKCGS members
Kent FamilySearch Center
12817 SE 256th St., Kent, WA
Seating is limited
RSVP REQUIRED to Winona at w.laird@skcgs.org

Saturday, November 18, 2023, 9:30am PT social time; 10:00am – 11:30am PT program
SKCGS General Membership Meeting (online)
Michael L. Strauss presents “Following the Tracks: Your Ancestors on the Railroad”
Railroads for nearly two centuries have been the preferred mode of transportation for many of our ancestors. Their rich history includes details on when lines started, ceased, merged, or filed bankruptcy. Records including employee, manuscripts, directories, pensions, social security, and other organizations including the Pullman Porters and Harvey Girls are examined.

Michael L. Strauss, AG has been employed as a forensic investigator for thirty years, most recently he has worked as a research manager for Ancestry ProGenealogists. Michael is a native of Pennsylvania and a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He is a court qualified expert witness in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Michael is a national genealogical lecturer and instructor and is a faculty member at Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), and the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research (IGHR) where he coordinates the military history and research courses. Michael was the film historian for the 2015 Academy Award nominated movie Finding Vivian Maier and has been involved in Civil War and Mexican American War reenacting for more than twenty-five years.

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Monday, November 20, 2023 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Technical User Group (online)
How to Make Use of Lost Cousins – https://www.lostcousins.com/
Create an account with Lost Cousins if you don’t have one, and begin to find not just all of your direct ancestors but as many collaterals as possible in order to follow the advice on the HowTo page: https://www.lostcousins.com/pages/info/how_to.mhtml.
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Monday, November 27, 2023 ⋅ 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!
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Friday, December 1, 2023 ⋅ 12:30-2:30 PM PT
EGS German Interest Group (online)
German Advent, Christmas and New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions
Presenter Ingeborg Carpenter will share stories about German Advent, Christmas and New Year’s traditions for the period from December 1st to

Epiphany, with superstitions thrown in.
Register at https://tinyurl.com/ktbcsaww

Saturday, December 2, 2023, 10:00am – 12:00pm PT
Family Tree Maker Users Group (online)
Presentation and Q&A with special guest Mark Olsen, Family Tree Maker Ambassador
Mark Olsen is the Family Tree Maker Ambassador to historical and genealogical societies around the world working to support their members as they use Family Tree Maker. Mark is a graduate of Brigham Young University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Family History with a Spanish records emphasis. He has been working in the genealogy industry since 2007 and has been the Family Tree Maker Ambassador since 2016.

After his presentation there will be a drawing for a Family Tree Maker 2019 program.

Register in advance for this Zoom meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdu6uqzgiGdDn7eCsOAgkvdOXktX127sz
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Monday, December 4, 2023, 11:00am PT
Beginning Genealogy Class: Immigration, Emigration, and Naturalization Records (online)
More details at https://www.skcgs.org/meetings-events/classes/bgc

Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 6:30pm PT
SKCGS Board of Directors Meeting (online)
All SKCGS members are invited to attend; only Officers and Directors may vote. Write to Board@skcgs.org for the meeting link.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 7:00pm PT
Beginning Genealogy Class: Immigration, Emigration, and Naturalization Records (online)
Repeat of the December 4th class
More details at https://www.skcgs.org/meetings-events/classes/bgc

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