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Yakima Valley Genealogical Society – Fall Seminar
Speaker: Nationally Accredited Jean Wilcox Hibben
One of America’s Foremost Genealogical Speakers
A Whole Day Dedicated to “Finding Missing Ancestors”
Saturday, October 29, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Location of Seminar
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
7809 Tieton Drive
Yakima, WA 98908
Registration Before October 22 – Registration Form on the YVGS Web site: www..yvgs.net
Click on Society News and from the drop-down menu select “Fall Seminar Announced.”
From there you can print a registration form which after completion and be mailed to:
Y.V.G.S.
1901 So. 12th Ave., Union Gap, WA 98903
YVGS Members $40.00
YVGS Non–Members $45.00
On-Site Registration: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. $45.00
No Refund of Registration fee after October 22
Lunch and Snacks Included
SGS is so pleased to have Judy Russell for our SGS 2022 FALL SEMINAR. And the format for this virtual seminar will be a little different. It will be 4 lectures, totaling 6 hours, spread over two days. Saturday, September 17, 2022, Judy’s presentations will run from 9am until noon. Then Sunday, September 18, 2022, she will speak from 1pm-4pm. Her program includes:
Judy G Russell, The Legal Genealogist, is a genealogist with a law degree who writes and lectures on topics ranging from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and a Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at:
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/
Registration is now open.
Register for the SGS Fall SeminarSeminar link and syllabus will be emailed to all paid registrants on Friday, September 16, 2022.
If you have any questions, contact registrar@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org
PLEXIGLAS SNEEZE GUARDS
ACHOO, ACHOO!
We still have these sneeze guards and would like to find them a new home. Know anyone in need of them? Ask around, please.
Just after we closed our SGS library due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions we obtained funding from the Federal Government through a Seattle 4Culture grant to purchase items we would need to reopen the library when it was deemed safe to do so. We used a large part of the grant funds to purchase one-quarter-inch clear Plexiglass ‘sneeze guards’ to use throughout the library in order to provide safe working conditions for our volunteers and patrons. While we still use a few of the sneeze guards, we would like to re-home what we no longer need. The sneeze guards range in size from about 2′ to 2.5′ by 6′. We also have a couple of larger odd-shaped guards. All have ‘feet’ running along one or more edges to help keep them upright.
If you are interested in providing a new home for the sneeze guards, please contact our SGS Library Director at library@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org
SAN GENNARO FESTIVAL 2022
Seattle’s only Italian Street Fair is back – September 9th – 11th – Georgetown,
1225 S Angelo St, Seattle, WA 98108
Friday, Sept 9, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, Sept 10, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday, Sept 11, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Admission is free and the fair is family friendly.
Musical performers include Rebecca Peterson, opera soprano. She is scheduled to appear 11:30 AM, Sunday, September 11, 2022, but the schedule could change so check https://www.sangennarofestivalseattle.org/information for schedule updates or more information on the festival in general.
RENEW OR JOIN SGS
For Members – to renew online log in at Members Home, go to your Member Profile, and then click the green “Renew Membership” button. If you’d rather renew by postal mail, click print a membership application and send it together with your dues payment to SGS. Or better yet, stop by the SGS Library and renew in person!
Not a member yet? Join online today and enjoy discounted class and Seminar fees, free research requests, special interest groups, and access to exclusive SGS publications and databases. Find out more about membership at Join SGS.
Take part as SGS enters it 100th Year!
SAVE THE DATE
Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State,
2nd Monday meetings
usually 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
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 Monday, Sept 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm. The presentation will be “A Multiracial Jewish Family in Early America” with Laura Arnold Leibman.
http://www.jgsws.org/meetings.php
SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Good Shepherd Center, Suite 302
4649 Sunnyside Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
206 522-8658
New Hours : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
10:00 am – 3:00 pm ** Please call ahead to make sure our library will be open. We are short on front desk volunteers this summer.
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
Wednesday, September 7, 2022, 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, September 13, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 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.
Saturday, September 17, 2022,
9:00 am-12:00 pm, the SGS Fall Seminar with Judy Russell, the first day of the virtual seminar
Sunday, September 18, 2022,
1:00 pm-4:00 pm, the SGS Fall Seminar with Judy Russell, the second day of the virtual seminar
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 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, September 27, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 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.
 CALLING FOR SPONSORS, EXHIBITORS and ADVERTISERS We are excited to announce that Registration is Now Open for our Annual Virtual Conference!As we celebrate 45 years of legacy building we will be “Bridging the American Colonial Divide Resurrecting the Memory and Space of Black Patriots and History Makers” We are excited to have our amazing sponsors and partners be a part of this event. Our partners and presenters will help us tell the often-overlooked stories of the 6,000 + African American ‘Men who served in the Revolutionary wars and other History Makers! Register for the conference and over 60 sessions today! |
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Save the Date: October 21, 2022
BIGS Presents a Special Diahan Doubleheader
At 10AM, Friday, Oct 21, 2022, on Zoom, Diahan Southard will present two programs:
“DNA Ethnicity in 2022” to be followed by
“Me and My 1,000+ DNA 4th Cousins”
We are celebrating Family History Month with a special two-presentation program by Diahan Southard, a leading voice in the field of consumer DNA testing and author of Your DNA Guide.
Program details to follow. A Zoom link will be available on our website the day before the meeting. Everyone Welcome! No membership necessary. Save that date!
SGS is so pleased to have Judy Russell for our 2022 Fall Seminar. And the format for this virtual seminar will be a little different. It will be 4 lectures, totaling 6 hours, spread over two days. Saturday, September 17, 2022, Judy’s presentations will run from 9am to noon. Then Sunday, September 18, 2022, she will speak from 1pm to 4pm. Her program includes:
Judy G Russell, The Legal Genealogist, is a genealogist with a law degree who writes and lectures on topics ranging from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and a Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at:
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/
Registration is now open.
Register for the SGS Fall SeminarSeminar link and syllabus will be emailed to all paid reistrans on Friday, September 16, 2022.
If you have any questions, contact registrar@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org
PLEXIGLAS SNEEZE GUARDS
Just after we closed our SGS library due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions we obtained funding from the Federal Government through a Seattle 4Culture grant to purchase items we would need to reopen the library when it was deemed safe to do so. We used a large part of the grant funds to purchase one-quarter-inch clear Plexiglass ‘sneeze guards’ to use throughout the library in order to provide safe working conditions for our volunteers and patrons. While we still use a few of the sneeze guards, we would like to re-home what we no longer need. The sneeze guards range in size from about 2′ to 2.5′ by 6′. We also have a couple of larger odd-shaped guards. All have ‘feet’ running along one or more edges to help keep them upright.
If you are interested in providing a new home for the sneeze guards, please contact our SGS Library Director at library@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org.
RENEW OR JOIN SGS
For Members – to renew online log in at Members Home, go to your Member Profile, and then click the green “Renew Membership” button. If you’d rather renew by postal mail, click print a membership application and send it together with your dues payment to SGS. Or better yet, stop by the SGS Library and renew in person!
Not a member yet? Join online today and enjoy discounted class and Seminar fees, free research requests, special interest groups, and access to exclusive SGS publications and databases. Find out more about membership at Join SGS.
Take part as SGS enters it 100th Year!
SAVE THE DATE
Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State,
2nd Monday meetings
usually 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
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 Monday, Sept 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm. The presentation will be “A Multiracial Jewish Family in Early America” with Laura Arnold Leibman.
http://www.jgsws.org/meetings.php
SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Good Shepherd Center, Suite 302
4649 Sunnyside Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
206 522-8658
New Hours : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
10:00 am – 3:00 pm ** Please call ahead to make sure our library will be open. We are short on front desk volunteers this summer.
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
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022, 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.
Saturday, Aug 20, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm, Irish SIG, with Susan McKee and Jim Ryan. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Notice there is a new Zoom link.
Sunday, Aug 21, 2022, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Virtual Sundays: Something Old, Something New, Jill Morelli is the host. Visit the SGS website Calendar for details and updates. Please register in advance. Topic this month is “Using Timelines to Solve Genealogical Problems”.
Tuesday, Aug 23, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, Aug 24, 2022, 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, Aug 31, 2022, 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, September 7, 2022, 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, September 13, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 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.
Saturday, September 17, 2022,
9:00 am-12:00 pm, the SGS Fall Seminar with Judy Russell, the first day of the virtual seminar
Sunday, September 18, 2022,
1:00 pm-4:00 pm, the SGS Fall Seminar with Judy Russell, the second day of the virtual seminar
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 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, September 27, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 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.
| Think you KNOW the history of Utah? Come hear stories of Utah’s history and learn a FULLER version. In-Person and Virtual. |
| Description Our 7th Annual Tell The Story Black History Conference will take place at the U of U’s new S. J. Quinney law building, located directly across the street from the Stadium Trax Station. Parking in the Stadium Station Lot and the S.J. Quinney Lot is FREE, compliments of our Sponsor S.J. Quinney College of Law and Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner. |
| Saturday, September 17, 2022 Check-In & Same-Day Registration: 7:30 am – 8:30 am Bonus Early-Bird Class: 7:45 am Vendor Tables: 8:30 am – 8:50 am, and between each class Conference: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Location: 6th Floor S.J. Quinney College of Law, 383 So University Street East, SLC UT |
| We will have two (2) Tracks of in-person classes this year plus a Bonus Early-bird Class plus Board of Directors’ Presentation on preparations for a Black History Museum plus Keynote Address by Dr. Joseph Stuart plus a Lunch-time Session with Lanzo Liggins and Danor Gerald, the hosts of PBS Utah’s “Race, Roots, and Culture”. Please join us as we explore and discuss stories of Utah’s history that give us a fuller version of Utah’s history. This year, you can register for the entire conference, the conference AND our Friday evening (16 Sept) Ancestral Remembrance Celebration, pick-a-class where you register for just one or a few classes of your choosing, or virtual attendance (an entire Track of Conference Committee pre-selected classes). On-line tickets only. A volunteer will have a list of all registered for the conference. *No Refunds |
| Register Here Special Addresses and Panels Board of Directors Presentation: “Building a Black History Museum Foundation: Engagement Is a Building Block” Description: Museums often struggle to step outside of their comfort areas and find approaches to underserved communities. Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture Foundation is confronting that issue head-on, by taking the critical steps of researching and building relationships prior to building a physical museum. This discussion will address insights and challenges from our work so far. — Presenters: Robert Burch, Sema Hadithi Foundation’s Founder & Executive Director; Alana Blumenthal, Museum Director, Brigham City Museum of Art & History, Sema Hadithi Foundation’s Director of Institutional Development; Kirk Huffaker, Owner & President of Huffaker Preservation Strategies, Sema Hadithi Foundation’s Managing Director Keynote Address: “Freedom, Justice, and Equality for Black Men in America: Race, Masculinity, and the Nation of Islam in the Black Freedom Movement – 1931-1975” — Presenter: Joseph Stuart, Ph.D. Lunch-time Session: PBS-UT’s Hosts of “Roots, Race, & Culture: A Discussion with Hosts & Producers Danor Gerald & Lanzo Liggins” Description: Hosts Lanzo Liggins and Danor Gerald talk about their show on PBS Utah “Roots, Race, and Culture”, why they started it, how they put it together, how they select the stories, how they chose to work together, how they pitched the idea to PBS. Class Q&A. Bonus Class to run in the early morning for people to attend after checking-in. Virtual AND In-Person Attendees will be able to access this class. “Monuments & Memorials” — Presenters: Jami Van Huss, Museum Director, Hyrum City Museum; and Emily Crumpton-Deason, Research Consultant, L.D.S. Church History Library. To be shown as recorded on Tue 31 May 2022. — Time: 7:45 am – 8:30 am Description: In our current societal climate with statues being removed and destroyed and people protesting images, do you understand the difference a monument and a memorial? This class was originally held on Tuesday 31 May 2022 In-Person as a Crucial Community Conversation. The conference is the final event of the weekend which includes the walking tour and ancestral remembrance celebration on Friday 16 September. |
BLACK HISTORY WALKING TOUR
Friday morning 16 September Walking history tour of the Richmond Park neighborhood.
On-line tickets only.
*No Refunds
| ANNUAL ANCESTRAL REMEMBRANCE CELEBRATION |
Friday evening 16 September Ancestral Remembrance Celebration & Dinner
On-line tickets only.
*No Refunds
