Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club Saturday Oct. 15th at 3:00 pm via Zoom Please join us as we discuss a genealogical murder mystery. To the Grave is the second book in the Jefferson Tayte series by Steve Robinson. Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1477818537/ Worldcat link: https://www.worldcat.org/title/863194220 We will also discuss the direction in which we would like this group to go, and choose future books. If we like this book, we may decide to continue with the next book in the series.
Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting Oct 4th, 2022, 7:00 pm
This week we will begin reviewing a medium length video presented by Geoff Rasmussen
that is free and available from the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site. The direct link to the video is listed below its title:
Legacy Family Tree – Beyond the Basics
Please take some time this week to review the “FREE” videos available on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site and bring your list of videos you would like to review back to the group next Tuesday.
We hope to see you this coming Tuesday, Oct 4th!
******************* NOTE CHANGE OF SCHEDULE FOR LEGACY MEETINGS********************
Starting September the Legacy SIG will only meet the 1st Tuesday of each month
Our meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. The link to the reoccurring Zoom Meeting is located at the bottom of this page.
The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section. The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered. If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.
Topic: “Discovering German Church Records at Matricula Online”
Obtaining German church records can be challenging unless you know where to find them. Discover the abundance of these Catholic records at Matricula Online. This lecture will show you how to effectively use the Matricula Online website for locating German Church records.
Presenter: Dana Palmer, CG®, CGL(SM)
Dana specializes in lineage society applications, publishing family books, and Midwestern research – specifically Ohio. In addition to her client work, she reviews military repatriation cases, and is part of the Mayflower Silver Books team.
Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting Sep 6th, 2022, 7:00 pm
This week we will begin reviewing a medium length video presented by Daniel Horowitz that is free and available from the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site. The direct link to the video is listed below its title:
Top 10 Secrets to Using MyHeritage
Please take some time this week to review the “FREE” videos available on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site and bring your list of videos you would like to review back to the group next Tuesday.
We hope to see you this coming Tuesday, Sep 6th!
Our meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. Links to the reoccurring Zoom Meetings are located at the bottom of this page, one for the 1st Tuesday and one for the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section. The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered. If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting Tuesday, August 23 at 7:00 pm Pacific via Zoom Please join us as we discuss the use of DNA in genealogy. TPCGS member Judith Line will present Autosomal DNA Matches: What do I do now? We will also discuss whether we want to begin studying Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne.
Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting Aug 16th, 2022, 7:00 pm
This week we will continue reviewing a medium length video done by Geoff that is free and available from the Help tab in Legacy by clicking to the QuickTip Videos icon. The direct link to the video is listed below its title:
Timelines and Chronologies – Secrets of Success
Please take some time this week to review the “FREE” videos available on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site and bring your list of videos you would like to review back to the group next Tuesday.
We hope to see you this coming Tuesday, Aug 16th!
Our meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. Links to the reoccurring Zoom Meetings are located at the bottom of this page, one for the 1st Tuesday and one for the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section. The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered. If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.
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