Category Archives: SIG’s

German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society German Brick Walls

by Charles Hansen

When: Friday, June 7, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT

Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/3748pjb9    

Topic:  Is this the End? Taking Your German Brick Walls Down Piece by Piece 
What do you need to look for once you have reached your brick wall? What is available and how do you find it? Leam how to think like a German and understand how to assess the needs of your German research to get the most out of it, from both sides of the ocean. You will understand how a typical German lived and made decisions. A case study will show you step by step how to overcome a typical brick wall.

Presenter:   Luana M. Darby, AG®

Luana M. Darby, AG® is a professional genealogist, author, and consultant. She has a bachelor’s degree in Family History and Genealogy from Brigham Young University and a master’s in library and information science from San Jose State University. Luana has been actively involved in the genealogical field for over thirty-five years. She specializes in Palatine German, US Canadian, and Western European research and forensic genealogical research for probate firms. She frequently travels to Europe for genealogical research onsite in archives and repositories and is a frequent lecturer at local and national conferences and institutes. Luana has served as past president and director of the Utah Genealogical Association, on the Association of Professional Genealogists board, and as a director of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. 
She is currently a board member of ICAPGen and the Utah State Society of DAR as state registrar. She also served as the chair for the NGS 2020 Virtual Family History conference and is a past online adjunct faculty member of the Family History department at BYU-Idaho. Luana M. Darby is accredited for research in the United States Midwest region.

More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/   

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Chat

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom

This month’s conversation starter topic is: This month’s conversation starter topic is: Library Genealogy Help desks – What they are and why you should participate.

Please join us and let’s chat!

This is a monthly opportunity to connect with others and talk about anything and everything genealogical. The value of this meeting increases with the participation of each person that attends and contributes to the conversations. This is your chance to celebrate the breaking down of a brick wall in your research or ask questions of others that can help you find records or relatives. Everyone, members, and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.

Date & Time: Every month on the Third Tue, from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM Pacific Time

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Puget Sound Genealogical Society You Can Do the DNA

by Charles Hansen

DNA MONTH with Diahan Southard

Series: You Can DO the DNA

(From RootsTech 2024)

Monday, May 13, 2024

Ancestry SIG

Hybrid – 10:30am-12pm

#2 Get Your Best Ethnicity Estimate

Everyone wants to love their ethnicity estimates.  But many people don’t have faith or confidence that their estimates are any good.  Which DNA test gives the best ethnicity results?  How can you combine your results from different testing companies into one overarching ethnicity estimate?  Come see examples of ethnicity from around the world and from all the testing companies.  Learn how to turn your ethnicity estimates into results you can be more confident in…results that are more meaningful and accurate…results you might even, eventually love.

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club SIG

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club

Saturday, May 18, 2024, starting at 4:00 pm via Zoom

Please join us as we discuss a fictional genealogical book, The Desk from Hoboken by ML Condike.

More information at: 

Amazon: The Desk from Hoboken

We will also choose future books. 

TPCGS Book Club Zoom Meeting

Every month on the Third Sat beginning at 4:00 PM Pacific Time

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Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society First American Saint

by Charles Hansen
18-May-2024 Meeting
Welcome to Italian Genealogy Let’s explore the world of Italian genealogy together, one person at a time.
                          ZOOM Meeting Topic:        St. Cabrini:
                          First Italian-American Saint and her Influence  on the world including Seattle
When:              18-May-2024, Saturday
Time:               1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PST)
(Italea Rediscover your Italian origins – Official travel promotion program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the Italian-born founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the first United States citizen to be canonized. She was born on July 15, 1850, in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy, Italy, and died on December 22, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. She was canonized on July 7, 1946, and her feast day is November 13. Cabrini was sent to the United States by Pope Leo XIII and spent the rest of her life working with Italian immigrants, particularly in New York City and Chicago.
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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA SIG

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting

Tuesday, April 23, Starting at 7:00 pm via Zoom

We will be reading Your DNA Guide by Diahan Southard.

This month we will discuss pages 40 to 61.

This book is available from the author, the publishers, Amazon, or perhaps through your local public library or via Inter-Library Loan.

Check WorldCat to see what libraries may have copies.

Calendar reminder: TPCGS DNA Special Interest Group Meeting

Every month on the Fourth Tuesday beginning at 7:00 PM Pacific Time

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German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society National Socialism and Family Research

by Charles Hansen

The German Interest Group

of The Eastside GenealogicalSociety (EGS)meeting

When: Friday, May 3, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT

Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/mrwca3bd

(This presentation will not be recorded.)

Topic:  National-Socialism – “Euthanasia” and family research
During the Nazi era, people were transferred from hospitals and homes for the disabled to various institutions in the German Reich and in the annexed territories and murdered there. This took place in 2 phases.
Based on the speaker’s own relative, it is possible to follow his path in today’s Poland and the Pomeranian institutions until he was murdered in Meseritz (today Międzyrzecz) in Brandenburg. There will be an overview of the history surrounding the forced sterilization of mentally ill and disabled people and their murder (“euthanasia”).

Presenter:   Inga Guttzeit

Inga Guttzeit, is a Citizen Scientist and Genealogist residing in Lübeck, Germany. She has been doing genealogical research for more than 20 years. She is a volunteer on several projects such as “Transkribus for Hanse-Documents” where she is helping to train the Transkribus AI Software platform, building the “Hanse-Recess Model” enabling better transcriptions of handwritten and printed documents of the Hanseatic League. Inga is a member of the “Working group for research into Nazi-“euthanasia” and forced sterilization” ( www.ak-ns-euthanasie.de ) which was founded in 1983 and she is a member of the group “Researching Lübeck 20th Century”. She has spoken several times in person and online about genealogy and Euthanasia. In June 2023, she began working on a remembrance book (Gedenkbuch) for victims of National Socialist-“Euthanasia” who were born in, deported from, or lived in Lübeck. Inga’s areas of research are Silesia, East Prussia, Thuringia (South), Schleswig-Holstein (near Kiel) and the Salzburg Protestant Expulsion. 

More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/

Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society AI

by Charles Hansen
20-Apr-2024 Meeting
Welcome to Italian Genealogy Let’s explore the world of Italian genealogy together, one person at a time.
                          ZOOM Meeting Topic:    FamilySearch.org – Full Text Search
When:        20-Apr-2024, Saturday
Time:         1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PST)
FamilySearch has introduced a new full-text search feature for historical records. This powerful tool leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to help you uncover valuable information in historical documents. This innovative search capability allows you to explore historical records more comprehensively, making your genealogical research even more exciting! AI Searches every word of text including unindexed documents.
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Eastside Genealogy Group – Italian Interest Group 2410 East Helen Street, Seattle WA, United States of America

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Chat

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom



This month’s conversation starter topic is: What Special Interest
Group (SIG) would you like to see our society offer? We currently have
a Book Club, DNA, Legacy Family Tree, and this Genealogy Chat. Ideas
recently mentioned are Family History Writing and Mayflower Ancestors
groups. What genealogy topics are you the most interested in?



Please join us and let’s chat!



This is a monthly opportunity to connect with others and talk about
anything and everything genealogical. The value of this meeting
increases with the participation of each person that attends and
contributes to the conversations. This is your chance to celebrate the
breaking down of a brick wall in your research or ask questions of
others that can help you find records or relatives. Everyone, members,
and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.



Date & Time: Every month on the Third Tue, from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM
Pacific Time

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom

This month’s topics are To-Do Lists, History List, and Timelines.

If you have any suggestions for future topics, please send them in.

This is our monthly meeting to share tips & tricks, problems &
solutions. Sometimes we will watch videos or share our screens to aid
in learning more about using Legacy Family Tree software.

Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the learning. If you
are just thinking about trying Legacy for the first time, you’ve been
using it for a year or two or you are an old pro with many years of
experience using Legacy this is the group for you.

We look forward to meeting with you, every month on the First Tuesday
at 7:00 PM Pacific Time

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