Category Archives: SIG’s

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA SIG

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting

Tuesday, February 27th Starting at 7:00 pm via Zoom

We will be reading Your DNA Guide by Diahan Southard.

This month we will begin with the first 20 pages.

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 Tue beginning at 7:00 PM Pacific Time

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Chat

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Genealogy Chat

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom

Our conversation starter topic this month will be presented by Alisha Chang, she will be talking with us about the Tacoma African American Family History Event taking place on Saturday Feb 24th from 9am – 2pm at the Family Search Center, 1102 S Pearl St., Tacoma, WA 98465.

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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Italians in the Pacific Northwest

by Charles Hansen
17-Feb-2024 Meeting
Welcome to Italian Genealogy Let’s explore the world of Italian genealogy together, one person at a time.
ZOOM Meeting
Topic:     Italians in the Pacific Northwest presented by               Tessa Floreano (Author)
(https://www.tessafloreano.com/) When:     17-Feb-2024, Saturday (corrected the year)
Time:      1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PST)

Italians in the Pacific Northwest From hardscrabble days as homesteaders and farmers in the 1880s to becoming successful entrepreneurs of the postwar boom generation, Italians settled and later thrived in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. ​ Italians labored in several industries, including railway tie hacking in Idaho, coal mining in Black Diamond, logging in Aberdeen, canning salmon in Astoria, terra-cotta and brick manufacturing in Taylor, and growing onions in Walla Walla. Those who ventured into business later grew notable local companies such as DeLaurenti Food & Wine, Pacific Food Imports, Oberto Sausage, Napoleon Oil, and La Panzanella Crackers. ​ Further still, Italians in the area contributed to inventions from the collapsible crab pot and trawl nets to the atomic bomb, the vaudeville circuit, the Pellegrini bean, and one-of-a-kind accordions. Italian pioneers in the Pacific Northwest also have a connection to Hemingway, Elvis, President Kennedy, Mother Cabrini, and the Loprinzis, the “strongest family in America.” ​ Today, over 300,000 Italian Americans call this region home, and it is the author’s hope that this book highlights the contributions of many Italians, known and unknown.
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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 Book Club

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club

Saturday, February 17, 2024, starting at 4:00 pm via Zoom

Please join us as we discuss a fictional genealogical book, The Reluctant Chartist by M.K. Jones.

More information at: 

Amazon: The Reluctant Chartist

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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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy SIG

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting

Tuesday, February 6, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom

This month’s topic is: Cleaning up your Legacy Family File.

This meeting we will be working on our Legacy Family Files so we will be backing them up, loading the sample file making changes to the sample files and showing you how to cleanup Legacy lists like the Master Location List.

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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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA SIG

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting

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

We will be reading Your DNA Guide by Diahan Southard.

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 Tue beginning at 7:00 PM Pacific Time

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Italian Interest Group Italian Genealogy Webinar direct from Italy

by Charles Hansen
20-Jan-2024 Meeting






********** FREE **********Italian Genealogy Webinar direct from Italy
Welcome to Italian Genealogy Let’s explore the world of Italian genealogy together, one person at a time.
ZOOM Meeting
Topic:     Hands-on Italian Genealogy
                               &
                Dual Citizenship:
               Digging roots on the ground in Italy presented by Allesandro Bovino
(Bella Italia Genealogy) When:     20-Jan-2023, Saturday
Time:       SPECIAL TIME
                10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PST)
Description
This workshop might be the right fit for all whose roots stem from Italy and who are serious about genealogy and Dual Citizenship. Italian-native professional genealogist Alessandro Bovino from Benevento, Campania, Italy, will share details about how your Italian family tree can be brought up to the next level when using on-site records that remain yet unexplored, like notarial documents, military files, or dowry records. Open to the expert as to the novice alike, the lecture will let you understand the invaluable worth of Italian local records – right from an on-site Italian professional’s perspective. A detailed insight into how to go about qualifying for Dual Italian Citizenship will also be offered as the final part of the program to make for any specific questions the audience may want to pose in that regard.
Presenter: Alessandro Bovino
Biography
Alessandro Bovino is a native Italian professional genealogist and family history speaker. He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and was once a Host/Genealogist on the renowned series “Who do You Think You Are?” for the Swedish TV format.  He is also the president and founder of the family history firm ‘Bella Italia Genealogy’ based in his native town Benevento, Southern Italy. Everything started back in 2006, when he suddenly got very curious about certain family lines he had never thought much about.  It was then that his father told him about a great-uncle who came to America through Ellis Island and this spurred him on to discover who he is and where he comes from.  Since then, as an Italian-born researcher, he has been thrilled to meet second cousins in the States who had waited for decades to greet their Italian family.  It is with this spirit of curiosity and adventure that Alessandro decided to found Bella Italia Genealogy as an exclusively Italy-based genealogy research, ancestral tour, and Dual Citizenship company. By using records and documents available only through on-site research, he aims to make yours a one-of-a-kind genealogy experience.
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Eastside Genealogy Group – Italian Interest Group 2410 East Helen Street, SeattleWA, United States of America

German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Research in Pomerania

by Charles Hansen

The German Interest Group

of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS)meeting

When: Friday, February 2, 2024 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm PT

Note: This meeting begins 2 hours earlier than normal.

Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/2kt7v52h

Topic: “Practical Advice for Family Research in Pomerania – tips and tricks to find what you are looking for –“

Learn how to find where your ancestors lived, which records have survived and where to find them both in archives and online.

This seminar will cover the tools provided via the website of the Pommerscher Greif and how they will lead you to sources in various archives and demonstrate what and where to find on the internet or how to contact organizations holding the original records.

The focus of the presentation will be on (Protestant) church books and civil registers and explain the organizational structures of the Protestant church and the civil administration in Pomerania until 1945.

Presenter:  Dr. Klaus-D. Kohrt

Dr. Kohrt was born and raised in Flensburg, Germany. He received his high school diploma in Great Britain and was a temporary soldier in the German Navy. After studying mathematics and computer science in Kiel, Germany, he worked at Siemens for 25 years in Munich. An avid traveler, he worked abroad both in the U.S. and the U.K.

Residing in Eckernförde, Germany since 2009, he has been an active family researcher for 14 years. He is an active member of the following organizations:

• Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Genealogischer Verbände e.V. (DAGV) – vice president

• Pommerscher Greif e.V. – past president and current contact person for the district of Greifenberg

• Schleswig-Holsteinische Familienforschung e.V. (SHFam) – president

• Heimatgemeinschaft Eckernförde – initiator/organizer of the family research working group – “IGeFF”

• Association for Computer Genealogy (CompGen)

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

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club

Saturday, January 20 starting at 4:00 pm via Zoom

Please join us as we discuss a fictional genealogical book, Ghost Swifts, Blue Poppies and the Red Starby Nathan Dylan Goodwyn..

More information at: 

Amazon: Ghost Swifts, Blue Poppies and the Red Star

WorldCat: Ghost Swifts, Blue Poppies and the Red Star

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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