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Stillaquamish Valley Genealogical Society FamilySearch’s Full Text Search

by Charles Hansen

Stillaquamish Valley Genealogical Society

Monthly Meeting & Presentation – FamilySearch’s Full Text Search: A Free AI Tool You Should Definitely Be Using

Tuesday, November 12th

1:00 pm

SVGS Library

6111 188 PL NE, Arlington, WA

You are invited to this free presentation at the SVGS library.

Everyone is welcome! 

Sue McNeil, an active member at SVGS, will be giving an in person only presentation at our library. Our business meeting will follow the presentation.

Sue’s Presentation: FamilySearch’s Full Text Search: A Free AI Tool You Should Definitely Be Using

Come learn how to use FamilySearch’s full-text searching. This new beta tool makes it easier to find your ancestors in unindexed records, in unexpected locations or timeframes, and in roles that were previously unindexed (i.e., witness, heirs, bondsman, adjoining landowner, etc.). Starting with U.S. land and probate, this new AI tool is rapidly expanding to include other record types, locations and timeframes.

There will be a short break with refreshments. The monthly meeting will follow.

New England Interest Group – November 5th

The SVGS New England Interest Group (includes New York and Pennsylvania) meets at the SVGS Library on the first Tuesday of the month at 10am. This is a hybrid group. You may attend in person at our library or join via Zoom.

If you have not joined us yet and would like to receive emails in the future for this group or wish to attend via Zoom, please send an email to info@stillygen.org and request to be added to the New England Interest Group email list and receive monthly

Zoom invitations.

DIG – DNA Special Interest Group – November 21st

Also join us at the SVGS library from 1-3pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month for the DNA Special Interest Group (DIG). This group works together to develop a better understanding of DNA techniques and strategies for finding relatives, discuss and review new DNA developments and tools and help members with their research problems.

All DNA skill levels are welcome to attend.

If you have a specific DNA topic you would like to discuss or have any other suggestions for this group, please send an email info@stillygen.org

Also, if you have not joined us yet and would like to receive emails in the future for the DIG group, please send an email to info@stillygen.org and request to be added to the DIG email list.

For more information visit www.stillygen.org

Puget Sound Genealogical Society Timelines & Chronologies & Land Records

by Charles Hansen

PSGS Program:

Oct 23 (Wed), 1pm.  “Your Ancestor’s Occupation – Exploring the 1821 Irish Census” with Steven Morrison.  A short business meeting will follow the program.  This will be hybrid with in person at the Sylvan Way Library and on Zoom.

PSGS Class:

Oct 26 (Sat), 10:30am.  “Timelines & Chronologies and Land Records” with Janet Camarata

This class will be hybrid.  You can join us in person at the Sylvan Way Library in Bremerton or on Zoom.

*Zoom link posted the day before on our website and Facebook page.  If you are a PSGS member, the link will be emailed to you 2 days prior.

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Discovering Spokane’s Lost Immigrant Neighborhoods

by Charles Hansen

Mark your calendar now!

Come have coffee and cookies together as we learn about Early Spokane Neighborhoods

Saturday, November 2
“Where Did They Live? – Discovering Early Spokane’s Lost Immigrant Neighborhoods”
12:30 pm to 3:00 pm
THE HIVE; 2904 E Sprague, Spokane, WA
(also available on ZOOM)
Presented by Richard Sola

Join us for the story of immigrants who came to Spokane in the early 1900s where they created vibrant neighborhoods that have long since disappeared.

Research tips will weave throughout this presentation so you can start using accessible primary resources to find lost immigrant neighborhoods, both in Spokane and other communities of your ancestors.

Heritage Quest Research Library November Preview

by Charles Hansen
NOVEMBER PREVIEW
Recreating the Great War: Finding Military Service Information for your WWI Veteran Many federal WWI personnel records were destroyed during a National Archives fire in the 1970s. Tina offers ways to locate copies of peripheral federal military records and provides solutions for recreating some of the lost history in these “fire” records by using local government documents, newspapers, service organization memberships and base records.  Tina Beaird is the owner of Tamarack Genealogy and is a Genealogy & Local History Librarian at the Plainfield Library in Plainfield, IL. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree with a specialization in Archives/Preservation from Dominican University. Tina has won multiple research and digitization grants to preserve and digitize historic documents and photographs. 
If you liked our classes last year on “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” & “Internet Archives”, you’ll like this one too! When: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024
Where: ZOOM & in-person
Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members Sign-up & Payment ZOOM: Go to hqrl.com. Click on the HQRL Store and complete the registration form. Be sure to log-in as a member to receive your discount.
In-Person (8 only) Call HQRL at 253-863-1806 or come into the library at 2102 East Main, Suite 105, Puyallup, WA 98372
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Heritage Quest Research Library Family History Month

by Charles Hansen
OCTOBER is FAMILY HISTORY MONTH  
Are you new to Genealogy or Family History? Have you been doing it a while and just need some help on where to turn to next?   Come into the library during the month of October and ask a librarian for their help and guidance. Librarians are here to put fresh eyes on your ancestors and direct you to new possibilities for research.   Let our Volunteer Librarians help you research your family! Our Volunteer Librarians have hundreds of years of combined experience in genealogy and family history and are looking forward to helping you find hidden facts about YOUR ancestors.   If we can’t help you find at least one new fact about your family, you will be able to pick a prize from our Fall/Halloween gift basket. Either way, it’s a win-win situation for you and your ancestors. We are OPEN, Monday thru Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

2102 East Main, Suite 105
Puyallup, WA 98372

Washington State Historical Society Speakers Bureau

by Charles Hansen

For 40 years Humanities Washington has offered the Speakers Bureau program, a roster of traveling experts who provide presentations on history, politics, music, philosophy, spiritual traditions, and everything in between. Organizations can host Speakers Bureau presenters as a way to offer rich programming that is relevant and engages a broad audience. 

We can even apply for a subsidy to help cover the associated costs. Read more about the Speakers Bureau: https://www.humanities.org/program/speakers-bureau/

”The Washington State Historical Society partners with our communities to explore how history connects us all.”

Washington State Historical Society | 1911 Pacific Avenue | Tacoma, WA 98402

“Founded in 1891 and now into its second century of service, the Washington State Historical Society is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and vividly presenting Washington’s rich and storied history. The Historical Society offers a variety of services to researchers, historians, scholars, and lifelong learners, as well as operating the State History Research Center and the Washington State History Museum.” – https://www.washingtonhistory.org/about/

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