Don’t miss the final episode of our Heartland Series!
Oklahoma!
Saturday, June 3
“Researching Oklahoma Ancestors
12:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Hybrid Meeting (In-person at Shadle Library and by Zoom)
Speaker: Jim Ike
Oklahoma has been a lot of things to a lot of people over the years. To some it was a place they were taken, to some it was a place for hope, to some it was a place of despair, to others it is their home. I hope to show what Oklahoma was and has become and for what ever reason your ancestors passed this way, what we have to offer to you to find out about them.
EXTRA! EXTRA! THE ELEVATOR IS BACK There are plenty of news items for this issue, but none more exciting to some than the fact the elevator in the Good Shepherd Center is now working! So “come on in” to all who have been waiting so patiently. SGS is open to the public Tues-Saturday from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm and the building elevator is back in service!2023 SGS ELECTION RESULTS AND A NEW TRUSTEEThe results of the SGS election are as follows:Officers and Board of Directors: President: Jim Secan Vice President: Kathy Weber Secretary: Alanna Stanton Treasurer: Betsey Cotter Director of Education: Cecellia Rogers Director of Library: Kathi MAlso serving on the Board will be Jill Morelli, Past President, and Mahina Oshie, Seattle Public Library representative, non-voting. The term of office begins on June 1, 2023 and runs through May 31, 2024.The proposed changes to the SGS Bylaws were approved, so the following positions have changed from board positions to committee chairs: Membership Chair: Christine Schomaker Publications Chair: Lisa White Technology Chair: vacant Volunteers Chair: Melanie MoserThanks to Amandalei Bennett (chair), Bruce Finlayson, and Woods Fairbanks for serving as the Election Committee.
SGS member Melinda McRae has been approved by the SGS Board to replace Julia Marconi as a Library Trustee. She will join current Trustees Caitlyn Oiye Coon and Helen Shawcroft. Congratulations to Melinda and thank you to Julia for her service. SGS CENTENNIAL MEMBERSHIPJoin the Seattle Genealogical Society today and become a charter member for our second century!If you are already a member, it’s time to log in to your account and renew your membership for 2023-24 as we continue the celebration of our 100th year.Participate in special Centennial Events and enjoy discounted class and Seminar fees, free research requests, special interest groups, and access to exclusive SGS publications and databases. Your membership will extend through the 2023 Centennial Year and until May 31, 2024. Join online with a credit/debit card or print a membership application and send it together with your dues payment to SGS. Better yet, come by the SGS Library and join in person!
Find out more about membership at Join SGS.FREE! FREE! FREE! SGS100 PRESERVATION SEMINAR with DENISE LEVENICK JUNE 17-18, 2023 To commemorate our 100th year, SGS is putting on a special online seminar. It will be 4 lectures presented over 2 days. This seminar is FREE to SGS members. Non-members will be charged a small fee. Registration is required and now open: Register for the SGS100 Preservation SeminarSeminar dates and times : 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Saturday, June 17 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Sunday, June 18 Seminar lectures : Preserving the Past: Archiving and Digitizing Your Family Keepsakes Selecting and Preparing Images for Family History Projects Archival Storage Strategies and Solutions Family History Projects for the Digital Ag The Family Curator,Denise Levenick, is the author of How to Archive Family Keepsakes and How to Archive Family Photos.
The seminar will be recorded and the video will be available on the SGS website for a period of time to SGS members and paying registrants of the seminar. SGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING JUNE 10, 2023, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Meet the Board, talk about the election results, SGS business, and the budget. This is a hybrid meeting; you can attend in person or online. Please register
100 years ago: 9 March 1923
On Sunday 9 May 1923. The front page news was “Port Site Purchase Directed by Voters”. The article went on to explain that that vote was to acquire the Skinner & Eddy waterfront property from the United States shipping board, as well as to grant authority to extend the port development plans. But the purchase was nevertheless in doubt due to the need to transfer bonds from Smith Cove project to this project for the purchase.
[This area was apparently part of what is today part of the Pier 36 area. For further history of the site see “Seattle Historical Sites, Summary for 1561 Alaskan Way/Parcel ID 7666207695”, Department of Neighborhoods; digital image, seattle.gov (https://web.seattle.gov/DPD/HistoricalSite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=2147012063: accessed 9 May 2023).]
“Port Site Purchase Directed By Voters” , Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 9 May 1923, p1, col 2.
* Watch each eNews! issue for “100 years ago”, our new anecdotal series. We will be running it for the duration of 2023, our centennial year.
SAVE THE DATE
Fiske Genealogical Library, Spring Classes 2023 – Virtual, Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
The program for May 17 is “Beginning Scandinavian Research” with Jenny Hansen. The programs for May 24 and May 31 are on their website. Check the Fiske Library website for updates: https://www.fiskelibrary.org/
Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State, usually 2nd Monday meetings usually 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Pacific Time
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 June 12 2023, and the program is “In Search of Mishpocha – Creative Methods for Finding Cousins” with S Lynn Diamond. http://www.jgsws.org/meetings.php
International German Genealogy Partnership 2023 Conference, June 9-11, 2023 Fort Wayne, Indiana
This is a conference not to be missed by anyone doing German genealogy research anywhere in the world. Attend in person or online. For more info and registration visit: https://iggp.org
SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Good Shepherd Center, Suite 302 4649 Sunnyside Ave N Seattle, WA 98103 206 522-8658
The elevator is back in service!
Please call ahead to make sure our library will beopen. We are short on front desk volunteers.
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
Monday, May 15, 2023, 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.
Friday, May 19, 2023, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Family Tree Maker SIG, the FTM by Software MacKiev user’s group meets via Zoom on the 3rd Friday of each month. If you would like to attend and are not on the SIG e-mail distribution list, please send an e-mail to egsgenealogyhelper@yahoo.com no later than Thursday, May 18th to request the meeting ld.
Saturday, May 20, 2023, 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.
Saturday, May 20, 2023, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm, GERMAN SIG, with Carolyn Schott See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Notice there is a new Zoom link.
Sunday, May 21, 2023, 1:00 pm- 2:30 pm, Virtual Sunday: Something Old, Something New, Time-keeping: Calendars & Feast Days”, with Jill Morelli. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Please register in advance.
Monday, May 22, 2023, 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, May 23, 2023, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary. Bring us your problem; we’ll try to help.
Monday, May 29, 2023, 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, June 3, 2023, 10:15 am- 12:15 pm, FamilySearch SIG, with Lou Daly. Discover many ways to use the FamilySearch website in your research. Meeting includes instruction and time for Q&A. Email Lou to get on the email list: loudaly@nwlink.com
Sunday, June 4, 2023, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens. To participate you need to be on the SGS DNA Interest Group email list. Contact Cary Bright at SGSDNASIG@gmail.com to join.
Monday, June 5, 2023, 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, June 10, 2023, 12:30 pm-1:00 pm, SGS Membership Meeting , meet the board and talk about SGS business. Please register in advance.
Saturday, June 10, 2023, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Second Saturday: The “Push” and “Pull” Decision Making of the 19th Century Immigrant, with Jill Morelli. Please register in advance.
Monday, June 12, 2023, 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.
Monday, June 12 2023, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Board of Directors Meeting at SGS (Virtual), All SGS members are welcome to attend. SGS is an all volunteer organization. Please be involved.
Monday, June 12, 2023, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Write It Up! SIG (Virtual), Join this group to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas. To join or learn more, contact Alaine Keisling at keisling@gmail.com
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary. Bring us your problem; we’ll try to help.
Friday, June 16, 2023, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Family Tree Maker SIG, the FTM by Software MacKiev user’s group meets via Zoom on the 3rd Friday of each month. If you would like to attend and are not on the SIG e-mail distribution list, please send an e-mail to egsgenealogyhelper@yahoo.com no later than Thursday, June 15th to request the meeting ld.
Saturday, June 17, 2023, 9:00 am- 12:00 pm, PRESERVATION SEMINAR, with Denise Levenick, free to SGS members, small fee for non-members, registration required.
Sunday, June 18, 2023, 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm, Special Preservation Seminar with Denise Levenick continuation. Free to SGS members. Register today.
Monday, June 19, 2023, 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, June 24, 2023, 10:00 am-12:30 pm, DNA SIG, with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens. To participate you need to be on the SGS DNA Interest Group email list. Contact Cary Bright at SGSDNASIG@gmail.com to join.
Monday, June 26, 2023, 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, June 27, 2023, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary. Bring us your problem; we’ll try to help.
Chrystine Westphal is a custom design and frame specialist at Robi’s Print Design, Custom Framing & Camera Center in Lakewood Washington. Come see what she can show us to protect those treasures that we have found intentionally and unintentionally. Archiving Photos and Documents
You found a box in the garage…You don’t remember it…You open it up…No spiders but what you did discover was a box full of your grandmother’s photo albums, newspaper clippings, and your dad’s baby book. And what about that set of tintype photos of your great grandparents!!!!!
Has this happened to you? Now what do you do with it? Chrystine will show us what to do with it all. When: Thursday, May 18, 2023 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: IN PERSON Family History Center LDS Church 512 Valley Ave Sumner, WA 98390 Cost: $20 members $25 non-members Sign-up and Payment: Go to hqrl.com and proceed to HQRL Store (sign in as a member to receive the discount) The Family History Center in Sumner, WA has graciously allowed us to present this class at their facility while we are looking for a permanent home. We would like to take this opportunity to THANK them for their hospitality and invite you to join us in our first in-person class in almost 2 years.
May 20, 2023 10:00am Pacific Time is our Annual Membership Meeting held online via Zoom. During the business portion of the meeting, SKCGS will hold its annual election for the positions of President and Treasurer.
Our last Beginning Genealogy Class with instructor Winona Laird will be Monday, June 5, 11:00am PT. The topic is “Citing your Sources.” It’s free for SKCGS members and $20 for non-members. More information at https://www.skcgs.org/meetings-events/classes.
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MAY – EARLY JUNE 2023 MEETINGS & EVENTS
Friday, May 5, 2023, 12:30 – 2:30 pm PT EGS German Interest Group (online) “19th Century Germany” Presenter Richard Haberstroh will discuss geography, politics, and religion in the context of how they affect the genealogist’s search for family information. Visitors welcome and more information at https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com
Saturday, May 6, 2023, 10:00am – 12:00pm PT Family Tree Maker Users Group (online) Question & Answer. Each month, we will learn about using the features of FTM. Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdu6uqzgiGdDn7eCsOAgkvdOXktX127sz After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS FTM email list for meeting reminders and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG
Monday, May 8, 2023 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT Genetic Genealogy/DNA Interest Group (online) “Advances in Y & Mitochondrial testing for Genealogy” Watch in advance: https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/familytreedna-sponsor-highlight Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucuCvqTsqHNcN7wBEC0fB_3-TRYD1rZLm After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS Genetic-Genealogy email list for meeting reminders and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Genetic-Genealogy Monday, May 15, 2023 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT Technical User Group (online) “Beyond the Records: Analyzing and Charting Your Family Tree” After researching for awhile, maybe it’s time to analyze your tree. Doing so will help you find context, which will help you understand why your family developed as it did. We’ll also dig into how tree display and other charting methods can help you explore your family beyond the records. Bring your questions and experience to share!
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAucuigqj4uH92bWWD2uycX9Z1uSsRLY4K6 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS Tech User Group email list for meeting invitations and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/TUG Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 6:00pm-7:00pm PT Airtable as Research Log, FAN Club & DNA Match Tracker (online) We’ll demonstrate Airtable (https://www.airtable.com/) in action, based on Nicole Dyer’s Airtable Universe bases. As you log your research, effortlessly connect the FAN Club members you find in each record. As you work your DNA matches, log your findings and communications with each match. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvduugrj4sHdbPy_xK3mOmzAxYHCZ65gO9 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Friday, May 19, 2023, 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT Research Workshop (in-person) For SKCGS members Kent FamilySearch Center 12817 SE 256th St., Kent, WA Seating is limited RSVP REQUIRED to Winona at w.laird@skcgs.org Saturday, May 20, 2023, 9:30am PT social time; 10:00am – 11:30am PT program SKCGS Annual Membership Meeting (online) Election of officers and budget approval followed by Curt Witcher “Using Periodicals and PERSI to Take Your Research to the Next Level” Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpce2tqzIoHtdSuKWLOihH6XB-osShEUYP After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. This meeting will be recorded for playback by members. Extremely significant quantities of family and local history data are published in the newsletters, journals, quarterlies, and magazines of the world’s historical and genealogical societies. Yet, so many genealogists leave periodical literature untouched when conducting their research and investigating secondary sources of data. This presentation identifies the major types of periodical literature, what indices are available and how they can be most effectively used, and where one can find specific publications. Special attention is given to the Periodical Source Index as the largest and most comprehensive subject index in the genealogical field, and now freely available from the Genealogy Center’s webpage at GenealogyCenter.org.
Curt Witcher is the Director of Special Collections at the Allen County Public Library, managing the widely acclaimed Genealogy Center as well as the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection of Abraham Lincoln related research materials and the institution’s Fine Books Collection. He is a former president of both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, and the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society.
Monday, May 22, 2023 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT Genealogy Chat(online) Meet up and chat about genealogy subjects and topics. We have no agenda; we just like one another! Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUud-uqpzoiGtEMxlqDBQ_fUeS8oZjScF71 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS email list for meeting invitations and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Society Thursday, May 25, 2023 ⋅ 11:00am – 1:00pm PT Genealogy Help with SKCGS at the Auburn Library(in-person) Genealogy questions? SKCGS offers one-on-one help with a volunteer 1102 Auburn Way S Auburn, WA 98002 Registration not required. In-person event. Safety guidelines and current protocols followed. More information at King County Library, email kcls-auburn@kcls.org Friday, June 2, 2023, 12:30 – 2:30 pm PT EGS German Interest Group (online) “Walking in the Footsteps of Your Ancestors” Presenter Carolyn Schott will discuss strategies for getting the most out of a visit to an ancestral town and making local contacts. Visitors welcome and more information at https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com
Saturday, June 3, 2023, 10:00am – 12:00pm PT Family Tree Maker Users Group (online) Question & Answer. Each month, we will learn about using the features of FTM. Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdu6uqzgiGdDn7eCsOAgkvdOXktX127sz After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS FTM email list for meeting reminders and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG
Monday, June 5, 2023, 11:00am PT Beginning Genealogy Class: Citing Your Sources (online) More details at https://www.skcgs.org/meetings-events/classes Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 6:30pm PT SKCGS Board of Directors Meeting (online) All SKCGS members are invited to attend; only Officers and Directors may vote. Write to Board@skcgs.org for the meeting link.
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Randol B. Fletcher, the author of Hidden History of Civil War Oregon, will speak on the state of the U.S. military at the start of the Civil War, the formation of Oregon volunteer regiments that replaced the Federal troops withdrawn from Oregon. He will talk about Oregonians who served in the war including Sen. Edward D. Baker and a little known cavalry unit known as Olney’s 40 Thieves that patrolled the Columbia River Gorge. He will also be available for questions and answers.
Randol B. Fletcher, a lifelong student of history, is a fifth-generation Oregonian born and raised in Albany. He graduated from the University of Oregon with degrees in history and political science. Fletcher has been Civil War reenacting since 2003 and is often joined on his adventures by his wife, Karen, and their children, Andrew and Allison. As a member, and past camp commander, of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Fletcher began researching the lives of Oregon Civil War soldiers while leading cemetery restoration projects in Eugene, Corvallis and Portland. His research led him to write a series of Civil War-themed articles for Oregon Magazine. Other publications where Fletcher’s work has appeared include Columbia Magazine and The Banner.
This free program will be in the downstairs classroom. The Cafe is not open at this time. The program is open to the public and there is no museum entrance fee for this event. A $1.00 donation is suggested to off set room rental.
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting
Tuesday, May 9th from 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom and In-Person, Parkland-Spanaway P.C. Library 138th and Pacific Ave S
Please join us for our monthly meeting. If you have ever been stumped by a word or phrase while doing research, you’ll want to hear our Speaker Dawn Carlile‘s presentation on Deciphering Old Handwriting. Dawn is a native of Oregon and has been doing genealogy research for more than 20 years.
Our meetings are held monthly except for July and August starting at 6:00 PM, Zoom comes live about 6:15 PM.
Attend in person at:
Parkland/Spanaway Branch of Pierce County Library
13718 Pacific Ave S.
Tacoma, WA 98444
Attend virtually via Zoom:
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Intro to U.S. Church Records: Why We Care Where Grandma Went to Church.
U.S. church records of many denominations can reveal ancestors’ vital events, family relationships, overseas birthplaces and other residences and religious lives. From the co-author of the acclaimed book How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, learn what these records may look like, how to identify an ancestral church, locate extant records and access them.
Sunny Jane Morton is an internationally known genealogy speaker and award- winning writer and editor. She is a longtime Contributing Editor at Family Tree Magazine; Contributing Editor and Content Manager for YourDNAGuide.com; frequent contributor to FamilySearch’s blog; and past Editor of Ohio Genealogy News. She has twice received prestigious awards from the National Genealogical Society, most recently for her book How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, co-authored with Harold Henderson, CG. Her book, Story of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your Legacy, is now in its 2nd edition.
So, please join us on May 19th at 10AM on Zoom for this informative presentation. A Zoom link will be posted on our website the day before the event.
SGS100 PRESERVATION SEMINAR with DENISE LEVENICK, THE FAMILY CURATOR JUNE 17-18, 2023
To commemorate our 100th year, SGS is putting on a special seminar. It will be four lectures presented over two days.
The dates and times :
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Saturday, June 17
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Sunday, June 18
The lectures :
Preserving the Past: Archiving and Digitizing Your Family Keepsakes
Selecting and Preparing Images for Family History Projects
Archival Storage Strategies and Solutions
Family History Projects for the Digital Age
This seminar is free to SGS members. Non-members will be charged a small fee. This will be an online seminar via Zoom. Registration is required. Registration will open in May 2023. Watch for it on the SGS website.
The Family Curator,Denise Levenick, is the author of How to Archive Family Keepsakes and How to Archive Family Photos. Her roots are in Kansas, Illinois, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Germany, and she loves researching in old courthouses and town halls.
The seminar will be recorded and the video will be available on the SGS website for a period of time after the seminar. SGS members and paying registrants of the seminar will have access to the video.
SGS MEMBERS, DID YOU REMEMBER TO VOTE?
The SGS 2023 Election is April 1-30! Vote on SGS Board Members for 2023-24 and Changes to Bylaws
The manager of the Good Shepherd Center has informed SGS that the elevator will likely be out of service well into May, and quite possibly until the end of May. The major hurdle at this point is getting all the permitting and reviewing required by Seattle and King County government done. Our apologies for the continued inconvenience.
100 years ago: 25 April 1923
If one is looking for aerial maps of Seattle from 1923, you are probably in luck. Three articles in two days noted the fact that two army planes had been in Seattle taking aerial photographs of the City for mapping purposes. “photographers had to take 750 snap shots to get her all in…” The article further explains “The pictures were taken to form a mosaic of the city… The map is being prepared for the army, but copies will also go to congressional committees to enable them to visualize the harbor and development problems of Seattle.”
“Aviators Snap Seattle From Dizzy Height, City Has Pictures Taken Yesterday From Army Planes; to Make U.S. Army Maps,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 24 Apr 1923, p H 13, col 8.
“Army Planes Leave Seattle,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 25 Apr 1923, p H6, col 4.
“Seattle Majestic Queen City, Revealed by Aviators,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 25 Apr 1923, p H7, col 1.
* Watch each eNews! issue for “100 years ago”, our new anecdotal series. We will be running it for the duration of 2023, our centennial year.
CALL FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSALS
The Pacific Northwest Historians Guild invites proposals for presentations at its biennial conference on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the downtown Seattle Public Library.
This year’s conference title is “Revisit and Reimagine Pacific Northwest Histories.” What and how we research, how facts are interpreted, and how history is written are changing. How do broader perspectives inform our understanding of old stories and provide insight into new ones? How can history inform, repair and recast contemporary issues? Join us to share how you have revisited or reimagined a facet of regional history.
Fiske Genealogical Library, Spring Classes 2023 – Virtual, Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
The program for May 3 is “Recreating Your Ancestor’s World” with Mary Kircher Roddy. The programs for May 10 and May 17 have yet to be announced. Check the Fiske Library website for updates: https://www.fiskelibrary.org/
Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State, usually 2nd Monday meetings usually 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Pacific Time
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 May 8, 2023, and the program is “Three Minutes in Poland” with Glenn Kurtz.
International German Genealogy Partnership 2023 Conference, June 9-11, 2023 Fort Wayne, Indiana
This is a conference not to be missed by anyone doing German genealogy research anywhere in the world. Attend in person or online. For more info and registration visit: https://iggp.org
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. *** The elevator in the Good Shepherd Center will be out of service for the next several weeks.
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
Monday, May 1, 2023, 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, May 6, 2023, 10:15 am- 12:15 pm, FamilySearch SIG, with Lou Daly. Discover many ways to use the FamilySearch website in your research. Meeting includes instruction and time for Q&A. Email Lou to get on the email list: loudaly@nwlink.com
Sunday, May 7, 2023, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens. To participate you need to be on the SGS DNA Interest Group email list. Contact Cary Bright at SGSDNASIG@gmail.com to join.
Monday, May 8, 2023, 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.
Monday, May 8, 2023, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Board of Directors Meeting at SGS (Virtual), All SGS members are welcome to attend. Remember SGS has several board positions open. We need to fill them. Maybe you have the skills and time.
Monday, May 8, 2023, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Write It Up! SIG (Virtual), Join this group to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas. To join or learn more, contact Alaine Keisling at keisling@gmail.com
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary. Bring us your problem; we’ll try to help.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, MAC Computer SIG, Co-chaired by Lisa Marker and Diane Hettrick. Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske. Meetings address topics and resources for Macintosh (Apple) computers and the Reunion genealogy software program. Meetings are on the second Wednesday of alternating months. A link to login will be sent to the MAC SIG email list. If you would like to join, send an email to macusersig@seagensoc.org to be added to the email list.
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Second Saturday: Creating Keepsakes, with Mary Kircher Roddy. Please register in advance.
Monday, May 15, 2023, 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.
Friday, May 19, 2023, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Family Tree Maker SIG, the FTM by Software MacKiev user’s group meets via Zoom on the 3rd Friday of each month. If you would like to attend and are not on the SIG e-mail distribution list, please send an e-mail to egsgenealogyhelper@yahoo.com no later than Thursday, May 18th to request the meeting ld.
Saturday, May 20, 2023, 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.
Saturday, May 20, 2023, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm, German SIG, with Carolyn Schott See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Notice there is a new Zoom link.
Sunday, May 21, 2023, 1:00 pm- 2:30 pm, Virtual Sunday: Something Old, Something New, Time-keeping: Calendars & Feast Days”, with Jill Morelli. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Please register in advance.
Monday, May 22, 2023, 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, May 23, 2023, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary. Bring us your problem; we’ll try to help.
Monday, May 29, 2023, 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.
Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s May General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10 at the East Benton County Historical Society Museum (EBCHS). The EBCHS is located at 205 W Keewaydin Dr, Kennewick, WA 99336. Ryan Bennett, EBCHS Museum photo archivist and local historian, will demonstrate MyHeritage and Google Photos visual and facial recognition programs and will discuss other paper and digital tools for attendees who may not be familiar with the family search resources of the museum. See below for additional information about the Museum.
Also upcoming will be a talk on June 14 by Margie Belden on Taking the Next Step in Your Genealogical Research – location to be announced. Please mark your calendars.
Fun Nights Ahead at the Museum at Keewaydin
East Benton County Historical Society (EBCHS) Museum at Keewaydin and the Tri-City Genealogical Society (TCGS) will be joining together to host a lecture on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 7pm to discuss some tools for those who are interested in family history.
MyHeritage is a web-based and phone-based genealogical app that has robust family search tools in addition to DNA testing. They also have great photo tools that use the power of artificial intelligence to colorize and animate photos giving life to old photos.
It is a goal of the museum to see increased partnership with organizations like TCGS. Individuals interested in recording and saving their family history greatly enriches the community’s historical knowledge.
This lecture will be just one part of the “Say Yes” exhibit that will look at wedding dresses and wedding related items from the museum’s permanent collection. Wedding photos, stories and oral histories from local families will also be available.
This wedding dress exhibit will close out with a special movie night on Friday, June 23rd at 7 pm, featuring the Fred Astaire classic film Royal Wedding. This great movie from 1951 is a fun musical romp that is very loosely based on the life of Fred Astaire and his real-life sister Adele who married Lord Charles Arthur Francis Cavendish in 1947.
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