Writers’ Group (in person special interest group) When: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM Where: 1901 S 12th Avenue, Union Gap, Washington (509-248-1328)
YVGS General Meeting (in person) When: Saturday, May 7, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: 1901 S 12th Ave, Union Gap, Washington (509-248-1328)
Program – Foreign Census Records Presenter – Kathleen Sizer
You have crossed the pond. Now what? Come learn about foreign census records. Not all countries took censuses and you don’t want to waste time looking for records that don’t exist. Come learn what is available and how to find the census records. Handouts of sources will be available.
Don’t miss this great speaker! We would love to see you in person at the Shadle library or join us via Zoom. Zoom link and syllabus will be posted on the website the morning of the presentation. (ewgsi.org)
EWGS May General Meeting Saturday, May 7 EWGS May General Meeting 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm A Hybrid Meeting at Shadle Public Library
Thomas Jones will present:
“Building a Credible Lineage, Despite Missing Information, Conflicting and Incorrect Records, and Undocumented Publications”
A case study teaches how to establish credibility of undocumented genealogies, merge seemingly separate identities, remedy record errors, resolve conflicting evidence, and separate same-named men.
Something’s a little different this year; our spring seminar is a three day event.
Friday, June 3, at 5:00 pm, Cyndi Ingle, creator and innovator of CyndisList.com, is the keynote speaker.
Saturday, June 4, Land presentations begin at 9:00 am with Angela Packer McGhie on “Land Entry Files and Tract Books,” Following that Rebecca Whitman Koford will present “Military Bounty lands: Revolution to Mexican War.”
Sunday, June 5, Maps and Deeds presentations begin at 1:00 pm with Melinda Kashuba “Using Migration Maps in Genealogical Research.” Then Kimberly Powell will help us to find the deeds with “Mastering Deed Book Indexing Systems.”
Read more about here. You won’t want to miss any of these talented speakers!
WHAT DOES THE SGS ARCHIVE COMMITTEE DO? Would you like to play detective? Do you like history and family stories? Drop by the SGS Library on any Thursday from 10am – 3pm to meet with the SGS Archive Committee Volunteers and see what we do with the many donations SGS has in their collection. The SGS Archive Committee is down to just two members and needs more help. We will gladly explain what is required to properly organize records for digitizing the family collections that are donated by the public. We look forward to working with you. Ingrida and Bernice, Archive Committee members
1950 US CENSUS COMMUNITY PROJECT The 1950 US Census is out! It was released to the public on April 1, 2022. As you all know, indexing is what makes any search of a database work. This 1950 US Census was indexed by machines – automated optical recognition. Machines, like people, are not perfect so FamilySearch is inviting humans to review the data created by the machines and fix any errors. You’ll be asked to review names, family members, or census header information.
If you’d like to help with this worthy project, join the group that SGS created. It’s comprised of other SGS members interested in helping. Join the SGS team here: https://www.familysearch.org/groups/family?groupId=MMM9-CND&inviteId=MMM9-275&cid=group-mgmt_copy WRITE IT UP! OUR NEWEST SIG Are you looking for inspiration to write up your family history research? This new group meets (virtually, for now) the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM Pacific time. Join us to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas.
Group Contact: Alaine Keisling (Keisling@gmail.com) CORRECTION In the last eNews! issue dated March 31, 2022, it was incorrectly reported the SGS Library would be open Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, beginning in May. That should have said “Beginning in May the SGS Library will be open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.” Our library is closed Thursday and Sunday. Sorry for the confusion.
SAVE THE DATEJewish Genealogical Society of Washington State, 2nd Monday meetings usually 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
JGSWS meets on the second Monday of each month, from Sept-June. Doors open at 6:30 PM unless noted otherwise. Watch their website for details on the next meeting.
Friday, 5:00 PM, keynote with Cyndi Ingle, “Pin Your Ancestors Down with Google Maps and Google Earth”
Saturday, 9:00 AM – noon
Angela Packer McGhie, CG
“Land Entry Files and Tract Books”
Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
“Military Bounty Lands: Revolution to Mexican War”
Sunday, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Melinda Kashuba, PhD
“Using Migration Maps in Genealogical Research”
Kimberly T Powell
“Deed Book Indexing Systems”
Registration opens TODAY! SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Beginning in May, our library will be open on Wednesday, too. Current Hours : Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Good Shepherd Center, Suite 302 4649 Sunnyside Ave N Seattle, WA 98103 206 522-8658Masks are recommended inside our library at the Good Shepherd Center. Due to COVID the events listed below continue to be virtual, online via Zoom.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 posted are Pacific time unless otherwise noted. Saturday, Apr 16, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm, Irish SIG is back! With Susan McKee and Jim Ryan. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Saturday, Apr 16, 2022, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, German SIG is back! With Carolyn Schott. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information.
Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022, 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.
Sunday, Apr 24, 2022, 1:00 pm, Japanese American SIG, with Caitlin Oiye Coon. This is the third meeting of our new SIG. Please sign up if you would like to attend; send an email to family.history@densho.org
Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, Apr 27, 2022, 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, Apr 30, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:30 pm, DNA SIG with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens.To participate you must be on the DNA SIG email list. Contact Cary at sgsdnasig@gmail.com to join.
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens.To participate you must be on the DNA SIG email list. Contact Cary at sgsdnasig@gmail.com to join.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 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 7, 2022, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch Interest Group with Lou Daly (Virtual), Discover the many ways to use FamilySearch. At each meeting a different aspect of the website will be featured. There will be time for Q & A. Want to be included on the mail listing? Email Lou: loudaly@nwlink.com
Monday, May 9, 2022, 7:00 pm -8:30 pm, Write It Up SIG (Virtual), This new group will discuss and share writing projects, resources, and ideas. Group contact is Alaine Keisling.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 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.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 7:00 pm-9:00 am, MAC Computer Interest Group (Virtual), Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske for users of MAC (Apple) computers and the Reunion genealogy software. Co-chairs Lisa Marker and Diane Hettrick. You must be on the MAC SIG email list to join the meeting. Email macusersig@seagensoc.org to be included on the list.
Sunday, May 15, 2022, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm, Virtual Sundays: Something Old, Something New, Jill Morelli is the host. Visit the SGS website Calendar for details and updates. Please register in advance. Topic will be Orphan Train Rides.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 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 21, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm, Irish SIG is back! With Susan McKee and Jim Ryan. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. Saturday, May 21, 2022, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, German SIG is back! With Carolyn Schott. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information.
Sunday, May 22, 2022, 1:00 pm, Japanese American SIG, with Caitlin Oiye Coon. This is one of our new SIGs. Please sign up if you would like to attend; send an email to family.history@densho.org
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 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.
Clark County Genealogical Society will celebrate their 50th Anniversary on August 27, 2022. Family members of the Founders are especially invited to attend. A tribute will honor the 15 original founders of Margaretta Zimmerman, Lois Bauman, Augusta Dean, Myrtle Fennefos, Janice Fillman, Mildred Finley, Gertrude Hamblen, Jean Holroyd, Bertha Hughes, Nellie Violet Miller, Lois Plotts, Mildred Porter, Helen Sykes, Harleith Ward, and Joan Zuber. If you are a family member or know of people who would like to join the celebration, please call CCGS at 360-750-5688, or send an email with name and contact information to Bea at gensoc@ccgs-wa-org. To honor key organizer and the first president of CCGS, there will be a dedication ceremony naming the “Margaretta Zimmerman Meeting Room” at the celebration. Watch for more information or sign up for the newsletter at www.ccgs-wa.org.
A special Zoom presentation will feature Judy Russell, the “Legal Genealogist”. Dowered or Bound Out: Records of Widows and Orphans Widows and orphans have always had a special place in the law. But it’s not always the place that 21st century researchers might expect. An orphan in the early days wasn’t a child whose parents had died, but rather a child whose father had died. The law didn’t care much about the mother. She was just the widow, entitled to her dower rights and generally not much more. Learn more of the way the law treated widows and orphans, and what the records may tell us about them. Judy Russell is a genealogist who also has a law degree. She is known as the “Legal Genealogist”, and has used her knowledge to help all of us to understand the sometimes archaic legal language and laws to which our ancestors were subjected through her writings, seminars, and webinars. Everyone is welcome to join the Clallam County Genealogical Society to hear her presentation via Zoom. To receive the proper meeting number and passcode, please contact CCGS at 360-417-5000 between the hours of 10am – 4pm, Tuesday-Friday, or by email: clallamresearcher@gmail.com. You are also welcome to watch the presentation at the CCGS research center: 403 E 8th Street, Port Angeles. There is no charge for attendance.
Washington State Archives will present another edition of “Stump the Archivist,” a Q&A webinar for researchers of all experience levels, on April 15 at 10 a.m. Bring your questions and a notebook, and chat with Research Archivist Tracy Rebstock! Learn how to use state and local government records in your historical research or family history. New records are added to our collections all the time. Updates to vital records means more access to birth, death, marriage, and divorce collections. Rebstock will talk briefly and then take your questions so you can dig deeper into your research. Register here. It is free to attend this event. Visit our YouTube channel to view past webinars.
Researching Pennsylvania Ancestors Jennifer Warner has worked in both public and special libraries since 1990, most recently as a reference librarian. Her genealogy research roots began with her mother’s stories about family and where they immigrated from. Jennifer has been the editor of a Civil War Roundtable Newsletter for over 12 years. She is the President of the DuPage County Genealogical Society and is a member of 14 lineage societies. Do you or your spouse have Pennsylvania ancestors and don’t know where to start? Pennsylvania has many resources available to you. We will go over how to start your research in Pennsylvania. We will discuss the many resources available to you online and in paper form.
WHEN: April 21, 2022, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM WHERE: ZOOM COST: Members $20 – Non-members $25 Sign up & Pay: Come into HQRL at 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA 98390 or Call: 253-863-1806 OR go to hqrl.com and sign up online.
Members must log in to the members page and go to the hqrl store in order to obtain the discount. Please make sure you check your SPAM or PROMOTIONS folder if you do not receive the confirmation email.
On Monday, April 11 at 2 pm The Whatcom Genealogical Society will host Janice Lovelace, who is a genealogical researcher, educator, author, and lecturer with over thirty years of experience. Her topic will be “Special Collections Repositories. Finding Women’s Stories and Voices.”
We meet at the Pioneer Pavilion, 2007 Cherry Street, Ferndale, WA. Please join us.
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Jennifer Warner has worked in both public and special libraries since 1990, most recently as a reference librarian. Her genealogy research roots began with her mother’s stories about family and where they immigrated from. Jennifer has been the editor of a Civil War Roundtable Newsletter for over 12 years. She is the President of the DuPage County Genealogical Society and is a member of 14 lineage societies. 