Category Archives: Special Events

Washington State New Non Profit Law FREE Training for Membership Non Profits

by Charles Hansen

Local genealogical societies that have bylaws and/or a board of directors (most of us!) should consider attending this webinar explaining the new “Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act.” The act was passed by the Legislature in 2021, modernizing the nonprofit statutes for the first time in 50 years. Sign up for this FREE webinar (08 Feb 2022, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.) to find out what has changed and what you need to know. This webinar is hosted by Washington Nonprofits, in partnership with the Secretary of State.   To register: Click here:

I am already registered for that training session.

You will receive an email with all the information to watch this webinar on February 8, 2022

Later in February is another training that looks interesting. But right now it says it is NOT free.

     Washington’s New Nonprofit Corporation Act: How does it affect you? – February 24, 2022, hosted by our partner 501 Commons

Improved Color Restoration on MyHeritage

by Charles Hansen

As I’m sure you know, we at MyHeritage are constantly upgrading the tools we offer for improving family photos. Most recently, we released a new, improved model for color restoration — the feature within MyHeritage In Color™ that restores the hues in faded color photos.

We’re celebrating with a special offer: free and unlimited use of MyHeritage In Color™, Photo Enhancer, and Photo Repair from January 24 to February 5, 2022!

Updated model for color restoration

This is a fantastic opportunity to discover the magic of some of the MyHeritage photo tools. Be sure to spread the word so your friends, family, and followers won’t miss this chance to restore colors, colorize, enhance, or repair old family photos to their heart’s content!

You can read more about the new colorization model on our blog post, and feel free to use the attached graphic.

Enjoy!

Daniel Horowitz Genealogy Expert

MyHeritage Ltd., P.O.Box 50, 3 Ariel Sharon Blvd., Or Yehuda, Israel 6037606, Israel, +972-3-6280000 Unsubscribe Manage preferences

Happy New Year

by Charles Hansen

This is a postcard to my grandmother Anna (Dillingham) Hansen from Jennie (Cronk) Dillingham wife of Erlon Dillingham who was the first cousin to Anna. It was postmarked December 28th 1910 a few months after my grandparents had moved to Columbus, Montana. They were running the creamery at Columbus.

MyHeritage’s annual Black Friday sale

by Charles Hansen

MyHeritage’s annual Black Friday sale is ON, and you know what that means… MyHeritage DNA kits are now available for the lowest price ever.

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This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who’s been thinking about incorporating DNA into their genealogy research. Treat yourself and your loved ones to a thoughtful gift — at 50% off, this is the perfect chance to stock up for everyone on your holiday shopping list. There’s even a beautiful gift wrap option.

Spread the word to your followers so they don’t miss the chance to take advantage of this amazing limited-time offer! You can read our blog post here for more details, and feel free to share the attached graphic.

Happy shopping!

Daniel Horowitz

Genealogy Expert

MyHeritage New Collections of French Records

by Charles Hansen

You may recall that 3 weeks ago, MyHeritage published 463 million French historical records that were previously exclusive to Filae — the leading French genealogy company that we recently acquired. This week, we’re thrilled to announce the publication of 22 million additional records from Filae.

These 8 new collections include census, military, and burial records, and they cover centuries of French history and many French departments. They serve as an excellent complement to the vital records and censuses released last month, and further solidify MyHeritage’s position as the go-to resource for anyone interested in learning more about their European ancestors.

You can read more about the new collections and view some fascinating sample records from them in this blog post. Feel free to use the attached graphic when spreading the word!

Reminder: MyHeritage is providing free access to all death records added to MyHeritage before October 2021. This ends tomorrow November 2!
Search free death records on MyHeritage

Enjoy,

Daniel Horowitz Genealogy Expert

MyHeritage Ltd.,
P.O.Box 50, 3 Ariel Sharon Blvd.,
Or Yehuda, Israel

MyHeritage Free Death Records

by Charles Hansen

I’m writing to let you know that we’re opening up all the death records added to MyHeritage before October 2021 for free access during the week of Halloween, from October 27–November 2, 2021!

Search the records now

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From last Halloween until the beginning of October, we added more than 37 million records to an already enormous collection of death records, burial records, cemetery records, and obituaries — bringing the total to 586,664,785 records. 11 collections were added or updated, including collections from Brazil, New Zealand, the United States, Poland, France, and more.

I invite you to share the news with your followers so they don’t miss this opportunity. Click here to read our blog post about this limited-time offer, and feel free to use the attached graphic when spreading the word.

Enjoy the records! I look forward to hearing about your new discoveries.

Best regards and stay safe,

Enjoy,

Daniel Horowitz

Genealogy Expert

State Archives’ upcoming events

by Charles Hansen
State Archives’ upcoming events:
Ask an archivist: Genealogy open mic Q&A webinar — Oct. 22
Bring your questions and a notebook, and come chat with Research Archivist Tracy Rebstock! Learn how to use state and local government records in your 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. Ask questions so you can dig deeper into your genealogical research! Register here for this free webinar.
Haunted (virtual) tour — Oct. 29
The fourth annual Halloween haunted tour will take you on a spooky trek through the dark stacks in the underbelly of the Archives Building. We’ve brought some infamous Washingtonians back from the dead to tell their stories, and you don’t want to miss it!
Newsletter subscribers will be emailed a link upon release.
A public trust: Webinar on records and research at Puget Sound Regional Branch — Oct. 30
Trick or treat yourself to the final Archives Month adventure with the Puget Sound branch. Senior Records Consultant Emily Venemon will discuss the importance of public records and the role of the State Archives’ regional branch system in preserving public access. Reference Archivist Jessica Jones will talk about the scope of archival government records held at the Puget Sound branch and how those records are used by researchers, and provide a look into how research requests are fulfilled. Register here for this free webinar.

Genealogical Forum of Oregon Online Indexing Party

by Charles Hansen

Help Index Oregon Marriage Records

You are cordially invited to an online “wedding” recaption – and indexing party!

On Tuesday, Nov. 30, the Genealogical Forum of Oregon is sponsoring an online event to index Multnomah County marriage records from 1917-1924.

Way back in 1981, the GFO acquired the county’s original marriage register books for 1885-1924. Over four decades, dedicated volunteers have indexed the registers to 1916. But we get many requests in the “missing” years, so it’s time to finish the job!

These records have proven to be an invaluable source for Oregon and Southern Washington researchers.

For the first time, GFO is trying out our annual volunteer work party as a one-day, interactive event entirely online. You can join the fun for the whole day or even just an hour. You do not need to be a member, just willing to dedicate a little time to support genealogy. For more information and to RSVP, please visit http://gfo.org/givingtuesday.

Newspaper.com adds Tacoma Newspapers

by Charles Hansen

The News Tribune New Papers from Washington and Michigan! We have recently added new papers from Tacoma, Washington, and Michigan to our archives. With these new titles, we’ve added over 7 million images in July and will add another 8 million in August. We’re on track to add 40 million new pages by the end of the year! Our archives keep growing and we’re working hard to bring added value to your Newspapers.com™ subscription. Washington: In 1873, the Tacoma area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Tacoma was incorporated in 1875, and in 1880 the weekly Tacoma Ledger was founded. The News Tribune traces its roots back to that paper, which became The Tacoma Daily Ledger. The Daily Ledger merged with The News and the Tacoma Tribune to form the Tacoma News Tribune and Ledger in 1918. The paper adopted the name Tacoma News Tribune in 1979, and our archives for The News Tribune date back to 1889. Read more about these papers