TIP OF THE WEEK –
SGS 2023 SPRING SEMINAR
RECORDING
DID YOU MISS THE SGS 2023 SPRING SEMINAR?
The seminar has concluded, but you may still “Learn to Research Like a Pro” with Diana Elder AGⓇ and Nicole Dyer! Register for access to view the recorded seminar presentations, which will be available until Monday, April 10, 2023.
TIP OF THE WEEK –
“HERITAGE FROM THE HEARTLAND” SERIES
The Eastern Washington Genealogical Society has been running a webinar series on research in the Heartland of America. There are 4 webinars left; they are hybrid, meaning you can attend in person or online virtual. They will take place:
March 4, 2023 : Michigan
April 1, 2023 : Ohio, Minnesota, and Iowa
May 6, 2023 : Kansas
June 3, 2023 : Oklahoma
Interested in finding out more, visit their website:
https://ewgsi.org
Once there follow the tab to Upcoming Events.
TIP OF THE WEEK – IMAGE ONLY RECORDS ON FAMILYSEARCH
A large percentage of FamilySearch records are not indexed. Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 1:00 pm, for our “Virtual Sundays: Something Old, Something New”, Jill Morelli will teach you how to navigate the image only records on FamilySearch. Preregistration is required. Visit our SGS website for registration.
TIP OF THE WEEK –
SGS CENTENNIAL STORE
Commemorate 100 Years of the Seattle Genealogical Society with t-shirts, mugs, totes and more, available in the Centennial store here https://www.cafepress.com/seattlegenealogicalsociety100
Show your support at events this year as we continue to honor our SGS legacy and look to the future.
Don’t see something you would like to have? We can make that happen. Just contact pastpresident@seagensoc.org
TIP OF THE WEEK –
EDUCATION AT FISKE
Like many other genealogical organizations, due to COVID 19 worries, the Fiske Library in Seattle started conducting their classes online via Zoom in 2020. Fiske has an online class opportunity each Wednesday. The Wednesday class usually runs from 10:00 AM until noon. They recently published their Winter 2023 Class Schedule. You can find it here:
https://fiskelibrary.org/2023WinterClasses.pdf
TIP OF THE WEEK –
WANT A TIP OF THE DAY?
If you like the tip-of-the-week, how about a tip-of-the day?
On their website, The Family History Guide blog offers a genealogy related tip of the day. You can find it here:
https://www.thefhguide.com/tip-of-the-day.html
Now, don’t confuse The Family History Guide with the Family History Library or FamilySearch. But FamilySearch does have a relationship with The Family History Guide and here’s what they have to say about them:
“Note: The Family History Guide is an additional resource for help with FamilySearch.org. The guide contains free lessons on using the website FamilySearch.org and on topics related to family history and genealogy. The content is provided by a FamilySearch partner. The guide is written in English and made available in other languages through Google Translate.”
TIP OF THE WEEK –
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION, AGAIN
Is your New Year’s resolution this year the same as it was last year, organize this genealogy research mess, it’s out of control. Here’s a few simple tips from the Family Curator:
TIP OF THE WEEK –
SURPLUS BOOKS SALE
There is a half-price sale of their surplus books going on at the Fiske Genealogical Library, Seattle, Washington. Check out the inventory and get instructions for ordering here:
https://fiskelibrary.org/surplusbks.htm
TIP OF THE WEEK –
NARA OPEN BY APPOINTMENY ONLY
The research room at the National Archives at Seattle is open by appointment only, Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Please email seattle.archives@nara.gov or call 206-336-5132 for a virtual consultation appointment prior to requesting a research visit.
TIP OF THE WEEK –
A SPECIAL OFFER FOR SGS MEMBERS
Legacy Family Tree Webinars offers Seattle Genealogical Society members a 50% discount off a first-year Legacy webinar membership.
Legacy Family Tree Webinars hosts online genealogy programs presented by nationally-known speakers on a variety of genealogy and technology topics. The live webinars are initially free to view for about a week. Then the recordings are placed in the Webinar Library and viewing access is granted through an annual membership ($49.95/year).
The SGS member discount makes it $24.98 for the first year, valid for new Legacy webinar memberships only.
SGS members, please login to your “Members Home” via the SGS website to take advantage of this offer.