Christine Cohen
Genealogist and lecturer
Whittier Area Genealogy Society
Mysterious Codes:
Passenger Manifests Letters and Numbers
Speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s
November 14th Zoom meeting.
Virtual meeting doors will open at 6:30 pm and speakers
program will begin at 7:00 pm. Public is invited to attend
For a link to join the meeting contact lcgsgen@yahoo.com
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
1901 S. 12th Avenue
Union Gap, WA 98903
Phone: (509) 248-1328
Email: yvgs@yvgs.net
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society
The 2nd Mini-Seminar will be held in the library
Date: Sunday, November 10
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker – Richard Kyle will cover four alternatives about where and how to record your genealogy. Discussing the following methods:
1. Paper Records
2. Ancestry
3. Family Search
4. Legacy Family Tree
The advantages and disadvantages of each of these methods for recording your family history.
The cost for the event is $5.00 per person. Sign-up sheet on the librarian’s desk in the library. You can also sign up by emailing at rkyle98902@charter.net or Judy Schuster at upperwenas@fairpoint.net
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PROGRAM UPDATES
NOVEMBER – EARLY DECEMBER 2024 MEETINGS & EVENTS
Monday, November 11, 2024 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Genetic Genealogy/DNA Interest Group (online)
Topic: Dealing with changes in the DNA sites
Register at https://www.skcgs.org
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Subscribe to the free SKCGS Genetic-Genealogy email list for announcements and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Genetic-Genealogy
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 ⋅ 6:00pm – 7:00pm PT
Research Study Group – Step 7 of 10 (online)
At each meeting, we’ll discuss one of the ten steps from Elizabeth Shown Mills’ webinar “Dissection & Analysis of Research Problems: 10 Steps to a Solution”
This is not a free webinar; you will need a subscription from familytreewebinars.com to participate
More information and registration at https://www.skcgs.org
Thursday, November 14, 2024 ⋅ 11:00am – 1:00pm PT
Genealogy Help with SKCGS at Renton Highlands Library (in-person)
Genealogy questions? SKCGS offers one-on-one help with a volunteer
2801 NE 10th Street
Renton WA 98056
Registration not required. In-person event. Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is available by request. Email access@kcls.org at least seven days before the event. More information at King County Library, email jwooten@kcls.org
Friday, November 15, 2024, 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, November 16, 2024, 9:30am PT social time; 10am – 11:30am PT program (online)
SKCGS General Membership Meeting and Speaker (Online)
“Archives 101 for Genealogists” presented by Melissa Barker and Anne Jenner
Genealogists should know what an archive is and some of the different kinds of archives that are out there. Archives have genealogical records that are not online but can only be found in archives. Melissa Barker will talk about different archives and the records that can help genealogists research their ancestors.
Genealogists often use their own family archives to mine important names and dates, but these collections of photos, scrapbooks, diaries and documents can be challenging to organize and preserve long term. Anne Jenner will share strategies for managing collections, conferring with archivists, and understanding what archival repositories can offer.
The question “what to do with family heirlooms, records, and research materials” is a question genealogical societies are asked most often. On the archives side, genealogists have been collecting records and artifacts which archives would love to get once the family is done with them. Collaboration is the best of all worlds, where historians, genealogists and archivists all work together.
Melissa Lemaster Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and public historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives. She is known as the Archive Lady in the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches, and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives, and records preservation. She writes a blog called “A Genealogist in the Archives.” She has been a professional genealogist for the past 19 years with expertise in Tennessee records and has been researching her own family history for the past 34 years.
Anne Jenner has served as curator of the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Pacific Northwest Collection since 2012. As curator, Anne works with donors and researchers to bring to light primary sources and library materials that document the people, history, and culture of the Pacific Northwest. She co-created the We Are History Keepers! free community archiving workshops to encourage everyone to preserve a more representative historical record of and for communities. Anne earned an M. A. in Scandinavian Languages and Literature at W before embarking on a career as a university instructor and librarian/archivist. She also earned an M. L. I. S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The program will be recorded for playback by SKCGS Members. Guests welcome! Register at https://www.skcgs.org
Monday, November 18, 2024 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PT
Technical User Group (online)
Topic: Online Timelines & How to use them to write an ancestor story
New Timelines Features on Ancestry – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwTXLIn5wY
How do I find the timeline and map in Family Tree? https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/what-is-the-timeline-or-map-in-family-tree
The Combined Power of AI and Timelines in Ancestor Writing: https://www.knowwhowearsthegenesinyourfamily.com/blog/harnessing-the-power-of-ai-to-help-you-write-about-your-ancestors
Register at https://www.skcgs.org
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Subscribe to the free SKCGS Technical User Group email list for announcements and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/TUG
Monday, November 25, 2024, 2024 ⋅ 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 at https://www.skcgs.org
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS email list for announcements and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Society
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 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.
Friday, December 6, 2024 ⋅ 12:30pm PT
EGS German Interest Group (online)
Topic: Christmas Stories by Claire Gebben
For meeting registration, visit https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 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 at https://www.skcgs.org
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS FTM email list for announcements and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG
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SOUTH KING COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
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Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington has a castle! Did you know? Have you been there?
Manresa Castle, as it’s commonly called, sits high on a hill overlooking Port Townsend and was completed in 1892 as the home of Charles and Kate Eisenbeis. He was a prominent member of the community and in 1878 had been elected the first mayor.
First referred to as the “Eisenbeis Castle,” the residence consisted of 30 rooms (and only three bathrooms) and was reminiscent of the Eisenbeis’ native Prussia. The walls were 12 inches thick and the roof was slate. Tiled fireplaces and finely crafted woodwork were installed by German artisans.
Charles died in 1902 and Kate remarried a few years later; the Castle was left empty for almost 20 years except for a caretaker.
By 1928, the Jesuits had purchased the Castle for use as a training college. They added a large wing housing a chapel and sleeping rooms and also installed an elevator. They named the complex “Manresa Hall” after the town in Spain where Ignatius Loyola founded their order.
The Jesuits left in 1968 and the building was converted into a hotel. The elements “Manresa” and “Castle” were taken from the two previous owners to create the current name.
You may vacation-stay at Manresa Castle for just under $300 per night. Ghosts perhaps included.
The Digest of Traffic Ordinance, City of Spokane (1913)
LAW OF THE ROAD
Keep to the right, near the right hand curb.
In meeting other vehicles, pass to the right. (sic)
In overtaking other vehicles, pass to the left.
Before starting on street, give an audible signal.
On turning to the left into another street pass to the right of and beyond the center of the street intersecting before turning.
In turning to the right into another street turn the corner as near the curb as practicable.
In crossing from one side of street to the other, turn to the left so as to head in the same direction as the traffic on that side.
Do not stop with the left side to the curb.
RIGHT OF WAY
All vehicles going in a northerly or southerly direction have the right of way over any vehicle going in an easterly or westerly direction.
In slowing up or stopping with other following, signal by raising the hand vertically.
A signal or request from a person riding or driving a restive horse or driving domestic animals requires that the automobile should be stopped or remain stationary until animals have passed.
In moving slowly keep close to the right hand curb to as to allow faster moving vehicles to pass on the left.
In 1913, Spokane published the “Automobile Guide and Directory.” This booklet listed by license number each business or person owning a car or truck and the brand owned. A few representative pages were reproduced in The Pacific Northwesterner, Vol. 43, Issue 2, October 1999. Just glancing through the list, I noticed these makes of cars: Packard, Rambler, Buick, Ford, Winton, Franklin, Lozier, Reo, Chalmers, Brush, Cadillac, Mitchell, Elmore, Overland, Midland, Indian, Pierce-Arrow, Baker Electric, Maytag, Flanders and many more. Very few of those names are recognizable today!
We’re getting closer to our goal of 5,000 Washington State pioneers listed in our Pioneer Pursuit Index by November 11, 2024. Our reviewers just approved our 4,005th pioneer, so we need 995 more to meet our ambitious, but doable, target.
If you’re wondering whether you can participate, YES, YOU CAN! A few things to consider:
Help us identify every man, woman and child who lived in Washington Territory on or before November 11, 1889 when we became the 42nd state. If you have questions, please email us at Info@wasgs.org.
Are you interested in being part of the WSGS Board of Directors? The positions of vice president and treasurer are up for election and we are seeking nominations. The nomination period will close on 15 Nov 2024.
The vice president position provides support to the president. In the case that the president is unable to preside over a meeting or event, the vice president would be required to step in and take his/her place. The vice president also acts as a liaison between the societies and the WSGS president and board, helping to facilitate communications between the board and the societies.
The treasurer manages WSGS financial matters under the direction of the president, executive committee and board of directors.
The two-year terms are from 01 Jan 2025 through 31 Dec 2026. More information on the positions’ duties and responsibilities is available here.
Being a member of the WSGS Board is an excellent opportunity to involve yourself in a statewide organization designed to support local societies and individuals interested in the educational and historical value of genealogical research. And besides that — it’s fun and interesting!
If you’re interested in this opportunity or have questions, please contact WSGS President Kathy Sizer.