Happy New Year!
Members and Friends,
A reminder to register for Thomas MacEntee’s program on January 11, 2025 at 11:00 am – pacific time.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkdOCvqTspGNcdU-uO7SGLxeo8-j6IXZFg
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
Genealogist and lecturer
Whittier Area Genealogy Society
Grand Army of the Republic:
Your Union Civil War Veteran
Speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s
January 9th 2025, Zoom meeting.
Virtual meeting doors will open at 6:30 pm and speaker’s
program will begin at 7:00 pm. Public is invited to attend
For a link to join the meeting contact lcgsgen@yahoo.com
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom
The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make progress in their projects.
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Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting
Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom
This month we will continue reviewing the free Legacy Family Tree software videos hosted by Geoff Rasmussen. Our next video in this series will be “Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 2): Adding an Online Document” it is a longer video so we will be breaking it up and watching the first half Jan 7 and finishing it next month on Feb 4. Even though Legacy 10 was just released in Jun 2024, almost all the features shown in this video are still in the current program. If you are thinking about trying Legacy or are currently using it, this video can teach or remind you how to properly use the software and be successful with your research. If you have any suggestions for future topics, please send them in.
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That’s the title of a wonderfully inspirational little book. As the final blog for 2024, may I share some “good stuff?”
I’ve learned that having a baby doesn’t solve marital problems.
I’ve learned that the best thing about growing older is that now I don’t feel the need to impress anyone.
I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I’ve learned that anger manages everything poorly.
I’ve learned that there is no substitute for good manners
I’ve learned that it’s better not to wait for a crisis to discover what’s important in life.
I’ve learned that it’s easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of trouble.
I’ve learned that days are long but life is short.
I’ve learned that successful living is like playing a violin…it must be practiced daily.
That’s the title of a wonderfully inspirational little book. As the final blog for 2024, may I share some “good stuff?”
I’ve learned that having a baby doesn’t solve marital problems.
I’ve learned that the best thing about growing older is that now I don’t feel the need to impress anyone.
I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I’ve learned that anger manages everything poorly.
I’ve learned that there is no substitute for good manners
I’ve learned that it’s better not to
I’ve learned that young people need old people’s love, respect and knowledge of life, and that old people need the love, respect and strength of young people.
I’ve learned that an expensive new blouse is always a spaghetti sauce magnet.
And finally,
I’ve learned that if you smile at people, they almost always will smile back.
Happy New Year to all my friends!!!
Donna
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| Welcome in the New Year with a presentation about German Genealogy Over 40 million Americans have German ancestors, comprising 10 to 15% of the population and forming the largest single ethnic group in the U.S. When researching your German American family history, you will inevitably reach the point where your ancestors crossed the Atlantic. Many people stop when they get to this stage, unsure how to continue researching in Europe. However, this is not where your journey has to end. We will show you how to continue tracing your family’s history using German sources, enabling you to track your lineage one or two centuries further back. Our presentation is designed as a starting point for researching your German ancestors and provides an overview of German genealogy. We begin with a brief history of German immigration to the US, covering routes, numbers and time frames. Following that, I will guide you through the various sources available in Germany, both primary and secondary, demonstrating how to access and utilize them effectively. This includes passenger lists, censuses, church records, administrative documents, personal registers, and more. One of the most challenging aspects of German American genealogy is pinpointing the exact hometown in Germany from which your ancestor emigrated. We will share strategies to help you overcome this hurdle, even when American records lack this crucial information. Additionally, I am happy to answer any questions you may have after the presentation.  Till Fehmer Co-founder Fehmer Genealogy (2024)Research Assistant for Professor Andrew Moravcsik at Princeton University (2021-2022) MSc “European and International Public Policy” at the London School of Economics (LSE) (2020-2021) Trainee at the European Commission (2022- 2023) When: Thursday January 2, 2025 Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: ZOOM & limited in-person (8) Cost: $20 members, $25 non-members, Sign-up and Payment: ZOOM Go to HQRL Store at hqrl.com (sign in as a member to get the discount) In-Person (8 only): Call: 253-863-1806 or Come into the library at 2102 E Main Ave. Ste 105 Puyallup, WA 98372  HAVE YOU HEARD?Dear MYRTLE will be joining us on January 16, 2025, to guide us through the “7 – Habits of Highly Effective Genealogists.” Mark your calendars and get your research ready to tackle the common pitfalls every genealogist encounters. More coming soon! |
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Today I’d like to ask YOU, dear readers, to share your Christmas memories or stories. What was The Best gift you ever received? What year did you so-want something that you didn’t get? I do invite (and beg!) you to share your memories with me, Donna243@gmail.com.
I’ll start with mine. The year was 1950, the place Fairfield, California, next to Travis Air Force Base where my dad was stationed. I recall being SO EXCITED to be invited to go with Mom and her friend on the train to Sacramento to go Christmas shopping in a big department store. Oh the joy!
I picked out Daisy……… life-size, soft-fleshed with curly red hair. Oh, she was wonderful. I was in heaven all the train ride home. I knew I’d not see her again until Christmas but that was not for lack of trying! Whenever the opportunity arose, I’d look into every closet, drawer and box but to no avail. Where was she?????
Christmas Day, there she was! In a white bassinette and with plenty of real baby clothes! (My brother was born in Aug 1950…this had been his bed and some of his clothes.) So where had she been? My parents, knowing their daughter well, had secreted her in the neighbor’s shed!!!
Here she is today in an outfit that was my daughter’s in 1963…
I have one granddaughter and six great-granddaughters. Who will love her next??????
 Multiple Lies and an Alias:Solving the Mystery of One Italian Immigrant |
| A search for any information on the biological father of an 83-year-old Italian man yields unexpected twists and turns. Leveraging a wide variety of records sets – some more obscure than others – this case study of an Italian immigrant in New York in the 1920s reveals many conflicts, scandal, and lies. It’s a case study about how documentary records, DNA, and oral tradition solved the mystery of this elusive man. |
| ZOOM Meeting When: 18-Jan-2025, Saturday Time: 1:30 PM (PDT) Presenter: Kerri Tannenbaum |
 Kerri Tannenbaum is a professional genealogist and researcher who works with people looking to learn more about their family history. She specializes in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Irish research. Kerri is a graduate of Boston University’s Certificate Program in Genealogical Research and the ProGen Peer Study Groups. She serves as contributing editor of the Irish Family History Forum newsletter, a recipient of many awards from the National Genealogical Society. She also serves as a guest lecturer and research consultant for several genealogy societies. Kerri founded her company Family Dot Connector LLC in 2018 and has served hundreds of clients since then. She lives on Long Island in New York with her husband and two daughters. |
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| Eastside Genealogical Society – Italian Interest Group P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009-0374 |
Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s January General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8. The presentation will be at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr. Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen. The presentation will also be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home. See below for the Zoom link.
The January presentation will be by Thomas MacEntee. Thomas is a professional genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community. A handout will be available upon request.
The subject of the talk will be After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research
Have you ever considered what will happen to your years of genealogy research once you’re gone? Learn how to ensure that your hard work carries on. Through a combination of planning, common sense, and new technologies, we’ll review how to create an action plan for preserving your genealogy research. Topics include
● The Perils of Inaction: Lost Genealogy
● Basic Planning and Data Successor ship
● Working with Societies, Libraries and Archives
● Technology to the Rescue
● Best Practices for Genealogy Future Proofing
● Resource List
Thank you to everyone who has already joined TCGS for 2025. For those who would like to join, the online application can be found at https://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/join/join_renew/ and a printable application can be found at https://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/wp-content/uploads/2023TCGSBrochure.pdf .
Time: Jan 8, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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The back of this postcard just has the Address: Mrs. A. M. Hansen; Box 195; Sebeka, Minn. This was the address of Anton M. Hansen, my grandfather and his wife Anna (Dillingham) Hansen and their 4 children, my dad the youngest, till sometime in 1910 when they moved to Columbus Montana. Anna’s aunt was living in Columbus so I think that is why they moved to Montana.
