Family Search will stop sending microfilms to the Family Search Centers September 1, 2017.
They say they will have all the microfilm digitized by 2020, and they have been working on the most requested films first.
Here is the story from Family History Daily
Do you know who’s running the show at the Washington State Genealogical Society? Did you know we have an Executive Committee, six standing committee chairs and three appointed non-elected officers? Who are all these people? In the coming months, we’ll introduce them to you, so you can say “hi” the next time you see them.
Janet McKinnon
In today’s “Meet the Board” series, we’re introducing you to Janet McKinnon from Richland (Benton County). You might recognize the McKinnon name — she and her husband Mikal (Immediate Past President of WSGS) have been active in WSGS business for many years. Currently, Janet is WSGS’s Region 6 Representative for Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Walla Walla and Whitman Counties. Janet’s also a proud member of the Tri-City Genealogical Society where she has served as vice president and program chair. And if that’s not enough, she’s been the Librarian at the Richland Family History Center since 2000, helping patrons with their genealogy research. No wonder she was named a Washington State Genealogical Society Outstanding Volunteer in 2012!
Janet’s Grandmother Kate (on the right) watching her mother Emma get a picture taken next to a new car. Emma walked across the Mormon / Oregon Trail as a 13-year-old girl.
Janet’s 2x great grandmother (mother of Emma). This is the earliest female ancestor that Janet has a picture of.
It all began when little Janet Lemon was born in Coleville, Utah, the first of four children (and only daughter) of Karl and Bessie (Kirkham) Lemon. She was named after her mother’s middle name. Janet graduated from North Cache High School (Utah) in 1961 and entered the Utah State University that fall. On December 18, 1964, Janet married her partner for eternity Mikal A. McKinnon in the Logan temple. After their graduation from USU, the couple moved to California, then to Washington in 1975.
December 1964
Janet and Mikal are the parents of five children: four sons and a daughter. Their Down Syndrome son lives with them. They’re also the loving grandparents of 13 from a 10-year-old Boy Scout to a college graduate granddaughter.
Janet’s interest in genealogy started with her mother and her family. While Janet’s mother didn’t do formal research, she loved and valued her ancestors. Her father (Janet’s grandfather) pioneered areas of genealogy for the Genealogical Society of Utah. He and other family members did the research and shared it. Janet’s mother shared the stories that she heard first hand from the pioneer generation, and passed those stories on to Janet. Even today, Janet’s greatest interest is in family stories, photos, memories and sharing them.
Janet uses FamilySearch.org for much of her research, especially for her early American and English ancestors. One of her most interesting genealogical finds was a Civil War record for the son of a “Dependent Mother” listed in the pension books.
A few more interesting tidbits about Janet:
Now you know a little more about another of the WSGS Board members. The next time you see Janet, say hello and thank her for her service to WSGS.
FamilySearch — 5 Day Western European Family History Conference (Virtual or in person) [15-19 May 2017]
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FamilySearch — 5 Day Western European Family History Conference (Virtual or in person) [15-19 May 2017]
The NGS 2017 Family History Conference will have just ended and so you have some time to further your education even more!
From our friends at FamilySearch …
Salt Lake City, Utah (26 March 2017), FamilySearch’s world-renowned Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, will be offering its free Western European Family History Conference, May 15 to May 19, 2017. Guests can attend classes in person or online. The conference will focus exclusively on select Western European research and is intended for beginning and intermediate researchers. Classes are free, but registration is required due to class size and webinar bandwidth limitations. For more information or to register, go to FamilySearch Wiki. Easily find and share this news release online in the FamilySearch Newsroom.
Classes will be taught by the Family History Library’s staff of experts and guest genealogists. Content will focus primarily on how to research records from Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Topics addressed will include census, church, immigration, and vital records.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/western-european-family-history-conference-2017-webinar-guests-tickets-32271902128
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Western_European_Family_History_Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah (26 March 2017)
FamilySearch’s world-renowned Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, will be offering its free Western European Family History Conference, May 15 to May 19, 2017. Guests can attend classes in person or online. The conference will focus exclusively on select Western European research and is intended for beginning and intermediate researchers. Classes are free, but registration is required due to class size and webinar bandwidth limitations. For more information or to register, go to FamilySearch Wiki.
Classes will be taught by the Family History Library’s staff of experts and guest genealogists. Content will focus primarily on how to research records from Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Topics addressed will include census, church, immigration, and vital records.
Register to attend In Person here.
Register to attend virtually here.
DATE / TIME
CLASS (SKILL LEVEL)
Mon, 15-May, 9:00 AM Finding German Places of Origin (Intermediate)
Mon, 15-May, 10:15 AM Spelling Variations in German Given and Place Names (Intermediate)
Mon, 15-May, 11:30 AM Meyers German Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable (Beginner)
Mon, 15-May, 2:00 PM German Church Records and Beyond: Deepen Your Research
Using a Variety of Town Records (Intermediate)
Mon, 15-May, 3:15 PM Elusive Immigrant: Methods of Proving Identity (Intermediate)
Tue, 16-May, 9:00 AM Finding Your French Ancestors Online Part 1 (Intermediate)
Tue, 16-May, 10:15 AM Finding Your French Ancestors Online Part 2 (Intermediate)
Tue, 16-May, 11:30 AM Finding Your French Ancestors Online Part 3 (Intermediate)
Tue, 16-May, 2:00 PM Out of the Ashes of Paris (Intermediate)
Tue, 16-May, 3:15 PM Research in Alsace-Lorraine (Intermediate)
Wed, 17-May, 9:00 AM Latin for Researchers (Intermediate)
Wed, 17-May, 10:15 AM Calendar Changes in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the
Low Countries (Intermediate)
Wed, 17-May, 11:30 AM Gazetteers and Maps for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the
Netherlands (Intermediate)
Wed, 17-May, 2:00 PM Beginning Research in Luxembourg (Beginner)
Wed, 17-May, 3:15 PM Beginning Research in Belgium (Beginner)
Thur, 18-May, 9:00 AM Names in Belgium and the Netherlands (Intermediate)
Thur, 18-May, 10:15 AM WieWasWie, Past the Index: What to do Next (Intermediate)
Thur, 18-May, 11:30 AM Dutch Provincial and City Research (Intermediate)
Thurs, 18-May, 2:00 PM Dutch Research Before 1811 (Intermediate)
Thu, 18-May, 3:15 PM Finding Your Family in the Amazing Online Amsterdam City
Archives (Intermediate)
Fri, 19-May, 9:00 AM Beginning Swiss Research Part 1 (Beginner)
Fri, 19-May, 10:15 AM Beginning Swiss Research Part 2 (Beginner)
Fri, 19-May, 11:30 AM Swiss Archives Online Records (Intermediate)
Fri, 19-May, 2:00 PM Swiss Census Records (Beginner)
Fri, 19-May, 3:15 PM Swiss Chorgericht Records (Intermediate)
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| In order to attend these classes you must register. To attend in person click here. If you are going to attend online click here. When registering please check ALL of the days that you wish to attend. We will use Eventbrite to process your registration. Your information will be processed in accordance with their privacy policy located at Eventbrite’s privacy policy. IN PERSON CLASSES ARE GOING TO BE HELD IN MAIN FLOOR CLASSROOMS B & C. |
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| TIME | Monday, 13 March | Tuesday, 14 March | Wednesday, 15 March | Thursday, 16 March | Friday, 17 March |
| 9:00-9:50 AM MDT | NO CLASSES THIS HOUR | Tracing Irish Roman Catholic Ancestry | |||
| 10:00-10:50 AM MDT | NO CLASSES THIS HOUR | Finding Ancestry in Ireland Civil Registration Records | |||
| 11:00 – 11:50 AM MDT | NO CLASSES THIS HOUR | Ireland Census & Census Substitutes | |||
| 1:00-1:50 PM MDT | Blessings and Curses of Tracing Welsh Ancestry | How to Trace England Ancestry Online | Scotland’s ‘Lost’ Other Half: Tracing Difficult Ancestral Lines in Scotland’s Non-Parochial (Church) Registers | Turning the Tables on Tracing Elusive Ancestry in England/Wales Civil Registration Records: How to Trace Ancestry Using Online BMD Indexes | The Scots-Irish: Plantation and Settlement of Ulster in the 17th Century |
| 2:00-2:50 PM MDT | Welsh Naming Patterns and Customs | Tracing Non-Church of England Ancestry | Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers to Trace Scots Ancestry | England Resources for Family History at findmypast | Key Websites for Tracing Ancestry in Ireland |
TIP OF THE WEEK – MANY WASHINGTON STATE DEATH CERTIFICATE IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
Washington state researchers are well aware of the Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960 index online at FamilySearch.org, and have used it for years.
However, many are not aware that in many instances, digital images of these death certificates are available as well.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
The process below seems long and cumbersome, and it is. But once you try it and find the record you’re interested in, you’ll be glad.
1.First, access the above index, and confirm that there is a death certificate that you’d like to see, jotting down the specifics (county, date, ‘GS FILM NUMBER’ and IMAGE NUMBER.
[Note that at this time, the index itself doesn’t reveal whether an actual image is available, even when it does.]
2.Return to the familysearch.org main page;
3.Put your cursor over the word ‘Search’ in the top center of the page, and select Catalog from the dropdown menu;
4.Type ‘Washington’ in the “Search By” box, and the click on ‘Search.’ Then click on “United States, Washington,” the first entry in a long list that pops up.
5.This brings up a long list of all WA state records in the Family History Library Catalogue. Scroll to the bottom, and click on ‘Vital Records (28).’
6.Scroll down to ‘Death Certificates WA State, 1907-1960,’ and click on that.
7.This brings up a list of all 988 of the films with death certificates.
To go directly to the microfilm reel you’re interested in, search for the film number you jotted down. (CTRL-F brings up the search menu; Command-F if you’re a Mac person)
8.Confirm that it is of the right place and date for your record. If so, and if a ‘camera icon’ appears in the right column, you’re in luck!
9.Click on the camera icon. This brings up all images on that reel.
10.Type the image number that you jotted down into the box and hit enter.
11.Now find the thumbnail image that is outlined with a square, and double-click on it. That should be the certificate.
The certificate can now be printed, copied or downloaded.
HAPPY HUNTING!
From July 15-17, FamilySearch International and supporting organizations are coordinating the single largest gathering of volunteers online from around the world to help in the noble effort to save, and increase access to, the world’s genealogically significant historical records. With a target of 75,000 online volunteers for the weekend event and a stretch goal of more than 200,000, WE can make a real difference. Remember, every historic record tells the unique story of someone’s ancestor and helps make a personal connection. Until that record is easily discoverable online, that ancestor’s story and their place in the family tree, remains untold.
Please visit https://familysearch.org/worldsrecords for information on the world indexing event and how YOU can participate.
Family Search is back working, I wrote it was a scheduled maintenance that would take Family Search offline for up to 24 hours, but I guess it went better than planned. James Turner wrote a great article on the change.
Great that it is back sooner than expected and that the changes will help all of us with our family trees.