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Finding Your Scottish Connections May 19, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:00PM ZOOM Using the Scotland’s People website can be intimidating when looking for your ancestors. Learn how to navigate and determine which areas to search, where your ancestors came from and what resources to use before you cross the pond. Jo-Anne Huber has been searching for her Scottish Smith connections since 1994 when her father received a package containing several family artifacts. The questions raised were many and the answers few. She has found a treasure trove of information and secrets that her father never knew all while researching from across the pond. |
Come into HQRL in Sumner 1007 Main Street Or Call: 253-863-1806 or online with hqrl.com $20 members / $25 non-members Members must log into the member page and then proceed to the hqrl store in order to obtain the member price. Copyright © 2022 Heritage Quest Research LIbrary, All rights reserved. You have told us that you want to receive our news and updates from our library. Our mailing address is: Heritage Quest Research LIbrary1007 Main StSumner, WA 98390-1412 Add us to your address book |
Autosomal DNA Matches You have a beginning understanding of DNA terminology and what it all means. You have taken a look at the possible tools that you can use to do your DNA testing and what they each can do for you. Maybe you have taken the next step to actually get tested and you are beginning to see matches in your DNA. Now what? What can you learn from the matches? What can you do to learn? Take Judy’s class and find out! Thursday, May 5, 2022 11:00 – 12:00 PM zoom Cost: $20 members $25 non-members Come in to the library or sign up at hqrl.com or call 253-863-1806 After you have signed up, be sure to check your spam or promotions folder if you do not receive your link to the zoom meeting. Members must log into the member page and then proceed to the hqrl store in order to obtain the member discount. |
Researching Pennsylvania Ancestors ![]() Do you or your spouse have Pennsylvania ancestors and don’t know where to start? Pennsylvania has many resources available to you. We will go over how to start your research in Pennsylvania. We will discuss the many resources available to you online and in paper form. WHEN: April 21, 2022, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM WHERE: ZOOM COST: Members $20 – Non-members $25 Sign up & Pay: Come into HQRL at 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA 98390 or Call: 253-863-1806 OR go to hqrl.com and sign up online. Members must log in to the members page and go to the hqrl store in order to obtain the discount. Please make sure you check your SPAM or PROMOTIONS folder if you do not receive the confirmation email. |
Copyright © 2022 Heritage Quest Research LIbrary, All rights reserved. You have told us that you want to receive our news and updates from our library. Our mailing address is: Heritage Quest Research LIbrary1007 Main StSumner, WA 98390-1412 Add us to your address book |
Steven Waltz Morrison, MPA, is the past president of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Olympia Genealogical Society. He holds an undergraduate degree from Western Washington University, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Evergreen State College where he taught for seven years as an adjunct faculty. Recipient of 2016 Scholar Award from the American Society of Genealogists.
DIGGING UP NEW DIRT – Unearthing the REAL New England Immigrant
Beginner
Do you believe that family associations know everything about their early New England ancestors? Well, guess again!
Learn what nuggets you can uncover by rediscovering original records.
So, with some surprising facts, sound analysis and a little historical context you may just uncover the real secret about your elusive ancestor.
When: April 7, 2022 – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: ZOOM
Cost: Members $20 – Non-Members $25
Sign up & Pay: Come into HQRL at 1007 Main Street, Sumner,WA 98390
or Call 253-863-1806
OR go to hqrl.com and sign up online.
Members must log in to the members page and go the hqrl store in order to obtain the discount.
Jennifer Warner has worked in both public and special libraries since 1990, most recently as a reference librarian. Her genealogy research roots began with her mother’s stories about family and where they immigrated from. Jennifer has been the editor of a Civil War Roundtable Newsletter for over 12 years. She is the President of the DuPage County Genealogical Society and is a member of 14 lineage societies. Researching Pennsylvania Ancestors
Do you or your spouse have Pennsylvania ancestors and don’t know where to start?
Pennsylvania has many resources available to you. We will go over how to start your research in Pennsylvania. We will discuss the many resources available to you online and in paper form.
WHEN: April 21, 2022, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
WHERE: ZOOM
COST: Members $20 – Non-members $25
Sign up & Pay: Come into HQRL at 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA 98390 or Call: 253-863-1806
OR go to hqrl.com and sign up online.
Members must log in to the members page and go to the hqrl store in order to obtain the discount.
Doing German (and other country) Records When You Don’t Speak the Language. While focusing on German records for those who live in America and don’t speak German, this program will also assist people looking at ancestral records from other areas of the world. There are many helpful websites and tools to assist in translation, locating people and places, and narrowing your search. This does NOT deal with how to transcribe Gothic German Script but will give direction on where those helps can be found. Don’t stop your research just because you came to the ocean! Jean Wilcox Hibben; PhD, MA, former So. Cal. college speech professor (MA – Speech Communication; PhD – Folklore), is a national speaker and author. A member of the DAR, she is the former director and current staff trainer for the Corona, CA Family History Center, has worked on background research for two genealogy television programs, and was a host for podcasts on social history. A former Board-Certified genealogist with over 40 years of research experience, she is a former board member of APG and past president of its So. Cal. Chapter; President of the Corona Gen. Society, as well as webmaster for that same organization; and has participated on a number of other society boards. Jean writes the “Aunty Jeff” column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Genealogical Society. Her website: circlemending.org. |
WHEN: March 17, 2022 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM WHERE: ZOOM COST: Members $20 – Non-members $25 Sign up & Pay: Come into HQRL at 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA 98390 or Call (253)863-1806 OR go to hqrl.com and sign up on line. Members must log in to the members page and go to the hqrl store in order to obtain the discount. |
DNA TOOLS Emphasis on Ancestry’s Tools Discussion and examples of several tools that are currently available to assist you in using your DNA results to advance your genealogy research. Tools that will be discussed will be DNA Painter, GEDmatch, Ancestry’s matches and groups, as well as ThruLines. Do you have matches on Ancestry that do not have a tree or the tree is private? We will walk through how you can use the data with others to help identify the possible relationship/DNA connection. |
February 24, 2022 11:00 – 12:00 PM ZOOM $20 Members – $25 non-members Come in to: HQRL at 1007 Main Street in Sumner OR Call 23-863-1806 OR Go to: hqrl.com and sign up on line LOG IN TO YOUR MEMBER ACCOUNT AND REGISTER THROUGH THE HQRL SHOP TO GET THE MEMBER PRICE! Copyright © 2022 Heritage Quest Research Library, All rights reserved. You have told us that you want to receive our news and updates from our library. Our mailing address is: Heritage Quest Research LIbrary 1007 Main St Sumner, WA 98390-1412 |
Winona I. Laird is a Professional Genealogist. She is a member of APG, NGS, FGS and a past President of South King County Gen Society as well as a member of several other Gen Societies. Winona is a member of the Mary Fell Stevenson Chapter, NSDAR and is the Registrar for the Chapter. She is also the owner of the Genealogy Education Center in Kent, WA. Winona began her genealogy research when she was a small child. What began as a class project became a lifelong journey to find and write the stories of her ancestors. |
Organizing Your Genealogy When: Thursday, February 3, 2022, 10 am to 11 am Where: Via Zoom Cost: $20 members $25 non-members Deadline for sign-up & payment: January 28, 2022 Sign-up online at: hqrl.com and follow the links OR Come in to HQRL in Sumner 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA 98390 253-863-1806 |
Judy has been doing genealogy off and on for over 30 years. She has completed several formal education programs and holds genealogy certificates from National Institute for Genealogical Studies and Boston University. Judy also holds a business degree from Washington State University. Judy has memberships in several genealogy societies and is the current Bookstore Manager for Heritage Quest Research library. She is also a Board member for TPCGS. |
DNA TOOLS (Emphasis on Ancestry’s Tools) Discussion and examples of several tools that are currently available to assist you in using your DNA results to advance your genealogy research. DNA Painter, GEDmatch, Ancestry’s matches and groups, along with ThruLines are the tools that will be discussed. If you have matches on Ancestry that do not have a tree or are private, Judy will walk you through how to use the data with others to help identify possible relationships/DNA connections. When: February 24, 2022, 11:00am—12:00pm Where: ZOOM Deadline for sign up and payment is February 17, 2022 Cost: $20 members / $25 Non-Members Sign up online at: hqrl.com and follow the links OR Come in to HQRL in Sumner 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA 98390 253-863-1806 |