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Claire Vail has twenty years of experience as a digital marketing and content strategist for high-profile institutions in higher education, publishing, and media. Heritage Quest Research Library Genealogical Records Found in New England States
Heritage Quest Research Library July 2025 Happenings
In Memory Carolyn L. Harkness, a devoted wife, loving homemaker, and cherished member of her community, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2025, in Puyallup, Washington, at the age of 83. Carolyn was involved at HQRL for over 25 years. She was a member of the management team for most of those years. She contributed on the management team as the Class coordinator, Volunteer coordinator, and Office Manager at various times during her years of volunteer work. She also took on special projects and assisted on many other projects at HQRL. She could always be counted on to support our fund-raisers (e.g. Autumn Quest, Summer Quest, Books on the Road). She was also the internet research person.
Heritage Quest Research Library Genealogical Records in New England
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Genealogical Records Found in New England States New England is the oldest distinguished region in the United States. Because if its long history, many records are available to trace your New England roots. Genealogist Jennifer Warner will show you research resources and methodology to find information on your ancestors.  Jennifer Warner has worked in both public and special libraries from 1990-2019, most recently as a reference librarian from 2001-2019. She has also been doing genealogy for over 42 years. She has been the editor of a Civil War Roundtable Newsletter for over 12 years. Jennifer has been active and continues to participate in many genealogical and lineage societies including the Du Page County Historical Museum. She loves helping people learn about their heritage. When: Thursday, July 10, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: ZOOM and limited in-person (8) Cost: $20 members $25 non-members Sign-up and Payment: ZOOM Go to hqrl.com and click on the HQRL Store (sign-in as a member to receive the discount) In-Person (8 only) Call HQRL at 253-863-1806 or come into the library at 2102 E Main, Ste 105 Puyallup, WA 98372 Introducing American Ancestors Mark your calendars for July 24th. Coming SOON! Claire Vail will introduce us to AMERICAN ANCESTORS. The who, what, where and how American Ancestors can help you with your genealogical research. |
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Heritage Quest Research Library Railroad Ancestors
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| Just the Ticket to Find Your Railroad Ancestors If Gramps was working on the railroad, what railroad was it? What did he do? How can you learn more? Discover the many different kinds of records a trainman’s life might have created.  Mary Kircher Roddy, Certified Genealogist, is also a Certified Public Accountant. She lectures in Washington State and across the Us and is a regular presenter for LegacyFamilyTree Webinars. Mary’s list of publications is long and varied. She is currently a trustee for the Board of Certification of Genealogists. More about Mary can be found at https://www.mkrgenealogy.com WHEN: Thursday, June 19, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM WHERE: ZOOM and limited in-person (8 only) COST: $20 members $25 non-members Sign-up and Payment: ZOOM Go to hqrl.com and click on the HQRL Store (Sign in as a member to get the discount) IN-PERSON (8 only) Call HQRL at 253-863-1806 or come into the library located at 2102 E Main, Ste 105, Puyallup, WA 98372 |
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Heritage Quest Research Library MyHeritage Library Edition
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Learn All About My Heritage Library Edition The My Heritage Search Engine is a state-of-the-art tool for finding historical records that mention your ancestors. Discover the advanced technology behind the scenes and learn how to take full advantage of the search engine’s robust features to explore the lives of your ancestors.  Daniel HorowitzDedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel was the teacher and study guide editor of the family history project “Searching for My Roots” in Venezuela for 15 years. He is involved in several crowdsource, digitization and transcription projects, and holds a board-level position at The Israel Genealogy Research Association. Since 2006, Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world. When: Thursday, June 5, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: ZOOM & limited in-person (8) Cost: $20 members $25 non-members Sign-up & Payment: ZOOM Go to hqrl.com and click on the HQRL Store (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, Ste 105, Puyallup, WA 98372 COMING SOON! Mary Kircher Roddy Just the Ticket to Find Your Railroad Ancestors June 19, 2025 |
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Heritage Quest Research Library May 1st Video
| Did you miss this class? We have the video available for viewing until May 16th. Contact us at 253-863-1806 and we will send you the link to view the video. COST: $20 Members/ $25 Non-Members Go to the HQRL Store and click on 2025 HQRL Classroom & Zoom. Be sure to sign in as a member to receive the discount. |
Google Your Way To Genealogy Gems You won’t know all the hidden genealogy gems until you start “googling” for genealogy. Learn some tricks of the trade for effective online research that includes state, county, local, international websites and databases, including online government sites and more.  Suz Bates has been researching her family history for over 50 years. After a full career in education, she now combines teaching skills with extensive genealogy research experience and training in work as a presenter, researcher, and consultant. Suz’ presentation specialty is step by step instructions for various researching, archiving, and technology skills for genealogists and family historians. When:Thursday, May 1, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: ZOOM and Limited In-Person (8) Cost: $20 members/ $25 non-members Sign-up & Payment: ZOOM Go to hqrl.com and click on the HQRL Store (sign in as a member to get the discount) In-Person (8 only) Call HQRL at 253-863-1806 or come into the library located at: 2102 E Main, Ste. 105, Puyallup, WA 89372 COMING SOON! USING REAL ESTATE DEEDS! join us on Thursday, May 15, 2025, as Albert E. Fiacre, Jr. guides us through the process of finding and using real estate records to learn about our ancestors. . FYI: We now have T-shirts available online at www.bonfire.com/nourish-our-roots/ |
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Heritage Quest Research Library Using Real Estate Deeds
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| Using Real Estate Deeds Real estate deeds can be a gold mine of information about our ancestors, yet researchers often forget to check them. While the search process can initially seem daunting, once you figure out which indexing system a particular town or county is using, it’s not so bad. Learn how to tell a grantor from a grantee. What are metes and bounds? Which part of a deed are boilerplate phrases that you can safely skim over? What can you learn about family relationships from deeds? Learn all this and more from Al E. Fiacre, Jr.  Albert E. Fiacre Jr. Al is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Godfrey Memorial Library. He has been involved with the library since 2003 and been a Board member since 2015. He also is the principal researcher on genealogical research requests received at the library. In 2018, he was the winner of the NGS’s competition for Best Genealogy and Family History; he similarly won the 2019 competition of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists for Best Genealogy. Prior to his involvement with Godfrey, Al was the CFO of 2 Connecticut banks, with an extensive background in financial management and securities. He holds a BA degree from Middlebury College and an MBA degree from NYU. When: Thursday, May 15, 2025 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.com and click on the HQRL Store (sign in as a member to get the discount.) In-person (8 only) Call: HQRL at 253-307-8033 or come into the library at 2102 E Main, Suite 105 Puyallup, WA 98372 A link will be sent to your email the Tuesday before class. |
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Heritage Quest Research Library Upcoming May Events
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| NOURISH OUR ROOTS A $10,000 Matching Contribution March 1 through June 1 Hooray! We are almost halfway there! Our members have given our matching fund drive a good start as they have generously donated toward our goal of $10,000. It has been fun watching the thermometer in the library inching up every week. An easy way to donate is online at the Heritage Quest Research Library website. Copy and paste this link https://hqrl.com/cpage.php?pt=5 for quick access. You can also donate in-person at the library, by a phone call to the library (253) 863-1806, or by mail to Heritage Quest Research Library, 2102 East Main Avenue, Suite 106, Puyallup, WA, 98372.. With your help, we remain confident that our goal of $10,000 will be reached by the first of June. (Remember your contributions are tax deductible) AUTUMN QUEST You spoke, “It’s time to have an in-person Seminar!” We listened. Because of Covid and the fire, it has been too many years since we’ve had our annual Autumn Quest Seminar. We’re starting over, so every type of position is open. It takes a lot of hands to plan such an event. (Choosing the speaker and topics, Finding a location and arranging catering, Registration, Marketing and Promotion, Silent Auction, Raffle Prizes and Ticket Sales.) Autumn Quest is a daylong seminar. It’s a great way to meet and socialize with other researchers. It has also been one of our main sources of income in the past. Please attend this, our first meeting, at 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 17th. Let’s make this event a reality. QUEST CONNECTIONS Great opportunity to express your creativity Beth Scott. our newsletter editor for two years, has stepped down. We will sorely miss her eye-catching, creative and informative newsletters. Thank you, Beth, for a great job. While we wait for a new editor, you can contact Sara McGlothlen at saleemcg@gmail, or Carmen McIntyre at camway@outlook.com with your submissions and ideas for the June newsletter. (cut and past the links). MANAGEMENT TEAM POSITIONS Calling all members and prospective members Would you like a say in and a vote on the operation of the library? If so, then join our Team! Our meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month and can be attended in person or by Zoom. Open Management Team positions are Management Team Secretary Bookstore Manager Newsletter Editor IT Tech |
| UPCOMING MAY EVENTS May 1 Thursday – 11 am to 12 noon Google Your Way to Genealogy Gems Presenter: Suz Bates Suz Bates will show you state, county, local and international websites and databases, including online government sites to support your genealogy research. All our classes can be attended in person or by Zoom. Sign up online or at the library. Members $20 and Non-members $25. Call the library at (253) 863-1806, if you have any questions. May 10 Saturday – 10:00 am to 3 pm Nordic Fest “A celebration of all things Scandanvian” Host: the Auburn chapter of the Vesterdalen Lodge Sons of Norway Messiah Lutheran Church 410 H Street NE Auburn, WA 98002 HQRL will have a promotional booth at Nordic Fest this year. May 15, Thursday – 11 am to 12 noon Using Real Estate Deeds Presenter: Albert E. Fiacre, Jr. Join Albert E Fiacre, Jr. to learn about the information available in real estate deeds. All our classes can be attended in person or by Zoom. Sign up online or at the library. Members $20 and Non-members $25.. Call the library at (253) 863-1806, if you have any questions. May 17 Saturday – 1 pm Autumn Quest Planning Meeting Heritage Quest Research Library classroom May 21 Wednesday – 12 noon Management Team Meeting Members are welcome to attend the monthly Management Team meetings and the quarterly Board of Trustees meetings. BY THE WAY Have you checked our Education Blog lately? (The Blog is listed on the HQRL home page menu) Contributor: Heid Geise, Education Coordinator If not, you are missing out on some valuable information. Thank you Heidi, for an outstanding job as our Education Coordinator! MAY BOOKSTORE SPECIALS These three books – 50% off The Ultimate Search Book, Worldwide Adoption, Genealogy & Other Search Secrets By Lori Carangelo $32.50/Now $16.25 A wealth of hard-to-find data. No other resource comes close to the scope of this book. This is an idea book that substitutes for an expensive private investigator. Following the Paper Trail, A Multilingual Tranlastion Guide By Jonathan D. Shea & William F. Hoffman $23.75/Now $11.50 This book shows researchers’ actual documents in 13 European languages. Each language section begins with a page showing the alphabet in print and cursive form. Languages covered are Germanic (German, Swedish), Romance (French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish), Slavic (Czech, Polish, Russian), and other (Hungarian, Lithuanian). Tracing your Female Ancestors Volume II, More Research Resources By Gena Philibert-Ortega $9.00/Now $4.50 A follow-up release to Tracing your Female Ancestors first edition. A toolkit of tried and tested strategies and resources for locating those difficult-to-find female ancestors.  |
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