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Heritage Quest Research Library Finding and Usin Illinois Resources

Sep12 by Charles Hansen

Tina Beaird is the owner of Tamarack Genealogy and is a Genealogy & Local History librarian in Plainfield, IL. She holds a Masters of Library and Information Science degree with specialization in Archives/Preservation from Dominican University. Tina has won multiple research and digitization grants to preserve and digitize historic documents and photographs. Finding and Using Illinois Resources There are several Illinois websites for finding your Land of Lincoln ancestors. From CARLI to IDA, Tina will show you how to find maps, newspapers, phonebooks, company magazines, yearbooks and more.  Illinois has it all! Learn how to dig into these online resources and get to know your Illinois ancestors. Thursday, September 15, 2022 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ZOOM Please call us directly for in person attendance as space is limited.  Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members Sign-up and Payment: Come into HQRL or call 253-863-1806 1007 Main Street Sumner, WA 98390 OR go to hqrl.com and go to the HQRL Store (Sign in as a member to get the discount)

Heritage Quest Research Library Autumn Quest

Aug12 by Charles Hansen

Tina Beaird is the owner of Tamarack Genealogy and is a Genealogy & Local History librarian in Plainfield, IL. She holds a Masters of Library and Information Science degree with specialization in Archives/Preservation from Dominican University. Tina has won multiple research and digitization grants to preserve and digitize historic documents and photographs. Finding and Using Illinois Resources There are several Illinois websites for finding your Land of Lincoln ancestors. From CARLI to IDA, Tina will show you how to find maps, newspapers, phone books, company magazines, yearbooks and more.  Illinois has it all! Learn how to dig into these online resources and get to know your Illinois ancestors. Thursday, September 15, 2022 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ZOOM Please call us directly for in person attendance as space is limited.  Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members Sign-up and Payment: Come into HQRL or call 253-863-1806 1007 Main Street Sumner, WA 98390 OR go to hqrl.com and go to the HQRL Store (Sign in as a member to get the discount) AUTUMN QUEST is BACK! October 29, 2022 Heritage Quest Research Library is proud to present our annual fall seminar. Save the date and register soon. Early Bird Registration until August 15, 2022 HQRL Members $30          Non-Members $40 August 16, 2022, to October 15, 2022 HQRL Members $50          Non-Members $50 ZOOM Sessions begin at 9:00 AM We are offering limited in-person availability. Please contact HQRL if you need this accommodation as space is limited. Richard G. (Rick) Sayre, CG®, CGL℠, FUGA, is a professional researcher, educator, author, and lecturer who specializes in records in the Washington, DC area, Missouri, western Pennsylvania, and Ohio. He has developed, coordinated, and taught courses for university-affiliated programs in genealogy, and lectures regularly at national and regional genealogy conferences across the United States. Currently a resident of Utah, Rick was born and educated in Colorado before living throughout the world for thirty-one years of an Army career. Lecture topics: NARA Website and More  Researching records, genealogy research information, access individual records, ordering records, etc The relationship between NARA and Fold3 and others Military Manuscript Collection For our purposes, the unpublished documents of gov., organizational records, personal papers  officials and private individuals Correspondence files, diaries Cool Tools for the Cemetery  Getting information off of headstones Locate cemeteries, graves, and map them Different websites Homesteads Records – Online Tools and More Find a wealth of information on individuals and their families The transfer of property created records of heirs and associates Explore how to use online tools to gather information Autumn Quest 2022 Registration Pricing Early Bird – Through August 15, 2022 Regular– August 16 – October 15, 2022 Members                    Non-Members Early Bird – $30           Early Bird – $40 Regular – $50                 Regular – $50 Name: _______________________Address: _____________________________ Email: _______________________Phone: ______________________________ Membership Statis: ___ Member ___Non-Member Method of Registration: __ In Person at HQRL __ Through Mail __On Web Page Method of Payment: __ Check __ Credit Card __ PayPal __ Cash Number Registering _____ TOTAL Enclosed $_____

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Jul30 by Charles Hansen

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Heritage Quest Research Library Autumn Quest

Jul25 by Charles Hansen

AUTUMN QUEST is BACK! October 29, 2022 Heritage Quest Research Library is proud to present our annual fall seminar. Save the date and register soon. Early Bird Registration until August 15, 2022 HQRL Members $30          Non-Members $40 August 16, 2022, to October 15, 2022 HQRL Members $50          Non-Members $50 ZOOM Sessions begin at 9:00 AM We are offering limited in-person availability. Please contact HQRL if you need this accommodation as space is limited. Richard G. (Rick) Sayre, CG®, CGL℠, FUGA, is a professional researcher, educator, author, and lecturer who specializes in records in the Washington, DC area, Missouri, western Pennsylvania, and Ohio. He has developed, coordinated, and taught courses for university-affiliated programs in genealogy, and lectures regularly at national and regional genealogy conferences across the United States. Currently a resident of Utah, Rick was born and educated in Colorado before living throughout the world for thirty-one years of an Army career. Lecture topics: NARA Website and More  Researching records, genealogy research information, access individual records, ordering records, etc The relationship between NARA and Fold3 and others Military Manuscript Collection For our purposes, the unpublished documents of gov., organizational records, personal papers  officials and private individuals Correspondence files, diaries Cool Tools for the Cemetery  Getting information off of headstones Locate cemeteries, graves, and map them Different websites Homesteads Records – Online Tools and More Find a wealth of information on individuals and their families The transfer of property created records of heirs and associates Explore how to use online tools to gather information Autumn Quest 2022 Registration Pricing Early Bird – Through August 15, 2022 Regular– August 16 – October 15, 2022 Members                    Non-Members Early Bird – $30           Early Bird – $40 Regular – $50                 Regular – $50 Name: _______________________Address: _____________________________ Email: _______________________Phone: ______________________________ Membership Statis: ___ Member ___Non-Member Method of Registration: __ In Person at HQRL __ Through Mail __On Web Page Method of Payment: __ Check __ Credit Card __ PayPal __ Cash Number Registering _____ TOTAL Enclosed $_____

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Heritage Quest Research Library Don’t Build Brick Walls

Jul18 by Charles Hansen

Jill Morelli, CG is a writer, lecturer and co-founder of Applied Genealogy Institute, providing practicum-based educational opportunities for intermediate and advanced genealogists.  In 2017, she founded the Certification Discussion Group, an online series discussing her certification journey, which demystifies the process for applicants and other interested individuals.  She lectures nationally and has written articles for National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Swedish American Genealogist, and many others.  Jill is past president of Seattle Genealogical Society, co-chair of SGS Centennial 2023 and also a member of many genealogical societies.

Don’t Build Your Own Brick Walls Who doesn’t have genealogical brick walls, those intractable problems that we cannot seem to get beyond?  Other than extant records, the brick wall is probably of your own making.  We all explore the various ways we make our own brick walls and strategies for successfully breaking through them.   This will take some hard work, but you can demolish that wall.   When:          July 21, 2022          11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where:         ZOOM Cost:            Members $20          Non-members $25 Deadline for sign-up:     July 18, 2022 Sign-up and payment Come in to HQRL 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA or  Call: 253-863-1806 or go to hqrl.com Members must sign in and go to the HQRL Store to receive the discount.

Heritage Quest Research Library Getting Started

Jun22 by Charles Hansen

Beginning your family history PART A: GETTING STARTED What is it? Why do it? Where do I begin? How do I get organized?   So, you want to start a little project? How can Heritage Quest Research Library help you? We can start with a FREE Beginning Class taught by our very own research librarians. WHEN: July 7, 2022, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM WHERE: ZOOM or in-person at HQRL (Please note that we are limited to 8 in-person attendees) SIGN UP:  Come in: 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA 98390 Call: 253-863-1806 Online: hqrl.com at the HQRL Store

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Heritage Quest Research Library Mapping an Ancestor

Jun8 by Charles Hansen

Janet O’Conor Camarata is a genealogist with over 30 years of experience.  Janet has presented at seminars, genealogy libraries and societies and retirement centers across Washington. Janet returns to Heritage Quest Research Library as one of our favorite presenters.   Mapping an Ancestor Researching Using Maps Geography is a discipline closely related to genealogy and an untapped resource for learning more about our ancestors.  Using geography and maps in research provides visual clues to help answer questions about where, how far, and what is nearby.  Learn about the George E. Curry family of Ohio and Kansas and how maps focused the research, located property, identified lost place names, solved a family mystery, and identified jurisdictions to write for records.

When:  June 16, 2022            11:00 – 12:00 PM Where:   ZOOM Cost: $20 Members     $25 Non-members Sign up: Come into HQRL in Sumner or Call 253-863-1806 OR sign up online at hqrl.com Members must log in to the member page and then proceed to the hqrl store in order to obtain the discount. 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

Heritage Quest Research Library June Meeting Start Writing

May23 by Charles Hansen

Steven W Morrison, MPA is the past-president of the Puget Sound Chapter of APG and the Olympia Genealogical Society.  He holds an undergraduate degree from Western Washington University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Evergreen. Steven is well known and respected across the genealogy community.   START WRITING – Your Ancestor’s Legacy Depends Upon YOU! To some genealogists “the hunt” is everything. Learn how to shift gears and write a cohesive story about your ancestor.  Writing helps you refocus your thinking.  You might even surprise yourself, realizing you have bagged your ancestor without even realizing it! Whether you think of yourself as a writer or not, here is a class to polish those writing skills and pay tribute to your family at the same time.  Writing puts things in a different part of our brain and helps the story stay with us and come alive. WHEN: June 2, 2022          11:00 AM – 12:00 PM WHERE:  ZOOM COST:  Members $20          Non-Members $25 Deadline: May 26, 2022 Sign-up and Payment:  Come into HQRL 1007 Main Street, Sumner, WA 98390 OR Call: 253-863-1806 OR go to our website: hqrl.com  Members must log in to the members page and then proceed to the HQRL Store in order to obtain the member discount. SAVE THE DATE:  June 16, 2022 Janet O’Conor Camarata is back with MAPPING YOUR ANCESTOR More information coming soon!

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Heritage Quest Research Library Finding your Scottish Connections

May13 by Charles Hansen

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

Heritage Quest Research Library May Classes

May2 by Charles Hansen

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.