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Heritage Quest Research Library Beginning Genealogy Part B

by Charles Hansen

Beginning Your Family Story
Part B
You have decided to take on this role as Family Historian, so now what?
What about those family heirlooms?
Roadblocks and how to avoid them.
What to find at a research library.

Beginning Genealogy: Session II Now that you have made it through the Beginning Genealogy Class it’s time to gather the family lore, documents, family treasures and begin to build your Family History.
Was that story about walking to school up-hill both ways really true?

Join us:
Thursday, February 2, 2023
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
ZOOM FREE!

You can sign-up at: www.hqrl.com
Go to the HQRL STORE 
A ZOOM link will be sent to your email 2 days before the class. 

Heritage Quest Research Library Organizing Your Genealogy

by Charles Hansen
Where Did I Put Great-Grampa? Organizing for Genealogists Organizing your genealogy information so that you can find what you want, when you want it can be a daunting task.  Get tips on how to keep notes, records, and photos in digital and print-based formats.

WHEN: January 19, 2023               11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
WHERE:                          ZOOM
COST:  $20 Members                      $25 Non-Members Deadline: January 17, 2023   Sign-up and payment:
Go to hqrl.com then click on the HQRL STORE
(You must sign in as a member to receive the discount)

Caron Primas Brennan loves history, biography, puzzles and a good mystery, which makes her perfectly suited to genealogy research. A 6th grade school project got her interested in researching her own family tree. Her special areas of genealogical interest are Colonial America, Prussian and Norwegian research along her family lines as well as DNA projects. 
Caron belongs to several local and regional genealogy groups as well as being a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild and a Professional Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She has been teaching at the Newberry Library in Chicago and speaking at local libraries and genealogical societies for over ten years with consistently excellent feedback.
A LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOUR EMAIL 1-2 DAYS BEFORE THE CLASS ALONG WITH ANY HANDOUTS.

Heritage Quest Research Library Where Do I Begin?

by Charles Hansen
Beginning Your Family History Part A: Getting Started What Is It?
Why Do It?
Where Do I Begin?

Heritage Quest Research Library is here to help and get you started on your own personal family history journey. 
Join us for our FREE beginning class taught by our research librarians.

 
 WHEN: January 5, 2023 
11:00 am to Noon 

WHERE: ZOOM

SIGN UP: Online at hqrl.com
Deadline for sign up: January 2, 2023             Cost: FREE

A link will be sent to your email 2 days before the class. If less than 5 people sign up it may be cancelled, and you will be notified.  Please check your spam and promotions folders. 


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Heritage Quest Research Library Fire Update

by Charles Hansen
ATTENTION!
Good News! 
We’re Still Here! We are happy to announce that while the library has received damage from the fire and the entire contents are out for cleaning, we are still here.   Many of you have been following us through personal connections, phone calls, connections with some of the library volunteers or the latest newsletter.  We wanted everyone to know that we are still a viable genealogical resource and that we have not given up.

The library space at 1007 Main Street in Sumner Washington has been given over to the building owner from whom we rented the unit.  They will be doing extensive repairs to the space due to the fire next door.  Those repairs may take as long as a year. 

What that means for us, is that we are now tasked with finding another space for our library and bookstore. You can help us in that endeavor by keeping an eye on what’s happening in your neighborhood.  We will continue to keep you informed as we move forward in our search for a new home. 

We will continue to offer ZOOM classes on a monthly basis.  Our Beginning Genealogy “A” class will be held on January 5, 2023, and on January 19, 2023, Caron Prima-Brennan will speak on “Where Did I Put Great-Grampa? Organizing for Genealogists”. 
We hope you will continue to follow us through our webpage at www.hqrl.com or by email at research@hqrl.com. You can also find us on Facebook.  

At the beginning of October, we celebrated our 40th anniversary and we certainly hope to celebrate 40 more.

Heritage Quest Research Library Everybody is Doing It Jean Wilcox Hibben

by Charles Hansen
 Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA is a national speaker and author.  She is a member of DAR and a former director and current staff trainer of the Corona, CA Family History Center with over 40 years of research experience. Jean writes the “Aunty Jeff” column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Genealogical Society.  Her website: circlemending.org
Genealogy: Everybody Is Doing It
Who can help?

What is the purpose?

When should a person start?

Where to start?

Why join the craze?

How costly is it?
November 17, 2022

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

ZOOM

Cost: $20 Members

$25 Non-members Go to hqrl.com and sign-up
Members must sign-in to the member page. 

(Due to the recent fire, we will not be able to accommodate in person participation.
Thank you for your patience.)

Heritage Quest Research Library and the Fire

by Charles Hansen
Dear members, patrons and valued friends of Heritage Quest Research Library,

Many of you may have already heard the devastating news surrounding the fire this morning in Sumner, Washington and I am sure you have a million questions regarding the library’s viability and future.
Let me begin by stating “We are still here, and we will get through this.”  

In the short term as we have yet to be allowed in the building, we will be closed for the next week or so.  There is much to get through with all the intricacies involved in a fire.  We are hoping for minimal damage, considering the fire was just next door and there was a fire wall between the businesses.  We have sustained some water damage, but again we hope minimal. We will continue to move forward making the best possible decisions regarding the future of HQRL. 

We hope for your continued support and patience as we get through this stressful time.

My sincerest regards,
Jo-Anne Huber 
Director

Heritage Quest Research Library Open House Party

by Charles Hansen
We’re having a PARTY! Heritage Quest Research Library is Celebrating 40 Years of Family Research.

OPEN HOUSE
1007 Main Street
Sumner, WA 98390

Sunday, October 9, 2022
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join us in the library for
Food, Drink & Friendship

RSVP: 253-863-1806

We can’t celebrate without YOU!
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Heritage Quest Research Library Finding and Usin Illinois Resources

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

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

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by Charles Hansen
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