JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Contact for this release: Judy Tough 385-3065 or tough@olympus.net

FOR RELEASE: June 8 -16, 2017

AMERICA’S TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION:

MIGRATION and PROSPERITY

In the1800s America underwent a Transportation Revolution that greatly affected workers, farmers, and communities all across the nation. Dr. Austin Kerr, Ohio State University History Professor and member of Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS), will share the story of his family to illustrate the changes and impacts of the Revolution on the movements of people and their economic opportunities. The public is invited to hear this free presentation at the monthly meeting of JCGS on Saturday morning, June 17, 9:30 – 11:30, at the Chimacum Grange, located across Hwy 19 from the Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum. (Please note this temporary change of venue.) <www.wajcgs.org>

Dr. Austin Kerr, retired History Professor from Ohio State University

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Contact for this release: Judy Tough 385-3065 or tough@olympus.net

FOR RELEASE: MAY 12 – 19, 2017

MAKING SENSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL CENSUSES

Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) has invited Professional Genealogist, Janet Camarata, to be their speaker at their monthly meeting on Saturday morning May 20, 9:30 – 11:30 at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Rd, Chimacum. The public is invited; donations are gratefully accepted. Janet’s topic “Making Sense of the Supplemental Censuses” will acquaint us with the many census collections such as agriculture, manufacturing, slave schedules, veterans, social statistics, etc that the U.S. government has collected over the years. Learn what is available, where to find them in Ancestry, Family Search, and the National Archives and how to build a personal guidebook for help in reading and understanding each census. For more information www.wajcgs.org

Janet Camarata is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and is an experienced instructor having taught for many years in the workplace and at the University of Phoenix. She is a popular presenter at genealogy societies, libraries, museums and conferences across Washington state.

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (JCGS)
PO Box 627
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Contact for this press release:  Judy Tough 385-3065 or tough@olympus.net
FOR RELEASE:  April 3 -14

Genealogy Tools for the 21st Century: Facebook and Google
Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) invites the public to their full-day Seminar comprised of two 1 ½ hour professional programs, Saturday, April 15, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Rd, Chimacum. In addition, JCGS will host Heritage Quest that will be offering for sale a large selection of genealogy books that will help individuals to find the story of their ancestors. Bring your own lunch and a $10.00 donation. <www.wajcgs.org>

Back by popular demand, Master Genealogist, Mary Kathryn Kozy, will make the two presentations. During the morning session, Mary Kathryn will demonstrate how to use Facebook to locate and find unknown cousins and their family research. During the afternoon session she will demonstrate how to use Google to enhance our research efforts. This may well be the only place such information is available.

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (JCGS)

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Contact for this press release: Judy Tough 385-3065 or tough@olympus.net

FOR RELEASE: March 9 – 17, 2017

Pledging Allegiance

Evelyn Roehl, a professional genealogist and owner of Kin Hunters Historic Research Service in Seattle, will be Jefferson County Genealogical Society’s (JCGS) speaker at their monthly meeting the morning of Saturday, March 18. Evelyn’s topic is “Pledging Allegiance: The Paper Trail to Naturalization Records”. Naturalization records are known to be a ‘gold mine of information’ about ancestors. Evelyn will also talk about research techniques and tips; finding records; historical information about naturalizations and citizenship; changes in laws and practices; and court systems. The public is welcome to attend JCGS ‘no fee’ meeting, though donations are gratefully accepted. Join JCGS members at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Rd in Chimacum 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. “meet and greet”; 10:00 – 11:30 brief announcements and speaker presentation. Visit JCGS website www.wajcgs.org for more information.

Evelyn Roehl, a professional genealogist since 1995, also translates Latin, German, French, and Scandinavian records.

JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (JCGS)

PO Box 627

Port Townsend, WA 98368

Contact for this press release: Judy Tough 385-3065 or tough@olympus.net

FOR RELEASE: February 1 – 17, 2017

GENEAOLOGY DETECTIVE

Being a genealogy detective involves scanning newspapers for information not found elsewhere. Mary Roddy, Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) speaker this month will present “Read ‘Em or Weep”. Her program involves finding free and pay newspaper sites online and will show us a method to do a ‘thorough searching in every newspaper every time’. Public is welcome! Free. Donations are gratefully accepted. Saturday, February 18, Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road in Chimacum. 9:30-10 a.m. ‘meet & greet’; 10-11:30 includes brief announcements and the presentation. Visit JCGS website <wajcgs.org> for more information.

Mary Roddy

Mary Roddy is a Certified Public Accountant who has earned a certificate from the Genealogy and Family History Program at the University of Washington. She is an active member of the Seattle Genealogical Society and speaks frequently to groups in the Seattle area. Her background in accounting has influenced the way she uses spreadsheets and forensic research in her genealogy. Mary is a regular contributor to YourGenealogyToday and Internet Genealogy magazines as well as a webinar presenter with Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

GRANDPA’S SOCK DRAWER  —  January 2017 Meeting!

The monthly meeting of the Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS) hosts seasoned genealogist Rod Fleck as January’s guest speaker. His topic is “Military Research: That medal/picture/pin in Grandpa’s sock drawer”. Fleck says, “There’s more than one way to learn about the military experience of your recent ancestor. If you don’t have letters or diaries, online sites can help you piece together the story. I’ll be explaining how to be successful in finding what you need.” The presentation will focus on utilizing Google, Fold3.com, Ancestry.com, the National Archive’s Online Databases, and other websites.  Please feel free to bring that medal, photo, pin, or “veteran bring back” that is in your family that you are unsure about.

The public is welcome to attend JCGS ‘no fee’ meeting, though donations are gratefully accepted. Join JCGS members at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Rd in Chimacum on Saturday, January 21, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. “meet and greet”; 10:00 – 11:30 brief announcements and speaker presentation. Visit JCGS website www.wajcgs.org for more information.

Rod Fleck has been the City Attorney and Planner for the City of Forks for nearly 20 years.  In that role, he handles issues ranging from annexations to criminal prosecutions to forest policy issues to zoning applications.  In 1991, he obtained a B.A. in History from the University of Washington and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa that same year.  He has a J.D. from Seattle University School of Law.

He lead the Seattle Genealogical Society’s German Interest Group for a decade and has given numerous presentations on German genealogy.  He was the Camp Organizer for the Governor Isaac Stevens Camp No. 1 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.  In 2015, he was elected as the first Department of the Columbia of the SUVCW.  He is also the President of the Augustan Society that specializes in history, heraldry, genealogy and nobility.  In 2012 and 2013, he was the lead author of an article published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Society’s Register covering the life of Sampson Dunbar and His Family, the focus of our presentation today.