Our June PSGS program will be on Wed, June 26 at 1pm. It will be “Get Me to the Church on Time: Finding Religious Records” with Janice Sellers from the Heritage Quest Research Library. This program will be ZOOM only. The link will be posted on June 25.
Saturday, June 1, 2024 10:30am – 12:30pm ZOOM ONLY
Zoom doors open at 10:15am .
Genealogy Series I: Discovering Your Ancestors
By Janet O’Conor Camarata
Genealogy is an enriching and rewarding way to discover our own families through their written records, photographs and artifacts. Tracing our ancestral roots expands our understanding of history and how they lived in earlier generations. The individual pieces of the family jigsaw puzzle consists of vital records, censuses, land records, immigration, naturalization, military records, church histories, taxes, court and courthouse records, DNA and much more. The tools and techniques used by genealogists today are extensive and include the Internet, specific genealogy programs and websites, i.e. Ancestry and FamilySearch. Learn in a computer environment the resources available online and off-line to investigate the various jigsaw puzzle pieces that document your ancestors’ lives.
Class #1 (of 6) Basic Forms – Accurate Data Formats – Vital Records: Death, Marriage and Birth
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DNA MONTH with Diahan Southard
Series: You Can DO the DNA
(From RootsTech 2024)
Monday, May 13, 2024
Ancestry SIG
Hybrid – 10:30am-12pm
#2 Get Your Best Ethnicity Estimate
Everyone wants to love their ethnicity estimates. But many people don’t have faith or confidence that their estimates are any good. Which DNA test gives the best ethnicity results? How can you combine your results from different testing companies into one overarching ethnicity estimate? Come see examples of ethnicity from around the world and from all the testing companies. Learn how to turn your ethnicity estimates into results you can be more confident in…results that are more meaningful and accurate…results you might even, eventually love.
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DNA MONTH with Diahan Southard
Series: You Can DO the DNA
(From RootsTech 2024)
Saturday, May 11, 2024
PSGS Class
ZOOM ONLY – 10:30am-12pm
#1 Get Started (or Restarted)
Whether you haven’t taken a DNA test or you did but got discouraged and abandoned the effort, it’s time to take another look. In 2024, DNA can answer family history questions so much more powerfully than it could even five years ago. More people have tested, and more tools and strategies have been developed to help you find answers. More accurate and precise ethnicity results point more meaningfully to ancestral places and populations. Come learn what’s possible and how to set a good DNA goal (like identifying an unknown ancestor, finding or verifying birth roots, connecting with distant relatives or figuring out where an ancestor was from). Learn about picking the right test(s) for your goal and how to turn test results into meaningful family history answers. The best news is that you don’t have to be a scientist to make DNA discoveries. You can do the DNA – yes, ever YOU!
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Puget Sound Genealogical Society’s April Program will be Beyond Maps with Janet Camarata. It will be on Wed, Apr 24 and will start at 1pm.
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Puget Sound Genealogical Society kicks off Map Month with a class on Saturday, April 6 at 10:30am. This will be a hybrid class.
Mapping An Ancestor with Janet Camarata. 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
Our Puget Sound Genealogical Society’s program will be Immigrating, Emigration, Naturalization, and Passports with Winona Laird. It will be on Wednesday, Sept 27, 1pm-2pm. https://psgsociety.org/events/upcoming-events/
Puget Sound Genealogical Society classes for June:
Jun 10 (Sat), 10:30am-12:30pm. Genealogical Proof Standard and Military Records with Janet O’Conor Camarata. This class will be Zoom only.
Jun 17 (Sat), 10:30am-12:30pm. Immigration & Naturalization and Tips, Tools & Tricks with Janet O’Conor Camarata. This will be a hybrid class with both in person and on Zoom.
Jun 28 (Wed), 1pm-2pm. Our June program will be Torry’s Treasures: Discovering the Hidden Gems Buried Inside New England Marriage Records Prior to 1700 with Michael Lee Stills.
For more information: https://psgsociety.org/events/upcoming-events/
The Puget Sound Genealogical Society will be hosting the following Programs and classes:
May 24, 1pm-2pm. Program: Using the Washington State Archives with Midori Okazaki.
May 27, 10:30am-12:30pm. Class: Organizing Genealogical Data and Courthouse Research with Janet O’Conor Camarat.
These are hybrid events with in person at the Sylvan Way Library in Bremerton and on Zoom. Free and open to the public.
Gwen D.
Board Member