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Seattle Genealogical Society News

by Charles Hansen
24 March 2020
 
Dear Seattle Genealogical Society (SGS) members and friends,
 
The SGS Board met in special session on Monday to discuss the Covid-19 recommendations of our health professionals and our responsibilities to our members and friends.
 
Your safety is our primary concern. We are making it as easy as possible for you to remain safe and still participate in the activities of SGS. Here are some of the actions taken by the Board on Monday:
The SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way will extend its closure date through May 4. This action will be reassessed at our next regular Board meeting on April 13.
All in person meetings of Special Interest Groups (SIG) are cancelled. Please check with the group leader or the eNews! to determine if the meeting will be held virtually.
All members, friends, and volunteers should shelter in place and not enter the facility at 6200 Sand Point.
We discussed many options and made the difficult decision to cancel the May Seminar with Fritz Juengling. We are working with Fritz to discuss alternatives and will let you know as soon as possible.  
While our physical facility is closed to all volunteers and patrons, we are committed to bring you online educational opportunities and to nurture a close community of genealogists, wherever you live. In an effort to fulfill this promise, SGS is moving more program content online. Watch the eNews! for the online links.
 
On 19 March, we held a very successful Pop-Up Presentation on line using our Zoom host, attended by 20+ people from Seattle, Washington, and other states!  Based on that success, we are scheduling additional online events.  All links will be published in the eNews!
The next Pop-Up Presentation will be 2 April,   “Discovering Amelia; The Story of a Pennsylvania Dutch Woman, 1854-1931” given by Heidi.
The 11 April “Second Saturday” session has been moved to 9 May, Heidi Mair will present “1890-1920: The Progressive Era & Women’s Rights.” Watch the eNews! to determine if this will be held at the Library or virtually.
On 11 April, we will hold an online “Coffee Klatch and Membership Meeting” at 12:30 pm.  This is an informal meet up but will review the year in the past and upcoming events. The conversation starter is “What online resource have your found particularly helpful?” It does not have to be about genealogy, but you get a gold star if it is!
We have a number of online classes starting up. Sign up through our website (https://seagensoc.org).
“Level 1: Genealogy Basics and Beyond” will start the first part of May. This is a highly interactive class for five students. Our guarantee? Your genealogy research will be improved after the course. The first class is already full, but Valerie Lair, the instructor, is willing to run the course again if five of you sign up on the wait list which is now open. “Certification Discussion Group”: If you are interested in becoming a Certified Genealogist or just want to know more, we are taking names of those interested for the fall session, dates to be announced.
“WAYtoGo: A Methodology for Writing Efficient Research Reports” will be taught twice this spring/summer. This online workshop will start you on solving that brick wall problem by systematically recording your findings. We will use the wait list to identify the next group of attendees, but you can’t be notified of the program, if you aren’t on the wait list. If you want to write better reports, sign up now. Dates and times to be determined.  
Attending an SGS online event is as easy as  – 

1) Log onto your internet and click on the link for the meeting you wish to join that was supplied to you in the eNews! No pre-registration is necessary;

2) You may have to accept Zoom’s invitation to download the application (app) which takes 2-3 minutes, but after you do,

3) You’re in the meeting!! You do not have to have an “account” with Zoom, but you do need to download the app.
 

SGS is focused on our mission—to deliver the best genealogy education and provide for the preservation of genealogical resources for our members and friends.
 
Flatten the curve!



Jill Morelli, CG
President, Seattle Genealogical Society
 

Seattle Genealogical Society Good News

by Charles Hansen
WOW! ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME 
John LaMont and Mahina Oshie, our friends and favorite genealogy librarians at Seattle Public Library (SPL), have some great news for Seattle Public Library patrons. Ancestry announced they are allowing patrons of Seattle Public Library access to “Ancestry Library Edition” from the comfort of their home via the SPL website. So get out your Seattle Public Library card and navigate to your “My Account” area of the SPL website. From there you will find  “Ancestry Library Edition” by first clicking on “Research” and then clicking “Online Resources A to Z”.  We were also told that access to those restricted records at FamilySearch (the records with the little key icon next to them) has been relaxed, although we have not tried this out.     Our thanks to John and Mahina for the information and thanks to Ancestry for their kindness.  REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR
A NEW ONLINE COURSE!
Level I – “Genealogy Basics and Beyond” Course Sponsored by Seattle Genealogical Society  May 5, 2020  – June 16th, 2020  Tuesday evenings  @ 6:00–8:00 p.m. PDT  via Zoom online Platform 
Class 1 – Getting Started – May 5 
Class 2 – Organization and Record Keeping System – May 12 
Class 3 – Genealogy Computer Software Programs – May 19 
Class 4 – Census Records – May 26 
Class 5 – Newspapers and City Directories – June 2 
Class 6 – Library Resources – June 9 
Class 7 – Citing Sources Properly – June 16 
The Level I-Genealogy Basics and Beyond Course is suitable for everyone and covers how to successfully conduct research in census records, vital records, newspapers, city directories, churches, cemeteries, military records; using major online resources along with libraries and archives; and so much more. The course will challenge you in perfecting your genealogy skills.  Register for Genealogy Basics & Beyond
TONIGHT! Soldiers, Spies and Farm Wives: The Changing Roles for Women in the Civil War   Thursday, March 19, 2020 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Don’t forget to join Jill Morelli tonight for this online presentation and discussion. Learn about some brave women you might not have heard of, yet they played an active role in the Civil War.   Follow this link to join: https://zoom.us/j/859384515 SCHEDULE CHANGE The Second Saturday presentation  “1890-1920 – The Progressive Era and Women’s Rights” with Heidi Mair has been moved from April 11, 2020, to May 9, 2020. There will be no presentation on April 11. The presentation by Nancy Cordell, PhD, originally scheduled for May 9 has been canceled.   

Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week

by Charles Hansen

TIP OF THE WEEK –
FINDING AN ADDRESS IN THE CENSUS   Thanks to Jeremiah for his comment on the Seattle Genealogical Society Networking Group’s Facebook page. He pointed out another of Steve Morse’s great tools for genealogists. It’s a way to search a US census by address in case you can’t find what you need by searching the census with the index. 

Say you want to know who lived in your house in 1910. Or, in another scenario, you have ancestors you can find by name in the 1940 and 1920 censuses, but you can’t find them by name in the 1930 census. So you want to locate their 1920 and 1940 addresses in the 1930 census. How do you do that? 

To browse the census searching for an address is much easier if you can find something called an ED (Enumeration District) number. And here’s where Steve’s tool,  “Unified Census ED Finder” (Obtaining the Census Enumeration District for an 1880 to 1950 Location in One Step), will come in handy. Try it out for yourself here: 

https://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html  

Seattle Genealogical Society News

by Charles Hansen
SOLDIERS, SPIES AND FARM WIVES:
CHANGING ROLES OF WOMEN IN THE CIVIL WAR    Join Jill Morelli, SGS president and CG®, for this online presentation and discussion of the changing roles of women during the Civil War. Here are a few of the brave women Jill will introduce you to. You probably never heard of them, yet they all played an active role in our Civil War, the bloodiest war in American history.    Susie King Taylor, free black; Led a regiment on raids into South Carolina, her home state. Frances Clayton under the alias Jack Williams: housewife & mother of three children enlisted, along with her husband, in a Missouri artillery unit of the Union army. She was wounded 3 times and continued to fight even after her husband died in battle. Rose O’Neil Greenbow: Washington DC socialite and Confederate spy. Battle losses by the Union army at Manassas and Bull Run are attributed to her information gathering in the DC area.  Learn more about these women, and others, as we examine the changing roles of women during the Civil War. This will be a 50-minute online presentation followed by Q & A.  **Zoom in and join us: 
  ONLINE
Thursday, March 19, 2020
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm 
Follow this link to join in: https://zoom.us/j/859384515     ** Zoom is a leader in video communications, conferencing, and webinars apps that work easily and seamlessly across all operating systems  – PC, Mac, iOS, Android, and Linux – and devices    
WASGS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
  SGS recently received a plea from Virginia Majewski, President of the Washington State Genealogy Society. They are in desperate need of people to fill a couple of important volunteer positions. They need someone to manage the Awards Program and they also need a web manager. For the web manager position, they would love to find someone already versed in the use of the Easy Net Sites platform, but if need be, training is available.

If you are interested in volunteering, contact information is available at the Washington State Genealogy Society website; 

https://wasgs.org/contact.php    
SLC FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY  TEMPORARILY CLOSED 
We received the notice below from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT. It serves as a reminder that this virus is touching all of our lives. Be prudent and check on the status of any place or any event you plan to visit before you set out.   “Out of concern for the health and safety of our guests, volunteers, and staff, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City will temporarily close starting at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020 until further notice. This closure is to support preventive efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. Regional FamilySearch centers and libraries have been asked to consider the direction of their local and government leaders, and then make informed decisions about temporary closures. If you plan to visit a FamilySearch center soon, please call ahead to ensure it is open at the regular times.”  Read their full message here: https://media.familysearch.org/family-history-library-closure/

  SAVE THE DATE  
Irish Festival of Seattle,
Seattle Center Armory
Seattle, WA 98109 
March 14 – 15, 2020 *** Canceled ***

Family Fun – Irish music, singing & Irish step dancers from the Pacific NW & Ireland. As well as genealogy, lectures, cultural displays, food & fun.  Spring 2020 SGS Seminar
with Fritz Juengling,
Fairview Christian School,
844 NE 78th St,
Seattle, WA
Saturday, May 16, 2020   Mr Juengling is the German, Dutch and Scandinavian Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. SGS is happy to have Fritz as the presenter for our spring seminar.   SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS   Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. Check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes,  and corrections. Programs may be canceled or postponed because of inclement weather. 
MARCH   *** All of our in person events for March have been canceled or postponed *** Stay tuned, or check the SGS Website, for status updates ***   *** Canceled *** Saturday, March 14, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, Family Tree Maker Users Group, with leaders Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey, Learn and share tips and tricks for using Family Tree Maker 2017
*** Canceled  *** Saturday, March 14, 12:30 pm -1:00pm, SGS Spring Membership Meeting, business meeting, meet the Board and Officer nominees. 

*** Postponed *** Saturday, March 14,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Second Saturday Series: “Do You Trello and Kanban?”, presenter will be Lori Lee Staub. learn how these can aid you in your genealogy research. 

*** Postponed *** Saturday, March 21,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Digging Deeper: Researching Women’s History, this presentation is at the University of Washington, Allen Library. Join in for a hands-on workshop to learn how archives are arranged and locate information which might be of interest to you when researching women’s history.    
APRIL
  *** The April events have not been canceled, but they may be.  Check back for updates. 

Saturday, April 4, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch  SIG, with leader Lou Daly, discover the many ways to use Family Tree & FamilySearch.org. Each meeting will feature an aspect of the FamilySearch website.  There will be time for Q&A.  

Sunday, April 5, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Scandinavian SIG, Share information and discuss your Scandinavian ancestral research. Chaired by Karen Knudson. 
  Saturday, April 11,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Second Saturday Series: “1890-1920 – the Progressive Era & Women’s Rights”, presenter will be Heidi Mair. Prominent suffragettes led progressive-era causes that impacted women. Discover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of Jane Addams, Nellie Bly and Ida B. Wells-Barnett as well as local leaders Emma Smith DeVoe, Abigail Scott Duniway, Alice Lord and others.    This lecture is part of the Seattle Genealogical Society’s lecture and workshop series: Women’s Suffrage in your Family History. We thank the Washington State Historical Society for their grant in support of our project. For more information, see https://www.suffrage100wa.com/.    Saturday, April 18, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, Irish SIG, with Jean Roth Saturday, April 18 , 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, German SIG , with Jean Roth  
 

Seattle Genealogical Society Cancellations

by Charles Hansen
March 13, 2020  Notice – Seattle’s 2020 Irish Festival has been CANCELED. That includes all festival activities at Seattle Center Armory on Saturday,
March 14, and Sunday, March 15, as well as the Saturday, March 21 Irish Genealogy Workshop “Putting the Gene in Genealogy” that was to take place at Fairview Christian School in Seattle. Reminder – the SGS board decided to close the SGS Library physical facility at 6200 Sand Point and to cancel all meetings and gatherings of our membership held there until 30 March 2020. The facility is not being closed due to any known contamination, but rather as a pro-active move to avoid possible person-to-person transmission of the virus. Many organizations may be canceling their activities. It would be prudent to check with organizers on the status of an event before heading out. The Seattle Genealogical Society recommends you check our website or watch your email in-box for the eNews! for status updates on our events.

Seattle Genealogical Society Closure News

by Charles Hansen
March 10, 2020 

Dear SGS members, friends and sponsors,

As you know Seattle is the country’s epicenter of the Covid-19 virus outbreak. All experts urge those who are vulnerable due to older age or with compromised immune systems to stay at home.  While not all of our SGS friends fall into these categories, many do.

Yesterday, at our monthly Board meeting, which was held virtually, we decided to close the physical facility at 6200 Sand Point and to cancel all meetings and gatherings of our members held there until 30 March 2020. The facility is not being closed due to any known contamination, but rather as a pro-active move to avoid possible person-to-person transmission of the virus. The Board will meet on 23 March to reassess the situation and we will let you know when this policy changes.

Our ability to help with your family history has not stopped, however!  Here are a few things we will be doing in the next few weeks of this shutdown to reach out to you and help with your genealogy:
  The eNews! will be issued more frequently in order to keep you apprised of the situation; inform you of new online resources; and outline upcoming online opportunities. Thanks to Deb Klein, our editor! We are postponing all meetings and volunteer events held at the Society at least until 30 March.This includes all Special Interest Groups (SIGS), SGS Writer’s Group, our Second Saturday (and quarterly meeting) session, the Centennial Planning Kick-off meeting and any volunteer work at the desk or for the Library. The events will be rescheduled. We are NOT cancelling SGS sponsored events which are held at off site locations, e.g. “Digging Deeper: Researching Women’s History” (UW) by LIsa Oberg.  This event and its potential closure will be decided by the institutions or individuals who run them. If it is held, it is your decision whether you attend or not. At the Board meeting today, the Board approved the slate of officers and authorized SGS to inform the members of the slate via eNews! on 15 March. We have several openings still unfilled; if you know of someone who might be good to fill the position, please let us know.  We will contact that person and see if they are willing to serve before placing them on the ballot. The ballot will go to the members electronically on 31 March. Note: There will also be a couple of by-law issues that we ask for your consideration. These were missed last year. Don’t forget that we have two Facebook pages “Seattle Genealogical Society and Library” and “Seattle Genealogical Society Networking.” The former is generally for announcements and the latter is for asking your research questions. If you get stuck with your research you can also always request help through the FB page or by submitting a research request through the website. SGS will ramp up its online offerings during this period that our physical facility is closed.  Watch your eNews! for the link to join the presentations by Heidi Mair and me.  We will soon be announcing 2 new online courses–“Genealogy Basics & Beyond,” and “DNA by the Numbers.”. Stay tuned for registration information. The online offerings will use Zoom as the meeting platform, the same as we use for our Board meetings. Zoom is very easy to use…click on the link provided for the class or the meeting, click positively through the question and you’re in! 
We certainly hope that you are safe and well. Our thanks go out to the scientists at the UW, Fred Hutch, the CDC and other institutions who are working overtime to tame this beast.  In the meantime—have you washed your hands recently?

Thanks so much for your support of SGS.

Jill Morelli, CG
Seattle Genealogical Society, President      

Seattle Genealogical Society Cancelled Events

by Charles Hansen

SGS Members and Friends of SGS;
  This is to inform you that some genealogy events scheduled for March are being canceled due to health concerns raised by the presence of the Corona virus locally. 

Here is a list of cancellations reported to SGS as of today:

  • JGSWS has canceled their event originally scheduled for Monday, March 9, at the LDS Stake Center in Bellevue. It was  Ron Arons, and his topic, “Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape” and it will be rescheduled for another time. 
  • SGS event Using KC3I with Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey, originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 at 10:15 am at the SGS Library is canceled.  It will be rescheduled for another time. 
  • MAC Computer Users Group Meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday evening, March 11, at the Fiske Library has been canceled. 

Watch our Facebook page for any further updates or cancellations

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Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week 2020

by Charles Hansen

TIP OF THE WEEK – HONORING SUFFRAGISTS
This year is the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment by Congress which gave women of the United States voting rights in every state of the union for the first time. One educational project honoring this occasion is a joint effort of the Washington State Historical Society, the Women’s History Consortium, and the Women’s Commission. At Find-a-Grave, they have built and continue to add to a virtual cemetery and memorials for known suffragists of Washington State. It’s 66 memorials and growing. You can visit this virtual cemetery here:

https://www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/983480

Seattle Genealogical Society News 2020

by Charles Hansen

ANNOUNCING OUR WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
CENTENNIAL FAMILY HISTORY WRITING CONTEST

  Share the story of your female ancestor from 100 or more years ago. Submit your story by May 15, 2020. Read our guidelines before submitting your story. Winners will be published in the Fall 2020 edition of our Journal of the Seattle Genealogical Society and our top three stories will be awarded:

  • First prize will be awarded $100
  • Second prize will be awarded $75
  • Third prize will be awarded $50

ANOTHER WOMAN’S STORY 
At our Second Saturday Series on February 8th, Lisa Oberg gave an excellent presentation on laws that affected U.S. women’s voting rights in the early 20th century. Our February contributor, Mary S. shares the story of her grandmother in rural Minnesota and how the Expatriation Act of 1907 affected her citizenship and right to vote. Read Mary’s story here.   Don’t forget to check the SGS website for updates to the Suffrage Project: https://seagensoc.org. 
IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE NARA
WA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUED ULTIMATUM 
  Washington Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, has issued an ultimatum to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding “fatal flaw[s]” in a decision last month to shutter the National Archives in Seattle, move the materials to California, and sell the World War II-era warehouse and 10-acre property to the highest bidder. Read the whole story here:
https://mynorthwest.com/1736191/ag-ferguson-ultimatum-seattle-national-archives/?fbclid=IwAR0LsymmUCtqMXrGxKO-dUrT0J5RrXNs3UGNkk8uAqvb1wziPsYqBCAiVeY

USING THE  KING COUNTY COURT CASES INDEX (KC3I), 1881-1980 & OTHER SGS DATABASES, Wednesday, March 11, 2020
10:15 am – 12:00 pm at the SGS Library 

In this class presented by Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey, attendees will learn what these databases at SGS contain, and how to access the data. Reiley and Jess will also talk about other databases that we will soon have online. They will do look-ups to demonstrate the use of the each of the currently available databases as time permits, so bring requests if you have any.
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED – PLEASE HELP!
Time:  Saturday, March 14, 2020,  12pm-6pm 
          Sunday,   March 15, 2020,  10am-6pm 
Place: Seattle Center Armory, Seattle, WA 
  SGS will have an information booth at the Seattle’s Irish Heritage and St Patrick’s Day celebration weekend. Jean Roth still needs volunteers to help out in the booth for two hour shifts. She is especially short on volunteers for Saturday, March 14th. This is one of our major outreach events and is a great way to meet people interested in Irish Genealogy.

Please contact volunteers@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org to sign up for a shift.     SCOTS-IRISH GENEALOGY WORKSHOP
MARCH 21, 2020   The Irish Heritage Club, along with the SGS Irish Interest Group, is having an all day Irish and Scots-Irish genealogy workshop on Saturday, March 21.

Dr. Tyrone Bowes of Galway, Ireland is speaking. Dr. Bowes is a noted biotechnologist who specializes in biology, history, and geography.The theme is “Putting the Gene In Your Genealogy”. 

Come learn to use the latest technology and your DNA results to discover clues to your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestral origins. 

Fairview Christian Church,
844 NE 78th (enter parking lot from 79th),
Seattle, WA,9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Doors open at 8:30 am
Fee: $50 – Box lunches available for $15 (order before March 13th)
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/irish-genealogy-putting-the-gene-in-your-genealogy-tickets-92973075973

Additional information available at the Irish Heritage Club : 
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/irish-heritage-club-7871179248 or contact Jean A Roth at 206-782-2629 or jeanaroth@juno.com
SGS NEW ACQUISITIONS for FEBRUARY 2020 German Interest: (most of them in German Language) Titles in English: The Population of Eschbeorn 1650-1775, on the social history and demography of a village in eastern Vortaunus; The Remains of the Jewish Germans; “Floor Plan” of Genealogy; Historical Lexicon of the German Countries: The German Territories from the Middle Ages to the Present; Mullers Big German Dictionary 1999/2000 (130,00 Place Names); Politics and Religion in the Old Kronberg, a city and church history from 1522 to 1813 and Swiss Immigrants in the Westrich (Rhineland/Pfalz).

King County, Washington: A History of Saar Pioneer Cemetery and Its Inhabitants; Memorial Records of South King County, Washington Volume VI (Book 1 of 2) – Book 1, Section 1-3H Evergreen Memorial Park, (Book 2 of 2) Book 2, 4A-10 Evergreen Memorial Park; Holy Family Krain Cemetery; Veteran’s Memorial Park; & full name index to both books; Memorial Records of South King County, Washington Volume VII – Maury Island Cemetery & Vashon Island Cemeteries Vashon Cemetery & Church of the Holy Spirit Memorial Garden; Memorial Records of South King County, Washington Volume VIII – Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery, Federal Way, Indexed and Memorial Records of South King County, Washington Volume IX – Maple Valley – Hobart Cemetery, Indexed.

These books can be found in the “New Acquisitions” Bookcase.
REMINDER – SGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MARCH 14, 2020  – 12:30-1:00 PM 
SGS Members, don’t forget the membership meeting coming up in two weeks. Come meet the nominees for the board and officer positions.  
SAVE THE DATEJewish Genealogical Society
of Washington State,
LDS Factoria Bldg,
4200 124th Ave SE,
Bellevue, WA
Monday, March 9, 2020
  Doors open at 6:30 PM and the presentation starts promptly at 7:15pm. Free Wi-Fi, admission, & refreshments. At this meeting, Ron Arons will present “Sex, Lies, and Genealogy Tape”. He will show how to piece together an ancestor’s life by collecting as much documentation as possible as well as looking at the environments where they lived. Ron will introduce a few tools to help this procedure and process.

Irish Festival of Seattle,
Seattle Center Armory
Seattle, WA 98109 
March 14 – 15, 2020 

Family Fun – Irish music, singing & Irish step dancers from the Pacific NW & Ireland. As well as genealogy, lectures, cultural displays, food & fun.  Spring 2020 SGS Seminar
with Fritz Juengling,
Fairview Christian School,
844 NE 78th St,
Seattle, WA
Saturday, May 16, 2020   Mr Juengling is the German, Dutch and Scandinavian Research Specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. SGS is happy to have Fritz as the presenter for our spring seminar.   SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS   Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. Check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes,  and corrections. Programs may be canceled or postponed because of inclement weather.  MARCHSunday, March 1, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, DNA Workshop, with Cary Bright. Q&A first hour, while focus second hour in on Genome Mate Pro.

Saturday, March 7, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch  SIG, with leader Lou Daly, discover the many ways to use Family Tree & FamilySearch.org. Each meeting will feature an aspect of the FamilySearch website.  There will be time for Q&A.  

Wednesday, March 11, 10:15 am – 12:00 pm, Using the King County Court Cases Index & Others, this demonstration class will be presented by Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey. Come learn to use each of the currently available databases at SGS. Bring your requests.  
Wednesday, March 11, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, MAC Computer SIG, co-chairs Lisa Marker & Diane Hettrick. Meets every other month at the Fiske Genealogical Library in Madison Park, 1644 43rd Ave E, Seattle, WA. Jointly sponsored by SGS & Fiske. Open to the public. Focuses on resources for users of Macintosh/Apple computers & the Reunion Program.   Saturday, March 14, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, Family Tree Maker Users Group, with leaders Reiley Kidd and Jess Ramey, Learn and share tips and tricks for using Family Tree Maker 2017
Saturday, March 14, 12:30 pm -1:00pm, SGS Spring Membership Meeting, business meeting, meet the Board and Officer nominees. 

Saturday, March 14,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Second Saturday Series: “Do You Trello and Kanban?”, presenter will be Lori Lee Staub. learn how these can aid you in your genealogy research. 

Saturday, March 21,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Digging Deeper: Researching Women’s History, this presentation is at the University of Washington, Allen Library. Join in for a hands-on workshop to learn how archives are arranged and locate information which might be of interest to you when researching women’s history.   Parking on the UW campus is free on the date of our workshop. Attendees will meet at the Allen Library breezeway since the library is officially closed for spring break: https://www.washington.edu/maps/#!/alb  Although this event is free, it requires advance registration. Please register by following this link: https://forms.gle/oB5wU5Lv6wLsjw8p8 Maximum attendees: 25 Presenter: Lisa Oberg Lisa is the Associate Director and the History of Science and Medicine Curator for Special Collections in the UW Libraries.    This workshop is part of the Seattle Genealogical Society’s lecture and workshop series: Women’s Suffrage in your Family History. We thank the Washington State Historical Society for their grant in support of our project. For more information, see https://www.suffrage100wa.com/.   
APRIL
Saturday, April 4, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, FamilySearch  SIG, with leader Lou Daly, discover the many ways to use Family Tree & FamilySearch.org. Each meeting will feature an aspect of the FamilySearch website.  There will be time for Q&A.  

Sunday, April 5, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Scandinavian SIG, Share information and discuss your Scandinavian ancestral research. Chaired by Karen Knudson. 
Saturday, April 11,  1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Second Saturday Series: “1890-1920 – the Progressive Era & Women’s Rights”, presenter will be Heidi Mair. Prominent suffragettes led progressive-era causes that impacted women. Discover the fascinating lives and accomplishments of Jane Addams, Nellie Bly and Ida B. Wells-Barnett as well as local leaders Emma Smith DeVoe, Abigail Scott Duniway, Alice Lord and others.    This lecture is part of the Seattle Genealogical Society’s lecture and workshop series: Women’s Suffrage in your Family History. We thank the Washington State Historical Society for their grant in support of our project. For more information, see https://www.suffrage100wa.com/.   

Saturday, April 18, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, Irish SIG, with Jean Roth

Saturday, April 18 , 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, German SIG , with Jean roth  

Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week

by Charles Hansen

TIP OF THE WEEK – 
PGSA MEMBERSHIP IS NEW AT SGS   SGS has purchased a subscription to the Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) which includes on-line access to a members-only area and databases, plus access to the quarterly journal, ‘Rodziny’, with articles specific to Polish genealogy. If you are involved in Polish genealogy, come into the SGS Library and access PGSA.ORG from our patron computers.