SGS FALL SEMINAR

Genetic Genealogy:

Understanding and Furthering

Your DNA Research

October 15, 2016

featuring Emily Aulicino

Learn how you can break through your genealogical brick walls, how you can prove or disprove your paper trail, and why thousands are turning to genetic genealogy to supplement their family history research. There will be two tracks of presentation. Advanced and beginner classes will be taught by our speaker with the assistance of the SGS DNA Special Interest Group. The speaker, Emily Aulicino, is author of Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond (2014) and is also the Regional Coordinator for the International Society of Genetic Genealogists.  She teaches genetic genealogy classes at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon (Portland) as well as weekly classes on writing childhood memories and family stories. The Fall Seminar will be held at the Fairview Christian School, 844 NE 78th Street, Seattle, WA 98115.  There is plenty of free parking! Doors will open at 8:00 a.m. with Welcome at 9:00 a.m. Closing time 4:30.

Brochures, with registration forms, will be mailed to SGS members.  You can also register online at:

http://seattlegenealogicalsociety.org/2016-fall-seminar-information

For further information, go to the SGS website: seattlegenealogicalsociety.org, or call us at (206)522-8658.

FALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING  

The SGS Fall Membership Meeting will be held Saturday, October 1st, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. in the Seattle Genealogical Society Library.  Cyndi Ingle, whose indispensable website, Cyndi’s List is well known to family historians, will speak.  Ann Wright, Director of the Library, will present an update on major advances in our Library’s development.

Come early and join us for a social hour, with coffee, tea and light snacks beginning at noon, before the meeting begins. This is an opportunity to meet fellow SGS members,  the current Board members and fellow researchers, and perhaps find a clue or two for your own family history!  Or linger after the meeting concludes.

SGS Technological Tuesdays – New Schedule!

The inaugural introduction of Tech Tuesdays has been a success, and Lisa Chan, outgoing Director of Technology and ongoing Technology Committee Chair, now has a feel for membership interest.
The schedule will shift to bi-monthly meetings to be held on the 1st and 3rd weeks starting October 4th, 2016.  For more information contact technology@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org.

SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE.  Please check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes, and corrections.  Programs may be canceled or postponed because of inclement weather.

SEPTEMBER

Saturday, September 17, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Irish Interest Group, an open session on Irish research using old and new resources   Leader: Jean A. Roth

Saturday, September 17, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, German Interest Group, an open session on German research using old and new resources   Leader: Jean A. Roth

Monday, September 19, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Volunteer Appreciation Day.   All SGS Members are invited.

Tuesday, September 20, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Writers Group (closed).  By invitation.  Chair: Sue Haas.  For more information about writers groups, contact: education@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org

Tuesday, September 20, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Bring your laptop or mobile device, and enjoy discussions centered around technology and genealogy – software, genetic genealogy, internet research and more.  Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

Friday, September 23, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Webinar Video Presentation “Taming Your Inner Packrat,” a video introduced by Julia Marconi and presented by Lisa Chan

Tuesday, September 27, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Bring your laptop or mobile device, and enjoy discussions centered around technology and genealogy – software, genetic genealogy, internet research and more.  Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

OCTOBER

Saturday, October 1, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Fall Membership Meeting with speakers Cyndi Ingle and Ann Wright.  Social hour begins at 12:00.  See the article above in this eNews!.

Tuesday, October 4, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Bring your laptop or mobile device, and enjoy discussions centered around technology and genealogy – software, genetic genealogy, internet research and more.  Hosted by Lisa Chan.

Sunday, October 9,  1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Scandinavian SIG, Leader: Karen Knudson

Saturday, October 15, SGS Fall Seminar.  See lead article of this eNews!.
Note: the SGS Library will be closed on this Saturday because of the seminar.

Tuesday, October 18, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Writers Group (closed).  By invitation.  Chair: Sue Haas.  For more information about writers groups, contact: education@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org

Tuesday, October 18, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Bring your laptop or mobile device, and enjoy discussions centered around technology and genealogy – software, genetic genealogy, internet research and more.  Hosted by Lisa Chan.

Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 – 9:00 pm.  Mac Computer Interest Group, Sponsored jointly by SGS, Fiske, and dBug.  Quarterly meetings at the Fiske Genealogical Library in Madison Park, 1644 43rd Ave E, Seattle 98112 are open and address topics helpful for users of MacIntosh (Apple) computers and the Reunion genealogy program. Email Lou Daly at loudaly@nwlink.com or Diane Hettrick at dhettrick@earthlink.net for questions.

Saturday, October 22, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Irish Interest Group, an open session on Irish research using old and new resources   Leader: Jean A. Roth

Saturday, October 22, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, German Interest Group, an open session on German research using old and new resources   Leader: Jean A. Roth

Saturday, October 29, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, DNA Interest Group, at Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8805 35th Avenue N.E., Seattle. For information contact SGSDNASIG@gmail.com. Co-chaired by Cary Bright and Herb McDaniel.

FROM SGS PUBLICATIONS

The Publications Committee invites submissions of article manuscripts to be considered for inclusion in our Bulletin. We are also eager to find volunteers who are interested in layout or in proofing texts.  And we would very much like to learn of members who enjoy writing book reviews, a feature that we plan to reintroduce in our biannual publication.  Please contact: publications@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org.

GREEK-AMERICAN RESEARCH

Members interested in Greek family history should consult Greeks in Washington, an online “museum without walls,” established in 2009.  The site collects, preserves and offers to the public the history and culture of the Greek-American community in Washington State. It provides over 200 video interviews and many other exhibits.  Visit Greeks in Washington at: http://greeksinwashington.org.

CHICAGO ANCESTORS RELAUNCH

The Newberry Library has announced the relaunch of ChicagoAncestors.org, a searchable map for historical and genealogical research. The website is free and accessible to the public.  It features a map linked to numerous data points for historical events, places, images, and stories which can be searched by keyword, address, collection, or neighborhood. The revamped site now has a more legible and larger map, articles on history and genealogy, as well as an advanced search function. Additional resources include historical maps, city directories, street number conversion guides, and links to further research materials.

SAVE THE DATES

September 23rd-25th
The Kelowna & District Genealogical Society’s  (KDGS)
“Harvest Your Family Tree”  Conference 2016
Kelowna, BC, Canada. More info and registration is available at: kdgsconference2016.blogspot.ca  SGS member Mary Kircher Roddy is speaking at this conference.

September 23rd-24th
Ancestry Days in Washington State
As we reported in the last SGS eNews! Ancestry Day in Washington will be celebrated in Tacoma on Saturday. Activities on September 23 will be held at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, including museum access and presentations on Washington genealogical resources.  On Saturday, September 24, Ancestry will present a program at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center (1500 Broadway, Tacoma), bringing their expertise, speakers, door prizes, and Ancestry DNA kits to purchase. For more details:
wasgs.org/blog/2016/07/07/ancestry-day-coming-soon/

September 24th, 10am – 12pm
 Save Your Photos Day
 Mercer Island Community Center,
 8236 SE 24th Street
 Mercer Island, WA

“Save Your Photos Day” is a free annual event that offers resources for what you can do to safeguard your memories before disasters or accidents occur. Local photo organizers and scan/print experts will join offer their expertise about preserving your photo memories. The event will be held at the Mercer Island Community Center, 8236 SE 24th Street,
Mercer Island, WA  For more information visit saveyourphotos.org or contact molly@seattlephotoorganizing.com.

November 12th, 9:00 – 5:00
LDS Family History Fair

This annual event offers a full day of free classes on a variety of subjects by qualified instructors. There are no charges for classes or registration.  Lunch and a syllabus are available for a modest fee. The venue will be the Bellevue South Stake Center, behind the temple at 15205 SE 28th Street, Bellevue 98007. For information: www.wafamilyhistory.com

LINDA FITZGERALD
 VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER

The Board of Directors has named Linda Fitzgerald Volunteer of the Quarter (July through September) for her invaluable work as a desk volunteer, and especially for the generosity of her time these past three months when it has been so badly needed.  While we often speak of the desk volunteer’s “work,” Linda describes it as “fun.” She loves doing it, is so gracious to library patrons, and has a desire to help researchers in any way she can.

Linda has served the Society at many levels, and always with the same wholehearted gusto and reliability.  She has been SGS President and Past President.  Her first Board position was Director of Operations, which requires a knowledge of the basic functions of the society and the space which houses it. After that, she was Director of Membership. These roles have given Linda an invaluable overview of SGS.

But her contribution to us goes beyond activities on the Board.  Linda Fitzgerald has, with outstanding success, organized and coordinated a number of our association’s Seminars, which are held in the Autumn and in the Spring. These are the high points of our year and require an enormous amount of time and effort.  With the same helpful spirit, she lends a hand to the more routine but still important tasks that keep SGS moving.  She is currently a member of a new group that is digitizing some of our archival and other collections; and she serves on the Library Committee where she organizes and repackages the various periodicals in our library.

All the while Linda continues her own research.  Her interest in genealogy, as she reports, began while looking at photographs that belonged to her paternal grandmother, who had written the first, middle, maiden and married names on the back of photographs of her mother.  But on her mother-in-law’s photos, there were only the first, middle and married name.  Linda knew her grandmother was intelligent, very well self-educated and very precise. Thus what her grandmother chose to write, Linda knew, was not accidental: there was a reason for it. Determining what that reason was turned out to be the first step that stirred her interest in genealogy.  Linda’s research has by now, inevitably, moved back in time. Her ancestral group in Ohio, she suspects, must have dropped out of the ether into the Ohio River, whence they swam to the shore,  It is, she says, the old story of “there were three brothers.”  She knows the Tennessee group in her family came through the Cumberland Gap, but she is still trying to figure out where they started.  So for Linda, as for so many of us, the search goes on.

SAVE THE DATE!

SGS FALL SEMINAR

October 15, 2016

“GENETIC GENEALOGY”

Presented by
Emily Aulicino,
author of Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond (2014)

Make plans now to attend the SGS Fall Seminar, “Genetic Genealogy,” on Saturday, October 15, 2016.  Learn how you can break through your genealogical brick walls, how you can prove or disprove your paper trail, and why thousands are turning to genetic genealogy to supplement their family history research.

Two tracks of presentations – advanced or beginner level!  Mix and match your choice of seminar presentations according to your interests or level of expertise in genetic genealogy. Advanced and beginner classes will be taught by Emily with the assistance of the SGS DNA Special Interest Group.

Speaker Emily Aulicino is the author of the recently published “Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond”  and is also the Regional Coordinator for the International Society of Genetic Genealogists.  Ms. Aulicino teaches genetic genealogy classes at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon (Portland) as well as weekly classes on writing childhood memories and family stories.

Seminar registration forms and online registration will be available in early September. The SGS 2016 Fall Seminar will be held at the Fairview Christian School, 844 NE 78th Street, Seattle, WA 98115.  Plenty of free parking!

FALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING DATE CHANGE

Since many SGS members are interested in attending the event  “Ancestry Day In Washington State”  in Tacoma on Saturday, September 24th, we have postponed the SGS Fall Membership Meeting until the following Saturday, October 1st, at 1 pm.   Watch for more information on our Fall Membership Meeting in the next issue of the eNews!

If you’d like more information on  “Ancestry Day In Washington State”, you can find their web page at :

eventbrite.com/e/ancestry-day-in-washington-state-tickets-26178375225

T. J. STILES to SPEAK in SEATTLE

September 8, 2016

The Puget Sound Civil War Roundtable, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is pleased to announce that it will host author T. J. Stiles winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book “Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America”. Mr. Stiles will discuss the Civil War career of General George Armstrong Custer.

The event will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the China Harbor Restaurant located at 2040 Westlake Avenue North in Seattle.   The program begins at 6 p.m. with social hour, dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and, Mr. Stiles’ presentation at 8 p.m.

Dinner is $21.00 and the presentation only is $5.00.  Reservations can be made at : pscwrt.org/pscwrt/reservations.php
Among his many accomplishments, awards and honors, T. J. Stiles won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE.  Please check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes, and corrections.  Programs may be canceled or postponed due to inclement weather.   The SGS Library will be closed Labor Day Weekend, September 3rd and 4th.  ** Please note, the date for the Fall Membership Meeting has been changed.

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday, September 6, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology, Bring your laptop or mobile device, visit with other members and learn from each other while working on your family history. Discuss current projects, hardware, software, organizing data, and technology trends in genealogy.

Sunday, September 11,  1:30 pm – 3:30pm, Scandinavian SIG, at this meeting leader, Karen Knudson, will talk about her trip to Norway & Sweden; followed by discussion and Q&A.

Tuesday, September 13, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

Saturday, September 17, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Irish Interest Group, Leader: Jean A. Roth

Saturday, September 17,  1:00 pm – 3:00 pm,  German Interest Group, Leader: Jean A. Roth

Tuesday, September 20, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

Tuesday, September 27, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

OCTOBER

Saturday, October 1, 10:15 am-12:15 pm, Canadian Interest Group, Leader: David Robert

Saturday, October 1,  1:00 pm – 2:30 pm,  Fall Membership Meeting **

Tuesday, October 4, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

Sunday,   October 9,  1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Scandinavian SIG, with leader, Karen Knudson

Tuesday, October 11, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

SAVE THE DATES

 
September 23rd-25th
 The Kelowna & District Genealogical Society’s  (KDGS)
“Harvest Your Family Tree”  Conference 2016
 Kelowna, BC, Canada
More info and registration at: kdgsconference2016.blogspot.ca
SGS member Mary Kircher Roddy is also speaking at this conference.

September 23rd-24th
“Ancestry Days in Washington State”
Greater Tacoma Convention Center
 1500 Broadway
 Tacoma, WA 98402

The Office of the Secretary of State and the Washington State Historical Society are partnering with Ancestry to bring a very special genealogical event to the Pacific Northwest. Ancestry Day in Washington will be held in Tacoma on Saturday, September 24, and is expected to attract more than 1,000 family historians. Whether you are a new subscriber to Ancestry, an experienced genealogist, or just interested in finding out what genealogy is all about, this is the event for you!  Activities on September 23 will be held at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and will include access to the museum and special presentations on outstanding genealogical resources in Washington.  On Saturday, September 24, Ancestry will take center stage at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center. They will be bringing their expertise, engaging speakers, door prizes, and Ancestry DNA kits to purchase. There also will be vendors from around the state sharing their products and ideas.
Registration opens in late July.  Stay tuned for more information.  For more details, see:
wasgs.org/blog/2016/07/07/ancestry-day-coming-soon/

September 24th, 10am – 12pm
 “Save Your Photos Day”,
Mercer Island Community Center,
 8236 SE 24th Street,
 Mercer Island, WA

“Save Your Photos Day” is a free annual event that offers resources for what you can do to safeguard your memories before disasters or accidents occur. Local photo organizers and scan/print experts will join offer their expertise about preserving your photo memories. For more information email: molly@seattlephotoorganizing.com or visit the website:  saveyourphotos.org

October 15th
SGS Fall Seminar,
“Genetic Genealogy”,
Fairview Christian School,
 844 NE 78th Street,
 Seattle, WA 98115

Featuring author Emily Aulicino, well-known expert on DNA and genealogy.

70th Annual Pacific Northwest
 Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering

Did you catch the Scottish Highland Games the last weekend in July?  About 20 to 30 thousand people attend the games each summer.  It’s a long standing Community Outreach Activity for SGS and a great opportunity for us to connect with people already interested in their heritage. SGS proudly carried the SGS banner in the daily “Parade of the Clans” ceremonies before a grandstand crowd.

Our SGS volunteers helped attendees with their questions.   We had Scottish, Scots-Irish and Irish books from our library available for people to reference.  We even got the children involved collecting smiley face stickers for their “Children’s Passport” and for their parents we had a genealogy for children handout with a lineage chart. Jean Roth gave a talk on Scottish and Scots-Irish Genealogical Society Research in the Heritage Tent.

Jean Roth and Pat Younie organized our volunteers.  A special “Thank you” to Jim Ryan & Richard Ambur for setting up our double booth and displays. And of course “thank you”  to all the volunteers including Tom & Kathi Hamilton, Steven & Gloria Morrison, Bill & Annette Dwyer, Joan Kelday, Nancy Martin, Elizabeth Howie, Carol Boyer, Karen Portzer, Linda Luedke, and David Rimmer. Also joining us was Nancy Spieker of the Irish Heritage Club.

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Subscribe to your favorite content producer’s RSS feeds using Feedly.com, and see everything sequentially. Feedly’s motto is, “More signal, less noise”. And it’s true! It’s available for mobile devices and via the web, and comes in feature-rich free and pro versions. You can creating collections, set keyword alerts, and even have the ability to subscribe to YouTube channels. Feedly keeps track of what you’ve read, saves your favorite feed items, and helps you to share them with friends by connecting to social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

If you try Feedly from the web, once logged in, press the “Discover and Follow” button and enter genealogy in the search. You’ll see options to follow Ancestry Blog, Dear MYRTLE, Genealogy Insider, Geneabloggers, The Legal Genealogist and much more!

But don’t abandon Facebook just yet. Facebook’s power lies in its ability to help people communicate with one another. Subscribing to Facebook Groups, as opposed to just liking Pages, allows you to join into communities that share your interests and that contain active people who wish to collaborate. For example, are you interested in delving deep into DNA? Check out the group DNA Detectives moderated by CeCe Moore. And if you’re seeking help with using Family Tree Maker, there’s an active group where users mentor one another.

BACK FROM SUMMER BREAK

After a summer break the Scandinavian, Irish, and German Special Interest Groups will return to their regular time slots in September.  The Scandinavian group meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month and the Irish and German groups meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month.

Karen Knudson has returned from her trip to Norway and Sweden and can’t wait to share her stories with the Scandinavian group. She plans that for the first hour of the next meeting with the second hour reserved for discussion and Q&A.

And don’t forget about the new Family Tree Maker Help Sessions scheduled to begin on August 27th; there was a write up on it in the last issue of the eNews! Considering all the users of FTM, this should be a popular addition to the educational opportunities available to you at SGS.

SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
 

Unless otherwise indicated all programs will be at the SGS Library, 6200 Sand Point Way NE.  Please check the SGS Web Site for additions, changes, and corrections.  Programs may be canceled or postponed due to inclement weather.  The SGS Library will be closed Labor Day Weekend, September 3rd and 4th.

AUGUST

Tuesday, August 16, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology, Bring your laptop or mobile device, visit with other members and learn from each other while working on your family history. Discuss current projects, hardware, software, organizing data, and technology trends in genealogy.

Saturday, August 20,   10:00 am – 12:30 pm, SGS DNA Special Interest Group, meets at Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, downstairs in the Fellowship Hall at the corner of 35th Ave NE & NE 80th St.  Join us to learn about new discoveries in DNA testing.  To be added to their email list, contact sgsdnasig@gmail.com

Tuesday, August 23, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

Saturday, August 27,   10:15 am – 12:15 pm,   Family Tree Maker Help Session, Reiley Kidd and Betty Ravenholt, leaders.  See last issue of eNews! for detailed specifics.  What would you like to learn about FTM?

Tuesday, August 30, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday, September 6, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology, Bring your laptop or mobile device, visit with other members and learn from each other while working on your family history. Discuss current projects, hardware, software, organizing data, and technology trends in genealogy.

Sunday, September 11,  1:30 pm – 3:30pm, Scandinavian SIG, this meeting leader, Karen Knudson, will talk about her trip to Norway & Sweden followed by discussion and Q&A.

Tuesday, September 13, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Technology Tuesday, Hosted by Lisa Chan, SGS Director of Technology

Saturday, September 17, 10:15 am – 12:15 pm, Irish Interest Group, Leader: Jean A. Roth

Saturday, September 17,  1:00 pm – 3:00 pm,  German Interest Group, Leader: Jean A. Roth

SAVE THE DATES

August 17th-20th
Stillaquamish Valley Genealogical Society 2016 Northwest Genealogy Conference
Byrnes Performing Arts Center, Arlington, WA
August 17th is The Beginner Genealogy Free Day with classes geared for those new to genealogy.  For more details on this conference and registration go to:
http://stillygen.org/cpage.php?pt=50
SGS members Janice Lovelace and Mary Kircher Roddy are presenting at this conference.

September 23rd-25th
The Kelowna & District Genealogical Society’s  (KDGS)
“Harvest Your Family Tree”  Conference 2016
Kelowna, BC, Canada
More info and registration at: www.kdgsconference2016.blogspot.ca
SGS member Mary Kircher Roddy is also speaking at this conference.

September 23rd-24th, 2016
Ancestry Days in Washington State
Greater Tacoma Convention Center
1500 Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402

The Office of the Secretary of State and the Washington State Historical Society are partnering with Ancestry to bring a very special genealogical event to the Pacific Northwest. Ancestry Day in Washington will be held in Tacoma on Saturday, September 24, and is expected to attract more than 1,000 family historians. Whether you are a new subscriber to Ancestry, an experienced genealogist, or just interested in finding out what genealogy is all about, this is the event for you!  Activities on September 23 will be held at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and will include access to the museum and special presentations on outstanding genealogical resources in Washington.  On Saturday, September 24, Ancestry will take center stage at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center. They will be bringing their expertise, engaging speakers, door prizes, and Ancestry DNA kits to purchase. There also will be vendors from around the state sharing their products and ideas.
Registration opens in late July.  Stay tuned for more information.  For more details, see:

Ancestry Day Coming Soon!

October 15, 2016
SGS Fall Seminar, featuring author Emily Aulicino, well-known expert on DNA and genealogy. More details to follow soon.

FAMILY TREE MAKER HELP SESSIONS

Do you wish you could create attractive pedigree charts, display ancestor timelines, or show your documentation for key family facts? Do you want to learn more about the Family Tree Maker genealogy software program and how to use its special features to record and share your family history research with others?

SGS will sponsor a series of meetings for users of Family Tree Maker to learn more about how to use that software most effectively. The series starts Saturday, August 27 at the SGS Library at 10:15 a.m.

This first meeting will be a collaborative session in which we’ll work together to illustrate how we use the program and to address basic questions and problems.  There will be no formal presentation at the first meeting; we’ll make a list of top issues to be addressed in subsequent meetings.

Anyone is welcome. SGS membership is encouraged but not required.

If you plan to attend, OR if such a program is of interest to you, but you cannot attend on August 27, please email Reiley Kidd at secretary@seattlegenealogicalsociety.org, indicating what version of FTM you use, and what topics you are particularly interested in.  Attendees should bring, if possible, their laptop and FTM, for hands-on assistance.

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ONE MORE UPCOMING EVENT

An upcoming event at Seattle Public Library was inadvertently left off today’s eNews.  Because it may be of interest to some of our members or non-member subscribers, we felt it appropriate to send a follow-up announcement, just for this event.

Writing Your Memoir or Family History: a Workshop

Monday, July 18, 2016, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, Level 4 – Room 1 – Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room

Join us for a FREE inspiring and entertaining two hour discussion, demonstration, writing, and sharing of memoir and family history, presented by Charley Kempthorne. Registration is required.  Kempthorne is editor of LifeStory Magazine, and author of For All Time: A Complete Guide to Writing your Family History, and Narrative Journaling: 28 Days to Writing for the Rest of Your Life. Some of the topics to be covered are: basic techniques of narrative (history) writing; using a journal to keep life history as you live it; writing extended captions for family photographs; and publishing your history for family and friends. He will be assisted by his wife, June Kempthorne.

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is required. To register, send an email using Ask A Librarian, or call 206-386-4636 and ask for the genealogy desk.

See the website below for more details:
http://www.spl.org/calendar-of-events?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D119731549