The Richland Family History Center is going to be downsized.  We will be closing the FHC on May 20^st to allow the remodeling of the building.  

On Saturday, May 21^st  starting at 9 AM, there will be a free Parking Lot giveaway of the excess equipment, furniture, shelving, and miscellaneous materials that we will no longer be able use or store in the Family History Center.   There will be several boxes of duplicate books.  Come see if you can find something to help in your family history research.
If you have any microfilm that you previously ordered and want to keep it available, please contact Wayne Ross (509-531-2728) before the 20th. 
Most microfilm is now available online and most of our inventory will be returned to FamilySearch in Salt Lake by May 20th. 
We don’t know when we will be able to reopen at this point.

  Please join with the Tri-City Genealogical Society on Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. on Zoom (see below for link). 

  TCGS member Susan Peterson will be presenting on Restoring Cemetery Headstones.  This should be an interesting presentation.

  Thank you to everyone who has joined the TCGS for 2022.  For those who would like to join or renew please see http://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/join/join_renew/ or http://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/wp-content/uploads/TCGSBrochure.pdf

Topic: Restoring Cemetery Headstones

Time: Apr 13, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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  Please join with the Tri-City Genealogical Society on Wednesday March 9 at 7 p.m. on Zoom (see below for link) for our March general meeting.  We will start with a round table discussion on what presentations people most enjoyed and/or found informative from the recent RootsTech 2022 event.  We may then share some of these presentations at future meetings.

  The main presentation will be by Mags Gaulden entitled Using WikiTree’s DNA Features in Your Family History Research.  Mags is a Professional Genealogist specializing in Genetic Genealogy as founder of Grandma’s Genes in Ottawa.  WikiTree is one of the Global family Trees available online that works collaboratively to have an accurate, single-family tree. You may have heard of WikiTree, but did you also know that WikiTree does DNA as well? WikiTree has very robust DNA features which can identify testers who may match you in the DNA connections section of an ancestor’s profile. We will work the features and show you how to further your family history research using WikiTree and its DNA features.

  Thank you to everyone who has joined the TCGS for 2022.  For those who would like to join or renew please see http://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/join/join_renew/ or http://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/wp-content/uploads/TCGSBrochure.pdf

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Please join us on Wednesday, February 9 at 7 p.m. for the Tri-City Genealogical Society’s February General Meeting.  The meeting will feature an update on the scheduled release of the 1950 US census by TCGS research chairperson Veronica Anguiano.  This will be followed by a presentation entitled What’s New in the MyHeritage Photo World by Tal Erlichman.  See below under Join Zoom Meeting for the link.  For instructions on using Zoom for first time users see

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RootsTech 2022 will run from March 3 to March 5 and is 100% free and 100% virtual.  Per email from FamilySearch “You already know how awesome RootsTech is. It is going to be even bigger and better in 2022! We would love to see you there. You’ll be inspired by amazing keynote speakers, learn from dedicated experts, and discover the innovative expo hall with incredible new technology when you attend this year. We can’t wait to connect with you!”  Registration can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/rootstech-2022-registration or https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/

Please join us on Zoom for the Tri-City Genealogical Society’s January General Meeting at 7 p.m. on January 12.  Wayne Ross, director of the Richland Family History Center, will be discussing the resources that are available at the Center for researching your family’s genealogy.

  Thank you to everyone who has joined the TCGS for 2022.  For those who would like to join or renew please see http://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/join/join_renew/ or http://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/wp-content/uploads/TCGSBrochure.pdf

Dan Metzger is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: TCGS General Meeting Wednesday January 12 at 7 p.m.

Time: Jan 12, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Wayne Ross announces that the Richland Family History Center is expanding its schedule to help you with your family history activities.  We are also planning a presentation for the January TCGS month meeting on the premium sites available at the FHC.  Our experienced genealogists can help you with your research.  We do require masks when working close to another individual but no longer require appointments. You can call 531-2728 for special needs or to schedule group visits.   Our new schedule beginning when we open January 4^th:

Tuesdays 10 AM-4PM

Wednesday 6 PM-9 PM

Thursdays 10 AM-4PM and 6 PM-9PM

Fridays 10 AM-1 PM

Tri-City Genealogical Society General Meeting November 10

Tri-City Genealogical Society’s annual business meeting will be held via Zoom on November 10, 2021 at 7 p.m.  On the agenda is approval of the proposed budget for 2022 and election of a slate of officers.  After the completion of the business portion of the meeting we will be streaming the video Investigative Genetic Genealogy – the Use of DNA for Law Enforcement as presented by Diahan Southard.  Diahan was the featured speaker at a TCGS seminar several years ago.

Looking forward to 2022, everyone is encouraged to renew their membership in TCGS.  The links for renewal on the TCGS web site are http://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/join/join_renew/ or http://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/wp-content/uploads/TCGSBrochure.pdf

Zoom link for November 10 is as follows:

Topic: TCGS 2021 Business Meeting

Time: Nov 10, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Please join us on September 8 for the TCGS presentation of America’s Turnpikes, Rivers, and Canals presented by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG.  Presentation will be via Zoom.  See link below. 

About this webinar

Roads and trails are the “go-to” places we look at first when determining how our ancestors moved throughout America. However, there were other means of transportation available to them. Could your ancestor have traveled other by-ways?

About the speaker

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, was involved in genealogy before she was even born. The daughter of avid genealogists, she was spending time in courthouses and cemeteries while other children were playing on swings and going to the beach. The love of her family’s history has never left her. With her experience as a former Family History Director, she is a frequent speaker at genealogical societies, workshops, seminars, and webinars where she loves bringing genealogy to life. Some of those would include The Ohio Genealogical Society, The Ohio State University, Brigham Young University, and many other state and local genealogy societies. She has recently completed several Legacy QuickGuides on Appalachia, which are also available on www.legacyfamilytree.com and www.amazon.com.

Dan Metzger is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. 

Topic: TCGS: September 2021 TCGS Monthly Meeting (08 September 2021 @ 7 p.m.)

Time: Sep 8, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Subject: Teaching Children Family History Through Historical Novels and Then Some!

Bill Floberg is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: TCGS May Monthly Zoom Meeting
Time: May 12, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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