The program at the Clallam County Genealogical Society meeting is "Ancestry Pro Tools: Not Just for Professionals" by Claudia Breland. Earlier this year Ancestry.com rolled out an additional service called “Pro Tools,” which costs $10 per month.  This service includes charts, reports and analysis of your family tree discovering duplicates and errors.  And most useful to all those working with DNA, the program will include analyses of your shared matches and how much DNA they share with each other.  According to Claudia,  "This last one is a game-changer and worth every penny."

The Seattle Genealogical Society is hosting its Second Saturday Series. Join Kimball Carter, CG, as he shares insights gained in his more than 45 years of family history research experience. For more information, visit the SGS website.

The Seattle Genealogical Society is hosting its Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual). Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.   Contact education@seagensoc.org for more information.

The South King County Genealogical Society is hosting its Technical User special interest group (TUG). This month's program is "How to Write Your Ancestors' Bios." 

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Subscribe to the free SKCGS Technical User Group email list for meeting invitations and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/TUG

The Seattle Genealogical Society is sponsoring a visit to the Puget Sound Branch of the State Archives. Join the staff of the Puget Sound Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives in Bellevue for an overview of this repository and its collections, and a behind the scenes tour of the stacks. All field trip participants will be able to request a file to view after the tour. A prior visit yielded photos and description of great great grandparents first Seattle home built pre-1900, a tax assessors book naming second great uncle in Washington Territory 1881, and a Sanborn map pre-1910 showing great grandpa's first residence under today’s Westin Hotel towers in Seattle.  What might you discover?

The tour will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17. Limit 24 people. The cost is $10 for SGS members, and $15 for non-members. For more information, click here. This event is hosted by the SGS Field Trip Committee.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is holding a Genealogy Chat. This is a monthly opportunity to connect with others and talk about anything and everything genealogical. The value of this meeting increases with the participation of each person that attends and contributes to the conversations. This is your chance to celebrate the breaking down of a brick wall in your research or ask questions of others that can help you find records or relatives. Everyone, members and guests, are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.

For more information, click here.

The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "Using the Research Wiki to Start Foreign Research" with Jenny Hansen. For links to join the meeting and get class notes, select https://fiskelibrary.org

Everyone welcome! No membership necessary, but registration is required. Register now at www.bigenealogy.org. 

Join Eastside Genealogical Society and Seattle Genealogical Society to learn and share tips and tricks for using Family Tree Maker by Software MacKiev. The meetings open about 15 minutes in advance. You can join and/or leave whenever you have to, and you may email your question(s) in advance or bring them up during the meeting.  If you would like to attend and are not on the SIG e-mail distribution list, please send an e-mail to ftmsig@eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org to request the meeting link.

Do you have genealogy questions? The South King County Genealogical Society offers one-on-one help with a volunteer. Seating is limited. RSVP REQUIRED to Winona at w.laird@skcgs.org

The Northeast Washington Genealogical Society and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are co-sponsoring a free genealogy workshop. Classes are for beginners, intermediates and experienced researchers. This FREE event will include 12 different classes to choose from, informational stations and a free lunch. For more information and to register, please go to our website’s Events page at https://www.newgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=88 to download a flyer and registration form.

The program will be "Today's Limits are Tomorrow's Breakthroughs" with Steve Little, NGS AI Coordinator. AI Genealogy is a fact-based research and reporting discipline. Yet the large language models powering today’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems are weak with facts though great with words. Their weakness with facts and research, however, hardly renders them useless to genealogists. Knowing the benefits and limits of artificial intelligence empowers genealogists today and helps us recognize breakthroughs tomorrow. The use cases here illustrate how researchers are successfully using AI Genealogy today. 

 

Guests welcome! Register at https://www.skcgs.org

The program will be "Today's Limits Are Tomorrow's Breakthroughs" with Steve Little, NGS AI Coordinator. AI Genealogy is a fact-based research and reporting discipline. Yet the large language models powering today’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems are weak with facts though great with words. Their weakness with facts and research, however, hardly renders them useless to genealogists. Knowing the benefits and limits of artificial intelligence empowers genealogists today and helps us recognize breakthroughs tomorrow. The use cases here illustrate how researchers are successfully using AI Genealogy today.

 

Guests welcome. Register at https://www.skcgs.org

 

The Seattle Genealogical Society is sponsoring its Irish Special Interest Group with Susan McKee. See the SGS website Calendar of Events for further information. 

The Italian SIG of the Eastside Genealogical Society will present "Using Maps for Genealogy." Maps can be incredibly valuable tools for genealogy research. They allow us to visualize our ancestors’ world, understand historical boundaries, and discover new records. Remember, maps not only provide context but also connect you to the places your ancestors called home.

 

The zoom link for this virtual program can be requested at https://egs-iig.com

The  book club at the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society will be discussing the fictional genealogical book "Least Trodden Ground" by Elaine L. Orr.. For more information or the Zoom link, visit https://tpcgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=43.

The Seattle Genealogical Society is hosting its Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual). Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.   Contact education@seagensoc.org for more information.

The South King County Genealogical Society is hosting its Genealogy Chat special interest group. Meet up and chat about genealogy subjects and topics. We have no agenda; we just like one another! Register in advance: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUud-uqpzoiGtEMxlqDBQ_fUeS8oZjScF71. Go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Society for meeting link, discussion and meeting reminders.

The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "Exploring Your Hispanic Roots" with Beth Swartz. For links to join the meeting and get class notes, select https://fiskelibrary.org

Do you have genealogy questions? The South King County Genealogical Society offers one-on-one help with a volunteer. Registration not required. In-person event. More information at King County Library, email kcls-auburn@kcls.org

The South King County Genealogical Society is hosting an online Research Study Group. At each meeting, we’ll discuss one of the ten steps from Elizabeth Shown Mills’ webinar “Dissection & Analysis of Research Problems: 10 Steps to a Solution” This is not a free webinar; you will need a subscription from familytreewebinars.com to participate. More information and registration at https://www.skcgs.org

Do you have genealogy questions? The South King County Genealogical Society offers one-on-one help with a volunteer. Registration not required. In-person event. More information at King County Library, email kcls-auburn@kcls.org

The Seattle Genealogical Society will hold its DNA Workshop with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens. To participate, you must be on the DNA SIG email list. Contact Cary Bright at sgsdnasig@gmail.com to join.

The Seattle Genealogical Society is hosting its Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual). Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.   Contact education@seagensoc.org for more information.

The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "Using Collateral Relatives" with Claire Smith. For links to join the meeting and get class notes, select https://fiskelibrary.org

The Seattle Genealogical Society is sponsoring a Pacific Northwest Interest Group. Share information and discuss Pacific Northwest genealogical research. Register on the SGS website.

Matthew Collins, a Forensic Scientist for the Washington State Patrol, will cover the basics of forensic DNA testing, what the WSP DNA sectrion does, and an overview of forensic genetic genealogy.   This FREE event is available in person at the Sumner Library (limit 50) and HQRL (in-person limit 20). A ZOOM link to view from home will be provided by the Sumner Library - sign up through the Pierce County Library system (www.mypcls.org) or call Sumner Library at 253-548-3306.

The program at the Eastside Genealogical Society's German Interest Group will be "Finding Females in the U.S. Naturalization Records, 1790 - 1952" with Nancy Loe. Visitors are welcome, but registration is required. For more information, visit: https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/.

The South King County Genealogical Society is hosting its Family Tree Maker (FTM) special interest group.  Register in advance for this Zoom meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Subscribe to the free SKCGS FTM email list for meeting reminders and discussion:  https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG

The Seattle Genealogical Society is hosting its FamilySearch Interest Group with Lou Daly. Discover the many ways to use FamilySearch. At each meeting a different aspect of the website will be featured. There will be time for Q & A. Want to join the mailing list? Email Lou: loudaly@nwlink.com.

The Seattle Genealogical Society will hold its DNA Workshop with Cary Bright and Craig Gowens. To participate, you must be on the DNA SIG email list. Contact Cary Bright at sgsdnasig@gmail.com to join.

The Seattle Genealogical Society is hosting its Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual). Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.   Contact education@seagensoc.org for more information.

The program at the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society is "Beginning Irish Research" with Barbara Gorham Johnson. She will focus on Irish genealogy research but will cover both as they are intertwined historically, politically, geologically and genealogically. Irish records can be quite challenging because of religious wars over the centuries. We’ll discuss how to break through some of those challenges. More and more new records are becoming available online. Knowing the history of the British Isles helps one find your ancestors. For more information, visit the SVGS website.

Gain the skills you need to research your family's story by joining this fun, online, interactive class.

This class includes four weekly sessions online with a fifth, optional session in person at the SGS library. The class covers how to successfully conduct, organize, and record research for your genealogy. How to begin? How to evaluate evidence? What are the best sources? Where are the records--online and off? What can DNA tell us?

Start your journey on a foundation of good habits and best practices.  Participation will help you develop great genealogy skills.  The course finishes with a list of favorite sources for additional learning and an optional meet-up with a personal research session at the SGS library.

The first class is Tuesday, October 8. There are two class sessions to chose from: one in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. and one in the evening from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
 

• Weeks 1-4 will meet virtually and consist of lecture, discussion, and workshop for one-and-a-half-hours each session.
• Week 5 (optional) includes a library tour and one-on-one research assistance.

 
Class fee $80 (SGS members $60). For additional information see the SGS website

Gain the skills you need to research your family's story by joining this fun, online, interactive class.

This class includes four weekly sessions online with a fifth, optional session in person at the SGS library. The class covers how to successfully conduct, organize, and record research for your genealogy. How to begin? How to evaluate evidence? What are the best sources? Where are the records--online and off? What can DNA tell us?

Start your journey on a foundation of good habits and best practices.  Participation will help you develop great genealogy skills.  The course finishes with a list of favorite sources for additional learning and an optional meet-up with a personal research session at the SGS library.

The first class is Tuesday, October 8. There are two class sessions to chose from: one in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. and one in the evening from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
 

• Weeks 1-4 will meet virtually and consist of lecture, discussion, and workshop for one-and-a-half-hours each session.
• Week 5 (optional) includes a library tour and one-on-one research assistance.

 
Class fee $80 (SGS members $60). For additional information see the SGS website

The Fiske Genealogical Library is a hidden treasure located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle and Seattle Genealogical Society is offering patrons the opportunity to get better acquainted with all the Fiske has to offer. 

 

The Fiske is notable for its collection of rare genealogical books, 30% of which are available in fewer than twenty libraries in the world. Some 4% of the books in the collection are not reported to be in any other library! The collection is particularly rich in materials related to colonial New England and North America.

Dave Brazier, President of the Fiske Genealogical Library, will be our guide for a two-hour tour. His presentation will focus on the library’s history and organization. He will be available after the presentation until 3:00 pm for those who would like some one-on-one time to hone their search/research skills. 

 

Cost is $20/person; $15 for SGS members. Space is limited. Register here.

The Eastside Genealogical Society and the Bellevue Library, will be hosting a fun event in October in celebration of Family History Month. Bring items to share, listen to the presentation, and enjoy! Also, EGS member Marcia Williams will be presenting, “Solving a Decades-Long Brick Wall." Marcia’s husband descends from Robert Loudon (1718 – 1796), and she always wondered about a 1783 newspaper containing an article about Samuel Loudon (1727 – 1813).

Hosted by the Oregon Historical Society. Events of the past few years have truly been historic, leading to a flood of new scholarship and public attention to events related to public health, racial injustice, climate disruption, and the fragility of democratic institutions. The work of historical research, analysis, public engagement, and education has felt unusually relevant — in ways that have been both exhausting and energizing. Media outlets, public audiences, and students are regularly looking to historians and other scholars to help us all make sense of how we reached this collective present. The 2024 Pacific Northwest History Conference, presented by the Oregon Historical Society, offers space for sharing the ways you are using regional history to make meaning of, or to escape from, the present — and to imagine the future. How has historical work made you feel more connected to other people? How has it helped you understand current events? How has it inspired you to envision a hopeful future? How has it given you insights about challenges, solutions, and resilience? How has it made you joyful?

The Seattle Genealogical Society's Tech Tuesday is an informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy, sofware or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary. For more information, visit the SGS website.

The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa is sponsoring a conference called “Teaghlach Gaelach: A Celebration of Irish Family History.” 

With six wonderful speakers and topics ranging from researching your farming ancestors to understanding Irish Palatines to using surnames to map families, there is something for everyone with Irish ancestry!

The popular Connect sessions return: you will be able to talk to Irish genealogists specializing in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster in the Expert Connect session, and also discuss Irish research, DNA or general topics with your fellow registrants in the social session. If you can’t attend the live presentations, you will have access to the session videos and handouts until November 30. And as always, there will be a virtual Expo Hall, discounts and door prizes to enjoy.

 

See the attached flyer for more information.

The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "New Frontiers in Genealogy" with Lisa Alzo. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse. You may have heard these terms on the news, but what do they have to do with genealogy? This session will demonstrate how these emerging technologies will shape a new frontier in family history including how we research our ancestors and share their stories.