The Rogue Valley Genealogical Society (Medford, OR) is hosting "Genealogy Week" From 18 Sep to 24 Sep. All 14 classes are free. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your research skills. Click here to register.

 

For more information, visit the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society website. 

The Kitsap Area Veterans Alliance is sponsoring a "Veterans Grab & Go" in Bremerton, Poulsbo, Silverdale and Port Orchard. This event is open to all Kitsap County veterans. ID required (military retired ID, VA card or DD214). For more information, visit the KAVA interim website. 

The Rogue Valley Genealogical Society (Medford, OR) is hosting a one-day virtual seminar on Saturday, 25 Sep 2021 entitled "North American Migration: In, Out and Across" with Patricia Oberndorf. 

 

For more information, visit the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society website. 

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! Go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Society for meeting link, discussion and meeting reminders. This is a virtual meeting with closed captioning available. Dial-in (audio only) is also available. For more information, visit the SKCGS website.

The Seattle Genealogical Society's Tech Tuesday (virtual) is back by popular demand. This 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 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 Sue at spinner3jensen@gmail.com. 

The program at the Eastside Genealogical Society's German Interest Group will be "Discovering LalliE" with Liz Blaszczak. Visitors are always welcome and can request an invitation via Contact tab on the website no later than 2 days prior to the meeting: https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/

The Eastern Washington Genealogical Society's Fall Workshop will feature Thomas MacEntee. Thomas will teach 4 classes:

• Smarter Search Strategies for Genealogy
• Turning Genealogy Clues into Genealogy To Do’s
• Brick Wall Breakthroughs
• Did I Get Everything? – Creating a Checklist for Genealogy Research

For more information, visit the EWGS website.

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. Want to join the mailing list? Email Lou: loudaly@nwlink.com.

The Seattle Genealogical Society is sponsoring a DNA Workshop. To be included you need to be on the SGS DNA Interest Group 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 Sue at spinner3jensen@gmail.com. 

 

 

The Mason County Genealogical Society meets on the first Thursday of each month. For more information, visit their website.

The program for the Clallam County Genealogical Society meeting will be "The Orphan Train Movement: History, Genealogy, Legacy" with Michael Brophy. The Orphan Trains operated between 1854 and 1929, transporting 200,000+ children from New York to the Midwest and beyond. Over two million descendants live on to tell the stories of this uniquely American movement through oral history, genealogy research with ongoing, careful care of the unique records. Explore these ancestors in this unique lecture.

All are invited to join us to hear this outstanding speaker. To obtain the Zoom meeting number and the pass code, contact CCGS at 360-417-5000, Tuesday – Friday, 10am to 4pm or Saturday noon to 4pm.  For more information, visit the CCGS website.

Richard Heisler, local historian dedicated to documenting Seattle’s Civil War Legacy, will be giving a free walking tour of Capitol Hill’s Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery. The tour will include brief histories of the cemetery, the Grand Army of the Republic, and some of the cemetery’s internees. Heisler will also explore different topics not previously covered during his last tour back in August. Estimated length is 60 to 90 minutes followed by Q&A.You can find out more about Heisler’s project on his
website: http://www.seattlescivilwarlegacy.com/

Or you can follow his work on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/SeattlesCivilWarLegacy

The Seattle Genealogical Society's Tech Tuesday (virtual) is back by popular demand. This 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 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 Sue at spinner3jensen@gmail.com. 

The program at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society's next meeting is "That's My Story" by Lola Weber. For more information, email lcgsgen@yahoo.com.

The Seattle Genealogical Society is hosting its 2021 Fall Seminar on Saturday, 16 Oct 2021. Ari Wilkins will be the keynote speaker. Ari Wilkins is a genealogist and library associate at Dallas Public Library, where she provides genealogy-programming education. She worked with the esteemed genealogist, Dr. James Rose, on his project, “Generations: The WPA Ex-Slave Narrative Database.” Ari has spoken nationally at the National Genealogical Society, Federation of Genealogical Societies, RootsTech, Texas State Genealogical Society, Ohio Genealogical Society, the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research, American Library Association, and a multitude of local societies.

 

• Black and White Southern Families in Southern Plantation Records
• Mysterious Relatives
• Reconstructing Communities Using Sanborn Maps, Census Records, and City Directories
• Friends of Friends: Quakers and African American Communities

The South King County Genealogical Society is hosting its monthly general meeting on 16 Oct 2021. The program will be "“You Can Do This: Photo Organizing and Preservation” with Thomas MacEntee. For meeting reminders and link, go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/society.

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 Sue at spinner3jensen@gmail.com. 

The Skagit Valley Genealogical Society is sponsoring a virtual seminar with Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist, on 3 Thursdays (21 Oct, 28 Oct and 04 Nov). The program on 21 Oct will be "That Scoundrel George."  Tracking a black sheep ancestor can be great fun -- and a great challenge when every record he left appears to be a lie. Where is the truth to be found. Suitable for all levels of experience. To register, visit the skagitvalleygenealogy.org website.

The Seattle Genealogical Society's Tech Tuesday (virtual) is back by popular demand. This 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 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 Sue at spinner3jensen@gmail.com. 

The Skagit Valley Genealogical Society is sponsoring a virtual seminar with Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist, on 3 Thursdays (21 Oct, 28 Oct and 04 Nov). The program on 28 Oct will be "When World's Collide: Resolving Conflicts in Genealogical Records." The Genealogical Proof Standards says to resolve conflict in data...but like so many things, that sounds good, but it's easier said than done. What exactly are we supposed to do when we encounter conflicting evidence? What are the basic types of evidence and the methods -- tips and tricks -- we can use to resolve them? Suitable for all experience levels. To register, visit the skagitvalleygenealogy.org website.

The Skagit Valley Genealogical Society is sponsoring a virtual seminar with Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist, on 3 Thursdays (21 Oct, 28 Oct and 04 Nov). The program on 04 Nov will be "No Vitals? No Problem: Building a Family Through Circumstantial Evidence." When there's no birth, marriage or death record, what's a genealogist to do? Learn how to use circumstantial evidence to build a family. Case study: Who in the world is Paul Knop? (Tracing an unknown relative named by 20th century German immigrants.) Suitable for all levels of experience. To register, visit the skagitvalleygenealogy.org website.

The Mason County Genealogical Society meets on the first Thursday of each month. For more information, visit their website.

The program at the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society's meeting is "Using Civil War Records: A Case Study of B.B. Sapp & Rebecca Lake" with Janice Fritsch. For more information, visit the EWGS website.

The program at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society's meeting is "DNA" by Terry Mattison. For more information, email lcgsgen@yahoo.com. 

The South King County Genealogical Society is hosting its monthly general meeting on 20 Nov 2021. The program will be "Using Maps for Genealogical Research” with Dr. Malinda Kashuba. For meeting reminders and link, go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/society.

The Mason County Genealogical Society meets on the first Thursday of each month. For more information, visit their website.

The program at the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society's meeting is "Holiday Traditions Around the World," a sharing time with EWGS members. For more information, visit the EWGS website.

The program at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society's next meeting is "Non-profit organization: Luggage of Love. For more information, email lcgsgen@yahoo.com.

The South King County Genealogical Society is hosting its monthly general meeting on 15 Jan 2022. The program will be “The Hicks Babies” with Dr. Leah Larkin. For meeting reminders and link, go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/society.

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is sponsoring its Family History Conference from May 25 - 28, 2022 in Sacramento. The theme is "Our American Mosaic." For more information, visit the NGS website.