South King County Genealogical Society hosts Janice Lovelace presenting "Black Miners in the West" to the Black Diamond Historical Society Annual Meeting in Black Diamond. They invited historians and genealogists alike to learn the little-known story of the Black families who moved west to mine coal and other minerals.

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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.

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.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a "How to Find Your Revolutionary War Patriot" class with Ann Crawford - President of DAR Mary Ball Chapter, certified genealogist. For more information: https://hqrl.org or call 253-863-1806.

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

The program at the Eastside Genealogical Society's German Interest Group will be “Learning about my Oswald and Rendtorff Ancestors.” Speaker Janice Leitzke highlights discoveries made while researching the German branch of her family tree. 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 South King County Genealogical Society is hosting its Family Tree Maker (FTM) special interest group. Question & Answer. Each month, we will learn about using the features of FTM. Go to https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG for meeting link, meeting reminders and discussion.

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 program for the Clallam County Genealogical Society meeting will be "A Genealogy Do-Over: A Year of Learning From My Mistakes" with Thomas MacEntee. 

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

The program at the Grays Harbor Genealogical Society meeting will be a presentation by Sandra Sterling and Nathan Baker on Grays Harbor City, a proposed boom town that never materialized. Preregistration is required. For more information, email Info@graysharborgenealogy.com.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a "Digging In and Opening Up: How to Get the Most Out of Your Family Interviews" class with Tina Beaird, Genealogy & Local History librarian at the Plainfield Public Library in Plainfield, IL. For more information: https://hqrl.org or call 253-863-1806

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.