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Tuesday, February 11
Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm SVGS Library, 6111 188th Pl NE, Arlington, WA
The program at the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society will be "Ancestry Pro Tools: Are They Worth It?" with Sue McNeil. Ancestry Pro Tools is a monthly add-on subscription. Are they worth paying an additional $10 per month? That depends on your needs and goals. There are tools for a tree checker, smart filters, reports, DNA matches and more.
Note: This meeting and presentation may be canceled due to weather and parking lot conditions. If we decide to close the library, it will be posted on our website at stillygen.org, upper right corner of the home page.
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Tuesday, February 11
Organizing Your Genealogy (Trainings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Virtual
The Seattle Genealogical Society is sponsoring a 4-week "Organizing for Genealogy" course with Susan McKee, MA. The course is limited to 20 students per class. Cost is $80 for non-SGS members. The series is available in the evening and in the afternoon.
New to genealogy and want to set up an organization system? Researching for years and overwhelmed with your current system? Have a good system but need some tweaks to improve its effectiveness?
This course will address the challenge of organizing the large quantity of information we accumulate as we research. With targeted and thoughtful presentations and exercises, this course will help participants create a system of organization or adapt their current system to meet their specific research needs.
Successful organization starts with organizing ourselves. Over the course of four sessions we will look at why and how we research, building the foundation of an effective personal organizational system. Questions about who, what, where, and when we research clarify how best to apply our time, energy, and resources. This enables us to create and maintain a system of organization that best supports our needs as we engage in genealogical research.
Four weekly, two-hour, online class sessions
Session 1: Organizing Our Self – Our thoughts, actions, time, and space
Session 2: Organizing Our System – Paper systems and digital systems
Session 3: Organizing Our Workflow – Research, records, and resources
Session 4: Pulling It All Together – Developing a tailored organization system
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Wednesday, February 12
Ten Things Every Eastern European Genealogist Should Know - Fiske (Trainings)
10:00 am to 11:15 am Virtual
The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "Ten Things Every Eastern European Genealogist Should Know" with Lisa A. Alzo. Learn how to maximize your Eastern European genealogy research with the ten key things to know before you even begin. Topics to be addressed: Tips for planting your family tree online, determining names and places, pinpointing places, the best online databases for getting what you need and practices for citing sources and recording information, and what to expect when you cross the pond.
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Wednesday, February 12
Research Study Group (Special Interest Group)
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Virtual
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 |
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Thursday, February 13
Genealogy Help (Special events)
11:00 am to 1:00 pm Renton Highlands Library, 2801 NE 10th Street, Renton
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 |
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Thursday, February 13
Eastside Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Virtual
The program at the Eastside Genealogical Society meeting will be "That Splendid Little War: Researching the Spanish-American War" with Michael Strauss. This lecture focuses on service records, pensions and other primary sources covering veterans who served in both the regular army and volunteer forces during the Spanish-American War. Also included are the later Philippine Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion, and all three conflicts will be examined with research sources and methodology.
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Thursday, February 13
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
7:00 pm Virtual
The program at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society's meeting is "1890 Census" with Sara Cockran. Register at: https://gorgegen.blogspot.com/. The public is invited to attend. Contact the following for a Zoom link, lcgsgen@yahoo.com. |
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Saturday, February 15
Clallam County Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
9:30 am to 11:00 am Hybrid
The program at the Clallam County Genealogical Society meeting is "Using the DAR Databases for Genealogy" with Georgianna Seko. Georgianna is a longtime member of the DAR, and has been doing genealogical research for several years. She volunteers at the CCGS Research Center in Port Angeles.
The DAR website offers more than just Revolutionary War information to the researcher. This overlooked resource may help one find that missing clue that will break down a brick wall.
Everyone is invited to watch the program, either by coming to the Research Center at 403 E. 8th Street in Port Angeles, or via Zoom. To obtain the Zoom meeting number and passcode, contact the Society by email: askus@clallamcogs.org or phoning 360-417-5000 Tuesday-Friday from 10am to 4pm. Participants are requested to sign in 15 minutes before the program.
There is no cost to attend the meeting and program.
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Saturday, February 15
South King County Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
10:00 am to 11:30 am Virtual
The program will be "The Road to Independence: Revolutionary War Research" with Michael Strauss. The Revolutionary War was fought in part over tensions between England and her colonies that escalated over time into violence with the opening shots fired in Massachusetts in April 1775. Some of the historical records examined will include compiled military service records, pensions, state and federal bounty land, local militia, along with records from the Continental Navy and Marine Corps. Additionally historical context include some of the national emergencies after the end of the war in 1783 including both Shay’s Rebellion and the later Whiskey Rebellion.
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Saturday, February 15
Italian Genealogy (Special Interest Group)
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Virtual
The Italian SIG of the Eastside Genealogical Society will present "Using Social Security Records to Break Down Brick Walls" with Roslyn Torella. Social Security records can provide clues to your ancestor’s name, origin, and social history. Learn what records are available and how to find and interpret them. In this presentation we will cover a brief history of Social Security Benefits, the anatomy of the SSN, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, what is the Death Master File (DMF) and Social Security Death Index (SSDI) and how to interpret Social Security records found on Ancestry and FamilySearch.
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Monday, February 17
Technical User Group (Special Interest Group)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Virtual
The South King County Genealogical Society is hosting its Technical User special interest group (TUG). This month's program is "Using AI to Generate or Improve Research Plans."
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Tuesday, February 18
Organizing Your Genealogy (Trainings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Virtual
The Seattle Genealogical Society is sponsoring a 4-week "Organizing for Genealogy" course with Susan McKee, MA. The course is limited to 20 students per class. Cost is $80 for non-SGS members. The series is available in the evening and in the afternoon.
New to genealogy and want to set up an organization system? Researching for years and overwhelmed with your current system? Have a good system but need some tweaks to improve its effectiveness?
This course will address the challenge of organizing the large quantity of information we accumulate as we research. With targeted and thoughtful presentations and exercises, this course will help participants create a system of organization or adapt their current system to meet their specific research needs.
Successful organization starts with organizing ourselves. Over the course of four sessions we will look at why and how we research, building the foundation of an effective personal organizational system. Questions about who, what, where, and when we research clarify how best to apply our time, energy, and resources. This enables us to create and maintain a system of organization that best supports our needs as we engage in genealogical research.
Four weekly, two-hour, online class sessions
Session 1: Organizing Our Self – Our thoughts, actions, time, and space
Session 2: Organizing Our System – Paper systems and digital systems
Session 3: Organizing Our Workflow – Research, records, and resources
Session 4: Pulling It All Together – Developing a tailored organization system
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Wednesday, February 19
A Demographic Study of Siroke, Slovakia in the 1800s - Fiske (Trainings)
10:00 am to 11:15 am Virtual
The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "A Demographic Study of Siroke, Slovakia in the 1800s" with Mike Kocsik. Censuses and Church records are great sources to find ancestors, but taken as a whole, these documents can provide a wealth of statistical information about a population. I have collected such data for one of my ancestral hometowns, Siroke in Eastern Slovakia, to build a picture of the daily life my great-grandfather knew as a boy before he came to America: occupations, family sizes, at what age people married, how long they lived and causes of death, etc. Lacking any direct stories about my older ancestors, this is a good way to present a picture of their world. Although it is one small farming town in a small country, the picture of peasant life is probably similar to towns all across Europe just before the Industrial Revolution.
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Thursday, February 20
Genealogy Help (Special events)
11:00 am to 1:00 pm Auburn Library, 1102 Auburn Way S., Auburn, WA
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 |
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Thursday, February 20
Beginning Genealogy, Part A (HQRL) (Trainings)
11:00 am to 12:00 pm Hybrid
Learn how to begin the search for your family history.Heritage Quest Research Library can help you with this free beginning class taught by HQRL research librarians. Class is in HQRL classroom and via Zoom. For more information, visit the Heritage Quest Research Library website.
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Thursday, February 20
Genealogy Help (Special events)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Federal Way Library, 34200 1st Way. S., Federal Way, WA
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 |
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Friday, February 21
Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
10:00 am Hybrid
The program at the Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) meeting will be "The National Road: America's First Federal Highway" with Annette Burke Lyttle. Built between 1811 and 1837, the National Road was the first
federally-funded highway in America. Extending from Maryland to the frontier of Illinois, this migration route allowed thousands of people to settle in the Midwest.
Our speaker, Annette Burke Lyttle, owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories.
Please go to bigenealogy.com to register in advance to view on Zoom. You do not need to register if you are planning on attending the group viewing at the Bainbridge Public Library.
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Monday, February 24
Genealogy Chat (Special Interest Group)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Virtual
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Monday, February 24
Organizing Your Genealogy (Trainings)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Virtual
The Seattle Genealogical Society is sponsoring a 4-week "Organizing for Genealogy" course with Susan McKee, MA. The course is limited to 20 students per class. Cost is $80 for non-SGS members. The series is available in the evening and in the afternoon.
New to genealogy and want to set up an organization system? Researching for years and overwhelmed with your current system? Have a good system but need some tweaks to improve its effectiveness?
This course will address the challenge of organizing the large quantity of information we accumulate as we research. With targeted and thoughtful presentations and exercises, this course will help participants create a system of organization or adapt their current system to meet their specific research needs.
Successful organization starts with organizing ourselves. Over the course of four sessions we will look at why and how we research, building the foundation of an effective personal organizational system. Questions about who, what, where, and when we research clarify how best to apply our time, energy, and resources. This enables us to create and maintain a system of organization that best supports our needs as we engage in genealogical research.
Four weekly, two-hour, online class sessions
Session 1: Organizing Our Self – Our thoughts, actions, time, and space
Session 2: Organizing Our System – Paper systems and digital systems
Session 3: Organizing Our Workflow – Research, records, and resources
Session 4: Pulling It All Together – Developing a tailored organization system
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Tuesday, February 25
Organizing Your Genealogy (Trainings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Virtual
The Seattle Genealogical Society is sponsoring a 4-week "Organizing for Genealogy" course with Susan McKee, MA. The course is limited to 20 students per class. Cost is $80 for non-SGS members. The series is available in the evening and in the afternoon.
New to genealogy and want to set up an organization system? Researching for years and overwhelmed with your current system? Have a good system but need some tweaks to improve its effectiveness?
This course will address the challenge of organizing the large quantity of information we accumulate as we research. With targeted and thoughtful presentations and exercises, this course will help participants create a system of organization or adapt their current system to meet their specific research needs.
Successful organization starts with organizing ourselves. Over the course of four sessions we will look at why and how we research, building the foundation of an effective personal organizational system. Questions about who, what, where, and when we research clarify how best to apply our time, energy, and resources. This enables us to create and maintain a system of organization that best supports our needs as we engage in genealogical research.
Four weekly, two-hour, online class sessions
Session 1: Organizing Our Self – Our thoughts, actions, time, and space
Session 2: Organizing Our System – Paper systems and digital systems
Session 3: Organizing Our Workflow – Research, records, and resources
Session 4: Pulling It All Together – Developing a tailored organization system
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Wednesday, February 26
Using Irish Naming Convention to Discover the Family of Thomas Delaney - Fiske (Trainings)
10:00 am to 11:15 am Virtual
The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "Using Irish Naming Convention to Discover the Family of Thomas Delaney in Mid-Nineteenth Century Ireland" with Susan McKee. Thomas Delaney was the father of Catherine “Kate: Delaney who married Henry Burge on 5 November 1878 in Dublin, Ireland. Catherine was born about 1860-62 in Queen’s County (present day County Laois) in Ireland and died 24 March 1909 in Dublin. To learn more about Thomas, evidence was gathered from researching the life and family of his daughter, Kate and her husband Henry. This evidence identified a specific geographical location to focus the search for records for Thomas. This case study shows how Irish naming convention can be used as a powerful tool to analyze and predict family names and aid in the search for family units in Irish records in the mid to late 1800s.
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Wednesday, February 26
Research Study Group (Special Interest Group)
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Virtual
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 |
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Saturday, March 1
Family Tree Maker (Special Interest Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Virtual
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 |
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Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, March 8
RootsTech 2025 (Conferences & Seminars)
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attend the largest global genealogy conference to learn more about your family history, interact with new technology or share your innovative ideas with the world. For more information, visit the Rootstech website. |
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Thursday, March 6
Beginning Genealogy, Part B (HQRL) (Trainings)
11:00 am to 12:00 pm Hybrid
Join this free class by registering at the HQRL store and receive zoom link a few days before the class. This class will be in the HQRL classroom and via Zoom. For more information, visit the Heritage Quest Research Library website.
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Friday, March 7
German Special Interest Group (Special Interest Group)
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Virtual
The program at the Eastside Genealogical Society's German Interest Group will be "Websites for German Research" with Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG, AGL. This presentation will teach participants how to use important websites, such as FamilySearch, Ancestry, Matricula, Archion, Genealogy.net, and Meyersgaz to find records and jurisdictional information for German research. As far as possible, the presentation will include a case study to find information on one person as a case study. Participants will be able to compare the advantages of the different sites.
Visitors are welcome, but registration is required. For more information, visit: https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/. |
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Saturday, March 8
Twin Rivers Gen Soc Spring Workshop (Conferences & Seminars)
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Nez Perce County Historical Society and Museum
The Twin Rivers Genealogical Society is hosting its Spring Workshop on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Join us at 9:00 am at the Nez Perce County Historical Society and Museum to learn about their resources available for family genealogists. At 10:00 we will hear from three presenters discussing historical events and their connections to family histories at the Lewiston City Library. Come and learn about online historical resources and FamilySearch features that can enhance your research into your ancestors' stories.
This workshop is free and open to anyone interested in genealogy. To reserve your seat, please email TwinRiversGS@gmail.com and indicate if you will be attending. No Host lunch following the workshop. For more information, contact Karen Lehfeldt at 509-552-5280.
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