Events

The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring “Navigating Ancestral Arrivals: A Genealogist's Treasure Map to Immigration Records” with Lisa Vogele. Your ancestors’ arrival in the U.S. is a key chapter in your family’s story—are you searching in the right places? This session will guide you through the intricacies of immigration records, helping you decode passenger manifests, interpret cryptic notations, and uncover the stories of those “Held for Inquiry.” With research tools, proven strategies, and real-life case studies, you’ll gain skills to track down elusive ancestors and bring their immigration journey to life. Lisa Vogele is a professional genealogist and certified travel advisor (CTA). She is the Chief Tree Climber at Travel Your Tree: Where Ancestry Meets Adventure, a full-service family history research, travel planning and tour operator. In 2016, Lisa authored Food & Folklore: A Year of Italian Festivals, a guide book to assist travelers with incorporating festivals into their itineraries and experience local culture through food and historic events. Her travel tips have been featured in the Huffington Post, 1000traveltips.com and her travel blog, LisaLovesToTravel.com.

The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring “Shaky Leaf Syndrome: Using Website Generated Hints More Effectively" with Sara Cochran. Indexing, optical character recognition, and computer algorithms make finding obscure records about our families easier than ever! Unfortunately, computers can’t distinguish between people of the same name who lived in different places or at different times. Using real examples, we’ll practice evaluating hints and attaching the keepers to our trees.

The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society will host its annual holiday party. This year, members won't need to bring a thing, just come and enjoy good food and good company. We hope this helps simplify the busy holiday season. While donations are not required, they are always appreciated and help offset the cost of the luncheon and other society expenses. Any contribution you choose to make will be gratefully received. For more information, visit the SVGS website. 

The Olympia Genealogical Society is hosting Paul Milner at their Annual Seminar. Paul will be speaking during four one-hour sessions. He will cover English Parish Registers; English Probate System; and England's National Archives Website. Registration will begin December 5th, 2026. For more information, visit the OGS seminar web page.