Pioneer Pursuit To Continue
Sometimes we need a deadline and target to get us going. That’s why we did a Pioneer Pursuit Push to have 5,000 people documented in our Index by November 11 — the 135th anniversary of Washington Territory becoming the 42nd state. Alas, we didn’t make our target. We have 4,044 names listed in the Index, 956 short of…
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Passenger Manifest Mysterious Codes
Christine Cohen Genealogist and lecturer Whittier Area Genealogy Society Mysterious Codes: Passenger Manifests Letters and Numbers Speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s November 14th Zoom meeting. Virtual meeting doors will open at 6:30 pm and speakers program will begin at 7:00 pm. Public is invited to attend For a link to join the meeting contact lcgsgen@yahoo.com
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History SIG
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family HistoryWednesday, November 13, 2024, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make progress…
Gift Idea: Pioneer Certificate
If your ancestor lived in the Washington Territory before it became the nation’s 42nd state on November 11, 1889, you may be eligible for a Washington Pioneer certificate. Or if your ancestors arrived a little later — before December 31, 1900 — you can get a First Citizen certificate. What a great gift for yourself and…
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom This month we will finish reviewing the free Legacy Family Tree software video “Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 1): Your First Few Tips”. We watched the first part on Oct 1 so this month on Nov 5 we will watch the second half….
Free death records for Halloween on MyHeritage
From October 29 to November 1, 2024, MyHeritage is offering free access to our vast collection of death, burial, cemetery, and obituary records. With nearly 1.2 billion records in 435 collections, it’s the perfect chance to dive into the stories that connect us to generations before us. Search Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries now Death…
Heritage Quest Research Library: Recreating the Great War: Finding Military Service Information for your WWI Veteran
Archives fire in the 1970s. Tina offers ways to locate copies of peripheral federal military records and provides solutions for recreating some of the lost history in these “fire” records by using local government documents, newspapers, service organization memberships and base records. Tina Beaird is the owner of Tamarack Genealogy and is a Genealogy &…