Janet O’Conor Camarata is a genealogist with over 30 years of experience. She is an experienced presenter, educator and trainer for genealogical societies, libraries, community colleges and senior centers across Washington. Janet is a graduate of the UW Genealogy and Family History program and has a B.A. in education from Central Washington University and a Master’s…
by Roxanne Lowe If you’re thinking about researching a Washington Pioneer for the Pioneer Pursuit Contest, don’t forget that from 1860 – 1863 the borders of Washington Territory extended as far east as Missoula, Montana and as far south as the Idaho/Utah border. Anyone living in that territory during that time is considered eligible to be…
18 April 2023 at 7:00 pm Do you have thoughts, ideas, questions, or comments about anything related to genealogy? Then this is for you. Please plan to attend, share, and expand your knowledge of all thing’s genealogy from the comfort of your own home. We look forward to seeing and chatting with you! Topic: TPCGS…
by Donna Phillips First news of all is the name change: our favorite genealogy library is now the FamilySEARCH Library and new signs on the building proclaim that. Makes sense; FamilySearch is the “umbrella” program we all use. Second big change is the arrangement of each floor. The first floor is a welcome-and-entry-level-help with an army…
When: Friday, May 5th, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/3k3af4cb Topic: “19th Century Germany” The 19th century represents the period of greatest emigration out of Germany, and it is therefore a time of great interest for many German-American family historians. This talk will address, among other things, the topics of geography, politics, and religion…
What a winter this has been! As many of you know on October 28th, 2022, we experienced an arson fire just behind our building. Thank goodness the fire department responded quickly and were able to get the fire knocked down. The building next door was not so lucky. If you happen to drive down Main…
When: Friday, April 7, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/yck8upj6 Topic: “Researching the Eastern European German Diaspora” This presentation focuses on the populations of Germans in Eastern Europe which reached more than 18 million people scattered in former German communities. Their settlement area was roughly bounded by the Oder-Neisse River (West), the Ural…
by Donna Phillips The time: during the period between the Revolution and the Civil War. Cruise-history-presenter, Aaron, shared his insights on this part of American history. What was the political reality of the world at that time? Only a handful of men ruled the entire of Europe. These kings had the absolute right to claim entire continents…
On April 21, 2023 BIGS Presents At 10:00 AM, A Zoom Virtual Event, Kim Richardson will present: “A New Strategy for Brick Walls” A genealogical brick wall is a question that remains unanswered after exhaustive research. Would you like to see the brick wall as a yellow brick road? Kim says she’s going to show us…
Thursday, April 13, 2023 the public is invited to a free Zoom presentation by Maggie Cogswell on School Records, presented by the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society. Ms. Cogswell is a Washington State archivist from the office of the Secretary of State, Olympia. The meeting will open at 6:30 pm for announcements and greeting visitors. The…
