133 years ago on Nov. 18, 1889, hundreds gathered at the portico of the Capitol in Olympia to celebrate Washington’s newly acquired statehood and to view the inauguration of the state’s first governor, Elisha P. Ferry. More than 3,000 Washingtonians celebrated their new statehood that day, marching in parades and celebrating by “shooting off Roman…
by Donna Phillips Jarred by an old newspaper article, I had to dig into the sad story of Herbert Franklin Niccolls, Jr. Most of this information comes from Find-A-Grave. Born in 1919 in Boise, Idaho, to Bert and Hazel Niccolls, he was one of the younger children. The family lived in extreme poverty. When Herbert was…
Congratulations to Saundra Middleton of Anchorage, Alaska! Saundra is the first to submit applications for the Pioneer Pursuit Contest. She has submitted six names independently and three names on behalf of the Kirkland Heritage Society. Job well done, Saundra. Please join us in trying to document all of the people and families who were in…
Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting Dec 6th, 2022, 7:00 pm This week we will begin reviewing a longer video presented by Geoff Rasmussen that is free and available from the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site. The direct link to the video is listed below its title: Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 1): Your First Few Tips…
Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UtahMar 2-4, 2023 Choose how to attend; in person or online! Visit the website for more info and registration. https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/home?mc_cid=d8c7b37731&mc_eid=2ae79ab586
There is a half-price sale of their surplus books going on at the Fiske Genealogical Library, Seattle, Washington. Check out the inventory and get instructions for ordering here: https://fiskelibrary.org/surplusbks.htm
Ever wondered what you might have looked like if you were born in your ancestors’ time? What about how you might look as a Viking? Or an ancient Greek warrior, or a 19th-century lord or lady? Now you can find out! I couldn’t be more excited to announce the release of AI Time Machine™, a groundbreaking…
by Donna Phillips Whether or not you use, or even like Facebook, it’s here to stay. Mega-millions of posts every prove that people like you and me are using Facebook for a wide variety of reasons. Like I said, love it or hate it, it’s here to stay so why not use it to your advantage?…
The biggest sale of the year is here! Our Black Friday DNA Sale starts today, and you know what that means: MyHeritage DNA kits are now on sale for the lowest price EVER. Seriously, this is the absolute lowest price ever and you won’t find another DNA test at these prices! You’ll also enjoy free shipping…
What do most of us see when we look at this image? An orange 6 against a green background, right? Not so for colorblind folks. According to Ask Marilyn in the Sunday Parade magazine up to 8% of men and only 0.5% of women, depending on their ancestry, have some degree of color deficiency, usually caused by defective or absent…
