by Donna Phillips This is a continuation not of Alexandra Rain’s article but a parallel article. This bit is from the Sept/Oct 2020 issue of YourGenealogyToday magazine, an article by T.S. Davis titled “What I’m Looking For.” I quote from his article: “It is an odd obsession, and people who are not consumed by it can’t understand why we…
The Speakers Series from the Clallam County Genealogical Society will host John P. Hansel and his presentation “The Mayflower Compact.” August 12th beginning at 10:00 AM. The Mayflower Compact was a written agreement, signed by the male passengers on the Mayflower. After leaving England, they decided to make and enforce their own set of laws. Having…
Our Special Preview of the Moses Lake Temple Open House is only days away. We are excited to have as many of our friends visit prior to the dedication as possible. We encourage you to bring your family and colleagues to Come & See! RSVPs are still open. You can reserve a tour at this link…
Receive notices for our virtual meetings, as well as the latest genealogy news and tips, by subscribing (free) to the online group at https://skcgs.groups.io Skcgs.groups.io is the SKCGS online discussion and collaboration arena where: PROGRAM UPDATES JULY – EARLY AUGUST 2023 MEETINGS & EVENTS Monday, July 10, 2023 ⋅ 1:00pm – 3:00pm PTGenetic Genealogy/DNA Interest Group (online)“Is DNA Testing…
On July 21, 2023 BIGS Presents At 10AM, Friday, July 21, 2023, A Zoom Virtual Event, Janice Lovelace will present: Becoming Washington: Who Came to the Northwest and Why. What conditions existed for your ancestors to leave their home and make a journey toa new place? What conditions existed to encourage settlement in the Americas,especially the…
More than 1,500 Washington Pioneers have been documented in our Pioneer Pursuit Contest. Thank you to all who have submitted genealogies, but we’re looking for more! It is estimated there were nearly 350,000 people living here in 1889, and thousands more who came and went before 1889. As an incentive for submitting (and having approved) a genealogy…
Legacy Family Tree Webinars have some fantastic free webinars for you in July. Check out the details below and let everybody know about July 2023’s LIVE webinars: Collateral Research-The Secret Sauce to Finding Family Records by Cheri Hudson Passey8 Brick Wall Busters for Midwest African American Ancestors by LaDonna Garner, M.A.See Your Family in a Whole…
As Canada Day approaches, I’m thrilled to share that MyHeritage is offering free access to all our Canadian records from June 29 to July 2, 2023! Our vast range of Canadian records includes 176 featuring 103,662,055 records, including immigration documents, military records, census data, and more. This limited-time free access provides an unparalleled opportunity for those with Canadian…
Thursday, July 6, 2023 Beginning DNA for GenealogistsGetting back to the basics. In this presentation, we will look at all types of DNA that are currently being used for genealogical purposes. The inheritance pattern of each will be reviewed. Identify basic information that should be provided by all testing companies. The purpose of the “admixture”…
Saturday, July 8th — 10:00am. The Clallam County Genealogical Society will present Claire Smith. Her topic: Getting Unstuck: Working Through Research Problems. Claire Smith is a Professional Genealogist with certificates from Boston University, the University of Washington, and the ProGen Professional Genealogy Study Group. She is a wizard at presenting an organized approach for finding missing…
