by Donna Phillips Bet you’ve never heard of the World War I Veteran’s Compensation Fund for Washington state veterans of the “war to end all wars.” These are now to be accessed in FamilySearch.org and are a Department of Veterans Affairs bonus record set. World War I veterans could apply for compensation from the state of…
by Donna Phillips “The hens only lay egg-nog at Christmas-tidek but egg-nog will lay a man any time he tackles it,” reported the Idaho Avalanche on January 3, 1880. In 1881, The Herald, in Omaha, Nebraska, also found eggnog a subject for humor: “Hens favor sobriety. They generally quit laying when the egg-nog season approaches.” Big thanks to a…
by Donna Phillips Everybody stops there; the gravity and allure of the place (not to mention clean restrooms) pulls you in right off of I-90 if you’re on your way east from Washington state. You’ve been there, right? Probably more than once! Here’s the history of the famous bar: The story begins in 1951 when Gerry…
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…
