Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Building a Research Plan

Dawn Carlile is a native Oregonian who grew up in Eugene and Springfield.  She has been doing research for more than 25 years. Dawn is a professional genealogist, educator and lecturer.  CENSUS RECORDS, the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. The census has always been a valuable asset to genealogists and a better understanding of the who,…

As we just announced in our RootsTech keynote address, I’m pleased to introduce LiveStory: an incredible new feature that allows you to create animated videos of your ancestors telling their life stories. This feature was developed using AI technology pioneered by D-ID, the company that helped us bring you Deep Nostalgia™ last year. Here’s a short and fun…

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MyHeritage DNA kits are now on sale at 50% off the regular price! This low price is a great opportunity for anyone who hasn’t purchased a MyHeritage DNA kit yet to do so. This special discount will only be available through July 17, so be sure to take advantage now and spread the word so…

Surely you know that the 1950 census will be released to us eager genealogists on April 1st. But if I understand correctly, the U.S. Census Bureau will then release just the IMAGES and it’s up to “we the people” to do the indexing so we can use this new resource. FamilySearch.org seems to be spearheading the indexing…

by Donna Phillips Are you of Norwegian descent? Especially Norwegians who came to the Pacific Northwest? Are you aware of the fabulous National Nordic Museum in Seattle?? WOW, you say? Located in NW Seattle, close to the water, this museum offers so much of interest to those of Nordic descent and those (like me) who are…