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Disaster Preparation for our Family History Material

Bylvollrath July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

The Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) invites members of other Washington societies to attend our next Skill Building SIG – Saturday morning July 9th 10:00 am PDT.

Details below. Contact Betty Wiese at bettywiese@comcast.net to get the zoom link information

Disaster Preparation for our Family History Material

Saturday, July 9, 2022, 10:00 AM (PDT) via Zoom and in person at Bainbridge Library. Guest Speaker Tracy Rebstock, Washington State Archives, will share ideas about protecting our records, deciding what to save, and resources to use.

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South King County Genealogical Society Meetings & Events

Bylvollrath November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

NOVEMBER – EARLY DECEMBER 2022 MEETINGS & EVENTS Be in the know! 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 Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 6:30pm PTSKCGS Board of Directors…

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Black Friday at MyHeritage Starts Now!

Bylvollrath November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

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…

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Let’s Talk About: A 12yo prison inmate in 1931

Bylvollrath December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

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…

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MyHeritage has just added 269 million family tree profile records from Filae to MyHeritage

Bylvollrath February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

If you have French roots, you will almost certainly find some family members in this collection. This addition comes alongside the 8 million other historical records we added from France and Norway since the beginning of 2022. Please read more here. The second announcement is that we’ll be running a special offer for uploading DNA kits…

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Little Town Libraries

Bylvollrath November 16, 2023November 16, 2023

We do tend to head straight to the “big” libraries in the big cities and so easily overlook what the smaller town libraries might have for us. Case in point, the Appleton, Wisconsin, Public Library in Appleton, Wisconsin, located northeast of Madison, the state capitol. This town of about 75,000 citizens, has just opened a…

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA SIG

Bylvollrath May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA SIG Meeting May 24th at 7:00 pm The Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group invites you to attend our May meeting. Please join us as we discuss the use of DNA in genealogy. At this meeting we plan to watch Crista Cowan’s webinar on color-coding your Ancestry…

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