Whatcom Genealogical Society Beginning Family History Classes

Surrey Libraries Family History Genealogy: Eastern Europe Border Changes ONLINE program Tuesday, August 16 10:00 – 11:30am PDT Anyone researching their family history in Eastern Europe probably hasfaced the challenges that changing borders present. In this program,Edie Adam will use findings from her family history research todemonstrate the key factors — time and place —…
by Donna Phillips Bob Taylor is the founding guru behind The Family History Guide. This fantastic, and FREE, website, was begun in 2015 and is still growing and expanding and offering more and more help to us genealogists. From a RootsTech presentation by Bob Taylor, I learned about The Family History Guide: * Bob began…
In honor of German Reunification Day, all 197.5 million German historical records on MyHeritage will be completely free to access from October 1 until October 5, 2023. MyHeritage is home to 65 valuable historical record collections from Germany. Alongside birth, marriage, and death records going back to the 16th century, MyHeritage offers a number of exclusive record…
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting Tue. September 27th at 7:00 pm PST Please join us as we discuss the use of DNA in genealogy. We will begin studying Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne, starting with the chapter on Ethics. This book is available from The…
A special Zoom presentation will feature Judy Russell, the “Legal Genealogist”. Dowered or Bound Out: Records of Widows and OrphansWidows and orphans have always had a special place in the law. But it’s not always the place that 21st century researchers might expect. An orphan in the early days wasn’t a child whose parents had died, but rather a…
From Don Jameson Camp Commander of the Fort Walla Walla Camp 3 of The Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War. Our open to the public meeting will be Jan 28, 2023 at 12:30 at VFW Post 1435 at 212 S. David St. Spokane Valley. Program speaker at 1:00 pm…