“RootsTech 2023”

Tuesday, September 10, 2024, starting at 6:00 pm This month our educational meetings resume on Tuesday September 10, at 6:00 pm in person at the Parkland/Spanaway Library and on Zoom at 6:15. This will be interactive with attendees sharing what they did genealogy-wise over the summer and there will be short 5-to-10-minute presentations. Our meetings…

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…

Clallam County Genealogical Society Saturday, June 11 at 10:00 am Presents:  SARA COCHRAN  “WHO NEEDED IT ANYWAY? GETTING AROUND THE MISSING 1890 CENSUS” What happened to that 1890 Federal Census? Sara will relate the story of the missing Census records.  She will tell how to find other record sets using techniques when a Census is not available,…

This tip comes from Jill Morelli, past president of SGS, and her source for this tip is the March 16, 2022, blog by Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist. And by the way, we are so excited to have Judy Russell lined up for our fall seminar!  Do you have New York City connections?  In March 2022, the NYC Municipal Archives launched…

by Donna Phillips Whether or not you use, or even like Facebook, it’s here to stay. Mega-millions of posts every prove that people like you and me are using Facebook for a wide variety of reasons. Like I said, love it or hate it, it’s here to stay so why not use it to your advantage?…