Surrey Libraries Family History Photo Detective Roadshow

Stillaquamish Valley Genealogical Society Three Mini Presentations Tuesday, August 8Genealogy Shorts: 3 Mini Topics1:00 pm – Society Library In-Person SVGS members Elizabeth Dalton, Karen Looney and Sue McNeil will be speaking at our August 8th meeting. Our business meeting will follow the presentation. You are invited to the presentation at the society library. Everyone is welcome! Elizabeth’s topic: Newspapers.com Karen’s topic: Creating Stories Sue’s…
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,…
View this email in your browser Do you have French Canadian Ancestry? If you have French-Canadian ancestry, you are likely to have one or more King’s Daughters (Filles du roi) or Carignan soldiers among your ancestors.Do you want to find the link to this Heritage Association founded in 1994?Do you want to find out more…
by Donna Phillips We recognize them anywhere: Carnegie Libraries. Seemingly, every city has one….or more. Some 43 were built in Washington State; 32 are still standing and 14 are still used as libraries. We think of Andrew Carnegie as a self-made millionaire and philanthropist, and he certainly was. But did you know he obtained most of…
The EWGS Spring Seminar is coming soon!Don’t miss out on these dynamic speakers; they will be bringing us fascinating stories about the area in which we live and how our ancestors came to be here.This will be our first Hybrid Meeting! Please join us in person or on Zoom! To register go to the website:…
Intermediate & Advanced DNA Seminar: Early Registration Deadline Soon! The Genealogical Forum of Oregon is pleased to host our fall seminar focused on intermediate and advanced DNA topics. The seminar will be held online. Our featured speaker is Paul Woodbury, veteran of hundreds of genealogy cases and senior researcher on the DNA Team at Legacy…