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Pioneer Pursuit To Continue
Sometimes we need a deadline and target to get us going. That’s why we did a Pioneer Pursuit Push to have 5,000 people documented in our Index by November 11 — the 135th anniversary of Washington Territory becoming the 42nd state. Alas, we didn’t make our target. We have 4,044 names listed in the Index, 956 short of…
Let’s Talk About: Dangerous Eggnog
by Donna Phillips “The hens only lay egg-nog at Christmas-tidek but egg-nog will lay a man any time he tackles it,” reported the Idaho Avalanche on January 3, 1880. In 1881, The Herald, in Omaha, Nebraska, also found eggnog a subject for humor: “Hens favor sobriety. They generally quit laying when the egg-nog season approaches.” Big thanks to a…
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society School Records
Thursday, April 13, 2023 the public is invited to a free Zoom presentation by Maggie Cogswell on School Records, presented by the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society. Ms. Cogswell is a Washington State archivist from the office of the Secretary of State, Olympia. The meeting will open at 6:30 pm for announcements and greeting visitors. The…
Working Your Way to IRELAND Using American Records First
Sheila BenedictSheila has a varied educational background to support her many years of genealogical research, from a BA in Political Science to languages, history and Forensic Genealogy. She is a frequent lecturer at national conferences as well as teaching at a local community college. ‘Working Your Way to IRELAND Using American Records First’. This presentation will focus on what…
TIP OF THE WEEK –
WANT A TIP OF THE DAY?
If you like the tip-of-the-week, how about a tip-of-the day? On their website, The Family History Guide blog offers a genealogy related tip of the day. You can find it here: https://www.thefhguide.com/tip-of-the-day.html Now, don’t confuse The Family History Guide with the Family History Library or FamilySearch. But FamilySearch does have a relationship with The Family History Guide and…
Heritage Quest Research Library Mapping an Ancestor
Janet O’Conor Camarata is a genealogist with over 30 years of experience. Janet has presented at seminars, genealogy libraries and societies and retirement centers across Washington. Janet returns to Heritage Quest Research Library as one of our favorite presenters. Mapping an AncestorResearching Using Maps Geography is a discipline closely related to genealogy and an untapped resource for…