Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA SIG Meeting

The Washington State Genealogical Society is excited to announce a year-long contest to document the family histories of every man, woman and child living in Washington Territory on or before it became a state on November 11, 1889. Beginning today, genealogical societies and individual genealogists can start researching and documenting Pioneers and two subsequent generations…

Legacy Family Tree SIG Meeting Feb 7th, 2023, 7:00 pm This week we will be reviewing a series of short videos presented by Geoff Rasmussen that are free and available from the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site.  How to customize Legacy’s Family View How to make a backup of your Legacy family file Legacy software…

YVGS received several years ago (2006) genealogical materials that include pictures, correspondence, deeds, etc from a house in Seattle that was going to be demolished. Items received by YVGS include the following names, items, etc. If this is your family please contact me: ericksensue@gmail.com A F Foltz, Seattle; Jack Lindsley; Burchett, Harry J, b.1889; Frank Lary,…

DNA Doesn’t Lie, but Needs Help to Find the Truth!  — a presentation by Debbie Smith sponsored by the Clallam Genealogical Society Saturday, April 15th  at our 10:30 am meeting. DNA is a valuable tool for use in genealogic research for providing the proof of a genetic relationship. However, it does not stand alone.  Documentary research is needed to…

Tuesday, March 14 from 6:00 pm to 7:50 pm Hybrid In-Person and via Zoom Our speaker will be Sara Cochran, presenting “When Irish Eyes are Smiling.”Using vital records to discover information about your Irish heritage. She spoke to us in October and is a thoroughly enjoyable and knowledgeable speaker. Note: This zoom/hybrid meeting will be in the…