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NOVEMBER MEETING FOR MEMBERS and GUESTS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
The Great War and Its Stories:
Researching Your WWI Soldier
by Jill Morelli
Seattle-based genealogy educator Jill Morelli will tell us what records survive from World War I, and where to find them. Let’s look at our WWI soldiers through the lens of the available online and in-state repositories.
This will be a hybrid meeting. For an in-person experience, come to the FamilySearch Center at 667 10th Street NE in East Wenatchee. You may also attend via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83006828680?pwd=gBs32mls0GPJDXm8ajZldLAp310Zn0.1
Meeting ID: 830 0682 8680
Passcode: November
OCTOBER MEETING FOR WAGS MEMBERS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
“Future Capital Projects at the Museum”
A conversation with WVMCC Executive Director Marriah Thornock
This presentation is prepared specifically for WAGS members–to give us the latest news on how the museum’s remodeling plans are taking shape, and to allow us to ask all of our logistical questions on how the WAGS Library will be affected.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Marriah will be in person at the FamilySearch Center, 667 10th Street NE, East Wenatchee.
Zoom will also be available:
Topic: WAGS October General Meeting – Members Only
Time: Oct 14, 2024 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85236160487?pwd=4nfa8gpWGi00iw3jaVTMVEEaoolrwI.1
Meeting ID: 852 3616 0487
Passcode: October
SEPTEMBER MEETING FOR MEMBERS AND GUESTS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
“Finally Get Organized: Conquer the Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style”
by Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal
This will be a hybrid meeting. Meet in person at the FamilySearch Center, 667 10th Street NE in East Wenatchee, or via Zoom:
Topic: WAGS September General Mtg Zoom Info
Time: Sep 9, 2024 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82124904792?pwd=aQr13KObNwXwgHY2aWXPOI32KSgnyZ.1
Meeting ID: 821 2490 4792
Passcode: September
Come and learn about different organizing strategies AND a little about yourself! Knowing how you learn will point you to the most effective way to sort out your genealogy research.
JULY PLANNING MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
In-Person at the FamilySearch Center, 667 10th Street NE, East Wenatchee
and via Zoom (Zoom address will be published closer to the meeting).
With our library’s future location change, and with the changes wrought by Covid, we need to take a good look at who we want (and need) to become–what will we do to keep engaging our members and the community at large? Come and join in the discussion!
JUNE MEETING FOR MEMBERS AND GUESTS
MONDAY, JUNE 10 at 2:00 p.m. — a hybrid meeting
“How the Homestead Act Shaped My Family . . . and Maybe Yours”
with Cyndi Ingle
The Homestead Act of 1862 populated the American West. Learn about how it worked, and where to find the records, and what your homesteader ancestor’s life might have been like.
In person at the FamilySearch Center, 667 10th Street NE, East Wenatchee
and via Zoom.
Topic: WAGS General June Meeting Zoom Link
Time: Jun 10, 2024 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84870282001?pwd=TTlOMkN0L2FoMWRod0E3bHlYNW5ydz09
Meeting ID: 848 7028 2001
Passcode: WAGSJune
May Meeting for Members and Guests
Monday, May 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
“Not Who He Once Was: Tips For Finding Your Name-Changing Ancestor”
Genealogy educator Mary Kircher Roddy will present what’s possibly the ultimate brick-wall-bashing concept: name-changing! Perhaps your ancestor just disappeared–or else they seem to have no background at all. A name-change might be the culprit.
Monday, May 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
In person at the FamilySearch Center, 667 10th Street NE, East Wenatchee
Or via Zoom:
Topic: WAGs May General Meeting Zoom Link
Time: May 13, 2024 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89987693577?pwd=dmt2V1NVYzA5REc3N2UvMUpqdFFlUT09
Meeting ID: 899 8769 3577
Passcode: MayWAGs
April Meeting for Members and Guests
Monday, April 8, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
Our Quaker Ancestors: Their History and the Records They Left
The Quakers were among the earliest settlers in North America, and generally, earliest in any newly-opened territory. And they were amazing record-keepers. We’ll learn their history and how to find the rich records they left behind. Annette Burke Lyttle will be our presenter.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in-person to the FamilySearch Center at 667 10th Street Northeast in East Wenatchee. Or join us via Zoom:
Topic: WAGS April General Zoom Meeting
Time: Apr 8, 2024 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89141746016?pwd=bEtGSWYxS0N5TlVTY2JzRDZsZlFDZz09
Meeting ID: 891 4174 6016
Passcode: 122460
March Meeting for Members and Guests
Monday, March 11
Join us on Monday March 11 at 2:00 p.m. to hear about the historic documents waiting for you at the Chelan County Courthouse. Erin Fonville of the Assessor’s Office will demonstrate all the different ways to search their historic records.
In-person at the FamilySearch Center, 667 10th Street NE in East Wenatchee–also via Zoom. Zoom information:
Topic: WAGs General Meeting Zoom LInk
Time: Mar 11, 2024 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84811742592?pwd=R3dCL1lRK01UY1RZQVg5eGY5TGFsUT09
Meeting ID: 848 1174 2592
Passcode: March
German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Christmas Stories
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 our target. BUT, that doesn’t mean we’re giving up. You can still submit genealogies for any man, woman or child who lived in Washington Territory on or before November 11, 1889. You don’t have to be related to a pioneer — find a name and do what we do best: research it!
We’ve made it easy for you. There are examples, forms, hints and FAQs on the WSGS website. There’s also a video explaining the process and answering questions from the Pioneer Pursuit Roundtable in April 2023. If you have other questions, please email Info@wasgs.org and put “Pioneer Pursuit” in the subject line.
Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society House History Hunting
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Passenger Manifest Mysterious Codes
Christine Cohen
Genealogist and lecturer
Whittier Area Genealogy Society
Mysterious Codes:
Passenger Manifests Letters and Numbers
Speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s
November 14th Zoom meeting.
Virtual meeting doors will open at 6:30 pm and speakers
program will begin at 7:00 pm. Public is invited to attend
For a link to join the meeting contact lcgsgen@yahoo.com
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History SIG
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom
The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make progress in their projects.
Date & Time: Every month on the Second Wednesday, starting at 7:00 PM Pacific Time
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87544268961?pwd=oNtdztP51tePuSn3bt45J3wuxnGXzl.1
Meeting ID: 875 4426 8961
Passcode: 328639
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Meeting ID: 875 4426 8961
Passcode: 328639
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Gift Idea: Pioneer Certificate
If your ancestor lived in the Washington Territory before it became the nation’s 42nd state on November 11, 1889, you may be eligible for a Washington Pioneer certificate. Or if your ancestors arrived a little later — before December 31, 1900 — you can get a First Citizen certificate. What a great gift for yourself and your family members!
We began the Washington State Centennial Pioneer Certificate Program in 1984 in anticipation of the state’s centennial admission to the union in 1889. The initial certificates were issued to applicants who could prove their ancestors were in Washington Territory on or before November 11, 1889. Those descendants’ names, almost 18,000, were printed in a two-volume set of books entitled “Washington Pioneers” in 1992. A third volume, published in 1993, included Pioneers and First Citizens (those in the state on or before December 31, 1900). The three original volumes are out of print, but an index is available here. WSGS members have access to family lineages in the Members’ Only section of the website.
Pioneer and First Citizen Certificates are still being issued, although they are published only on the WSGS website at this time. If you can prove your ancestor was in Washington prior to November 11, 1889, you may be eligible to purchase a Pioneer Certificate. If your ancestor was in Washington on or before December 31, 1900, you may be eligible for a First Citizen Certificate. More information, including resources to prove residency, is available in the Pioneer and First Citizen Program brochure. An application and instructions are available here.