We’re running a special offer that’s not to be missed: from October 1–8, 2023, people who have taken a DNA test with other services will be able to upload their DNA to MyHeritage and enjoy all our advanced DNA features for free — including Ethnicity Estimates, Chromosome Browser, Theory of Family Relativity™, and more. If you tested with another service and haven’t uploaded your DNA to MyHeritage yet, there’s never been a better time! 

Visit myheritage.com/dna/upload to get started.

MyHeritage offers an incredible suite of features to help you better understand your relationship to your DNA Matches. A one-time unlock fee of $29 (or a site subscription on MyHeritage) is usually required to access the advanced DNA features. However, during this special offer, we’re waiving the unlock fee! 

Please spread the good news to your friends and followers and encourage them to take advantage of this offer while it lasts! Feel free to use the graphic abouve, and check out the blog post for more information.

Enjoy,

Daniel Horowitz

Genealogy Expert

October is Family History Month!

SVGS will be celebrating Family History Month all month long in October.

Every Saturday we invite you to stop by our library. Meet the librarians, have some refreshments and enter the weekly drawing and the grand prize drawing. (1 year membership to the Ancestry World Addition)

Every Saturday will have a different theme.

Saturday, October 7^th – Introduction to the Library

Come for a tour, see what the library has to offer. Even if you’re a regular user of the library we are always adding to our resources. There’s always something new to discover!

Saturday, October 14^th – Preserving Your Family History

Bring 10 photos, a thumb drive and use our fast photo scanner to digitize your family memories. If you don’t have USB drive, you may buy one at the library for $5. We will provide instructions for those who need some help. If you have a large collection to digitize you can always come back at later date.

Saturday, October 21^st – Sharing Family History with Your Children

Bring your children or grandchildren and help them complete a basic family tree.

Suggested questions to answer will be provided.

Saturday, October 28^th – SVGS Online Resources

Learn what online resources are available on our computer workstations in the Media Room. Also, a review of the resources available on our website.

If you are unable to stop by on a Saturday, come by on Tuesday or Thursday for a tour and put in an entry for our grand prize drawing on the 28^th. (A year membership to Ancestry World Explorer)

Library Hours

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10am-4pm

Library Address

6111 188 PL NE, Arlington, WA

(Northeast of the Arlington Airport)

For more information visit www.stillygen.org

Tuesday, October 3^rd at 7:00 PM

This month we are going to revisit the free Legacy Family Tree Webinars video: Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful.

Remember, if you have any questions, problems, tips or tricks about using Legacy PLEASE share them with the group, your attendance and participation will be greatly appreciated!

Topic: TPCGS Legacy Family Tree Special Interest Group Meeting

Every month on the First Tuesday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYpfuyuqDovHNwtBgxtQjWKOjDQ8k5Q9bPD/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqjIvHNKUtR-PRpwQBor4Z-7wpn5Ygo1KiD3iGzRiaDTdGehmA-p0RemJ

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The German Interest Group

of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS)meeting

When: Friday, October 6, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT

Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/39jrfwve

Topic: The ABCs of the Old German Script

Starting from the beginning—the alphabet—dive into how to decipher individual letters of the old German script. Learn how to use that knowledge to decipher key genealogical terms, based on context and expected record content, to start you on your own road to discovering the hidden treasures in your German-language records.

Presenter:  Charlotte Noelle Champenois, AG®

Charlotte Noelle Champenois, AG®, originally from Allerød, Denmark, and a long-time resident of Utah, is accredited in Germany Northwest, Denmark, Sweden, and Austria and has a BA in genealogy from Brigham Young University. She is a German Research Specialist at the FamilySearch Library, where she helps guests with research and translation.

More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/