Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s October General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9.  The presentation will be at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr.  Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen.  The presentation will also be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home.  See below for the Zoom link.

  TCGS member Margie Beldin will be presenting on New and Improved Resources in the Website of FamilySearch Family Tree.  FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history.

  On November 13 TCGS will be having our annual business meeting followed by a presentation to be determined.  The Society’s budget for 2025 will need to be approved by the general membership along with the slate of officers for 2025.  Please contact any board member if you would like to be nominated for any of the board positions.

Topic: TCGS General Meeting October 9 at 7 p.m.

Time: Oct 9, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Mary Kircher Roddy

October 18, 2024, 10 AM

Recreating Your Ancestor’s World

This will be a Hybrid meeting at the Bainbridge Library and on Zoom

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Learn how to combine maps, city directories, census records, and more to visualize your ancestor’s world. Understanding their environment will help you understand them.  

Mary Kircher Roddy frequently lectures in Washington State as well as at conferences across the US on methodology and records. She is a trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, one of the founders of the Applied Genealogy Institute, and is the co-editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ). She earned her certificate in Genealogy and Family History at the University of Washington.

OCTOBER is FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
Are you new to Genealogy or Family History? Have you been doing it a while and just need some help on where to turn to next?   Come into the library during the month of October and ask a librarian for their help and guidance. Librarians are here to put fresh eyes on your ancestors and direct you to new possibilities for research.   Let our Volunteer Librarians help you research your family! Our Volunteer Librarians have hundreds of years of combined experience in genealogy and family history and are looking forward to helping you find hidden facts about YOUR ancestors.   If we can’t help you find at least one new fact about your family, you will be able to pick a prize from our Fall/Halloween gift basket. Either way, it’s a win-win situation for you and your ancestors. We are OPEN, Monday thru Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

2102 East Main, Suite 105
Puyallup, WA 98372

Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom

This month we will continue reviewing the free Legacy Family Tree software videos hosted by Geoff Rasmussen. Our next video in this series will be “Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 1): Your First Few Tips” it is a longer video so we will be breaking it up and watching the first part Oct 1 and finishing it next month on Nov 5. Even though Legacy 10 was just released in Jun 2024, almost all the features shown in this video are still in the current program.  If you are thinking about trying Legacy or are currently using it, this video can teach or remind you how to properly use the software and be successful with your research. If you have any suggestions for future topics, please send them in. 

This is our monthly meeting to share tips & tricks, problems & solutions. Sometimes we will watch videos or share our screens to aid in learning more about using Legacy Family Tree software.

Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the learning. If you are just thinking about trying Legacy for the first time, you’ve been using it for a year or two or you are an old pro with many years of experience using Legacy this is the group for you.

We look forward to meeting with you, every month on the First Tuesday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time

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The McCleary Museum & Event Center invites you to their 2024 Genealogy Conference to be held on Saturday, October 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The conference will be in-person at the Museum at 426 S. Third Street, McCleary. Tickets are $12 or $10 for those who have an active membership in any genealogical society. Click here to register.

Topics and speakers include:

• “Direct Link to the Past- City Directories for Genealogy” presented by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG; Writer; Lecturer;  trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and co-founder of the Applied Genealogy Institute.  
  City Directories are a tool for genealogists to fill in gaps between census years and learn more about ancestors. But if you’re just searching for a name, you’re missing out! In this presentation see many sources to find directories. Mary will show you what to look for in them, including understanding the “anatomy” of a directory and what might be in one. Learn some tips for getting the most out of them by using address searches, alternate spellings, advertisements and more to understand your ancestors’ world and their movements within it. Directories are also a source for historical images that might not be available elsewhere. See how to track your searches and results using spreadsheets. And learn how directories will lead you to clues for further follow-up research.
• “Branching Out in the Evergreen State” presented by Roxanne Ferbrache Lowe, Past President, Grays Harbor Genealogical Society; Web Master, Washington State Genealogical Society.  
  There are many resources for finding members of your family tree in the Evergreen State. Roxanne will share a few free resources for those with Washington State (and Washington Territory) roots. Even if you don’t have Washington ancestors, many of the resources may apply to you. She will also talk about the Washington State Genealogical Society’s Pioneer Pursuit program.
• “Adventures of a Find A Grave Volunteer “  presented by Diane Carter, Registrar for the Robert Gray Chapter of DAR; Volunteer for Find A Grave; Member of Society of Mayflower Descendants and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War.   
  Some people tiptoe through the tulips. Diane wanders through graveyards —mosquito lotion, sun blocker, umbrella, notepad and camera in hand —photographing headstones and creating on-line memorials. Whenever possible,  she adds family links, genealogy, and personal photos to the memorials that she has created.  She even creates imaginary cemeteries! “What madness is this?” you may ask. “Genealogists need facts, not made-up stuff.” And the answer is that even imaginary cemeteries can be helpful for a genealogist —or an organization.
  Find A Grave is a free resource and her efforts are viewable by anyone with Internet access and from any part of the world. Come tiptoe with Diane through Find A Grave.
• “Memberships to Lineage Societies and How to Prepare Documentation” Also presented by Diane Carter. 
  As Registrar for the Robert Gray Chapter of DAR which serves Grays Harbor County, Diane  prepares applications for women wishing to join her chapter. She also serves with a state team that reviews applications. She has advised people seeking membership in other lineage societies. In all cases, She carefully scrutinizes the generations listed, the links between generations, the documentations supporting the links and the sources of the documents. The pieces have to fit and she can tell a few stories about the curious routes that have been taken to prove someone’s lineage. 

Other opportunities of the day include networking, a museum tour, light refreshments, local genealogy resources and more.  You may choose to bring your own lunch or pre-order one of the lunch specials before 9/29/24 from The Bears Den, options detailed on ticket purchase page.

We need your help! We’re trying to have 5,000 Washington State pioneers listed in our Pioneer Pursuit Index by November 11, 2024. The index currently lists 3,854 pioneers, so we need 1,146 more to meet our ambitious, but doable, target.

Whether you’re a WSGS member or not, we’re hoping you’ll submit a three-generation genealogy (with sources) for any man, woman or child who lived in Washington Territory on or before November 11, 1889 when we became the 42nd state. You don’t have to be related to the pioneer — just pick someone in your county or neighborhood and start researching. Here’s a great list of places to start.

We’ve made it easy to submit Pioneer Pursuit genealogies. There are examples, forms and an FAQ in the Pioneer Pursuit tab of the WSGS website.