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No December Membership Meeting!
We’re taking the month off, so there will be no membership meeting next Monday.
Our next membership meeting will be Monday, January 9 at 2:00 p.m. with Mary Kircher Roddy on researching in the Pacific Northwest.
Have a great holiday season. See you next year!
December Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 7 at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom
Your board will be taking on the task of budgeting for 2023 at this meeting. Any comments or suggestions are welcome–send to info@wags-web.org.
Zoom information will be posted as the meeting gets closer.
November Board Meeting
Wednesday, November 9 at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom
Topic: WAGS Board Meeting
Time: Nov 9, 2022 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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November Membership Meeting
Monday, November 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Get Acquainted with John Kendrick Chapter, NSDAR, with Brenda Brady, Vice Regent
Let’s get to know our good neighbors, the ladies at John Kendrick Chapter of the DAR, here in Wenatchee. They are involved in many activities that enhance and preserve our American heritage. We’ll hear about all these, get all the current information about applications and joining, and find out the things they’re doing to encourage youth (starting an ROTC in Cashmere and encouraging the local chapter of Children of the American Revolution, for starters).
This will be a hybrid meeting–the in-person meeting and our live speaker will be at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee.
This meeting does not have a general information handout. However, if you’re serious about exploring membership in the DAR, HERE is the six-page application form. You’ll also find good information at dar.org/national-society/become-member/membership-interest-form, and dar.org/national-society/become-member/how-join.
Zoom information:
Topic: WAGS November General Meeting
Time: Nov 14, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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GladSong Concert
Sunday evening, October 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center Auditorium (ok to park at the YMCA lot across the street)
Let’s celebrate WAGS’ 50+1 years, and kick off Family History Week while we’re at it! GladSong is a local choir comprised of some 30 voices–they will delight you with many styles: pop, country, jazz and gospel. Free-will donations will be encouraged but not required. All proceeds go to WAGS as part of our annual fall fundraiser.
The WAGS Library will be open at 4:00 p.m. and after the concert for informal tours.
October Membership Meeting
Monday, October 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Turn Family History Facts into Stories You Can Share with Annette Burke Lyttle
Genealogists are always excited to share our discoveries, but so often we get that blank stare from family members. How can we turn the facts that interest us into stories that will enthrall our relatives? Annette Lyttle has a “small bites” four-step system to help us share our family stories with ease!
In person at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee, and via Zoom at:
Topic: WAGS Oct General Zoom Meeting
Time: Oct 10, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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September Membership Meeting
Monday, September 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Hybrid–via Zoom and in-person
www.AmericanAncestors.org with Christine Cohen
Our presenter will give us a West Coast slant on the website for the New England Historical and Genealogical Society. AmericanAncestors is available on the WAGS Library computers, so we all need to be able to drive it like a car! Learn all that it has to offer. Christine Cohen joins us from the “other WAGS:” Whittier Area Genealogical Society in Southern California.
Zoom information is posted below. The in-person meeting will be held at the Douglas County PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee.
Topic: WAGS September General Meeting
Time: Sep 12, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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August Membership Meeting
Monday, August 8 at 2:00 p.m.
WAGS is going international! Our speaker, Mags Gauldin, comes to us from Ottawa, Canada. She will present “Using WikiTree’s DNA Features.” First, be introduced to WikiTree if you aren’t familiar with it, and then Mags will demonstrate its many DNA features. Find out how WikiTree can accelerate your research!
Zoom only, due to some vacation schedules.
Topic: WAGS August General Meeting
Time: Aug 8, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Finding Females in Naturalization Records
Eastside Genealogical Society
Genealogy Interest Group
When: Friday, October 4, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT
Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/5a66t9nu
Topic: Finding Females in US Naturalization Records, 1790-1952
Whether you’re missing a naturalization record or finding an unexpected one, this webinar helps you discover how female ancestors — both foreign-born and birthright — gained, lost, or regained citizenship in the United States between 1790 and 1952.
US citizenship and attendant rights for women could be fragile, depending on marital status, prevailing laws, social norms, and other shifting factors. Examples of US naturalization and citizenship records, and search strategies for finding these records are featured in this presentation.
Presenter: Nancy Loe
Archivist, librarian, and genealogist Nancy Loe has been helping researchers with their family trees since 1977. She specializes in US and European family history research, presenting at webinars and conferences in the US, Canada, and Australia, including NGS and Rootstech.
Nancy’s genealogy e-books and free monthly newsletter are available at www.sassyjanegenealogy.com.
More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com/
Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society Survivors of Disasters
Survivors of Disasters: How Deadly Forces of Nature Impacted our Ancestors’ Lives
Friday, September 20, 2024
10:00 am
Zoom Only – Please Register
L-R: Robin Engel is a retired lawyer and native Washingtonian.
Karen Strelow is a retired physical education specialist.
Rene Vance is a retired chemical engineer.
All three are members of the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society.
In the extreme, weather and natural disasters have a direct impact on the lives and deaths of our ancestors. In more subtle ways, conditions may influence their relocation, helping to expain the “why”, “where” and “when” of their movements.
Our presenters will share their stories of volcanoes, blizzards, avalanches, floods, tornadoes and heat waves, and how they affected their ancestors lives.
TOUR THE FISKE GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY WITH Seattle Genealogical Society
Plus: Spots Left on SGS Tour of Puget Sound
Regional Branch of the WA State Archives
The Fiske Genealogical Library is a hidden treasure located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle and SGS is offering patrons the opportunity to get better aquatinted with all the Fiske has to offer. SGS is sponsoring a tour of the Fiske Friday, Oct. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Fiske is notable for its collection of rare genealogical books, 30% of which are available in fewer than twenty libraries in the world. Some 4% of the books in the collection are not reported to be in any other library! The collection is particularly rich in materials related to colonial New England and North America.
Dave Brazier, President of the Fiske Genealogical Library, will be our guide for a two-hour tour. His presentation will focus on the library’s history and organization. He will be available after the presentation until 3:00 pm for those who would like some one-on-one time to hone their search/research skills.
The cost is $20 per person, $15 for members. Tour is limited to the first 15 paid registrations received.
Hurry! Spots Remain for State Archive Tour:
The SGS sponsored tour of the Puget Sound Regional Branch of the WA State Archives still has open spots. This tour will take place Sept. 17, at 10:30 a.m. Get more information and claim your spot today.
Seattle Genealogical Society – BEGINNING GENEALOGY CLASS – New Class Begins October 8
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
FOR BEGINNING GENEALOGY CLASS
Gain the skills you need to research your family’s story by joining this fun, online, interactive class.
This class includes four weekly sessions online with a fifth, optional session in person at the SGS library. The class covers how to successfully conduct, organize, and record research for your genealogy. How to begin? How to evaluate evidence? What are the best sources? Where are the records–online and off? What can DNA tell us?
Start your journey on a foundation of good habits and best practices. Participation will help you develop great genealogy skills. The course finishes with a list of favorite sources for additional learning and an optional meet-up with a personal research session at the SGS library.
The first class is Tuesday, October 8. There are two class sessions to chose from: one in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. and one in the evening from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
- Weeks 1-4 will meet virtually and consist of lecture, discussion, and workshop for one-and-a-half-hours each session.
- Week 5 (optional) includes a library tour and one-on-one research assistance.
Class fee $80 (SGS members $60). For additional information see the SGS website.
Lower Columbia Genealogical Society Mennonite Roots
Pat Hershberger
Pacific Northwest Mennonite Society
Genealogist and Lecturer
MENNONITE ROOTS
Speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s
September 12th 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 Monthly Educational Meeting
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, starting at 6:00 pm
This month our educational meetings resume on Tuesday September 10, at 6:00 pm in person at the Parkland/Spanaway Library and on Zoom at 6:15. This will be interactive with attendees sharing what they did genealogy-wise over the summer and there will be short 5-to-10-minute presentations.
Our meetings are held monthly except for July and August starting at 6:00 PM, Zoom comes live about 6:15 PM.
Attend in person at:
Parkland/Spanaway Branch of Pierce County Library
13718 Pacific Ave S.
Tacoma, WA 98444
Attend virtually via Zoom:
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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