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21-Sep-2024 Meeting Maps can be incredibly valuable tools for genealogy research. They allow us to visualize our ancestors’ world, understand historical boundaries, and discover new records. Remember, maps not only provide context but also connect you to the places your ancestors called home. Happy mapping! …
by Donna Phillips “The hens only lay egg-nog at Christmas-tidek but egg-nog will lay a man any time he tackles it,” reported the Idaho Avalanche on January 3, 1880. In 1881, The Herald, in Omaha, Nebraska, also found eggnog a subject for humor: “Hens favor sobriety. They generally quit laying when the egg-nog season approaches.” Big thanks to a…
A special announcement for those with family ties Down Under: in honor of Australia Day, there’s free access to more than 300 Australian historical record collections, including vital records, electoral rolls, convict records, and much more! The records will be free starting Saturday through Tuesday, January 25–28, 2025. The free records include 118.9 million historical records from…
Special Interest Group Meeting Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 pm via Zoom Please join us as we discuss the use of DNA in genealogy. We will begin studying Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne, starting with the first chapter. This book is available from The National Genealogical Society (the publishers): https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/genetic-genealogy-in-practice/embed/#?secret=zeWs9FwlZN#?secret=LoZwyFWcYa From…
Intro to U.S. Church Records: Why We Care Where Grandma Went to Church and SVGS monthly meeting Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society Tuesday October 11, 2022,,1:00 PM Pacific Zoom Meeting: Society Library or Virtually Online via Zoom, via phone, and in-person at the SVGS Library 6111 188 PL NE, Arlington, The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society is…
As the world changes and technology develops at a dizzying pace, certain skills that were once necessary for survival are being all but forgotten. It’s amazing to think how many of the things we had to learn to do out of necessity, skills that were seen as basic common knowledge, have become rare novelty skills,…