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July Membership Meeting –DNA: Get Started with a Research Plan

Monday, July 11 at 2:00 p.m.

Everybody does DNA, right? But how many know how that wonderful research tool fits into their research plan? (Umm, you do have a research plan, don’t you?) Janice Lovelace will come to our aid and show us where and how it should fit. Janice has been a board member of the Seattle Genealogical Society for many years, and is much in demand as a genealogy educator and lecturer.

This will be a hybrid meeting, in person at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee; and via Zoom.

Speaker’s Handout

Topic: WAGS General Meeting for July
Time: Jul 11, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88949729946?pwd=quUFVHYmtVuKtXBO14VJvB8E49sDqE.1

Meeting ID: 889 4972 9946
Passcode: July

June Membership Meeting

Monday, June 13 at 2:00 p.m.

This will be a hybrid meeting: Both via Zoom and in-person at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee.

Don’t say, “My ancestor was just a farmer!” Unlike today, farmers were a majority of the population only a couple centuries ago. What special records did they leave us–where shall we look online or in repositories to find them? Our guide is Jean Wilcox Hibben, a Southern California-based teacher and researcher. She blogs at www.circlemending.org.

Speaker’s Handout

Topic: WAGS June General Meeting – Zoom Link
Time: Jun 13, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87569689082?pwd=Qmo0eUQ0NGFiak1YVTlzNWhWZkRaUT09

Meeting ID: 875 6968 9082
Passcode: June

May Membership Meeting

Monday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m.

This is a hybrid meeting–both on Zoom and at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee

Look at Your Family in a Whole New Way: With a Mind Map by Diana Elder.

People have been searching for ways to diagram their thought processes since the third century! The system was popularized in 1974 on a BBC television series. Since then, the concept of visualizing data–“mapping out” your ideas–has been refined and computerized. We’ll learn what mind mapping entails and the latest web applications for it. Diana Elder is a Utah-based professional genealogist. She has authored Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide, and co-authored its companion, Research Like a Pro with DNA. She and her daughter host a genealogy podcast and maintain the website FamilyLocket.com.

Monday afternoon, May 9, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. via Zoom and in-person at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee

Topic: WAGS General May  Zoom Meeting
Time: May 9, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88579028003?pwd=RUM1cDBWaWhiZ0lPcXJFa1g0R1VLQT09

Meeting ID: 885 7902 8003
Passcode: May

Speaker’s Handout

April Membership Meeting – Rootless: America’s Fascination with its Ancestry

Monday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m.

This zoom presentation by Jill Morelli will explore the attitudes and issues associated with genealogy throughout our country’s history. We’ll get an overview of what happened in the past, and then consider some predictions for the future. Jill Morelli is a writer, lecturer, genealogy educator, and past president of the Seattle Genealogical Society.

Monday afternoon, April 11, 2022 2:00-3:30 p.m.

Topic: WAGS General Meeting – April
Time: Apr 11, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84180912594?pwd=Z2ZYL2hzVCt1NnJBb2pVbEh4WEtsZz09

Meeting ID: 841 8091 2594
Passcode: April

Speaker’s Handout

March Membership Meeting

Monday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Are You Ready for the 1950 Census? by Thomas MacEntee

For many of us boomers, this will be the first census where we make an appearance! Chicago-based genealogist and educator, Thomas MacEntee, will familiarize us with the new census and describe how it differs from previous counts. It will take time to get it indexed, but Thomas will show us ways to access the information in spite of that.

Topic: WAGS General Meeting – March
Time: Mar 14, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85110664643?pwd=Q3kxNmFsR2pCWWtsL2g3TUgvNDlpUT09

Meeting ID: 851 1066 4643
Passcode: Census

February Membership Meeting–February 14, 2022

Join us for a Zoom meeting, as Sara Cochran (researcher and educator from Southern California) brings us “My DNA brought me to the forest, but where are all the trees?” She’ll give us new techniques for figuring out relationships when your DNA matches don’t have family trees yet, or haven’t attached them (Ancestry.com results system).

HANDOUT

Topic: WAGS General Meeting – Feb
Time: Feb 14, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86546823310?pwd=REc0UG1tYXlzMU5SOEd1MWpuZ2ViUT09

Meeting ID: 865 4682 3310
Passcode: Wags

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society February Writing Family History

Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 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.

Meeting invite with links in file attached below

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.
Monthly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMoc-2qqDMjHNXnACfWJ0dop_pMeQXMRoYM/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGvqz8uGNKduR-GRpwEGY-gLOrwplxEgo1lkj7GBRd5Mgf5Jt1SH7dOKPXi

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87544268961?pwd=oNtdztP51tePuSn3bt45J3wuxnGXzl.1
Meeting ID: 875 4426 8961
Passcode: 328639

One tap mobile:
+12532158782,,87544268961#,,,,*328639# US (Tacoma)
+12532050468,,87544268961#,,,,*328639# US

Dial by your location:
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 253 205 0468 US
Meeting ID: 875 4426 8961
Passcode: 328639

Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kclCP1SsOV

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society – Using the FamilySearch Catalog

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, starting at 6:00 pm

This month’s presentation: Using the FamilySearch Catalog presented by Charlotte Van Valkenburgh. This is a recorded presentation that was given at a Mini-RootsTech event on October 10, 2024. Charlotte is an intern at the FamilySearch Library on the U.S./Canada team. She recently graduated from BYU – Idaho with an emphasis on family history research. She finds joy in teaching others how to find the records that connect them to their ancestors. She loves spending her free time discovering all she can about her own ancestors and solving adoption mysteries with the help of DNA.

As one of the most useful tools in family history research, the FamilySearch Catalog is extremely valuable. Come learn about some tips and tricks to using the FamilySearch Catalog to help in your family history research.

This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who can to attend in person at our new meeting location:
University Place Library
3609 Market PL W.
University Place, WA 98466
and via Zoom for those unable to attend in person.

Attend virtually via Zoom:
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZIqduGpqjgsHtBNs9zc8CGna6R-KHlcz5so/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGuqToiG9CWth2DRpwAB4j4WevwiHZdgrd_sgy8GSMLQST4N7Rwf5lXHNvK

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86718143644?pwd=S0FjYU5acVVKbDEyamdXWWZVekFjdz09
Meeting ID: 867 1814 3644
Passcode: 630507

One tap mobile
+12532050468,,86718143644#,,,,*630507# US
+12532158782,,86718143644#,,,,*630507# US (Tacoma)
Dial by your location

        +1 253 205 0468 US
        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 867 1814 3644
Passcode: 630507

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcFbCNTY39

Clallam County Genealogical Society DAR Databases for Genealogy

Using the DAR Databases for Genealogy will be the topic of a presentation by Georgianna Seko for the Clallam County Genealogical Society Saturday meeting, February 15th at 9:30am.  Georgianna is a longtime member of the DAR, and has been doing genealogical research for several years.  She volunteers at the CCGS Research Center in Port Angeles.

The DAR website offers more than just Revolutionary War information to the researcher.  This overlooked resource may help one find that missing clue that will break down a brick wall.

Everyone is invited to watch the program, either by coming to the Research Center at 403 E. 8th Street in Port Angeles, or via Zoom.  To obtain the Zoom meeting number and passcode, contact the Society by email: askus@clallamcogs.org or phoning 360-417-5000 Tuesday-Friday from 10am to 4pm.  Participants are requested to sign in 15 minutes before the program.

There is no cost to attend the meeting and program. 

Lower Columbia Genealogical Society 1890 Census

Sara Cochran

Genealogist and lecturer

1890 Census

Speaker at the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society’s

February 13th 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

Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Using Social Security Records to Break Down Brick Walls

Social Security records can provide clues to your ancestor’s name, origin, and social history. Learn what records are available and how to find and interpret them. In this presentation we will cover a brief history of Social Security Benefits, the anatomy of the SSN, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, what is the Death Master File (DMF) and Social Security Death Index (SSDI) and how to interpret Social Security records found on Ancestry and FamilySearch.
                          ZOOM Meeting When:           15-Feb-2025, Saturday
Time:             1:30 PM (PDT) Presenter:    Roslyn I. Torella
Kerri Tannenbaum
If you aren’t an active member, you must request meeting access. Below is the link to request a meeting invitation. Please send me an invitation link

Australia Day: Free Australian records on MyHeritage

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 every category. These records can help Australians piece together the stories of their ancestors, whether they were among the first settlers, immigrants seeking a new life, or individuals who contributed to the nation’s development in other ways.Usually, a Complete, Data, or Omni plan is required to view these records, but for a limited time only, anyone can search and view them for free. Note that non-MyHeritage users will be asked to create a free MyHeritage account to access them. Also note that records from OldNews.com, such as the recently added Australia, Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com and Australia Obituary Index from OldNews.com, are not included in the free promotion. While anyone can search these records for free on MyHeritage, accessing the full newspaper records requires an OldNews.com or Omni subscription.
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