Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Winter Winter 2023 Meetings

TIP OF THE WEEK -IN NEED OF TRANSLATION This issue’s tip came out of this month’s Second Saturday Speaker Series presentation by Carolyn Schott. There is a Facebook Group called Genealogical Translations and their purpose is just that, the translation of genealogy documents only. It is a private group so you must ask to join. This group might be the…
Tuesday, July 23, Starting at 7:00 pm via Zoom We will be reading Your DNA Guide by Diahan Southard. Rather than continuing to read the book in order, we will start working on our Plans, as outlined in the book, and share our successes and struggles. This book is available from the author, the publishers, Amazon, or perhaps…
Eastern Europe is a region with a rich and complex history and diverse ethnic groups. Its frequent border changes, language barriers and influences from several powerful empires can lead to challenges when researching family history. Come learn more about this fascinating region by joining the new Eastern European special interest group. The first meeting will…
REGISTRATION NOW OPENFOR 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…
TIP OF THE WEEK –SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ONLINE 133 YEARS OF THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE are now keyword searchable and available to the the public online thanks to a partnership between the University of Utah – J. Willard Marriott Library, Newspapers.com, a division of Ancestry, and The Salt Lake Tribune. The site now covers the years 1871-2004 of…
Tuesday, November 8Voting Records: Genealogy\’s Best Kept Secret1:00 pm – Zoom Meeting: Society Library or Virtually The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society is now providing monthly meetings via Zoom and in-person. Pam Vestal will be speaking virtually at our November 8th meeting. Our business meeting will follow the presentation. You are invited to watch the presentation at the society library….