Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA SIG March 25

Hi there Great news: date estimation for historical photos is finally here, and is available exclusively on MyHeritage! I’m delighted to announce the release of PhotoDater™, a groundbreaking, free new feature that estimates the year a photo was taken using AI technology.  PhotoDater™ uses an AI model developed by MyHeritage that is trained to understand nuances such…

You are invited to attend our monthly membership meeting Tuesday November 8th beginning at 6:30 pm. This is a hybrid meeting being held at the Tacoma Family History Center located at 5915 S 12th Street, Tacoma, WA 98465 and online via Zoom.  Please email publicity@tpcgs.org for Zoom login. We will have a presentation about our popular local…

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…

Hi  user I’m delighted to tell you that MyHeritage has just published 5.8 million records from 28 collections from JewishGen. The release of these records — made possible thanks to MyHeritage’s collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust and its affiliate, JewishGen, a leading website for Jewish genealogy…

The contest element of the Pioneer Pursuit program closed at midnight on 31 Oct 2023. But that doesn’t mean the program is over. The review committee is still checking each of the submissions to ensure the pioneer was in Washington Territory on or before Nov. 11, 1889. To date, we have more than 3,500 names…