Tuesday, January 2, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom This month’s topic is: Searching within your Legacy family database to find… If you have any suggestions for future topics, please send them in. This is our monthly meeting to share tips & tricks, problems & solutions. Sometimes we will watch videos…
CREATE UNIQUE FAMILY GIFTS FROM FREE PRINTABLES Need an inexpensive, but personal gift idea? The Library of Congress has dozens of blank and adaptable antique family record sheets. The images are in the public domain. You can print them off on good paper, paste in photos and create a memorable gift for each family member. Search…
Beginning Your Family History – Part A (FREE class) Register in HQRL Store to receive the ZOOM link. class Jan. 4, 2024 Building Your Family Story: Beginning Part B February 15, 2024, 11am to 12pm PST. What to find in home treasures; common roadblocks; what to find on line and at a research library. Join…
The German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society When: Friday, December 1, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/ktbcsaww Topic: “German Advent, Christmas and New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions” The speaker will share stories about German Advent, Christmas and New Year’s traditions for the period from December 1st to Epiphany, with superstitions thrown in….
We do tend to head straight to the “big” libraries in the big cities and so easily overlook what the smaller town libraries might have for us. Case in point, the Appleton, Wisconsin, Public Library in Appleton, Wisconsin, located northeast of Madison, the state capitol. This town of about 75,000 citizens, has just opened a…
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…
When: Friday, November 3, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/2kzh8yd2 Topic: German Guilds and their Records: A possibility for filling gaps when church records are missing In this lecture, we learn about the history, structure, and purpose of guilds. Then, we look at some of the many record types that guilds created and how they…
Interesting, yes, but the big news in this FamilySearch blog post is not in the headline. Sub-head: Backing Up Your Old Messages When FamilySearch Chat fully replaces the old messaging system, messages from years prior to 2022 will not transfer to the new system. However, users will be able to access and backup older messages they wish…
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Educational Meeting Tuesday, October 10 starting at 6:00 until 8:00 pm in person and via Zoom This month one of our favorite speakers will be with us virtually following a short business meeting. Jill Morelli will be giving us a methodology topic: Friedrich Eiler: Building an Identity from Scant Clues….
