Pioneering Life of Peter Kirk founder of Kirkland

by Donna Phillips Read recently an article by Alexandra Rain in the April 2023 issue of Deseret Magazine and was fascinated by her ideas.  I quote from her article: “The urge to document our lives is not new,” Rain wrote. “Humans have been documenting themselves for as long as we’ve had the ability to do so. The first known…

The Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society (BIGS) invites members of other Washington societies to attend our next Skill Building SIG – Saturday morning July 9th 10:00 am PDT.  Details below. Contact Betty Wiese at [email protected] to get the zoom link information Disaster Preparation for our Family History Material Saturday, July 9, 2022, 10:00 AM (PDT) via Zoom and in person…

On January 20, 2023 BIGS Presents At 10AM, Friday, Jan 20, 2023, on Zoom, D. Joshua Taylor will present: “Family History: What the Future Holds” Curious about how family history might change in the coming years? This session examines the impact of new technologies, digital preservation, record access, and other factors that will impact the future of family…

The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS)meeting When: Friday, May 6, 2022 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT (Virtually) Topic: “Separating Same Name Ancestors with German Parish Records” Do parish records contain elements to help distinguish same name persons? These may include witnesses, occupations, parents’ names or a combination. Presenter:  Carol Whitton, CG® Carol specializes…

Registration is already open for FamilySearch’s yearly conference, RootsTech. RootsTech 2023 takes place March 2-4, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as virtually online. You have your choice: do you want to be there in-person or would you rather attend online? Which ever you choose, you’ll have 180+ class sessions at your disposal.   For more information, visit:  https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/event/rt2023