Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers How DNA Results can Help Your Research

On February 17, 2023 BIGS Presents At 10AM, Friday, Feb 17, 2023, on Zoom, Elizabeth Williams Gomoll will present: “Documents + DNA + Methods + Luck,” Combining Tools to Find Biological Family Finding an adopted child’s biological family is especially challenging for genealogists. This presentation uses a success story to show how good methodology combined with document research and DNA matches…
In honor of German Reunification Day, all 197.5 million German historical records on MyHeritage will be completely free to access from October 1 until October 5, 2023. MyHeritage is home to 65 valuable historical record collections from Germany. Alongside birth, marriage, and death records going back to the 16th century, MyHeritage offers a number of exclusive record…
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society June Meeting Tuesday, June 14 @ 6:00 pm via Zoom Roxanne Lowe, President of the Grays Harbor Genealogical Society, will present “Writing Your Obituary”. “Your obituary is probably the most important thing that will ever be written about you. So why not write it yourself? No one knows better than…
Wednesday, September 24 10:00 am to 11:15 am Pacific Time – Fiske Genealogical Library, Seattle (Virtual Class) Chasing Claire: The Treasures of Genealogical Travel Presented by Karin Borgerson For links to join the meeting and get class notes, select https://fiskelibrary.org Learn about how chasing one ancestor can lead to travel across multiple states, new friendships, and…
Have you noticed the Blog banner changes every time you visit? The photos are submitted by readers like you — and Donna Potter Phillips of Spokane (& weekly contributor to the Blog). We’re always looking for scenic photos of our beautiful state for the rotating photo gallery on the blog banner. Guidelines for the photos…
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group MeetingTuesday, July 28, 2026, Starting at 7:00 pm via Zoom Discussion group focused on various topics regarding the use of DNA testing in genealogy. Prior to this meeting we will watch the webinar Cousins, Clusters, and Clues: Using MyHeritage DNA for Your Genealogical Mysteries available for free…