Northeast Washington genealogical Society Fall Seminar

If your ancestor lived in the Washington Territory before it became the nation’s 42nd state on November 11, 1889, you may be eligible for a Washington Pioneer certificate. Or if your ancestors arrived a little later — before December 31, 1900 — you can get a First Citizen certificate. What a great gift for yourself and…

Tuesday, August 6, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom This month we will continue reviewing the free Legacy Family Tree software videos hosted by Geoff Rasmussen. Our next video in this series will be “Discover The New Legacy Family Tree 9” . It is a longer video so we will be…

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

Dear Friends at WASGS, We would like to say thank you for awarding us a 2024 Supportive Grant award.  We will use it to help pay for our upcoming seminar featuring Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, aka the “Legal Genealogist” on November 9, 2024.  It is a good thing to share the wealth if one…

TIP OF THE WEEK –SEEK SCHOOL RECORDSRecords kept by schools often list all the students attending the school and ages over time, as well as the parents names of each child. If you have a child in your tree whose death you can’t confirm — maybe they show up in one census and disappear in…