British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa Featuring Ireland

CIVIL WAR RECORDS TO BE FOCUSOF SECOND SATURDAY PRESENTATION    Do you have ancestors who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War? Were they in any of the other wars from the 1800s? Military records can be among the most genealogically significant sources you can find. Join Brain Rhinehart, owner of CivilWarRecords.com, on…

July 2023 Applied Genealogy Institute Fall Registration will open August 17-23, 2023. The registration period is one week and a lottery system is used when courses are over-subscribed. Five courses are available: AppGen provides the student with a unique online genealogy education experience with a high degree of instructor-student interaction utilizing a practicum-based approach. The founders…

by Donna Phillips Everybody stops there; the gravity and allure of the place (not to mention clean restrooms) pulls you in right off of I-90 if you’re on your way east from Washington state.  You’ve been there, right? Probably more than once! Here’s the history of the famous bar:  The story begins in 1951 when Gerry…

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society General Membership Meeting Tuesday, Oct 11th at 6:30 pm Hybrid at the Tacoma Family History Center and Via Zoom   With the holidays coming up and families gathering, here’s a timely topic “Grandma Said What? Gathering and Verifying your Family’s Oral History.” Our presenter is Sara Cochran of The Skeleton Whisperer,…

If your ancestor was one of the 350,000 people who lived in the Washington Territory when 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…

EDUCATION AT FISKE Like many other genealogical organizations, due to COVID 19 worries, the Fiske Library in Seattle started conducting their classes online via Zoom in 2020. Fiske has an online class opportunity each Wednesday. The Wednesday class usually runs from 10:00 AM until noon. They recently published their Winter 2023 Class Schedule. You can…