Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society Genealogy, Geography and Germany

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Writing Family History SIGWednesday, June 11, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM via Zoom The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make…

This Halloween, MyHeritage is offering free access to over 1.5 billion death, burial, cemetery, and obituary records from October 30 through November 2, 2025. Search the free collections These records are rich with genealogical details, such as names, places, dates, and family connections, and can open doors to new family history breakthroughs. Since last Halloween,…

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…

When: Friday, September 6, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/4rj86chu Topic:  A Day in the Life of Your German AncestorMost family history researchers are interested in the daily events in the lives of their ancestors. This presentation deals with the common activities of families on the farm and in the trades. The details provided…

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group Meeting Tuesday, November 22 at 7:00 pm via Zoom Please join us as we begin our discussion of the book Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne. This month we will cover the first two chapters.  The book is available from the publishers, The…

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…