Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society Surplus Polk Directories

by Donna Phillips Did you have an ancestor whose occupation was a miner? Many were. And many immigrants with a mining background came to places in America where they pursued that same occupation. (Welsh coal miners to Pennsylvania.) I just discovered a cool website, Discover Mining History with the Mining History Association. Right on the home…
In case you haven’t heard (not sure how you missed the news!), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is releasing the 1950 U.S. Census at midnight on 01 Apr 2022. NARA will provide free online access to the population schedules for U.S. states and territories, enumeration district maps, and enumeration district descriptions. According to NARA’s website,…
Steven W. Morrison is the past president of the Puget Sound Chapter of APG. Steven is a long-time member, speaker and collaborator at HQRL. Steven received The American Society of Genealogists Scholar Award in 2016. Virginia, Quaker and Ireland are just a few of the many topics Steven has presented in his speaking career. Please help…
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There is a half-price sale of their surplus books going on at the Fiske Genealogical Library, Seattle, Washington. Check out the inventory and get instructions for ordering here: https://fiskelibrary.org/surplusbks.htm
When: Friday, September 8, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT Note: This is the second Friday of the month Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/p323wpt4 Topic: “Wanting to travel to German archives? Hold up! Finesse and Know how Required!” Come and learn how to: – Establish a prioritized research objective(s) list – Leverage online archival finding aids to maximize your research…