This tip comes from Jill Morelli, past president of SGS, and her source for this tip is the March 16, 2022, blog by Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist. And by the way, we are so excited to have Judy Russell lined up for our fall seminar! Do you have New York City connections? In March 2022, the NYC Municipal Archives launched…
Steven W Morrison, MPA is the past-president of the Puget Sound Chapter of APG and the Olympia Genealogical Society. He holds an undergraduate degree from Western Washington University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Evergreen. Steven is well known and respected across the genealogy community. START WRITING – Your Ancestor’s Legacy Depends Upon YOU!To some genealogists…
You may recall that on the eve of the release of the 1950 U.S. Census, MyHeritage launched a super useful tool to help get you started with your census research: Census Helper™. I’m excited to tell you that this feature just got a major upgrade. It now includes censuses from all over the world, not just…
The German Interest Group of The Eastside GenealogicalSociety (EGS)meeting When: Friday, June 3, 2022 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT (Virtually) Topic: “Mapping: Genealogy and Data Visualization, how to “see” your research roadblock with new eyes” Come learn how to use maps and data visualization to better understand research obstacles and discover new strategies to answer those difficult questions….
Washington State Archives will present another edition of “Stump the Archivist,” a Q&A webinar for researchers of all experience levels, on May 20 at 10 a.m.Bring your questions and a notebook, and chat with Research Archivist Tracy Rebstock! Learn how to use state and local government records in your historical research or family history.New records are…
At 10AM, Friday, May 20, 2022, on Zoom, Cari Taplin will present: “How’d You Find That?!?” Tips for Locating Obscure or Hidden Records Sometimes the most amazing and useful family history information shows up in very unexpected places. Cari A. Taplin will be showing us how to find some of those hidden gems. Cari’s family told her that…
Registration for the Spring Seminar is still open. Just click this link: Register for the SGS 2022 Spring Seminar Please register by June 1, 2022. Our spring seminar is a three day event! Registration options: – Full seminar (all 3 days/5 speakers) $55 – Seminar-Lite (Friday + Saturday OR Friday + Sunday) $40 SGS members receive a…
May 19, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:00PMZOOM Using the Scotland’s People website can be intimidating when looking for your ancestors. Learn how to navigate and determine which areas to search, where your ancestors came from and what resources to use before you cross the pond. Jo-Anne Huber has been searching for her Scottish Smith connections since 1994…
Click Here to Register Join hundreds of fellow conference attendees and more than 80 family history lecturers at the NGS 2022 Family History Conference, 24-28 May in Sacramento, California. This year’s conference promises to be a powerhouse of educational programs and fun social events. Conference goers also will have the chance to win terrific door prizes…
