Monday, September 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Roots and Routes: Tracing How Families Came to Wenatchee with Crystal Hicks, Head of Collections at the Washington State Library We’ll trace the waves of migration that built our communities, and sample free library resources, historic newspapers and govern-ment publications to help uncover many families’ journeys to the…
We’ll take a break for July and August. Check back in September and see what we’re up to. Wishing you a Happy 250th!
Wednesday afternoon, June 10 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Born to be Filed: Civil Birth Registration in the United States What is a delayed birth record? Hear the fascinating story of how infant and adult civil birth records came about in our country. We’ll focus especially on adult delayed birth records: what they look like,…
Fishing in Every Pond: Cousin Baiting by Christine Cohen SPEAKER HANDOUT
Wednesday, May 13, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Fishing in Every Pond: Cousin Baiting By Christine Cohen Bait your hook with the many websites Christine will give us, and reel in cousins you never knew you had! When you reach out to distant living cousins, you may find family treasures, photos, DNA test takers and new…
Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 2026 3:00-4:30 p.m. Civil War Genealogy: Researching Confederate Soldiers in Historical Records By Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal Civil War–era records can reveal important details about ancestors who served during that conflict. We will explore the records associated with Confederate service and see how to locate these sources today using online databases and…
Wednesday afternoon, March 11, 2026, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. When Worlds Collide: Resolving Conflicts in Genealogical Records by Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist Resolving conflicts in data is easier said than done! What shall we do when we encounter conflicting evidence? Judy will give us methods, tips and tricks to overcome this problem. This…
Wednesday afternoon, February 11, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Timelines: The Straight Line Between You and Your Ancestor By Cyndi Ingle Using online tools and software, we will learn how important a timeline can be for breaking through a research problem. In person at the Wenatchee Public Library, Balsamroot Room, 310 Douglas Street, Wenatchee;…
Wednesday afternoon, January 14, 2026 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. From Documents to Sentences to Stories: Rebuilding Family Stories, Step by Step By Sunny J. Morton Write your family history, one document at a time! Sunny will give us story-building strategies to turn a single record discovery into a simple paragraph, then a paragraph into a…
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. What Did You Do in the War, Granny? Women in the Army in World War II By Annette Burke Lyttle Women’s military service in World War II helped change expectations and perceptions about women’s role outside the home. Learn about their pioneering wartime service and how to…
