Bainbridge Island Genealogical Society House History Hunting

The publication of four huge new collections of names and stories on MyHeritage, extracted from newspaper pages on OldNews.com. The collections contain 658 million records from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi; 998 million records from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Nebraska; 1 billion records from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania; and…
The German Interest Group of The Eastside Genealogical Society (EGS)meeting When: Friday, May 6, 2022 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT (Virtually) Topic: “Separating Same Name Ancestors with German Parish Records” Do parish records contain elements to help distinguish same name persons? These may include witnesses, occupations, parents’ names or a combination. Presenter: Carol Whitton, CG® Carol specializes…
Interesting, yes, but the big news in this FamilySearch blog post is not in the headline. Sub-head: Backing Up Your Old Messages When FamilySearch Chat fully replaces the old messaging system, messages from years prior to 2022 will not transfer to the new system. However, users will be able to access and backup older messages they wish…
Janet O’Conor Camarata is a genealogist with over 30 years of experience. She is an experienced presenter, educator and trainer for genealogical societies, libraries, community colleges and senior centers across Washington. Janet is a graduate of the UW Genealogy and Family History program and has a B.A. in education from Central Washington University and a Master’s…
Saturday, March 5 EWGS March Meeting (EWGS Meetings) 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Meeting via Zoom (Zoom link will be posted to the website the morning of this presentation) Pam Vestal will present: “Why They Left, Where They Went and the Tales Their Journeys Can Reveal” Why did our ancestors leave their homes? Why did they…