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Out-of-Area Events
September Membership Meeting
Monday, September 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Hybrid–via Zoom and in-person
www.AmericanAncestors.org with Christine Cohen
Our presenter will give us a West Coast slant on the website for the New England Historical and Genealogical Society. AmericanAncestors is available on the WAGS Library computers, so we all need to be able to drive it like a car! Learn all that it has to offer. Christine Cohen joins us from the “other WAGS:” Whittier Area Genealogical Society in Southern California.
Zoom information is posted below. The in-person meeting will be held at the Douglas County PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee.
Topic: WAGS September General Meeting
Time: Sep 12, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82919117736?pwd=SFV2dkp0ZlpxQ3l1cC9sQ04wNUVFQT09
Meeting ID: 829 1911 7736
Passcode: September
August Membership Meeting
Monday, August 8 at 2:00 p.m.
WAGS is going international! Our speaker, Mags Gauldin, comes to us from Ottawa, Canada. She will present “Using WikiTree’s DNA Features.” First, be introduced to WikiTree if you aren’t familiar with it, and then Mags will demonstrate its many DNA features. Find out how WikiTree can accelerate your research!
Zoom only, due to some vacation schedules.
Topic: WAGS August General Meeting
Time: Aug 8, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89248490018?pwd=OGNvWXJPbUt4RDFHL2NYeFNNYVF5Zz09
Meeting ID: 892 4849 0018
Passcode: August
July WAGS Board Meeting
Board Meeting Zoom info:
Topic: WAGS Board Zoom Meeting
Time: Jul 6, 2022 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://youtu.be/Jr7uxxJxQGshttps://youtu.be/Jr7uxxJxQGs
Meeting ID: 839 2130 7161
Passcode: Board
July Membership Meeting –DNA: Get Started with a Research Plan
Monday, July 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Everybody does DNA, right? But how many know how that wonderful research tool fits into their research plan? (Umm, you do have a research plan, don’t you?) Janice Lovelace will come to our aid and show us where and how it should fit. Janice has been a board member of the Seattle Genealogical Society for many years, and is much in demand as a genealogy educator and lecturer.
This will be a hybrid meeting, in person at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee; and via Zoom.
Topic: WAGS General Meeting for July
Time: Jul 11, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88949729946?pwd=quUFVHYmtVuKtXBO14VJvB8E49sDqE.1
Meeting ID: 889 4972 9946
Passcode: July
WAGS June Board Meeting Cancelled
Due to the absence of severa Board members the June 8, 2022 0930 Board Meeting has been cancelled.
June Membership Meeting
Monday, June 13 at 2:00 p.m.
This will be a hybrid meeting: Both via Zoom and in-person at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee.
Don’t say, “My ancestor was just a farmer!” Unlike today, farmers were a majority of the population only a couple centuries ago. What special records did they leave us–where shall we look online or in repositories to find them? Our guide is Jean Wilcox Hibben, a Southern California-based teacher and researcher. She blogs at www.circlemending.org.
Topic: WAGS June General Meeting – Zoom Link
Time: Jun 13, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87569689082?pwd=Qmo0eUQ0NGFiak1YVTlzNWhWZkRaUT09
Meeting ID: 875 6968 9082
Passcode: June
May Membership Meeting
Monday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m.
This is a hybrid meeting–both on Zoom and at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee
Look at Your Family in a Whole New Way: With a Mind Map by Diana Elder.
People have been searching for ways to diagram their thought processes since the third century! The system was popularized in 1974 on a BBC television series. Since then, the concept of visualizing data–“mapping out” your ideas–has been refined and computerized. We’ll learn what mind mapping entails and the latest web applications for it. Diana Elder is a Utah-based professional genealogist. She has authored Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide, and co-authored its companion, Research Like a Pro with DNA. She and her daughter host a genealogy podcast and maintain the website FamilyLocket.com.
Monday afternoon, May 9, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. via Zoom and in-person at the Douglas PUD Auditorium, 1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee
Topic: WAGS General May Zoom Meeting
Time: May 9, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88579028003?pwd=RUM1cDBWaWhiZ0lPcXJFa1g0R1VLQT09
Meeting ID: 885 7902 8003
Passcode: May
Speaker’s Handout
April Membership Meeting – Rootless: America’s Fascination with its Ancestry
Monday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m.
This zoom presentation by Jill Morelli will explore the attitudes and issues associated with genealogy throughout our country’s history. We’ll get an overview of what happened in the past, and then consider some predictions for the future. Jill Morelli is a writer, lecturer, genealogy educator, and past president of the Seattle Genealogical Society.
Monday afternoon, April 11, 2022 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Topic: WAGS General Meeting – April
Time: Apr 11, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84180912594?pwd=Z2ZYL2hzVCt1NnJBb2pVbEh4WEtsZz09
Meeting ID: 841 8091 2594
Passcode: April
Speaker’s Handout
Heritage Quest Research Library – Inspiring the Next Generation of Genealogists
 Inspiring the Next Generation of Genealogists November 6, 2025 11am to 12pm PDT LEARN MORE HERE! |
| COMING SOON! Our genealogy classes for 2026 are exciting! Be on the lookout for the schedule to land in your inbox so you can start signing up! |
| Heritage Quest Research Library 2102 East Main Avenue, Suite 105 Puyallup, WA 98372 (253) 863-1806 |
Changing the way you use FamilySearch…
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Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Beyond the Brick Wall: Pre-1850 U.S. Research
Join SVGS Saturday, November 8, 2025, 1pm at the Burlington Public Library for “Beyond the Brick Wall: Strategies for Pre-1850 U.S. Research” with Julie Anderson. Julie is a U.S./Canada Research Specialist at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Come learn what resources and research techniques are available to help you locate your ancestors in records before the 1850 Census. Can’t make it to the Burlington Library, request a zoom link by emailing [email protected].
Puget Sound Genealogical Society There are no Witches-Are there?
Our monthly PSGS Program this month will be witches! Join us on Wed, Oct. 22 at 1pm (PT). Our topic: “The Witches of Salem: There are no Witches – Are there? Of course not!” with Jerri McCoy.
This will be hybrid. Join us in person at the Sylvan Way Library or on Zoom. No cost and open to the public. The Zoom link will be posted the day before on our website (psgsociety.org) and
our Facebook page.
We of the twenty-first century are very much aware that hags do not fly across the moon on brooms. But in 1692 Charity and Mercy and plain good sense were all thrown into the fire of zealotry. Like Autumn brush fires, the witch hunt would swell and burn through Salem Village and neighboring towns. How were witches Identified? What happened to them? And who were those that were executed that terrible year in Salem? Come learn a little bit about them and their accusing neighbors.
Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Siblings, Friends & Enemies Collateral Research
Presented by Pamela Bell Dallas
Pamela will teach us some proven techniques for successful collateral research.
Date: Saturday November 01, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: The Hive (Door Code: 985426#)
Zoom link and Handouts for this presentation will be on the website the day prior.
at EWGSi.org
Please print your handouts at home.
Cookies and Coffee
Free Table
Raffles
$50/50$
Whatcom Genealogical Society October 2025
