Whatcom Genealogical Society Beginning Family History Classes

TIP OF THE WEEK –GFO VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE 2022The Genealogical Forum of Oregon will be hosting another Virtual Open House this year. Last year they filled over 2,000 virtual seats with attendees from 26 states and five countries. This Open House will run from Saturday, March 26, 2022 – Saturday, April 2, 2022. Twenty-three free presentations are planned. This…
If you have French roots, you will almost certainly find some family members in this collection. This addition comes alongside the 8 million other historical records we added from France and Norway since the beginning of 2022. Please read more here. The second announcement is that we’ll be running a special offer for uploading DNA kits…
by Donna Phillips Continued from last week’s post……………… The Union Pacific Railroad had a must easier time of it due to the flat midwestern terrain. A large 20-car work train crawled along the newly-laid tracks to bring supplies and support the army of workers. This train was a combination of factory, hotel, restaurant, hospital and administrative…
UPDATE: 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday 24 March 2025. My plan: I have already downloaded my data from 23andMe – I do this for EVERY DNA testing platform I use. For now, it is business as usual at 23andMe – they are still selling tests and processing results. There is no need…
When: Friday, November 3, 2023 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/2kzh8yd2 Topic: German Guilds and their Records: A possibility for filling gaps when church records are missing In this lecture, we learn about the history, structure, and purpose of guilds. Then, we look at some of the many record types that guilds created and how they…
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….