Chicago Genealogical Society Seminar

March 7

Event with D. Joshua Taylor–

In conjunction with the Newberry Library, CGS members are invited to attend a seminar with D. Joshua Taylor as he shares his enthusiasm for genealogy and history. For more than 15 years, Joshua has been an active genealogist, tracing the histories of families across the globe. Joshua can be seen on Genealogy Roadshow (PBS) Season 2 which started January 13, 2015, Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC and TLC) and is the Lead Genealogist for Findmypast.com, a worldwide leader in online family history. Check out his blog at: http://www.djoshuataylor.com/blog/.

This will be a FREE all day event and pre-registration will be required. Again, it is FREE but there are limited seats. Here is the link to register:

https://go.newberry.org/page.aspx?pid=1341

You HAVE to print the confirmation and bring it with you that day to get in to this event.

Hope you can attend!

The Chicago Genealogical Society

Seattle Genealogical Society Seminar Date Correction

All day Irish Genealogy Workshop 
 

This workshop, sponsored by the Irish Heritage Club and the Seattle Genealogical Society Irish Interest Group, is on MARCH 21, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Greenwood.
The previous eNewsletter listed the date incorrectly.

Contact Jean A. Roth for details: jeanaroth@juno.com

David Rencher is a 12!

David Rencher, chief genealogical officer at FamilySearch and our headliner at the WSGS Conference on June 27, 2015, is cheering for a Seahawks victory at Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday. Yes, David’s a Seahawks fan!

Look for more interesting tidbits about David in the coming weeks and months. Then come see him yourself at the WSGS Conference, June 27, in Ellensburg — mark your calendar now!

Seattle Genealogical Society Seminars

TIP OF THE WEEK
The HeritageQuest database, which is available remotely via The Seattle Public Library’s website, will see several upgrades in the first quarter 2015.
Following are a few important changes noted by ProQuest, the database vendor:

• Complete 1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census with images and every-name indexes for all years
• Additional census records such as Mortality and Non-Population Schedules, Indian Census Rolls, and more
• Expanded collection of genealogy and local history books and city directories with an all-new user interface, thumbnail images and hit highlighting
• Complete Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land record collection (NARA M804)

This database can be accessed by anyone with a Seattle Public Library card via the Internet, and does not require a trip to the library.

HELP WANTED – YOUR SOCIETY NEEDS YOU
Current SGS needs and openings:

Are you Irish (or do you wish you were), and can you walk a mile? 
SGS’s official participation in Seattle’s Irish Week Festivities is one of our best community outreach activities and helps us obtain financial grants for our Society.  SGS is participating in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade on March 14, and we need a few people to march in the parade, carry the SGS banner alongside an antique car, and pass out membership brochures.  The parade begins at 12 noon and starts at 4th and Jefferson and travels north on 4th. After passing the reviewing stand at Westlake - walkers can board the monorail (for free) to the Seattle Center for closing ceremonies at 2:00 pm. 
SGS will also have a booth at the Seattle Center for the Irish Week festivities.  We need volunteers to man our SGS Information booth for two-hour shifts on Saturday March 14 from 12 Noon to 6 PM and Sunday March 15 10 AM – 6 PM.  This is a lot of fun.
If you can help – please contact Jean A. Roth at (206) 782-2629 or jeanaroth@juno.com
 

Strong backs needed: Several times a year, we need help moving boxes of books or other similar items, and many of our members can no longer do this kind of physical work.  Commitment: 1-3 hours, two or three times a year.  Email Reiley Kidd,SGSSecretary@gmail.com  

 

Seeking one or more leaders for Beginner's classes: Twice a year, SGS offers a series of classes for people new to genealogical research.  We need several people to share this responsibility.  The curriculum and lesson plans are available, and we can coach you to get you started.  Commitment: several 1-2 hour sessions (evenings or weekends), twice a year. Email Jean Roth, jeanaroth@juno.com

 
BELOW ARE SEVERAL NEEDS RELATED TO THE SGS SPRING 2015 SEMINAR:
WANTED: Volunteers willing to give SGS two hours to help with registration of attendees at 2015 spring seminar, Saturday, 9 May. Will check attendees' names against registration/paid list and hand out already-prepared information packets. Will register walk-up attendees and take and record their registration fees. Seminar at Greenwood Senior Center. Work begins at 8:30 a.m. on day of seminar.  Email Betty Ravenholt,ravenholt@aol.com

WANTED: Volunteers willing to give SGS two to three hours to help with preparing registration packets for spring seminar attendees. Work involves collating already printed pages and putting them into envelopes, preparing name labels, etc. Work to be done at SGS library at a date during week prior to May 9 seminar.  Email Betty Ravenholt, ravenholt@aol.com

WANTED: Volunteers willing to give SGS approximately two hours to put out snacks/water and hand out lunches at SGS spring seminar on 9 May. Preparatory work of organizing snacks and lunch boxes will take about one hour and begins at 8:30. Handing out lunches will take about one hour and begins about 12:00. Seminar at Greenwood Senior Center.  Email Betty Ravenholt, ravenholt@aol.com
 

WANTED: Volunteers willing to give SGS approximately one hour to help pack up, clean up, and straighten up at the end of the spring seminar event. Work begins about 4:30 p.m. on 9 May. Greenwood Senior Center.  Email Betty Ravenholt, ravenholt@aol.com

SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Saturday, January 31, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Wedgewood Presbyterian Church
DNA INTEREST GROUP, Cary Bright and Herb McDaniel, leaders.
Come learn about DNA testing and how you can tear down some of your brick walls with the right DNA test.  We will have a quick overview at 9:30 a.m. to review DNA for beginners.  Our usual meeting (10:00 a.m.) will review all new discoveries and include two presentations by group members about their own DNA testing results.

Saturday, January 31, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m., SGS Library
Program: Using Postcard Images: An Unusual Picture Source For Family Histories.
Old postcards are a valuable but often little-used resource for images to add to your genealogies.  They include early photographs and art work of places and people important to your narrative.
Leader: Jean A. Roth

Sunday, February 1 – SGS Library will be CLOSED today, because of the Super Bowl.
The program originally scheduled for this date has been moved to Feb. 8 – see below.

Saturday, February 7 10:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m., Canadian Interest Group; David Robert, leader.
Bring your Canadian brick walls for some expert help.

Sunday, February 8, 1:30 p.m.,
NEW DATE! "House Histories--Wherever You Live" will be presented on Sunday, 8 February at 1:30 pm at the SGS Library. Jill Morelli, licensed architect and genealogist will present an approach to doing your house history, wherever you live. While each county's land records are filed differently, Jill will outline a procedure which works in most urban jurisdictions. Document retrieval, online and on site, and the architecture and neighborhood assessment will be covered.

Tuesday, February 10, 10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Program: Finding and Interpreting Family Bible Records, Ida Skarson McCormick, leader.
Is something puzzling you about the content of a family Bible record?  Please send image before class to idamc@seanet.net

Saturday, February 14.
CANCELLATION NOTICE: Computer Interest Group, Ida Skarson McCormick, leader, originally scheduled for this day has been cancelled.

Saturday, February 14, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.  SGS OPEN HOUSE
It's Valentine's Day!  We'd "love" to have you join us for sweet treats.  Researchers will be available to help you with your family history.

Tuesday, February 17, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Brick Wall Solving Session.
Join SGS members for a problem-solving session.  This is an open forum format.  Jean A. Roth, leader.

Saturday, February 21, All day Irish Genealogy Workshop 9 AM – 5 PM in Greenwood sponsored by the Irish Heritage Club and the SGS Irish Interest Group.
Contact Jean A. Roth for details: jeanaroth@juno.com

Sunday, February 22, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Irish Interest Group, Jean A. Roth, leader.
Open session on Irish research.  Come and share your successes and brick walls.

Sunday, February 22, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., German Interest Group, Jean A. Roth, leader.
Open session on German research.  Come and share your successes and brick walls.

The next two programs begin our 2015 series of lectures on the Ethnic Heritage in the Northwest:

Saturday, February 28, 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.  Program: Embracing Your Ethnic Heritage, Jean A. Roth, leader.  Our ancestors had a rich ethnic heritage – a story that needs to be told.

Saturday, February 28, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.  Program: Coming to America – Castle Gardens and Ellis Island, Jean A. Roth, leader.
Many of our ancestors came through the Port of New York and entered through Castle Gardens or Ellis Island.  This program will describe entering the U.S. in the 19^th and 20^thcenturies.
 

Olympia Genealogical Society Seminar March 28, 2015

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 Any other questions click on URL below:

 

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waogs/2015seminarbrochure.pdf

West Valley Genealogical Society Seminar John Philip Colletta

Press Release:

 

There is still time to register for the February 21, 2015 Annual Seminar hosted by the West Valley Genealogical Society, Youngtown, AZ.  Professional lecturer and author, Dr. John Philip Colletta, will be the featured speaker at this exciting event.  Dr. Colletta is a nationally renown expert genealogist who appears frequently on podcasts as well as on radio and television.  He has taught at the National Archives and was previously employed at the Library of Congress.  Currently a faculty member of Samford University, he also teaches in Boston University’s Certificate in Family History Program and at Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy.    Among his many publications, Dr. Colletta authored They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record.  This very popular, and much in demand, speaker will present around a theme of “Our Ancestors from Overseas: Discovering and Recording Their Stories”  by incorporating four related lectures beginning with Passenger Arrival Records and Naturalization Records from Colonial Times to Early Twentieth Century.  We’ll also learn about Lesser-Used Federal Records: a Source of Rich Detail About our Ancestors’ Lives.  Sharing his writing expertise, he will lecture on methods of compiling our documented research with Our Immigrant Ancestors:  Pulling Together Each One’s Unique Personal Story.  Please join us for this all inclusive seminar; it’s sure to help the novice as well as the advanced researcher!   Seminar will be held at Lakeview United Methodist Church, 10298 West Thunderbird Blvd. Sun City, AZ.  Registration and expanded description of topics at: www.azwvgs.org, click events/activities/seminar or call 623-933-4945.

 

Carole Roath, Publicity

West Valley Genealogical Society

publicity@azwvgs.org

Whitman County Genealogical Society March Seminar

Whitman County Genealogical Society

is hosting a seminar featuring

Janet Camarata and Winona Laird from Genealogy Training Center.

http://www.genealogyintodaysworld.com/about.html

Topics include:

“Extra! Extra! I Found It In the Newspaper!”

Winona teaches how to access a variety of historical newspapers to see your ancestors as part of a larger community. Newspaper records include announcements, obituaries, anniversaries, legal notices, letters to the editor, social columns filled with personal news of the daily experiences and lives of your family and their neighbors.

Winona has been doing genealogy for over 60 years. When she retired she became a Professional Genealogist. She is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, and Federation of Genealogy Societies.

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“Timelines, Chronologies, and Collateral Lines”

Janet will show how to use a variety of methods to better understand the lives of our ancestors. One method is the use of timelines and/or chronologies to summarize a person's life, demonstrate how lives interconnect, point out problems and areas for further research, and help in writing a memoir, family history or obituary.

Janet is currently President of South King County Genealogical Society (SKCGS). She is a seminar presenter and trainer in genealogy societies across Washington and her specialties are Teaching and Lecturing on genealogy.

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2015

Time: 09:00 am-12:30 pm

Lunch: 12:30 pm-1:00 pm

Place: Holiday Inn Express meeting room, 1190 SE Bishop Blvd. Pullman WA

(near the intersection of SE Klemgard St.)

Cost: Pre-Registration, by March 20: $30.00 and includes a taco bar lunch catered by Taco Del Mar

Registration, after March 20 or at the door: $35.00 without lunch

Morning refreshments will be provided.

If you have any questions or need more information contact President,

Sue Kreikemeier at: aerocraft@completebbs.com or 509-635-1303

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REGISTRATION FORM:

Name: ___________________________________

Email: ______________________________________ or Phone: _________________

Make checks payable to W.C.G.S and send to: WCGS, P.O. Box 393, Pullman, WA 99163

For planning purposes, please have pre-registrations in by March 20.

Chicago Genealogical Society Seminar

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Seattle Genealogical Society Seminars

SAVE THE DATES!

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015

SEATTLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY SPRING SEMINAR
“WHO’S YOUR DADDY?
RESEARCHING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY IN THE MID-SOUTH STATES”
Speaker: C. Lynn Andersen, Accredited Genealogist (ICAPGen) in Mid-South states (Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
Topics:
An Overview of Internet Resources for the Mid-South States
Internet Resources for Mid-South States Will and Probate Records
Finding and Using Land Records Online to Solve Mid-South States Research Problems
A Look at Colonial Land Records from the Mid-South States


OCTOBER 17 and 18, 2015

SEATTLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FALL SEMINAR
“THE FAMILY HISTORY DETECTIVE:
FINDING SOLUTIONS TO YOUR TOUGHEST RESEARCH PROBLEMS”
Speaker: Dr. Thomas W. Jones, CG, CGL, Co-Editor of National Genealogical Society Quarterly, past APG board member, BCG trustee and president, teacher at BU, IGHR, and SLIG, author of Mastering Genealogical Proof
Saturday, October 17, 2015 (Seminar)
Topics:
Can a Complex Research Problem Be Solved Solely Online?
Five Ways to Prove Who Your Ancestor Was (Some Reliable and Others Not Reliable)
Inferential Genealogy: Deducing Ancestors’ Identities Indirectly
Solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Ancestor
October 18, 2015 (special classes)
Developing Research Questions and Hypotheses: Planning an Exhaustive Search
Special Problems: Finding Immigrant and Migrant Origins

More details will be available soon.