September 8 Alumni Association Meeting

Fabulous Fall is quickly closing in on us and with that season many of us are ready to jump start our genealogy research. Our next meeting will be held September 8 at the Shoreline Library. One of our very own alumni, Mary Roddy, will be our special guest speaker and she will be presenting a most interesting topic "Bagging a Live One."

Mary is a CPA by profession and has recently become the Director of Publications for the Seattle Genealogy Society. She states that genealogy is her passion and has been actively researching her Irish roots since 2000 when she and her family lived in Ireland on a sabbatical trip. Mary is a 2005 graduate of the Genealogy and Family History Program at the University of Washington. Additionally, she participated in the Nearby History writing seminar at MOHAI in 2006.

The presentation, "Bagging a Live One", will show us how to use internet search techniques, combined with obituaries and census records, to find distant and not-so-distant relatives. The goal, through these exchanges, is to connect with other parts of our families, perhaps sharing photographs, heirlooms and stories about our common ancestors. During the past year, Mary claims she has bagged a dozen or more cousins exchanging pictures, diaries, bibles and most importantly making new friends.

The meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2007 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Shoreline Regional Library. The library opens at 10 a.m. for
those folks who would like to come early and help set up chairs.

Directions to the library.

Lunch: Everyone is invited to lunch at 1 p.m. at the Canyons Restaurant, 6003 244th SW, Mountlake Terrance, WA. The reservation is under the name of Janice Campbell-Stout.

G&FH Summer Picnic

The G&FH Summer Picnic scheduled for August 18, at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island has been cancelled.

Submitted by: Janice Campbell Stout

MOHAI Writers' Seminar

Museum Writers' Seminar

Seattle's Museum of History & Industry has offered the Nearby History program for nine years, helping researchers and writers, working on "nearby" projects. "Nearby" means personal, not just close to home.

Each fall, we offer a writers' seminar on ten successive Sunday afternoons, in which fifteen writers work together on their projects, sharing their drafts. This year the program will run from October 7 through December 9, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

This program is stimulating, warm and encouraging. This year, writers are working on biography and history topics in New Hampshire, New York City, Seattle and Minnesota, as well as elsewhere.

The museum had a full class with a waiting list three weeks ago, but now two fine writers have had to drop out. Participation in the seminar is limited to writers who have either taken the museum's introduction to Nearby History or who have completed the UW Family History program.

If you would like to write this fall and would like more information,
please contact Lorraine McConaghy at lorraine.mcconaghy@seattlehistory.org.

Pacific Northwest Historians Guild 2008 Conference: Special Call To Genealogists and Family Historians

Pacific Northwest Historians Guild Conference, 2008

The 2008 Guild Conference will have as its theme the Civil War in the Pacific Northwest, and will take place on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Seattle's Museum of History & Industry. Visit the Guild website for the general call for presentations.

The Program Committee is issuing a special call to genealogists and family historians for presentations on Civil War family history, with a link to the Pacific Northwest. It is difficult to stipulate what such links might be. The connection may be as simple as that shortly after an east coast Civil War experience, a veteran migrated to Oregon, Washington, Idaho or British Columbia. Or that an ancestor was assisted by the Freedman's Bureau. Or that the individual or family lived in the PNW during the Civil War, in town, on a reservation, on a homestead or at the goldfields.

The Committee's hope is that there will be enough family history presentations to comprise a session, and that from now on, each Guild conference will feature such a session.

The Guild encourages submissions from a wide variety of presenters; Guild audiences include journalists, educators, historians, historical society members, students and people with a history interest. Proposals should include a title, presenter contact information, brief presenter biography, and a paragraph describing the presentation. Submissions should be postmarked by October 1, 2007, and mailed to Lorraine McConaghy.

Museum of History & Industry
2700 24th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98112

For more information, contact Lorraine McConaghy, Program Chair, at
lorraine.mcconaghy@seattlehistory.org, or phone 206/324-1685 x23.

Bring Your Ancestors Together - At An August/September Genealogical Event

The Birthday Club - Lamoure, N.D. - 1911
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August 2007

Wednesday 1 August
South King County Genealogical Society
Out to Lunch Bunch
Wild Wheat Bakery at 202 1st Avenue So., Kent, WA. 1:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join this group.
For additional information please check the WA-SKGS-L mailing list.
Please e-mail jeanfish@netsplash.com or call Jean Fisher at 425-413-6953 if have any questions.
Please let Betty Jasbec know if you plan to come. We need to let the restaurant know how many to plan for. E-mail blj938@aol.com or call Betty at 253-631-0640.
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Thursday 2 August
NARA
Resources for Family and Community History
NARA-Pacific Alaska Region at 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
Basic organization and location of records for anyone "climbing their family tree" or researching an entire community. Addresses the different types of records you should be looking for, where to find them, and sound research principles to help you stay on track.
Class runs from 10am to 12.30pm. Admission is $10.
Visit NARA's Pacific Alaska Region for more information.

Saturday 4 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: PENNSYLVANIA
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 1pm - 3pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Saturday 4 August
South King County Genealogical Society
Waneta Bosshart Memorial Lecture at First Baptist Church of Kent, 11420 SE 248th St, Kent
The Genealogy's Complete: Now What? Mining Basic Genealogical Sources to Expand it into a Family History: A Case Study - Harold E. Hinds, Jr., Ph.D.
Lecture 1pm
If you plan to attend this free lecture please email Lecture (lecture at skcgs•org) Subject: Lecture; in the body include your name and if more than one person indicate the number.
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Wednesday 8 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: KANSAS
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 7pm - 9pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Thursday 9 August
Eastside Genealogical Society
“Finding Your Local Ancestors” - Mike Saunders, Washington State Archives Puget Sound Region
Bellevue Regional Library at 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue
Meeting runs from 7pm. Supply table opens at 6.30pm.
Visit Eastside Genealogical Society for more information.

Saturday 11 August
Heritage Quest Research Library
Scanning photos - David Grimm
Heritage Quest Library at 909 Main Street, Suite 5
Sumner, WA 98390.
Class runs from 9am to 11am. Admission is $10.
Visit Heritage Quest Research Library for more information.

Saturday 11 August
Association of Professional Genealogists
North Olympia Peninsula Genealogical Treasures - Lesa Barnes
NARA-Pacific Alaska Region at 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
Meeting starts at 10am
Visit the APG Website for more information.

Saturday 11 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
Lake City Branch of the Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle
COMPUTER INTEREST GROUP - "Newspapers Online Workshop” - Karl Kumm.
The CIG meets in the conference room at the north end of the library, which is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available in their underground garage or on the street.
Meeting is 10.30am – 12.30pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Sunday 12 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: NORTH CAROLINA
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 1pm - 3pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Wednesday 15 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: MISSOURI
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 1pm - 3pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Saturday 18 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: CONNECTICUT
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 10.15pm – 12.15pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Saturday 18 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: MASSACHUSETTS
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 1pm - 3pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Tuesday 21 August
South King County Genealogical Society
Computer Interest Group.
Auburn Library at 1102 Auburn Way S., Auburn
Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Note SUMMER meeting.
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Wednesday 22 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: OHIO
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 1pm - 3pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Saturday 25 August
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: WASHINGTON
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 1pm - 3pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Monday 27 August
South King County Genealogical Society
Heritage Photo Interest Group
Auburn Fire Department at 1101 D St NE, Auburn
Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Everyone welcome to join us
Note SUMMER meeting.
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

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September 2007

Tuesday 4 September
South King County Genealogical Society
Board Meeting
Greater Kent Historical Society (Bereiter House) at 855 E Smith Street, Kent
Meeting from 7pm - 9pm
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Wednesday 5 September
South King County Genealogical Society
Out to Lunch Bunch
Mitzels at 22244 8th So., Kent
Lunch 1:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join this group.
For additional information please check the WA-SKGS-L mailing list.
Please e-mail jeanfish@netsplash.com or call Jean Fisher at 425-413-6953 if have any questions.
Please let Betty Jasbec know if you plan to come. We need to let the restaurant know how many to plan for. E-mail blj938@aol.com or call Betty at 253-631-0640.
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Thursday 6 September
South King County Genealogical Society
The Legacy Users Group
Church of Latter-Day Saints at 24419-94th Ave. So., Kent
Meeting from 10.30am - 12 noon
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Saturday 8 September
NARA
Finding Hidden Clues in Your Family Photographs
NARA-Pacific Alaska Region at 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
Bring your own photos with you and learn to analyze them for historical, family and other research purposes. There will also be a section on finding family photos published online.
Class runs from 10am to 12.30pm. Admission is $10.
Visit NARA's Pacific Alaska Region for more information.

Saturday 8 September
Seattle Genealogical Society
Lake City Branch of the Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle
COMPUTER INTEREST GROUP - TBA.
The CIG meets in the conference room at the north end of the library, which is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available in their underground garage or on the street.
Meeting is 10.30am – 12.30pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Saturday 8 September
NARA
Citing Primary Sources
NARA-Pacific Alaska Region at 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
An overview of ways to record sources, why you need to document and a presentation of the best manuals and articles online. Additionally, some of the problems in documentation will be presented with possible solutions.
Class runs from 1.30pm to 4pm. Admission is $10.
Visit NARA's Pacific Alaska Region for more information.

Monday September 10
Jewish Genealogical Society
TBA
Stroum JCC at 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Lecture 7pm. Admission is free for JGSWS members, $5 for nonmembers.
Visit Jewish Genealogical Society for more information.

Monday 10 September
Seattle Genealogical Society
SGS PROGRAM MEETING - Location to be announced.
SGS is pleased to present Friedrich Wragge from Reinbek near Hamburg, Germany. He will give a Power Point presentation (in English) on the Ortfamilienbuch (OFB) Berne, this is the family lineage book of a church community. The dates of entries in the birth, marriage and death registers of the church books spans a time period form 1641/1659 to 1900. These Berne books contain 2596 pages and lists 15459 families and 44029 persons. If you have any German ancestry this will be your opportunity to learn about a wonderful resource for genealogical information. All are welcome.
Meeting is 7pm – 9pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Monday 12 September
Seattle Genealogical Society
STATE FOCUS GROUP: MARYLAND
SGS Library at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E. #101, Seattle
Meeting 1pm - 3pm
Visit the SGS Website for more information.

Monday 12 September
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society
Annual Show and Tell ~ Genealogical Discoveries This Summer
Olympic Room - Tacoma Public Library at 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma
Meeting 6.45pm - 8.30pm. Social "cookies & coffee" time which begins at 6.30pm
Visit the TPCGS Website for more information.

Thursday 13 September
South King County Genealogical Society
TMG Users Group
Algona-Pacific Library at 255 Ellingson Rd, Pacific
Meeting from 1pm - 3pm
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Thursday 13 September
South King County Genealogical Society
General Meeting
First Baptist Church of Kent at 11420 SE 248th St, Kent
Meeting topic: "Sharing" In this open forum meeting members are invited to share their summer experiences.
Meeting 9.30am - 12noon. Coffee & cookies at 9.30am meeting at 10am
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Saturday 15 September
Heritage Quest Research Library
Passage Express - Jim Johnson
Heritage Quest Library at 909 Main Street, Suite 5
Sumner, WA 98390.
Class runs from 9am to 11am. Admission is $10.
Visit Heritage Quest Research Library for more information.

Tuesday 18 September
South King County Genealogical Society
Computer Interest Group.
Auburn Library at 1102 Auburn Way S., Auburn
Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Note SUMMER meeting.
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Monday 24 September
South King County Genealogical Society
Heritage Photo Interest Group
Auburn Fire Department at 1101 D St NE, Auburn
Meeting 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Everyone welcome to join us
Visit the SKCGS Website for more information.

Saturday 29 September
Seattle Genealogical Society
2007 SGS FALL SEMINAR - "Henry Z. 'Hank' Jones"
Lake City Elks Club, 14540 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park, Washington.
$40 ($50 SGS nonmembers - extra $10 applicable to membership)
More information and a printable registration form here.
Lecture 8.15am - 4.30pm