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Registration open for beginning genealogy class at Seattle Genealogical Society

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Background images courtesy Ivan Rohovchenko and Dan Cristian Padure / Unsplash. inset photos courtesy Library of Congress


Gain the skills you need to research your family's story by joining this fun, online, interactive class.

This class includes four weekly sessions online with a fifth, optional session in person at the SGS library. 

The class covers how to successfully conduct, organize, and record research for your genealogy. How to begin? How to evaluate evidence? What are the best sources? Where are the records--online and off? What can DNA tell us?

Start your journey on a foundation of good habits and best practices. 

Participation will help you develop great genealogy skills. The course finishes with a list of favorite sources for additional learning and an optional meet-up with a personal research session at the SGS library.

The first class is Tuesday, October 8. 
There are two class sessions to chose from: 
  • one in the afternoon from 1:00pm - 2:30pm 
  • one in the evening from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Weeks 1-4 will meet virtually and consist of lecture, discussion, and workshop for one-and-a-half-hours each session.

Week 5 (optional) includes a library tour and one-on-one research assistance.

Class fee $80 (SGS members $60). 

For additional information see the SGS website




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Remains of World War I Soldier to be buried in Lake Forest Park

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Acacia Memorial Park Cemetery in Lake Forest Park

FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Charles McAllister, a Soldier killed during World War I, will be interred Aug. 21 at Acacia Memorial Park Cemetery, Lake Forest Park WA. Acacia Memorial Park Funeral Home will perform graveside services preceding the interment.

Pfc. Charles A. McAllister
A native of Seattle, McAllister was assigned to Company I, 3d Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Force, U.S. Army, in France. 

He was reported missing in action July 19, 1918, and subsequently presumed killed in action during the 1st Infantry Division’s advance in the Aisne-Marne offensive in France.

In 2002 a French archeology company discovered two individual sets of what appeared to be WWI remains in the village of Ploisy, which the company turned over to U.S. government personnel. Years later, McAllister was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency April 15, 2024, after his remains were identified through laboratory analysis.

The Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, under the Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, plays a key role in the process of locating Family members of missing Soldiers from WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

The process begins with locating the Family member most closely related to the missing Soldier, known as the primary next of kin, followed by a request for Family reference samples or DNA, which are used as a main source in identifying remains.

Once a Soldier has been identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, the PCRB notifies and briefs the Family about the results of historical, forensic and DNA reports, benefits and the mortuary process including burial with full military honors.

Anyone interested in obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490 and/or Acacia Memorial Park Funeral Home, (206) 814-7224.

Updated with photo of Pfc. Charles A. McAllister


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Sno-Isle Genealogy will help with your research

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Sno-Isle library at Heritage Park in Lynnwood
Are you out of research ideas to find an elusive ancestor? 

Sno-Isle Genealogy society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood. 

To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message in a clear voice. Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment if we can understand the message. 

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts in the free 40 minute session. If the four sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day.


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Free research help from Sno-Isle Genealogy Society

Monday, May 13, 2024

Are you out of research ideas to find an elusive ancestor? 

Sno-Isle Genealogy Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday May 18, 2024, at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood

To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message in a clear voice. Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment if we can understand the message. 

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts in the free 40 minute session. If the 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day.


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Genealogy: What if you researched the wrong family?

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Wickers Building at Heritage Park Lynnwood
Wrong Family: What if You Discover You Researched the Wrong Family is the topic of the May 1, 2024 meeting of the Sno Isle Genealogy Society which meets in the Wicker's Bldg 19921 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood, at 7pm 

Drawing on her own research Gabrielle Hillgrove will tell how she discovered she wasn't researching her family when all the clues told her otherwise. 

"Bright shiny objects" can be a distraction! 

This is a hybrid meeting, come in person or join us on Zoom



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"Brick Wall" sessions at Sno-Isle Genealogy Society

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Genealogy Library at Heritage Park
Are you out of research ideas to find an elusive ancestor? 

Sno-Isle Genealogy society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems.


To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message in a clear voice. 

Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment (if we can understand the message). 

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts in the free 40 minute session. If the 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day.



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Seattle Genealogical Society workshop April 13, 2024: Finally Get Organized

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Genealogist Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal
Seattle Genealogical Society
Finally Get Organized (Classes and Workshops)
Saturday, April 13, 2024
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Zoom at home or attend in person at SGS library

The SGS Library is located in Suite 302 at the Good Shepherd Center 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle WA 98103.
"Finally Get Organized: Conquer the Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style" presented by Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal.

Have you tried organizing your family history documents, photos, and digital files, but you just can’t find a system that you can stick to? 

Start organizing according to your natural learning style! 

This talk will help you identify your specific learning style and will share brain- and research-based organizing strategies for each style. Learn how you learn so you can finally get organized with the right system for YOU!

To view at the library, register here. (Available only if 2 or more people register in advance. Call a friend.)
Registration is optional, but it helps us know how many seats will be needed, and it allows us to notify you in case of elevator outage or unexpected closure. Elizabeth will be presenting via Zoom. Library attendance is for social and research purposes.

To view from home, register here.
After registering, you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. If you register in advance, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Speaker: Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal is a professional genealogist who writes, lectures, and consults on a variety of topics. For 35 years, she has made it her goal to research, preserve, and share her family stories. Elizabeth is the author of the family history lifestyle blog Heart of the Family™, and her mission is to help others make the past part of their present.

To make a $5.00 donation for a program you enjoyed or plan to attend, Donate here.

List of classes and interest groups here


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Sno-Isle Genealogy offers help with research 'brick walls"

Friday, March 15, 2024

Research Library at Heritage Park, Lynnwood
Are you out of research ideas to find an elusive ancestor? 

Sno-Isle Genealogy Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday March .23, 2024, at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood. 

To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message in a clear voice. Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment if we can understand the message. 

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts in the free 40 min. session. If the 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day.


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AG Ferguson: $500K will fund genetic genealogy testing for all unidentified remains in Washington

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Washington

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson provided the following statement today after the Legislature approved his budget request for $500,000 to fund genetic genealogy and DNA testing for the entire backlog of unidentified remains in Washington.

Right now, 163 unidentified remains await further testing in Washington. The new funding will supplement existing state and federal DNA testing resources. As a result, families awaiting information about loved ones do not need to endure unnecessary delays and cases can be resolved more quickly.

The Attorney General’s Office and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force advocated for the funding to clear the backlog. The task force, convened by the Attorney General in 2021, published a report in December 2023 urging the Legislature to dedicate the funding necessary to clear the backlog. DNA testing of individual remains and forensic genetic genealogy are proven strategies to identify missing Indigenous people and bring closure to families.

“Timely DNA testing can bring a measure of closure and help solve more cold cases,” Ferguson said. 
“Families should never have to endure unnecessary delays when seeking answers about their missing loved ones. I am thankful to our partners in the Legislature — Rep. Lekanoff, Rep. Stearns and Sen. Kauffman and many others — who continue to fight to ensure the missing and murdered Indigenous people crisis gets the attention and resources it deserves.”

In December 2023, the task force released its latest report and recommendations. The recommendation calling for funds to clear the backlog of unidentified remains stems from the experience of task force member Patricia Whitefoot, who waited 14 years for the partial remains of her sister, Daisy Mae Heath, to be tested and identified. Much of that delay was due to a lack of funding. Ultimately, the Attorney General’s Office worked with the Yakima County Coroner to provide the necessary funding.

“I’m pleased the Washington State Attorney General’s Office heard the voices of families in our pursuit to know the status of unidentified remains,” Whitefoot said. 
“I was reminded of these remains whenever our family received an inquiry about unidentified remains, since my sister, Daisy Heath, had been missing over 30 years. 
"Because of our sister, I found myself motivated and compelled to promote needed resolution about the remains with the task force. Our family wondered about the status of our sister for far too long.”



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Explore the world of Family Search at hybrid meeting March 6, 2024

Monday, March 4, 2024

Wickers building at Heritage Park, Lynnwood

You may know FamilySearch as a free online tool to research your family history, but there's so much more under the FamilySearch umbrella.

Join Judd Williams from the Shoreline FamilySearch Center on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7pm, at the Wickers Building at Heritage Park in Lynnwood, 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood, WA 98036

Or attend online as he explores the world of FamilySearch.

He'll provide an overview of the FamilySearch Family Tree (FSFT), demonstrate how to use the FamilySearch Research Wiki, highlight valuable resources available at the Center in Mountlake Terrace, like historical records, microfilm readers, and expert volunteers, and answer your FamilySearch questions.

This meeting is open to the general public.


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Find your elusive ancestors with help from the Sno-Isle Genealogy Society

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Are you out of research ideas to find an elusive ancestor? 

Sno-Isle Genealogy Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood. 

To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message in a clear voice. Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment. 

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts in the free 40 minute session. If the four sessions are filled, you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day.


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Public Libraries: Another Tool in your genealogy toolbox

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Meeting in the Wickers Building at Heritage Park Lynnwood
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Public Libraries: Another Tool in your genealogy toolbox
is the topic of the Sno-Isle Genealogy society meeting on Wednesday February 7, 2024, in the Wicker's Bldg, 19921 Poplar Way (Heritage Park), Lynnwood, 7pm to 9pm. In person or online at https://bit.ly/SIGSFeb24

Is the public library part of your genealogical research toolkit? If not you may be missing many great services and resources. 

Nate Cushman from the Snohomish Library will give us a tour of what's available in-library and online, from local records to newspaper to interlibrary borrowing and much more.
 
The presentation is open to members and the general public. Email SIGS for more details at askus@snoislegenealogy.org or call at 425-775-6267.

Also:

Monday Morning Genealogy Coffee Klatch (online) 10 - 11am on zoom

Start your week right with an online gathering of folks interested in genealogy and family history. We share stories, (try) to answer one another's questions and generally just enjoy the conversation. Join us every Monday at snoislegenealogy.org


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Beginning Genealogy course from Seattle Genealogical Society

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Virtual Seattle Genealogical Society (SGS) Beginning Genealogy Course 
Thursdays, February 1 - 29, 2024 1:00pm - 2:30pm Pacific Time

Learn how to successfully conduct, organize and record research for your genealogy.
  • How to begin?
  • How to evaluate evidence?
  • What are the best sources?
  • Where are the records - online and off?
  • What can DNA tell us?
Weeks 1-4 are online and consist of lecture, discussion and workshop.
Week 5 (optional) includes a library tour and one-on-one research assistance

Class fee $80 (SGS members $60)



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Knock down your genealogy brick walls with help from the Sno-Isle Genealogy Society

Friday, January 19, 2024

Sno-Isle Genealogy Society building
Are you out of research ideas to find an elusive ancestor? 

Sno-Isle Genealogy Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday January 27, 2024, at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood.

To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message in a clear voice. Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment if we can understand the message. 

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts in the free 40 min. session. If the 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day.


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Now what? Your Next Steps with your DNA Results

Friday, December 29, 2023

You received or gave a DNA test kit for Christmas, but what do you do when you get the results? 

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society (SIGS) member Craig Gowens will help you on your next steps and take questions on how to best use the results to advance, or start, your family history journey.
 
The meeting is Wednesday January 3, 2024, in the Wickers Bldg., 19921 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood, 7pm to 9pm. and open to members and the general public. 

The in-person presentation is also available on Zoom


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'Brick Wall" sessions at Sno-Isle Genealogy on December 16, 2023

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Sno Isle Genealogical Library, Lynnwood

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday December 16, 2023, at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood. 

To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message in a clear voice. Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment if we can understand the message

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts in the free 40 minute session. If the four sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day. 

Give yourself an early Christmas gift of help with your research!


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Sno-Isle Brick Wall sessions for genealogy help on November 18, 2023

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Genealogist Margaret Summitt

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday November 18, 2023, at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood. 

To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message. Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment. 

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts. The free 40 minute session is an "in person" appointment. If the 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day.


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Introduction to Genealogy with the South King County Genealogical Society

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Introduction to Genealogy with the South King County Genealogical Society

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 7-8pm

Join professional genealogist, Winona Laird, from South King County Genealogical Society for a series of programs to help you along on your genealogical journey.

December 20: Research Techniques

Register here

You will be emailed a link no later than 24 hours before the program start time. If you do not see an email, check your Junk or Spam folder


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Sno-Isle Genealogy Society meeting November 1, 2023

Monday, October 30, 2023

Wickers Building, Heritage Park
Lynnwood WA
Sno-Isle Genealogy Society presents Janet Bruckshen as she tells the story of searching for her mother's  summer cabin in Italy. 

Her story builds up to a hidden discovery. 

Join us on Wednesday November 1, 2023 at 7pm in the Wickers Building, Heritage Park, 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood, WA. 

The in-person meeting will also live stream at https://bit.ly/SIGS and is open to members and non-members alike.


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Knock down your brick walls with the help of Sno-Isle Genealogical Society

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems.


To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message. 

Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment. 

Margaret Summitt is an experienced researcher who can direct your research efforts. 

The free 40 minute session is an "in person" appointment. If the four sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day.


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