Showing posts with label genealogy. Show all posts
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CORRECTION: Drop-In Genealogy help at Shoreline Library

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Shoreline Library

CORRECTION:

Drop-In Genealogy Help at the Shoreline Library WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29, 2020 from 2-4pm, with a volunteer from the Seattle Genealogical Society.

Heidi Mair, who holds a Certificate in in Genealogy and Family History from the University of Washington, will provide a free consultation on your research and perhaps help you break through some of these brick walls.

Shoreline Library small meeting room, 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.


Correction: the original article said Saturday.

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Hear about the Oregon Trail at the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society meeting Wednesday in historic Wickers Building

Saturday, January 4, 2020

The Wickers Building is now an event center
Photo Wikimedia Commons

Start the new year by attending the monthly meeting of the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in its new meeting place in the Wicker's Building in Heritage Park located at 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood, near Alderwood Mall. 

This was the site of the previous Visitor Information center. 

The beautiful, old, half-timbered two-story building has been moved a few times and is now an events venue.

It also is home to a small museum on its second floor which is open during regular hours 11-3pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday..

This Wednesday, the meeting starts at 6:30pm with a program at 7pm by Kent Morgan, an avid researcher and life enhancement speaker.

His topic is the Oregon Trail.

Guests are invited to attend this presentation. For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tuesday, between 11am - 3pm.


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The times, they are a changin' - Time changes used to be worse

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Julius Caesar changed the calendar
By Sandi Gorin

As I write this, I’m reminding myself to set the clocks back an hour as Daylight Savings time has ended for the year in most of the U.S. But, even more confusing when doing research .. what day is it?

Calendars have changed a multitude of times with different ones used in different countries. If we’re trying to trace back in our family tree, we might get totally lost trying to date an event. Not always did our own American calendars match what we use today. This is part 1 of a 2 part series on dates – not the edible variety or the boy and girl go out together – just dates on a calendar.

Have you run across those dreaded “double dates”? Was the date shown an “iffy” date when shown as 1732/3? In my early researching years, I thought it meant something could have happened in 1732 OR possibly in 1733. No. I’ll explain later.

Thinking back to the earlier days, we must remember that many people couldn’t read, many didn’t have calendars … that’s why they weren’t even sure of the date of their birth!

Let’s go backward in time for a minute and see how this calendar mess actually started. Let’s start with those old Egyptians who left all their graffiti on burial place walls. They computed their years based on a star named Sirius. The year began when good old Sirius rose at the same place as the sun. They then developed a solar calendar. It at least had 365 days and they divided it into 12 30-day months plus five days for their religious festivals.

Then came the Greeks. They developed a lunar calendar called the Metonic calendar. Now their calendar was based on 235 lunar months or almost 19 solar years. Confused yet? But, to get everything to work out correctly, they added an additional month which was added in the years 3,5,8,11,13,16 and 19. This calendar was then modified many times.

Let’s scoot over to the Romans. It originally began with the first month of the year based on the vernal equinox and was only 10 months long! Those months, some of which will sound familiar, were Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quntilis, Sextilis, September, October, November and December. But, this only came out to 304 days, not 365. So, they tacked on another month with no name but just called “Winter.” A Roman emperor named Numa Pompilius kicked in February and January which fell between December and March. Aha, now their calendar was 354 or 355 days. We’re getting closer.

Enter Julius Caesar. He didn’t think much of the calendar so he made some executive changes. In 46 BC (give or take of course), he changed the calendar into 3-yr cycles of 365 days with a 366-day leap year. They celebrated New Years’ Day on March 21st . He must have been thrilled when people called it the Julian Calendar. We’re getting there!

Time passes. It is now 1582 and oops, the calendar had “slipped.” It was 11 days off. So, Pope Gregory XII issued a degree making the day after October 4th , 1582 to suddenly become October 15th . I wonder if people slept through those 11 missing days? Now, not to be outdone, this calendar was named the Gregorian Calendar.

All is well, right? Well, not exactly. France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, being Catholic countries, immediately adopted the Gregorian Calendar. It took 2 years before the German countries, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland followed suit and it took until 1587 before Hungary joined in. So in between those years, it wasn’t the same year in all those countries.

What about the Protestant German countries though? They waited until the year 1700! But, by then, the calendar was behind the seasons again, now by 12 days. England jumped in in 1752 using the Gregorian Calendar. But, it appears that Wednesday, September 2, 1752 was followed by Thursday, September 14, 1752. Another fast passage of time for the English.



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Help with genealogy brick walls

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Have you hit a "brick wall" with your genealogy research? 

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering free help on your "brick wall" on Saturday, November 16, 2019.

Caroll Budny, an experienced research genealogist, has three 1hour time slots available. Please call the Research Library, located at 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood, on Tuesday, or Thursday 11-3pm, at 425-775-6267 to schedule an appointment.



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Sno-Isle Genealogical Society meeting to hear about Evidence

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

"Evidence" is the topic for the program to be presented by Keith Allred at the monthly meeting of the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the LDS Family History Library, 22015 48th Ave W, Mountlake Terrace. 

There is a short business meeting at 6:30pm followed by the program at 7pm. Guests are invited. For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tuesday 11-3pm.



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Annual Finnish Bazaar / Joulumarkkinat in Seattle November 9

Saturday, November 2, 2019

The Finnish American Heritage Committee in Washington State cordially invites one and all to the Annual Finnish Bazaar and Joulumarkkinat on November 9, 2019 at the Swedish Club in Seattle.

The Bazaar is a wonderful meeting place for all Finnish organizations, vendors, and lovers of Suomi food and music. This year the Swedish Finn Historical Society will be offering personal tips about researching your genealogical roots online.

Other organizations with table displays and traditional baked goodies include Finlandia Foundation Seattle Chapter, Katrilli Folk Dancers, Tanhuajat Folk Dancers, Finnish Choral Society, Livakat Kantele Players, University of Washington Scandinavian Studies, the United Finnish Kalevala Brothers and Sisters, the National Nordic Museum and the Finnish Lutheran Church of Seattle.

Finn Ware, Ullakkos and Finn Peaks will offer Finnish and Scandinavian related gifts. Other vendors, including Stina's Sheaves, Hanson Knitting, Liisa Mannery, Crum Cakes and Cookies, and Rummage Mama will have handcrafted items and baked goods available for purchase. Truly inspired Suomi food, sandwiches and pea soup will be served from the kitchen! And a children's table will feature art projects. Parking and admission are free, along with complimentary coffee.

Entertainment starts at noon, with Katrilli Folk Dancers, a University of Washington Scandinavian Studies skit, Kuparilohi musical duo, and the Finnish Choral Society taking the stage.

The 2019 Finnish Bazaar is scheduled on Saturday, November 9, 2019, 10am to 3pm, at the Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle 98109.

Join the Annual Finnish Bazaar / Joulumarkkinat as we celebrate Finnish community and culture in the Northwest! Tervetuloa - Welcome!

Finnish American Heritage Committee contact email



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Sno-Isle Genealogy meets Wednesday and offers beginners class on Saturday

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Mary Roddy, Genealogist
Sno-Isle Genealogical Society meets on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at the LDS Family History Library, 22015 48th Ave SW, Mountlake Terrace with a short meeting at 6:30pm followed by a program at 7pm by Mary Kircher Roddy on "Indices and How to Use Them".

Ms. Roddy is an experienced researcher who can explain how important an index can be. Guests are welcome. For more information call on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday, 425-775-6267.

Free Beginning Genealogy Class is offered by the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society on the first Saturday, October 5, at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood, at 10am. The 1hr. free class can help the beginning researcher get organized and off to a good start in documenting family history. Drop-ins are welcome. For more information call on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday, 425-775-6267.



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Drop-in genealogy help at the Shoreline Library Wednesday

Monday, September 23, 2019

Have you hit a wall in your family history research? Heidi Mair, from the Seattle Genealogical Society, will be available to answer your questions. 

Heidi is a certificated genealogist who will be at the Shoreline Library large meeting room on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 from 2-4pm.

The library is located at 345 NE 175th St, Shoreline 98155.



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Registration now open for Seattle Genealogical Society Fall Seminar

Friday, September 6, 2019

Dr. Tom Jones will be the Guest Speaker at the SGS 2019 Fall Seminar at the Fairview Christian School, 844 NE 78th St, Seattle 98115 Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, 2019


Dr. Tom Jones


Tom Jones Returns to SGS Fall Seminar Oct. 5 and 6

Back by popular demand, Seattle Genealogical Society is delighted to have Dr. Tom Jones visit Seattle once again.

The topic this year will be Creating Credible Conclusions While Circumnavigating Walls. Learn how to forge innovative paths around research brick walls with confidence and ethics.

Tom Jones is an award-winning genealogical researcher, writer, editor, and educator. He has co-edited the National Genealogical Society Quarterly since 2002, and he is the author of the textbooks Mastering Genealogical Proof and Mastering Genealogical Documentation.


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Snohomish County archeologist Gretchen Kaehler to speak at Sno-Isle Genealogy meeting Sep 4

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Gretchen Kaehler
Archeologist
Snohomish County archeologist Gretchen Kaehler will be the guest speaker at the September 4, 2019 meeting of the Sno-Isle Genealogy Society.

Her topic is "Sometimes they come Back: the Case for Keeping Track of Historic Cemeteries". There is a short business at 6:30pm with the program at 7pm. Meeting is at the LDS Family History Library, 22015 48th Ave W, Mountlake Terrace.

Guests are welcome. For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday from 11am - 3pm.

Free Beginning Genealogy class is offered by the Sno-Isle Genealogy Society on the first Saturday of the month, September 7, at 10am.

The one hour drop-in class will get you started researching your family history with tips on being organized and how to research. Class is held at the Sno-Isle Genealogy Research library in Heritage Park, 19827 Poplar Way, Lynnwood.

For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday from 11am - 3pm.



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Beginning genealogy class Saturday

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Heritage Library

Free Beginning Genealogy Class offered this Saturday, August 3, at 10am by the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society at its research library located at 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood.

The one hour drop-in class gets you started doing your research in an orderly way. This library is open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 11am - 3pm.

For more information call 425-775-6267.




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Free help with genealogy "Brick Walls" Saturday

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Who are you and where
did you come from!!!!
Sno-Isle Genealogical society offers free "Brick Wall" help this Sat. July 27 starting at 10am to 3pm at the Sno-Isle Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood.

An experienced researcher will work "one on one" to help solve your research problem.

Call on Thursday between 11am - 3pm to make a Saturday appointment. Phone: 425-775-6267.




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Sno-Isle Genealogy donates books to burnt-out Paradise Genealogical Society

Friday, July 5, 2019

Photo courtesy Sno-Isle Genealogical Society


Volunteers at the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society packed up and delivered six boxes of books to the Post Office to be sent to the Paradise Genealogical Society to help replace their collection which was lost in last year's devastating wildfires in northern California.

A total of 164 pounds of books were mailed.

Thank you to those who donated towards the postage fund at the June 2019 meeting. Everyone at SIGS is happy to have been able to help the Paradise Genealogical Society as they restart their collection.


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Free Beginning Genealogy class Saturday in Lynnwood

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Heritage Library at Heritage Park in Lynnwood
Free Beginning Genealogy class this Saturday, July 6, at the Sno-Isle Genealogy Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood

The 1hr. drop-in class starts at 10am.

Now is a good time to get organized and start researching your family history.

For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tuesday or Thursday.

The library will be open on July 4th if you are visiting the park. Also, the Library is open on Sundays thru Labor Day 11am - 4pm.



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Sno-Isle Genealogy to hear about Genealogy Sites on Facebook

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Sno-Isle Genealogy Society meets on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:30pm, at the LDS Family History Library, 22015 48th Ave W, Mountlake Terrace.

The short business meeting at 6:30 is followed by a 7pm program on "Evernote and the many Genealogy Sites on Facebook" given by Ron Sailer. His presentation will highlight many free sites to aid family research.

Guests are welcome. For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday, 11-3pm.The Society does not meet in July or Aug but the library is open year round.



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Free Beginning Genealogy class Saturday

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Sno-Isle Genealogy Heritage Library
Free Beginning Genealogy class this Saturday June 1, 2019 from 10-11am, offered by the Sno-Isle Genealogy Society at its Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood. 

Helpful research tips can make a vacation trip more meaningful if you are better organized. 

This drop-in class can get you started. For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday. 11-3pm.




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Drop-in genealogy help at Shoreline Library Wednesday

Monday, May 27, 2019

Certificated genealogist and Seattle Genealogy Society volunteer Heidi Mair will be at the Shoreline Library on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 2:00 to 4:00pm to help family historians knock down their "brick walls."

Bring your research and talk to Heidi about your next steps.

Shoreline Library 345 NE 175th, Shoreline 98155.



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A special Mother's Day

Sunday, May 12, 2019


From My Heart to Yours

Conceived in love 
Though not by plan 
The heart of a woman 
The heart of a man 

Empty arms 
Hearts torn in two 
Selfless love 
Took me from you 

Missing piece 
Of a mother’s heart 
Daughter’s secret treasure 
Through all the years apart 

Prayers and yearning 
Loved ones found 
Two hearts restored 
Love knows no bound 

~Baby Girl Parsons March 24, 2019


50 plus years ago, Baby Girl Parsons was born and adopted. Her Birth father was only identified as 'Bob' while his mother was 'Mrs. N'. The Birth Mom was fully named.

WARM  (Washington Adoption Reunion Movement) was called in to help.

Even with extensive documentation from the adoption agency, a few WARM Confidential Intermediaries (CI) were baffled as to why we could find Birth Mom's parents, siblings, and extended family but the Mom was seemingly nowhere to be found. Baby Girl Parsons' search/reunion took years of great patience and tenacity.​

Search is a journey. It takes as long as it takes.

​WARM's second lengthy search was to find Mrs. N's surname. We assumed that Bob was 'Robert'. Under closer scrutiny, while looking for ‘Bob’ we found the adoption agency had three different dates of birth for the birth father.

Only common sense was needed to weed out the erroneous two. Then, using public records through a year-plus of painstaking research, a possible surname was found, and a 'Robert'. Now, we needed a process to totally confirm our findings.

WARM approached the adoptee to have DNA testing.​ Her DNA test took place at a time before WARM had a DNA specialist (who now has miraculously found birth parents when no one has any names).

Months passed after the DNA test. Eventually, a distant DNA paternal relative contacted the adoptee. With the adoptee's permission, WARM assumed communication with a distant cousin in Sweden who assisted WARM in connecting her family members to Mrs. N and the birth father.

The search is now picking up speed and we need to stay focused as we sense reunion is fast approaching. The clues are arriving quickly, like the leaves that pop up on Ancestry.

Fleshing out the tree details uncovered that the Birth Father died in his 40s. The adoptee and WARM had their hopes dashed to obtain a reunion with 'Bob'. WARM becomes so enmeshed with a client's family, we also experience the joys and sorrows. Despite that disappointment, Baby Parsons has now reunited with a paternal half-sibling and extended family.

Simultaneously, while contacting one of the Birth Father’s adult sons to seek consent to reunion, we decided to contact one of the Birth Mom’s siblings as a last ditch effort to find Mom. This is not the usual process because WARM prefers to contact the Birth Mom directly to maintain her privacy. In this case, we knew the siblings were aware of the long-ago pregnancy but sibling contact is still not our first choice.

‘Mum’ was found! Mum didn’t disappear, she moved to Canada decades ago.

Mum and Baby Girl Parsons have met and for Mother’s Day the adoptee will bring her son north to meet grandma.

Baby Girl Parsons, Mum, and WARM wish you a wonderful Mother’s Day.

PS: there is more to the story!

Another cousin has contacted our reunited client due to the DNA testing. This new cousin is also an adoptee. At this point, our new DNA specialist enters the search.

Baby Girl Parsons and the new cousin share the same paternal grandparents and we have two possible birth fathers, one of which is more likely. WARM’s client will speak with her Mum to possibly find confirmation. Mum is not well but we have hope she will remember some rumors and clues.

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Here is some good advice from our DNA specialist, John, who worked to determine how this new cousin, H, is related to Baby Girl Parsons.

H’s case is an example of why people seeking to be reunited with their birth parents should be DNA tested. She had so many strong DNA matches, it was as though her birth parents were meant to be discovered. After reviewing the DNA matches and comparing those matches with her first cousin, it took only a few hours to accurately identify all of H's grandparents, both maternal and paternal. Most of the reunion cases that I encounter do not have the same abundance of DNA matching information that was found in this case.

Although the various DNA testing companies provide very thorough educational information and articles regarding the interpretation of DNA results, the analysis of DNA matches is not something that can be learned overnight or in one weekend. There are many ways that DNA matching results can easily be misinterpreted, even by people who are highly experienced.

In general, I would strongly advise anyone seeking reunion with their birth family to seek help from professionals like WARM. I have found that the WARM CI's are very professional, thorough, meticulous, and discrete, with very high focus on the protection of their client's privacy.

WARM thinks John is a gift and we appreciate his tenacity and assistance in solving some easy (for him) and some very difficult searches.

Pam Queen, Intermediary for WARM –Washington Adoption Reunion Movement



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Events at the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Panama Canal
Photo by Papu Karan
Events at the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society

May meeting

"Isthmus of Panama and the Panama Canal" are the topics of the program to be presented by Kent Morgan at the May 1st meeting of Sno-Isle Genealogical Society which meets at the Family History Library, 22015 48th Ave W, Mountlake Terrace

A short business meeting is at 6:30pm followed by the program at 7pm.

Mr. Morgan is a life enrichment speaker and research historian and often comes in costume relating to his topic. Guests are welcome. For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tues, Thurs, or Sat. 11-3pm.

Free Beginning Genealogy Class

Free Beginning Genealogy Class is held on the first Sat. of the month, May 4th, at 10am, at the Sno-Isle Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood. The 1hr. class will help get you started and organized to research your family history. For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tues, Thurs. or Sat. 11-3pm.



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Genealogy: Brick Wall Busters

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Sno-Isle Research Library at Heritage Park
Google
"Brick Wall Busters" class is offered by the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society on the 4th Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10am at the Sno-Isle Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way, Heritage Park, Lynnwood

The one hour free drop-in class will help the researcher find new ways to find that elusive ancestor. 

For more information call 425-775-6267 on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday from 11am - 3pm.



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