Seattle Genealogical Society

Updated 30 Oct 2009

PROGRAM MEETINGS and CLASSES

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SGS PROGRAM MEETING

GENETIC GENEALOGY
January 30, 2010
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
At the SGS Library

This is an all-day program in two parts.

10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. As a preview to our afternoon topic, view a presentation of the National Geographic video “Journey of Man with Dr. Spencer Wells". Dr. Wells traces the genealogy of man from a single tribe in Africa throughout the world and demonstrates migration patterns discovered from his DNA samples showing a common origin.

1 - 3 p.m. “Genetic Genealogy - How to Use DNA to Solve Genealogical Puzzles and Uncover New Questions You Never Faced Before" with speaker Larry Jones. Paternal, maternal and autosomal genetic markers yield different results and are of differing values to your ancestral research. Learn how to overcome some kinds of dead-ends in your research and see what kinds of roadblocks are unlikely to be overcome with DNA results. Our speaker, Seattle attorney Larry Jones, is researching five Y-lines of paternal genetic ancestry and one X-line of maternal ancestry. He has been doing genealogy for 45 years and has published four books of family history on Welsh and English Ancestors

Bring the name, location and date of your most ancient ancestor in each of your various male ancestral lines. A lucky person or two may go home with the solution to a genealogical puzzle, especially if you have a wireless laptop along (the SGS Library has Wi-Fi Internet access available). Everyone will leave knowing about our ancestors of the past 60,000 years.

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YOU ASKED FOR IT!

SGS has been listening to your requests for more educational programs. So - in addition to our regular program meetings, we are adding new beginning and intermediate instructional classes starting in January. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to expand your knowledge and become a more effective researcher.

COME TO SGS and LEARN

BEGINNERS CLASSES
At the SGS Library

BEGINNERS COMPUTER GENEALOGY - PART 1
January 11, 2010
Monday, 1 p.m - 4 p.m.
Computer Interest Group members Ginny Sommarstrom and Richard Snook introduce hardware, software and using computers for genealogy research. Space is limited - SGS Members only. Register with an email to SeattleGenealogicalSociety@gmail.com.

BEGINNERS COMPUTER GENEALOGY - PART 2
January 18, 2010
Monday, 1 p.m - 4 p.m.
Computer Interest Group members Ginny Sommarstrom and Richard Snook continue their introduction to hardware, software and using computers for genealogy research. Space is limited - SGS Members only. Register with an email to SeattleGenealogicalSociety@gmail.com.

BEGINNERS GENEALOGY CLASS
February 15, 2010
Monday, 10:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

This repeat of our successful August all-day class will introduce family history research and help you organize your findings.
PART I - forms, terminology; reference books; family sources, oral history; primary and secondary sources; documentation, preservation.
PART II - History, time lines; migration patterns; local and state records, including vital records; wills and land records; military records.
PART III - Names and naming patterns, ethnic research; emigration and immigration; naturalization; cemeteries - a source for buried treasure - obituaries and tombstones.
PART IV - Using libraries, local resources and record repositories including SGS; using the LDS [Mormon Church] Family History Centers' data bases; microfilm and microfiche; boundaries & maps; planning a successful research trip.
PART V - Genealogy Hardware & Software; Technological “stuff”, Research C.D.'s, On line research using major databases including Ancestry; Search Engines , especially Cyndy's List; “Googling Grandpa”; miscellaneous trends: DNA, Scrapbooking.
Space is limited - SGS Members only. Register with SGS Director of Education Jean A. Roth at jeanaroth@juno.com.

INTERMEDIATE RESEARCH SERIES

At the SGS Library

ADVANCED CENSUS TECHNIQUES
January 23, 2010
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Census records are among the most effective tools in genealogy research – but do you get everything you can out of your searches? Speaker: Karen Sipe

DATING AND IDENTIFYING OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
February 6, 2010
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
There is much to be learned about your historical family photos by the style of dress and processing. Speaker: SGS Past President Marilyn Rose.

NATURALIZATION RECORDS
March 20, 2010
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
One of the most valuable records that can be used in discovering the origins of your immigrant ancestors and the ship they took to North America. Speaker: Karen Sipe

USING MAPS AND GAZETTEERS
April 13, 2010
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
An important part of any research is to find out about the places your family lived. Speaker: Ginny Sommarstrom, SGS President and Cartographer.

TRAVEL FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS
May 1, 2010
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Are you going to travel this summer to search for the places your ancestors lived…? Go to a family reunion…? Or, journey to a great research library? Speaker Jean A. Roth, C.T.C. is a retired travel consultant and genealogist with over 40 years experience planning trips and genealogy group tours in the United States and Europe. She will share travel and research tips on how to prepare for your vacation and important things you should know before ever leaving home.

Seattle Genealogical Society is a 501c(3) nonprofit, charitable organization registered in Washington state.
Contributions to the Seattle Genealogical Society are tax deductible.

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