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We are a non-profit genealogical society based in the heart of the beautiful Palouse in Pullman, WA. We celebrated our 25th Anniversary in 2008/2009!
OUR ANNUAL PICNIC WILL BE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2012 at 11:00am at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, WA. We will have a tour and talk, then go down the street to the Sage Baking Company restaurant for lunch (the tour/talk is free but you have to pay for lunch yourself). SAVE THE DATE, it will be a great time!!
 Our Society has joined forces with genealogy societies and organizations around the country as part of the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project. The initiative aims to publish a free, online searchable name index of the census. If you are interested in volunteering to help transcribe the census, go to http://www.the1940census.com/society and register to participate with our society (or any other society you wish) on the profile screen when creating your account. Note: When you choose to participate with a certain society, you WILL NOT necessarily be transcribing pages for the COUNTY where that society is located, but rather the Family Search indexing system will assign you a page which can be from any county in the STATE where that society is located.
- Our excellent newsletter. Our award-winning newsletter, published six times a year, is jam packed with transcribed records, articles on Whitman County ancestors, general genealogy articles, and research tips.
- Our thorough researchers. Through the efforts of dedicated volunteers, our Society is able to offer very reasonably priced research services for your Whitman County ancestors.
- Our extensive library. Our Society shares library space with the Whitman County Historical Society in Room 103A of the Gladish Community & Cultural Center, 115 NW State in Pullman, WA. Our library houses the largest collection in Whitman County of Whitman County-related material such as books, indexes, transcribed records, cemetery and census information, articles, memorabilia, photographs, maps, oral histories, and other materials. Use of the library is free, and it is open to the general public on Wednesday mornings(except holidays) from 9:00am-Noon. Staffed by knowledgeable volunteers ready to help you, it is also available by appointment (please contact the webmaster who will get you in contact with the appropriate person).
- Our informative program meetings and seminars. Program meetings are held in March, May, September and November on a day and time announced in our newsletter. Topics in the past have included computer classes, military veteran talks, tips on how to research at the LDS in Salt Lake City, and other topics as suggested by our members. Seminars with quality speakers are held twice a year (in the fall and spring). We hold an annual picnic each summer at various locations in Whitman County.
- Our publications. Our volunteers are continually working on transcription projects that we either publish or make available on-line through such places as the Washington State Digital Archives. While we try to make as much information available on-line as possible, the sale of publications is important to our Society in that it allows us to pay our recurring expenses such as library space rent, internet fee, etc., and to ensure funds for the cost of printing future publications.
- Our mission. Your contribution as a member or donator helps our Society to continue its mission of collecting and preserving Whitman County records, transcribing records, and promoting interest in family history through our newsletters, meetings, and seminars. In return, we hope our efforts will assist you in your quest for information on your own ancestors.
The purpose of the Whitman County mailing list (listserv) is to gather and share information on Whitman County ancestors. It is free and open to anyone. To subscribe, send an email to WAWHITMA-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" in the subject line and leaving the body of the email blank.
- Friends of Lone Pine Cemetery. The Lone Pine Cemetery is located near Tekoa. The earliest date of birth on a stone is 1809 and the earliest date of death on a stone is 1883. No burials have been permitted since 1953. The Friends of Lone Pine Cemetery are a group of dedicated volunteers intent on cleaning up the cemetery to make it accessible to descendants and visitors. If you know of someone who is buried in the cemetery and would like more information, contact Jim Savitz. Names of people buried at this cemetery can be found at http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/whitman/lonepine/lone_pine.htm. Read more about their efforts in their newsletter:
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