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This Saturday 9:30 am - noon, Midori Okazaki: A Glimpse of the Archives

Valorie Zimmerman

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Our Spring Seminar will be happening before you know it! Do you have or know a business who would like to advertise in the Seminar flyer, or donate to the raffle or silent auction? Please get in touch: Seminar2020@...

Coming Up:

Saturday, February 15 from 9:30 am - noon, Midori Okazaki, Archivist at the Puget Sound Regional Archives, presents A Glimpse of the Archives to the SKCGS membership and visitors. See skcgs.org for more information.

Monday, February 17 from 1 – 3 pm the Technology User Group meets at WAPI Community Services, 28815 Pacific Hwy S, Suite 7A. Topic: Ancestor Search, Randy Major's tool which makes Google work for you! Bring the names of people you want to search and read this blog post in advance: skcgs.blogspot.com/2019/12/have-you-tried-ancestorsearch-on-google.html

Thursday, February 20 at 12:30 – 2:30 pm the Legacy Family Tree Interest Group meets in the Relief Society Room, 10675 NE 20th St., Bellevue

Friday, February 21 from 1 - 3 pm the Research Group will meet at the Kent Family History Center, 12817 SE 256th St, Kent. Please RSVP to Winona Laird at vice-president@... if you will be attending.

All through the month, our volunteers will be in local libraries, ready to help you at our GenHelpDesks.

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MyHeritage now lets you colorize your B&W photos

Valorie Zimmerman

#22

See more at https://dna-explained.com/2020/02/12/myheritage-in-color-just-in-time-for-valentines-day-gifting/

<3

Have fun,

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Free Beginners Class Heritage Quest Research Library 25 Feb 1-3

Valorie Zimmerman

#23

Heritage Quest Research Library Free Beginners Class
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Happy Valentine's Day,

Valorie

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Invitation to free genealogy meeting in Bellevue on Monday, 3/9/2020, "Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape" -- flyer attached

Valorie Zimmerman

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Jewish Genealogical Society

of Washington State

You are invited to attend our upcoming free genealogy event, on
Monday evening, March 9, 2020.

We would also appreciate it if you could help us publicize this event using this email or our flyer, attached above, by emailing it out, posting it on your bulletin board or calendar, and/or website, or handing out flyers to or sharing this email with individuals and groups you think might be interested.

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State proudly presents "Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape"
presented by Ron Arons, Genealogical Lecturer

DATE: Monday, March 9, 2020 LDS Factoria Building
4200 124th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 · Doors open at 6:30 p.m., for all to enjoy our extensive library of genealogical resources, including FREE access to the FHC computers and genealogical websites! · Free Wi-Fi available. Come early and network with other attendees! · Presentation starts promptly at 7:15 p.m. · Free admission and refreshments

ABOUT OUR PROGRAM

Most genealogists naturally spend their time looking for new ancestors to expand their family trees as wide and as far back in time as possible. This is done by searching for the answers to the questions, Who? When? and Where? However, a completely different experience can be had by researching one individual in as much depth by collecting as much documentation about that person and related individuals as possible, as well as looking at the environments where they lived. By taking this approach, a researcher can explore the questions: Why? and How? For example, Why did our ancestor act the way that he or she did? How did that person have an impact on my life? How can we explain events and other things in our lives by their behavior? Individual-focused genealogy can have some unexpected positive benefits as this presentation will clearly demonstrate. Ron will demonstrate the unintended benefit of this methodology: it surprisingly let him break through some brick walls, allowing him to push his heritage back four more generations and find a plethora of living relatives he never knew beforehand. The talk will showcase a wide range of genealogical tools, records and methodologies which, if employed, could easily make anyone a better researcher.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Born in New York, Ron Arons earned a B.S. in Engineering from Princeton and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He was employed as a marketer at many high-tech companies before deciding to work full time on his first book, The Jews of Sing Sing. Ron became interested in understanding his roots after he lost both his parents to cancer almost 20 years ago. In the process of researching a criminal ancestor’s past, Ron has traced his roots to England, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania. Unlike his criminal ancestor, Ron was reared a goodie two shoes and has never been afoul of the law!

In 2005 Ron won a Hackman Research Residency Award from the New York State Archives to continue his research of New York Jewish criminals. In January 2008, Ron appeared on the PBS television series, “The Jewish Americans,“ as the acknowledged expert on Jewish criminals of New York’s Lower East Side. Ron has made presentations at 12 IAJGS conferences and tours the country giving educational and entertaining presentations on Jewish criminals and Jewish genealogy.

Please by clicking on
https://www.facebook.com/Jewish-Genealogical-Society-of-Washington-State-548090815567964/

Please visit our website at http://www.jgsws.org to join or to donate to JGSWS to help support the incredible speakers and workshops we bring to you, to view library listings, download handouts, or for more information. JGSWS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. Membership dues and donations are tax deductible.

Thank you very much and we look forward to seeing you, your friends and family members!

Karen vanHaagen Campbell

JGSWS President/Publicity/Programs

President@...

Cell/Texts/Home: 206-790-2167

PDF

3-9-20 Flyer for Ron Arons - Sex Lies and Genealogical Tape.pdf

Re: Invitation to free genealogy meeting in Bellevue on Monday, 3/9/2020, "Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape" -- flyer attached

Marilyn Schunke

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Valorie,

Do you want to carpool? I will probably be picking up Janet. I could meet you at the McDonalds or the nearby Park & Ride on Maple Valley on my way to Janets.

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From: Society@SKCGS.groups.io <Society@SKCGS.groups.io> On Behalf Of Valorie Zimmerman
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2020 6:40 PM
To: Society@skcgs.groups.io
Subject: [SKCGS] Invitation to free genealogy meeting in Bellevue on Monday, 3/9/2020, "Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape" -- flyer attached

Jewish Genealogical Society

of Washington State

You are invited to attend our upcoming free genealogy event, on
Monday evening, March 9, 2020.

We would also appreciate it if you could help us publicize this event using this email or our flyer, attached above, by emailing it out, posting it on your bulletin board or calendar, and/or website, or handing out flyers to or sharing this email with individuals and groups you think might be interested.

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State proudly presents "Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape"
presented by Ron Arons, Genealogical Lecturer

DATE: Monday, March 9, 2020 LDS Factoria Building
4200 124th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 · Doors open at 6:30 p.m., for all to enjoy our extensive library of genealogical resources, including FREE access to the FHC computers and genealogical websites! · Free Wi-Fi available. Come early and network with other attendees! · Presentation starts promptly at 7:15 p.m. · Free admission and refreshments

ABOUT OUR PROGRAM

Most genealogists naturally spend their time looking for new ancestors to expand their family trees as wide and as far back in time as possible. This is done by searching for the answers to the questions, Who? When? and Where? However, a completely different experience can be had by researching one individual in as much depth by collecting as much documentation about that person and related individuals as possible, as well as looking at the environments where they lived. By taking this approach, a researcher can explore the questions: Why? and How? For example, Why did our ancestor act the way that he or she did? How did that person have an impact on my life? How can we explain events and other things in our lives by their behavior? Individual-focused genealogy can have some unexpected positive benefits as this presentation will clearly demonstrate. Ron will demonstrate the unintended benefit of this methodology: it surprisingly let him break through some brick walls, allowing him to push his heritage back four more generations and find a plethora of living relatives he never knew beforehand. The talk will showcase a wide range of genealogical tools, records and methodologies which, if employed, could easily make anyone a better researcher.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Born in New York, Ron Arons earned a B.S. in Engineering from Princeton and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He was employed as a marketer at many high-tech companies before deciding to work full time on his first book, The Jews of Sing Sing. Ron became interested in understanding his roots after he lost both his parents to cancer almost 20 years ago. In the process of researching a criminal ancestor’s past, Ron has traced his roots to England, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania. Unlike his criminal ancestor, Ron was reared a goodie two shoes and has never been afoul of the law!

In 2005 Ron won a Hackman Research Residency Award from the New York State Archives to continue his research of New York Jewish criminals. In January 2008, Ron appeared on the PBS television series, “The Jewish Americans,“ as the acknowledged expert on Jewish criminals of New York’s Lower East Side. Ron has made presentations at 12 IAJGS conferences and tours the country giving educational and entertaining presentations on Jewish criminals and Jewish genealogy.

Please by clicking on
https://www.facebook.com/Jewish-Genealogical-Society-of-Washington-State-548090815567964/

Please visit our website at http://www.jgsws.org to join or to donate to JGSWS to help support the incredible speakers and workshops we bring to you, to view library listings, download handouts, or for more information. JGSWS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. Membership dues and donations are tax deductible.

Thank you very much and we look forward to seeing you, your friends and family members!

Karen vanHaagen Campbell

JGSWS President/Publicity/Programs

President@...

Cell/Texts/Home: 206-790-2167

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DNA Tools - MyHeritage

Posted: 16 Feb 2020 11:56 PM PST

Did you get a MyHeritage DNA testing kit this winter, or give one to a relative? MyHeritage does not have the large database that Ancestry.com does, but much of their customer base is in Europe and Israel, where they are headquartered. So if you have relatively recent European /Jewish ancestry, your time spent using their DNA tools could be valuable to your research.

MyHeritage accepts DNA uploads, so if you have tested elsewhere, you can still match with their database.

Receiving DNA Matches and contacting them is free and unlimited. Unlocking additional DNA features (Chromosome Browser, Ethnicity Estimate, Shared ancestral places, and more) costs an extra fee. - https://www.myheritage.com/dna/upload

Build a small tree on the site (or upload a small gedcom) and then link you on your tree to your DNA kit or upload. Both a tree and kit are needed to make the tools work for you. If you want to use MyHeritage research tools a membership is needed. And every Family History Center which has access to the FHC Portal will have MyHeritage, among other pay-sites. Find your closest Family History Center: https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/.

Once you have created a login and submitted a kit or uploaded and paid the small fee, you will have access to the DNA tools. I have found it easy to administer multiple kits on MyHeritage; they are all available from a dropdown menu.

If you have bought a kit or paid the fee to unlock the tools, you will have an attractive and useful chromosome browser, autoclusters and if you are lucky, some theories of family relativity.

Part of a recent email from MyHeritage

I'll illustrate by showing one of my most recent Theories. Theories are created for DNA matches, but they are made up of family trees, as are ThruLines on Ancestry.com. So each match needs to be analyzed and researched to ensure that it is valid.

You will see on the left of each Theory part of your own tree, and on the far right, part of your match's tree. In between are other trees, sometimes including Geni and FamilySearch trees to make the connections.

The first example is an overview which had to be shrunk to show here.

The left and top-left of the chart are known to me with quite a bit of proof. However, the second marriage of my 4th great-grandmother

Elizabeth Ferguson to Johannes 'John' Thomas Shupe - this is the first I've heard of it. I do have the Ferguson book about her family, and I'll have to do some background reading about this.

Nevertheless, it will be interesting and worthwhile to follow up. I share one segment of DNA with this new-found 5th cousin, 9.8‎ cM or 0.1%. If this was a needle in the haystack search, I wouldn't bother with such a small match, but it's tempting because that one segment will be attributable to Elizabeth Ferguson alone, not my 4th great-grandfather Charles Boothe.

MyHeritage also shows a more compact comparison, on the DNA match page:

Elizabeth Ferguson at top-center. Is she the link to my new match?

Because I want to make more use of MyHeritage's tools, I listened to a webinar about how to use Autoclusters: Visualizing Ancestral Lines with DNA AutoClusters on Youtube. There I realized that I was missing out on all the power of both the Theories and Autoclusters used together! The Theories of Family Relativity doesn't always show up, so when you are looking at your DNA matches, use the Filter > All tree details like this:

Unleash the power of the Theory of Family Relativity

Once you have checked out the reliability of the relationship, even if you don't have the time to put each match into your tree, open up the note field and at the very least write the suggested MRCA names (Most Recent Common Ancestors). When you generate your Autoclusters, you will be so grateful to yourself for taking the time to do so.

Thrulines and the Theories deal with matches one at a time. In contrast Autoclusters do not use names or trees, but DNA only, and sort your matches into groups of related people. If you have notes, they will show up in the table called Autocluster Information. Example - (clickable match name left out for privacy):

Shown: cM, Largest cM, Segments, ICW, Cluster Number, PersonsInTree, Notes

Once you know how each group fits into your tree, brick walls will fall!

MyHeritage is valuable for your research in many ways. If you have the time to spend on one more site, you will be rewarded with new facts and new cousins!

Valorie Zimmerman

NGS Family History Conference - Salt Lake City 2020

Rich Thayer

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For those who have not heard about this conference yet.

Rich

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Subject: NGS Family History Conference - Salt Lake City 2020
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The National Genealogical Society will hold its annual Family History Conference, Echoes of Our Ancestors, in Salt Lake City, May 20-23, 2020. Attached please find a PDF version of the conference brochure full of information about all of the classes, activities, and special luncheons that will be available. Please feel free to forward it on to your society members, and/or post the information on your website or Facebook page. We want everyone interested in family history research to know about this wonderful opportunity to learn from some of the best genealogists in the country!

Pre-registration is open until April 17, and there is an early-bird discount of $35 for registrations postmarked / submitted by March 17th. On-site registration will begin on Tuesday, May 19th.

There will also be special student pricing available for the conference.

Registration is available by mail or online at: https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/register/

Thank you for your help with sharing this information.

Cheers!
Erin Pritchett
Host Committee Publicity Chair
Utah Genealogical Society/NGS 2020

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Conference-Brochure.pdf

February 2020 General Membership Meeting

Katie Hanzeli <khanzeli@...>

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Meeting of the General Membership at Wesley-Lea Hill, Saturday, 15 February 2020

BOARD ACTION
Washington HB 1550, which would restrict access to vital records, is dead in committee and probably won’t come up again this year. The Board directed the Secretary to write letters to state representatives in our Society’s service area protesting this bill.
The Secretary was also directed to write letters to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Washington’s two state senators and others to protest the closing of NARA-Seattle and the moving of the records to Riverside, California and Kansas City, Missouri.

SPRING SEMINAR 2020
Registration is open. See Michele Mattoon to register.
If you have a business you’d like to advertise in the Seminar Syllabus, please see Katie Hanzeli.

PRESENTATION
MaryLynn Strickland introduced Midori Okasaki who gave an encore presentation of, “A Glimpse of the Archives” of the Puget Sound Branch of the Washington State Archives.

15 MINUTE WORKSHOP
Valorie Zimmerman presented, “Twitter for Genealogy.”
Future topics for this segment were solicited.

ANNOUNCEMENT
There is a genealogy cruise to Alaska in August of 2020. Barbara Mattoon has the information if anyone is interested.

Rootstech 2020 free streaming schedule

Valorie Zimmerman

#30

See https://www.rootstech.org/salt-lake/live-stream-schedule and remember that times are announced in Mountain time.

Valorie

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Geneanet - now for DNA matching too!

Posted: 23 Feb 2020 09:13 PM PST

If you have recent immigrant ancestors, especially from France, perhaps you have used Geneanet. The free resources are quite good. So it was with some excitement that I saw:

Geneanet now launches Geneanet DNA, a new beta test service which allows you to upload the raw data of a DNA test kit taken with any company, to compare it to other Geneanet members' DNA data. Click here to discover Geneanet DNA

The FamilySearch Wiki describes Geneanet:

Geneanet was launched in 1996 by genealogy enthusiasts to help family history researchers sharing their data. They wanted their users to pay only if they want and that’s why they created the Premium service. Most of the website pages and features are available for free but you can take advantage of Ad-Free browsing, more effective search engine and access to additional records by subscribing to the Premium. The site can be viewed in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

They add: Geneanet is especially useful for those who have ancestors in Europe, and more specifically in France. Geneanet is particularly important to researchers in Latin America, as many professional Hispanic genealogists have added their trees to this database.

If you have uploaded your raw DNA test results to other sites such as DNA testing companies or GedMatch, you know how to download your test results from 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, MyHeritage and then upload it to another service. The best thing about this beta service is how quick it was - within an hour I had two matches, which beats LivingDNA which still has only one.

Even better, one of my matches has written back to me already and we're at work finding our common ancestor in Sweden. It will be distant, as you can see from this chart from DNA Painter:

Portion of the possible relationship chart

This new service is in beta, so expect changes and additions over time, perhaps even mitchondrial and Y dna matching! They will be presenting at Rootstech, so more news will be coming out soon.

Have fun with it!

Valorie Cowan Zimmerman

SKCGS Images and PDFs available for download

Valorie Zimmerman

#32

Hello folks, one of the advantages of this new group is the ability to share files and images. I've just uploaded PDFs to the Files section for publicizing our meetings. Please write to publicity@... if we've overlooked something. Remember that our Seminar 2020 flyer is always available at the website: http://skcgs.org/seminar.html or by clicking

http://skcgs.org/files/2020%20Seminar%20flyer.pdf

Also useful are images to use in social media. Please download and use them everywhere!

When logged into this group https://skcgs.groups.io/ look to your left, and see various options, such as Photos and Files. Click on those to find and download what you want.

You can login with a password or without one, as you like. Just click "I Have Forgotten My Password/I Don't Have A Password" and you'll be logged in for a month once you click the link in the email sent you. Otherwise, just create a password which you can use for all the genealogy groups now at groups.io.

Have fun,

Valorie

SKCGS March Events

Valorie Zimmerman

#33

March is another busy month! South King County Genealogical Society provides you a lot of opportunities to meet with other researchers and improve your skills.

Genealogy Help Desk - Auburn Library
Wednesday, March 4 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Bring your family history research questions to get some free guidance.

Family Tree Maker User Group - Auburn Library | skcgs.org/ugroups/ftm/ftmug.html
Saturday, March 7 @ 10:15 - 11:45 am | Bring your questions about Family Tree Maker genealogy software.

Genetic Genealogy/DNA Interest Group - WAPI | Topic: When DNA is the Only Option: Hunting for Ann's Father presented by Janet Stroebel
Monday, March 9 @⋅1 – 3 pm WAPI Community Services: 28815 Pacific Hwy S, Suite 7A, Federal Way
Bring your questions about genetic genealogy and using your DNA test results in your research | skcgs.org/ugroups/tmg/tmgug.html

Genealogy Help Desk - Burien Library
Saturday, March 14 @ 2– 4 pm | Bring your family history research questions to get some free guidance!

Genealogy Help Desk - Auburn Library
Wednesday, March 18 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Bring your family history research questions to get some free guidance.

Legacy Family Tree User Group | Topic: Open Discussion; Q & A. Bring your questions about using Legacy Family Tree software in your research
Thursday, March 19 @ 12:3- - 2:30 pm Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 10675 NE 20th St., Bellevue; Relief Society Room
Co-sponsored by the Eastside Genealogical Society and the South King County Genealogical Society | skcgs.org/ugroups/legacy/legacyug.html

South King County Genealogical Society General Meeting | Topic: "Detours Around Irish Roadblocks and Stone Walls" presented by Steven Waltz Morrison
Saturday, March 21 @ 9:30 - noon Wesley Lea Hill, 32049 109th Pl SE, Auburn, Washington, 2nd floor Assembly Room | skcgs.org

Genealogy Help Desk - Covington Library
Saturday, March 21 @ 2 - 4 pm | Bring your family history research questions to get some free guidance!

Technology User Group - WAPI | Topic: Making FindAGrave Useful To Your Cousins presented by Valorie Zimmerman
Monday, March 23 @ 1 – 3 pm WAPI Community Services, 28815 Pacific Hwy S, Suite 7A, Federal Way
Bring your questions about genealogy technology | skcgs.org/ugroups/computer/cug.html

Research Workshop - Kent Family History Center
Friday, March 27 @ 1 - 3 pm Kent FHC: 12817 SE 256 St., Kent | RSVP Winona if you will attend: w-laird@...
Bring your family history research questions and use FindMyPast, MyHeritage, Ancestry, AmericanAncestors and Geneanet free!

Saturday, June 6, 2020 “Who Does Your DNA Think You Are?" with Diahan Southard | skcgs.org/2020-seminar.html

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The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy

Posted: 02 Mar 2020 10:00 AM PST

The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy. By Val D. Greenwood. Published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; 3600 Clipper Mill Road; Suite 229; Baltimore, MD 21211; http://www.genealogical.com/; 2017. ISBN 978-0-8063-2066-3. Paperback, $59.95.

“Read Greenwood from cover to cover—several times or until you feel you have well learned its content” - Elizabeth Shown Mills

Elizabeth Shown Mills' advice is for genealogists making the transition from genealogy as a hobby to genealogy as a profession. However, I believe it is good advice for all genealogists – beginning as well as seasoned professionals.

The Researcher’s Guide is both a textbook and a reference manual. The topics range from planning research to detailed explanations of various records; how to find them and how to use them. It was first published in 1973, and Greenwood has updated and kept it current over the ensuing forty years. At first glance, its 738 pages seem daunting, but it is very readable. I read a chapter every week and I am almost through it the first time. The thought of starting again at the beginning does not bother me at all. I only wish I had begun reading it ten years ago when I began studying my family.

The chapters on Land Records and Court Records are examples of textbook content. They can be referred to again and again as you work to become proficient using these records.

Chapter 13, Vital Records, is an example of how helpful The Researcher’s Guide can be as a reference manual. It contains a chart showing the location of vital records for each state. Recently, I was searching for vital records in Maine, where I am not familiar with records, and I used the chart to ensure that I had completed a thorough search.

The chapter on Census Records contains sample census forms from 1790 through 1940, as well as samples of the special schedules. They are much easier to read than the examples on the internet because you can turn the book to read all of the content at the top of each column.

Do as I say, not as I did. Do not try to save money by purchasing an older edition of The Researcher’s Guide. The availability of information changes at light speed in the digital age. I ended up tossing the old book in the recycle bin and investing in the latest edition. I would not be surprised to see a new edition soon.

Best Wishes,

Barbara Mattoon
President, SKCGS

1 McGhie, Angela, Adventures in Genealogy Education, Transitional-Genealogists-Forum/2007-12-11 : accessed 6 June 2012.

Washington State GS Blog

Valorie Zimmerman

#35

Washington State Genealogical Society Blog has posted 10 new items this week.
* South King County Genealogical Society March Meeting
https://wasgs.org/blog/2020/03/04/south-king-county-genealogical-society-march-meeting-2/
* South King County Genealogical Society June Seminar
https://wasgs.org/blog/2020/03/04/south-king-county-genealogical-society-june-seminar/

Charles is so great! http://wasgs.org/blog/subscription-form-2/ if you are not yet subscribed.

Valorie

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Optimizing your Ancestry tree

Valorie Zimmerman

#36

If you have a tree on Ancestry.com (and you should), this blog by Roberta Estes on the DNAExplained site may be of interest:

"Optimizing Your Tree at Ancestry for More Hints & DNA ThruLines"

https://dna-explained.com/2020/02/22/optimizing-your-tree-at-ancestry-for-more-hints-dna-thrulines/

I do some of these things but intend to do more of them!

Valorie

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Re: Washington State GS Blog

DOROTHY PRETARE <dpcats@...>

#37

It was wonderful to see both items posted on that Blog.

Dorothy

I hope this series makes it to TV

Valorie Zimmerman

#38

Just saw this in a Geneanet newsletter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/melissa-leo-star-fox-crime-drama-blood-relative-1279816

Melissa Leo to Star in Fox Crime Drama 'Blood Relative'
The Oscar and Emmy winner's involvement lifts a cast contingency on the pilot.
The Oscar and Emmy winner's involvement lifts a cast contingency on the pilot.
Melissa Leo is headed to Fox.

The Oscar and Emmy winner will topline Blood Relative, a crime drama centered on a genetic genealogist. Her involvement lifts a cast contingency on the pilot, a co-production of Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content and Fox Entertainment.
Based on a 2018 Cleveland Scene article by James Renner, the drama will center on Leo's Louise Kelly, who knows the field of genetic genealogy better than anyone...

Valorie

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Re: Optimizing your Ancestry tree

Michele Mattoon

#39

Great article! Glad I had been doing most of this already. Still have a lot of amateurish stuff to rid myself of! Thanks for sharing!

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On Mar 5, 2020, at 5:02 PM, Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman@...> wrote:

If you have a tree on Ancestry.com (and you should), this blog by Roberta Estes on the DNAExplained site may be of interest:

"Optimizing Your Tree at Ancestry for More Hints & DNA ThruLines"

https://dna-explained.com/2020/02/22/optimizing-your-tree-at-ancestry-for-more-hints-dna-thrulines/

I do some of these things but intend to do more of them!

Valorie

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Meeting CANCELLED: Saturday, March 21, 2020

Valorie Zimmerman

#40

Our monthly membershop meeting scheduled for March 21, 2020 at Wesley Lea Hill has been cancelled by the SKCGS Board in accordance with the state of emergency declared by the city of Auburn, King County, and the state of Washington.

We're sorry to have to do this however circumstances overrule.

Valorie, on behalf of the SKCGS Board