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Event: Beginning Genealogy Class - Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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Reminder: Beginning Genealogy Class When: Organizer: Winona Laird Description: Beginning Genealogy Class (Online)
Topic: Census Records (same content as class on Monday)
Free for SKCGS members - $20 per class nonmembers.
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Re: GRIVA Lecture, Tomorrow: Tuesday, 7 pm Eastern
I caught this presentation also - very informative, lots of history and context, as well as lists of resources. On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 10:31 PM Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman@...> wrote:
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Re: GRIVA Lecture, Tomorrow: Tuesday, 7 pm Eastern
I was lucky enough to have time to attend the lecture today by Ray Thompson about an area I knew little about. It provided not just history, but really valuable context for research I will be doing in the next few years in this area of Virginia and Maryland. It seems that my McBees/McAbees were in Maryland, then Virginia, before heading to Tennessee. I may have to expand the title of my planned book! My Disneys were in Maryland early as well before heading west. My husband's Horine family was in Maryland for a time too. If you find resources such as this lecture, please consider sharing them with the rest of us! Gathering context is so important to doing good research. On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 10:35 PM Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman@...> wrote:
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Monday, 27 March 2023 Genealogy Chat
Monday, 27 March 2023 Genealogy Chat 19 attended; 14 Members: Valorie she/her, BJ Swan, Robert Marvin, Bev Magel, Susan Bleimehl, Sylvia Nelson, Alexis Hacker Scholz, Cyndi Davis, Carol Larson, Mary Ann Marston, MaryLynn Strickland, Dave Johnson, ileen peterson, Mary Williams, and 5 guests: Karen Harrison, Alice h park, Ginney Pumphrey, Bill Butcher, Pat Mickel. Notes from the Zoom chat: Valorie she/her: Greetings, everyone! I'm happy to welcome you all to this Genealogy Chat of the South King County Genealogical Society. We have no agenda; we just like one another! Subscribe to the free SKCGS email list for meeting reminders and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Society If you are new to us, please tell us where you are calling from. We'd love to have you join us: https://www.skcgs.org/support-skcgs/membership Today's blog: https://skcgs.blogspot.com/2023/03/well-behaved-women-seldom-make-history.html Betty Swan asked what passes in Montana, Idaho and Washington are beautiful but not frightening on the way to Portland, Oregon, so I cautioned her away from Chinook! Not dangerous, but those with fear of heights will not enjoy the scenic beauty. MaryLynn gave a little guide across Montana, and Carol Larson recommended Lolo Pass from Missoula to Lewiston Idaho. Valorie she/her: I just finished watching this really interesting interview: Ancestry's New & Future Updates with Crista Cowan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhPdie3Ad84&ab_channel=GenealogyTV. Bill Butcher: Crista got quite emotional in her storytelling presentation! Definitely worth watching. Dave Johnson: I agree. VZ: I think that both Bill & Dave were referring to her third RootsTech talk, not this very short interview on GenealogyTV. I was disappointed that yet again, there was no mention of a locality search of our trees. Alexis Hacker Scholz: Early Colonial Virginia Road Orders, downloadable in .pdf format. Go to https://www.virginiadot.org/ and use their search box, entering the words road orders, and then press Enter. Ginney Pumphrey: Reacted to "Early Colonial Virgi..." with ❤️ VZ: it sounds like an incredible dataset. Indexes at the end of each searchable PDF. Dave Johnson: Here is the link to the replay: https://learning.evalogue.life/courses/learning-library-personal/contents/6413f2e60cc29. Dave Johnson: Here is the link to the handout: VividPix handout compressed.pdf VZ: Dave, I'm asked for a login and password for that site. Susan Bleimehl: In the legacy family tree webinar with Elizabeth Shown Mills webinar last Friday, she presented a wonderful talk of tracing a woman over a long time frame with very few records. The FAN club was a big part of the solution. VZ: have not yet watched this, but the ESM series alone is worth the cost of a year's subscription to Legacy Webinars. Bill Butcher: Last night I started David McCullough's The Pioneers -- the settling of the NW Territory, the Ohio Company, etc. Read the first 50 pgs & really looking forward to the rest. Anyone read it? VZ: I love that book! I bought it after MaryLynn recommended it. Susan Bleimehl: Katherine R Willson, Dexter, Michigan. https://socialmediagenealogy.com/ She has a Contact tab on her website along with her Presentation tab so you can see if you find a topic you would like to hear. Kathryn also gave us a list of folks that she knows does speaking engagements that would charge us within our budget constraints. If you have more questions, just let me know. [This was a speaker recommendation. We are currently seeking another person to join the Education team.] Carol Larson, about a possible hybrid meeting space: I belong to an organization in Auburn that rents space in a church. It's $200 a month. They have an outdoor container and a locked closet. Have you looked into rented monthly space. VZ: We have. What we lack is a small team of people who want to lead a hybrid effort. Until those people step forward, we'll be virtual-only. Valorie she/her: Coming up next month: Sat, April 1, 10am–12pm Family Tree Maker User Group General Q&A for the Family Tree Maker Program Register in advance at SKCGS.org. Subscribe to the free SKCGS FTM email list for meeting reminders and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/FTMUG Fri, April 7, 12:30–2:30pm German Interest Group (EGS) For meeting topic and registration, visit: https://egsgermangroup.wordpress.com Mon, April 10, 1-3 Genetic Genealogy/DNA Interest Group Topic: AncestryDNA: Use All the Tools! Continued Ancestry.com provides lots of powerful tools. We'll make our way through them as time allows, Most important: link your test to yourself on your tree: https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Linking-an-AncestryDNA-Test-to-a-Tree?language=en_US - Sort matches using the dots - Filters, Searches, sorting, - Using "Common ancestor", unlinked trees - Using the Notes on each match page - "Do you recognize them?" - make that work for you - Shared matches with known cousins - Messaging your matches - what to say? - Tagging DNA matches in your tree, and adding DNA facts - Quickly finding your DNA matches in the tree (view match) - ThruLines - Ethnicity Estimates If you have not already registered for Genetic-Genealogy, do so at SKCGS.org. Subscribe to the free SKCGS Genetic-Genealogy email list for meeting reminders and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Genetic-Genealogy SKCGS General Meeting: Carol Friedel presents "That Woman - Finding the Identity of an Adoptee's Biological Parents" Sat, April 15, 10–11:30am. 9:30-10-Social Time Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsf-6pqT0oHtUTjpgUbRRzwOQ0S8MWq9xx. Register for each general meeting individually. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. This meeting will be recorded for playback by SKCGS Members. Carol Friedel presents "That Woman - Finding the Identity of an Adoptee's Biological Parents" A case study using a simplified approach to Y- and atDNA and some genealogy tips to tie everything together. She says, "I began this project for one reason—to pique my husband’s interest in my then-new and consuming interest in genealogy—it worked. His father, long since deceased, was adopted. We had no information about his biological parents. This is a case study of how we moved from no information to standing in the church yard in England in which my husband’s 7th great grandfather was married in 1669. We’ll discuss how coupling available records with a simplified approach to Y- and at-DNA will head us in the right direction. As we all know, luck often precedes discovery; there are some strategies that increase the chances luck comes your way. We’ll go through some of those strategies that worked in this case study. I hope you’ll come on this journey with me and get to meet my husband’s grandmother—known in her lifetime as “that woman.” Dr. Carol Gorman Friedel is a passionate amateur genetic genealogist. She’s been researching as well as attending lectures, classes, workshops, and courses since 2008 when she retired from practicing general dentistry. She is an administrator for two surname groups at Family Tree DNA (Gorman and Chatman). Carol belongs to several genealogical societies and is a member of the SKCGS Education Committee. She’s interested in learning more about this wonderful obsession we all share and in helping fellow genealogists as well as giving a hand to adoptees trying to find their biological parents. Monday, April 17, 1pm Technical Users Group Topic: How To Make FamilySearch Family Tree Work for You, & New Website Features The Family Tree is a powerful tool. Do step 1 & 2 before the meeting if possible. 1. Create a free account 2. Create a profile for yourself, then add your parents and if necessary, grandparents - Profile view, and Tree view (hints) - Searching for records from the profile - Source Linker - Accessing linked sources and contributor/relatives/relationships - Merging profiles - Troubleshooting If you have not already registered for TUG this year, register at SKCGS.org Please see SKCGS.org for more information about our Beginning Genealogy Classes, our in-person help sessions at the Auburn KCLS Library and our monthly in-person research workshop for SKCGS Members. Susan Bleimehl: I've got to go. See you later. Robert Marvin: All those from around the world are still here in some cases. I am a member of a group in England and can participate by ZOOM regularly. Sylvia Nelson: Me too - Herefordshire! Mary Ann Marston: I am so glad that I am a part of SKCGS! Thank you. VZ: I am so glad you found us, Mary Ann! and all of you other remote members as well. We are here for you. All the best, |
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GRIVA Lecture, Tomorrow: Tuesday, 7 pm Eastern
From: GRIVA Notes
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2023 2:28 PM To: griva.notes@... Subject: GRIVA Lecture, Tuesday, 7 pm
All times are Eastern Daylight
Quick Reminder!!!
The Seedbed of America: Eastern Shore History and Records Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7 pm (EDT) Virtual (Zoom) meeting Register: https://tinyurl.com/GRIVADelmarvaMar2023 FIVE handouts can be downloaded from GRIVA.org (These handouts will move to the 'members only' section of GRIVA.org after the lecture.)
The records of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland, the oldest continuous records in British speaking America, offer much to genealogists as many waves of westward migrations began here, eventually reaching the Pacific coast of America. Learn the history of the area and its many record types. Secondary sources and transcriptions will be included in the discussion. Many researchers will discover that they have Eastern Shore antecedents! Do you?
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Save the Date Saturday, 7 October 2023 GRIVA Virtual Fall Conference featuring Paula Stuart-Warren Build your research skills with topics from organization to finding ancestral origins. Details coming! Watch this space! But mark your calendar now!
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GRIVA DNA SIG Tuesday, 11 April, 7 pm EDT Virtual (Zoom) Meeting Register: You will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting. As always, space is limited, but guests are always welcome! There is no handout for this meeting, nor is it being recorded. Links referenced can be found in the Zoom chat box, <GRIVA.org> DNA Tab or GRIVA DNA Group at FaceBook.
GRIVA’s DNA Special Interest Group is part lecture, part discussion, and always on top of the latest in DNA testing and analysis! Questions? Join GRIVA’s DNA Group at FaceBook.com https://www.facebook.com/GRIVAgenealogy/ or respond to this email. At <GRIVA.org>, click on the DNA SIG tab for more information. Paula Williams, a nationally recognized lecturer, leads GRIVA’s DNA SIG as we explore the use of DNA in genealogical research.
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Spring (and Fall) Programs! GRIVA hosts lecture meetings on a variety of topics of interest to family historians on the 4th Tuesdays of September, October, and November, March, April and May. Typically we meet in person at Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, VA 23235. However, we will continue meeting virtually for the foreseeable future.
Coming Programs (Save the dates!)
Tuesday, 25 April 2023, 7 pm (EDT) https://tinyurl.com/GRIVAMedicineApr2023 18th & 19th Century Medicine: What medicine was Like for Our Ancestors Eighteenth and 19th century ‘state-of-the-art’ medical care – amputations, maggots and leeches, bleeding patients to rid them of disease, etc. – seem brutal and barbaric to the 21st century researcher. This presentation will provide insight into the medical practices and care available to our 18th and 19th century ancestors. Gain a 21st century perspective on these bygone medical practices and the foundation they provided for many of today’s ‘state-of-the-art’ medical techniques (e.g., triage, resection of joints, neurological medical practice, etc.)
Dr. Don Marsh, Pharm. D. Dr. Marsh, a retired Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy and the UNC School of Medicine, holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
from the Medical College of Virginia, part of Virginia Commonwealth University. He continues to teach Clinical Pharmacology online for three universities.
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Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 7 pm (EDT) https://tinyurl.com/GRIVAValentineMay2023 Discover Richmond's Faces and Places Educator, Valentine Museum
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Recordings of GRIVA's 2021-22 lectures are available at: <GRIVA.org> Click 'Past Programs' or Have you subscribed to GRIVA's YouTube channel yet? Recordings of past programs are available there for ongoing viewing. At our YouTube link, click <subscribe> then click on the bell and select <all>. You will receive a notice each time a new video is added to our collection.
GRIVA's most recent, recorded programs, the Mariner's Museum's Jennifer Anielski's talk on Immigration, and Janice Lorenz and Nancy Brennan's program on Huguenots, are now available on the YouTube channel.
Hailey Fenner's program on the history of Thanksgiving was not recorded, but links to source material on the subject can be found at <GRIVA.org>, under the "Past Programs" tab.
Did you miss Stephen Morse's excellent discussion of his One-Step Webpages? The lecture was not recorded, but a previously recorded presentation on this topic (as well as several others) can be viewed at Handout is posted at <GRIVA.org>
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GRIVA welcomes guests to all of our activities.Visit GRIVA.org
Feel free to forward this message to members of your genealogical group, your heritage group or your FAN club!
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More dates for your calendar! This is the section where GRIVA highlights events that might be of interest to fellow researchers. Under current circumstances, many events scheduled in the foreseeable future have been canceled or are now virtual. If you know of an event of interest to family historians, virtual or in-person, please send details to GRIVA.Notes@... at least 3 weeks before the event.
* * * * * * * * * * * Monument Avenue Family History Center Great news! The Family History Center is now open to all, no reservations required! Tuesday - 10AM - 2PM Wednesday - 10AM - 1PM and 7PM - 9PM Thursday - 10AM - 2PM and 7PM - 9PM 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays - 10AM - 2PM
Masks will be optional. We will continue to have hand wipes available to wipe down the work areas around the computers, but please do not use wipes on the computer screens. Thank you for your support of the Center. We look forward to seeing you again! PS to those living outside the greater Richmond area: Check with your local Family History Center for their hours! You'll be glad you did!
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Library of Virginia Transcribe-a-thons In person: Wednesday, 12 April, 5:30-7:30pm Limited space available (see website for future availability)
In person: Saturday, 22 April, noon - 2pm Limited space available (see website for future availability)
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Friends of the Virginia State Archives Straight to the Source Friday, 31 March 2023 8:30 am - 3 pm Library of Virginia For details and registration, see <https://friendsvirginiaarchives.org/>
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Goochland Historical Society A Rich Storehouse of Knowledge: The Library of Virginia Saturday, 1 April, 9:30 am Brent Tarter, PhD Goochland Public Library, River Road West Open to the public, no fee
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American Civil War Museum Civil War and Emancipation Day 2023 Saturday, 1 April, 10 am - 5 pm 480 Tredegar Street, Richmond Enjoy a day of music, dance, storytelling and poetry as you use the arts to explore the Civil War, slavery, and emancipation.
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National Genealogical Society Virginia: Deep Roots of a Nation 31 May - 3 June 2023 Richmond, Virginia For details and registration: https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/
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Event: SKCGS Genealogy Chat - Monday, March 27, 2023
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Reminder: SKCGS Genealogy Chat When: Organizer: SKCGS Board Board@... Description: NEW FOR 2023: Advance registration is required to obtain the Zoom link.
Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUud-uqpzoiGtEMxlqDBQ_fUeS8oZjScF71 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. |
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Event: SKCGS Genealogy Chat - Monday, March 27, 2023
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Reminder: SKCGS Genealogy Chat When: Organizer: SKCGS Board Board@... Description: NEW FOR 2023: Advance registration is required to obtain the Zoom link.
Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUud-uqpzoiGtEMxlqDBQ_fUeS8oZjScF71 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. |
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South King County Genealogy Society Blog - Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
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Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History By MaryLynn
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History is the title of a book by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, written in 1976. Since that time the slogan has become bumper stickers, pins, placards, t-shirts, and many other memorabilia. It has become the cry of feminists and is a truism throughout history. When a woman, or group of women, affected society, it was usually by stepping outside the norm. I have not yet, but intend to read the book. Meanwhile, we would like to share some quotes from the book and how they have fit in with some of our own ancestors or women in history whom we admire. Follow this link to quotes and see if you are inspired about someone in your history. Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History Quotes by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (goodreads.com) While you are at that page, click on the Open Preview button to read some back story by the author. I think you will find it very entertaining.
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Valorie While I have not yet read the book the above quote is from, the second sentence, "...they also make history by keeping diaries, writing letters, or embroidering initials on linen sheets," reminds me of the women in my mother's family, Anna Baysinger McBee's daughters. Anna was a writer who began early in her life submitting news articles to her local newspaper, which were published without her name attached, earning "pin money" as it was called then.
Later, when her husband sold their house in Indianola, Iowa and moved them to Alberta, Canada, she began writing stories about real or imagined characters to Canadian papers. These stories were credited to her and I hope she was paid for them too. I found a story by Anna Baysinger McBee "written specially" for the Calgary Herald, 30 May 1942, called "How to Cope with Witchcraft." She wrote another in June for the same paper, "Pete's Charm is in a Black Chicken: He'll Catch Hitler When He Finds It." However, her life, difficult already after being deserted by her husband Harvey McBee, darkened dramatically with the death of her youngest son, who spent his days at "school" - really an orphanage - while his siblings were at school and she was working in a chicken processing plant. Sidney died 18 July 1944, only 4 years old. By 13 March 1945 she had divorced Harvey McBee, Anna died 12 February 1956 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is buried there. Anna's oldest daughter Kathleen began writing a diary at age 11, the year my mother was born. My mother Lola McBee was the seventh of eleven children eventually born to Harvey and Anna and Kathleen was like a second mother to her. One of Kathleen's teachers gave her a diary or notebook as a Christmas gift, and fortunately kept and transcribed that diary as an adult, and sent me a copy! Along with her story of the "Iowa Years" about those early years and the beginning of their life in Alberta, Canada, Kathleen's writing is one of the foundations of the story about my mother, here in our blog as well as on Wikitree. Kathleen also began submitting letters, poetry and stories to many newspapers in Canada. She moved to Washington state to attend school and sent some pieces to US papers before her marriage. She also wrote to my mother after assisting both she and sister Joanne to return to the US so that they could attend high school and college in Seattle. While I've not found the other McBee sisters writing for the newspapers, they were letter-writers and I'm lucky enough to have inherited some of those letters. After their father deserted the family, which resulted in the scattering of the siblings, these women wrote letters and helped to keep the family together as much as they could. Thank you, aunties!
MaryLynn I think all of us can name dozens of women in our own histories who made the difference in the health and welfare of their families. Try to name one or two in your history.
Two women in our colonial history dared to defy authority and follow their hearts and spirits for the better of their families, friends and communities. Anne Marbury Hutchinson was a midwife in the Boston settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. While waiting for the child to be born, Anne would teach about scripture, especially the relationship between each individual and God. This was not well received by the authorities in the Puritan church who were also the governors of the colony. Anne was tried for disobedience and then tried for heresy, excommunicated and banned from the colony. She moved with her family to the Rhode Island Colony and helped Roger Williams establish that colony. When Anne walked out of the congregation in Boston after her excommunication, her friend Mary Barrett Dyer walked out with her. Mary and her husband William Dyer moved with their young family to Rhode Island as well. William became prominent in the development of Rhode Island, second only to Roger Williams. During a return of the Dyers to England to straighten out some colonial affairs, Mary became a Quaker, staying in England for some time after William returned to Rhode Island. When Mary and some other Quakers returned to the colonies, they were immediately arrested and put in jail in Boston. The Puritan leaders had passed laws forbidding any other religion, especially Quaker. It was several months before word got to William that Mary was in jail in Boston. When William went to Boston, Mary was immediately released in his custody and he took her home to Rhode Island where she regained her health. But Mary could not abandon her friends in the Boston jail and she returned to be with them. Wherever she went, she spoke of the freedom of people to worship God according to their own conscience. She, along with two men, was tried for civil disobedience, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. The men were hanged and she was on the scaffold with her hands and ankles bound when she was reprieved at the last minute. Again, she was returned to Rhode Island where she remained for a few months. But, she went back to Boston, was again tried and on 1 June, 1660, was hanged for civil disobedience. When Charles II gained the throne after the Puritan Revolution, he admonished the Boston clergy for their intolerance. In Rhode Island Colony, William was helping to draft the charter and assured that it would contain religious tolerance. One hundred twenty years later, when the new United States was drawing up its constitution, it included "freedom to worship, or not worship, according to one's conscience" as the first amendment.
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Event: Beginning Genealogy Class - Monday, April 3, 2023
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Reminder: Beginning Genealogy Class When: Organizer: Winona Laird Description: Beginning Genealogy Class (Online)
Topic: Census RecordsFree for SKCGS members - $20 per class for non-members. Sign up at skcgs.org.
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Event: SKCGS Genealogy Chat - Monday, March 27, 2023
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Reminder: SKCGS Genealogy Chat When: Organizer: SKCGS Board Board@... Description: NEW FOR 2023: Advance registration is required to obtain the Zoom link.
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Genealogist: Use Your Google Drive!
Hi all, our Study Group makes heavy use of our Google Drives, and some members have asked for a special training about how to use this free resource more productively. I've scheduled a Zoom meeting which will be open to all, not just Study Group participants or even SKCGS members. So, advance notice: it will be Wednesday, April 19, 6–7pm Pacific. Invite your genealogy buddies if you like. Genealogist: Use Your Google Drive! Your Google Drive is valuable because of the ease of sharing and collaborating on many types of documents. Learn to make use of this powerful tool to improve your genealogy research. Please read https://skcgs.blogspot.com/2022/09/genealogists-use-your-google-drive.html in advance. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuiorDwqG9Jtp3jCJlowKOay_8PWGh0l After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. |
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Re: Here's a Seattle Times article that might interest you
Thank you, David. I found that article really interesting, and then last, found that Roberta Estes had already written a fabulous blog post about it for us genealogists!
Beethoven’s DNA Reveals Surprises – Does Your DNA Match? https://dna-explained.com/2023/03/23/beethovens-dna-reveals-surprises-does-your-dna-match/
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Here's a Seattle Times article that might interest you
David Spangler <dspangler@...>
Hello, I just read The Seattle Times' article, "DNA from Beethoven’s hair unlocks medical and family secrets", and I think it might interest you, too. You can read the full article here: If you don't already subscribe to The Seattle Times, consider supporting independent journalism today. Thank you! |
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SideView, etc. at Ancestry.com
Christa Cowan of Ancestry.com had a really great Rootstech talk about not just SideView, but also about how DNA inheritance works and why you want to test family members in order to further your genealogical research. As a bonus, she used she and her father's teamwork as an example of how such collaboration can grow (and correct) the tree. The wonderful DNA explanation is by itself here: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/dna-inheritance. Great blog about why to get siblings tested: https://www.yourdnaguide.com/ydgblog/siblings-dna-tests All the best, |
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Re: New seminars and lectures coming in April
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Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 1:59 PM To: Society@skcgs.groups.io Subject: [SKCGS] New seminars and lectures coming in April
Scroll down for the free stuff. Katie
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New seminars and lectures coming in April
Katie Hanzeli
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Event: SKCGS Genealogy Chat - Monday, March 27, 2023
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Reminder: SKCGS Genealogy Chat When: Organizer: SKCGS Board Board@... Description: NEW FOR 2023: Advance registration is required to obtain the Zoom link.
Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUud-uqpzoiGtEMxlqDBQ_fUeS8oZjScF71 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. |
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South King County Genealogy Society Blog - Why YOU want to use Wikitree
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Why YOU want to use Wikitree By Valorie
Wikitree Profiles The heart of Wikitree are the Profiles. Each profile is a final resting place for your research, stories, photos, memories and related material about each person. Biography, research notes and source citations can be as extensive as needed to tell the whole story.
Space pages are available for One Name Studies, places and place studies, cemeteries, events and material such as wills, farm, village, church, pension, homestead, will and probate file which can be linked to multiple people. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Profiles
Become a Member of Wikitree - sign the Honor Code. 1. https://bcgcertification.org/ethics-standards/
PS: My favorite profile is for my mother, Lola McBee Cowan Please click to comment: https://skcgs.blogspot.com/2023/03/why-you-want-to-use-wikitree.html
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MyHeritage CEO Gilad Japhet Addresses RootsTech 2023
I'm posting to this group rather than Conferences@skcgs.groups.io because I think we may be discussing the new tools introduced in this video in both TUG and Genetic-Genealogy groups within a month or two. Video is about 45 minutes long. MyHeritage CEO Gilad Japhet Addresses RootsTech 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbuLsN0gf-4&ab_channel=MyHeritage |
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18 March 2023 SKCGS General Meeting: Steven Morrison presented "Start Writing - Your Ancestor's Legacy Depends upon YOU!"
2023 SKCGS General Meeting Steven Morrison presented "Start Writing - Your Ancestor's Legacy Depends Upon YOU!" Valorie she/her: Greetings, everyone! I'm happy to welcome you all to this general meeting of the South King County Genealogical Society. If you are new to us, please tell us where you are calling from. We'd love to have you join us: https://www.skcgs.org/support-skcgs/membership. Read our blog: https://www.skcgs.org/resources/blog. Mr. Morrson's handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EPWb951P2geLMvpn5A4Z2WPBJJIy33eu/view?usp=sharing Robert Marvin: Robert “Bob” Marvin here from Southern California. Marcia Ford Reacted to "Greetings, everyone!..." with 👍 Valorie she/her: m.strickland@... for any nominations for SKCGS President or Treasurer. Elections at our May 2023 meeting. Katie Hanzeli: k.hanzeli@... if you want a large, blank pedigree chart, suitable for display. Valorie she/her: This meeting will be recorded for playback for Members. If you do not want to appear on camera, you can turn it off. We ask everyone to stay muted unless you are speaking during the Q&A, and everyone to mute during the presentation. Coming up this month in SKCGS: Monday, March 20, 2023, 1pm PT Technical User Group (online) “How to Make FamilySearch Family Tree Work for You” The Family Tree is a powerful tool; we'll begin today and return to the topic in April. 1. Create a free account 2. Create a profile for yourself, then add your parents and if necessary, grandparents - Profile view, and Tree view (hints) - Searching for records from the profile Source Linker - Accessing linked sources and contributor/relatives/relationships - Merging profiles - Troubleshooting Register in advance for this meeting at skcgs.org Subscribe to the free SKCGS Tech User Group email list for meeting invitations and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/TUG. Thursday, March 23, 2023 ⋅ 11am–1pm PT Genealogy Help with SKCGS at the Auburn Library, 1102 Auburn Way S, Auburn, WA Genealogy questions? SKCGS offers one-on-one help with a volunteer Registration not required. In-person event. Safety guidelines and current protocols followed. More information at King County Library; email kcls-auburn@... Monday, March 27, 2023, 1pm PT Genealogy Chat (online) Meet up and chat about genealogy subjects and topics. We have no agenda; we just like one another! Register in advance for this Zoom meeting at skcgs.org Subscribe to the free SKCGS email list for meeting reminders and discussion: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Society. We offer a study group for SKCGS Members. Our text is "Research Like A Pro With DNA" on the 3rd Monday evening of each month, 6 Pacific. Before registering, please read https://www.skcgs.org/areas-of-interest/study as this will be a rigorous year of work. You will need to join the online group for discussion and peer review. Please see SKCGS.org for more information about our Beginning Genealogy Classes, Genetic Genealogy group, a Family Tree Maker User Group and our monthly in-person research workshop for SKCGS Members. We also offer a family history writing group. Join here: https://skcgs.groups.io/g/Family-History-Writing. Marcia: This is a handout I will USE! Kathy (she/her): Yes, excellent handout, I’m looking forward to seeing his entire presentation! Valorie she/her: Writing is magic! It makes my research so much better. Valorie she/her: Google Sheets makes footnotes easy too. Love it! Valorie she/her: If you have Washington Terr. Pioneers, please submit them to Pioneer Pursuit! https://wasgs.org/cpage.php?pt=96 Valorie she/her: YOU MAY PUT YOUR QUESTIONS INTO THE CHAT, OR RAISE YOUR HAND AND UNMUTE TO ASK YOUR QUESTION Valorie she/her: So important - add your stories to FamilySearch and Wikitree! and in Ancestry & MyHeritage too. Kathy (she/her): Q: When you write an article and hope/decide to submit it for publication to a society publication or journal, what process do you use for initial out-of-the-blue contact? And do you encounter peer review or editing processes in most cases? [Answer: look on the website of the publication; they will often have a form for submissions, along with their style guide and other information about their publication policies.] Marcia: I found a great biography of a Civil War ancestor written in 1907, just before he died, citing a program from a local group in Indiana. The historical society there couldn't find the original. Any search suggestions? [A: If the original can't be located, you will need to cite the derivative source, and explain in your footnote that a search for the original was unsuccessful.] Janice Leitzke: For a family book starting with grandparent and moving back in time. Do you have suggestions about determining how to limit how many branches and side branches to include? [A: Make your plan and decide from there.] Marcia: Replying to "I found a great biog..." Could this be cited? [A: Blogs and other online material can be cited; that is the point of the newest Evidence Explained.] Valorie she/her: We have started using peer review in our Study Groups. It works really well. MaryLynn Strickland: I need to write stories about two women with the same name--one is my ancestor and the other is NOT but has been tied incorrectly to family trees online. I am hoping that by writing about the incorrect one, I'll be able to emphasize the correct one. Where should I put these stories? [A: everywhere possible!, starting with FamilySearch and Ancestry.] Marcia: How do family stories become find-able on the Internet? Valorie she/her: In Wikitree, every profile can have "research notes" where conflicts can be resolved, and errors can be examined. Even local GenSoc articles can be indexed on PERSI and of course anyone can publish a blog! Steven's answer was: publish in a journal. Valorie she/her: Thank you, Steven Morrison! Kathy (she/her): Wonderful and very informative presentation, thank you to all! Katie Hanzeli: Wonderful stuff! Complicated, but very clear! David Spangler: Thank you. Janet Camarata: Thank you Steven! Cheri Sayer: See you on Monday! As usual, respond with anything you want to add or correct. |
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