The British Columbia Genealogical Society (BCGS) is offering small-group genealogical research trips to Edinburgh. The next one is coming up in June. 

 

BCGS member and professional genealogist Kathy Chung is offering a fun, supportive, small-group genealogy research trip to Edinburgh from June 13-20, 2026. The tour includes seven nights hotel and seven breakfasts, 3 days of supported research at Scotland's People, a day-long bus tour out of the city, a closing night dinner with Scottish music, and pre-trip information and guidance. Enjoy the company of other family history buffs while you deepen your knowledge of your roots in the country of your ancestors. For this inaugural trip, Kathy is offering genealogy society members who register by March 15 a $200CAD discount. Simply mention your genealogy society membership in the "anything else you'd like us to know" section of the registration form. Details and registration at https://scottishgenealogy.ca.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a class "Genealogical Research in Missouri: The Basics" with Bill Eddleman. Bill's presentation teaches about the thousands of documents available in archives across Missouri. Record survival has been excellent, with French records dating back to the mid-1700's. 

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a class "Norwegians in America" with Eleanor Brinsko. You will learn about Norwegian immigrant ports of entrance, newspapers, Norwegian settlements in America and strategies to track your ancestors.

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a class "Researching in German Church Records" with Sue Schlichting. You will learn about the best places to look for family records and tools to navigate the language barrier.

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a class "Finding in Records You Have/Power of Clues" with Tracie Boyle, an accredited investigative Genetic Genealogist. She will help you analyze new clues from the records that you already have. 

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a class "Introduction to Genealogy: Cemetery Resources" with Carol Ansel, Director of the Godfrey Memorial Library. Carol will show you resources other then Find-A-Grave and share the imagery and symbolism that was common in early New England cemeteries.

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a class "The Scoop on Digitized Historic Newspaper Databases for Genealogy" with Eleanor Brinsko. In this class you will learn about different online databases that can give you a glimpse of the daily lives of your ancestors, along with births, deaths, marriages, and legal matters.

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a class "One Name Studies: What Are They and How can they help your Research" with Michael Cassara. You will learn to understand in-depth research on all occurrences of a single surname. His presentation includes case-studies and discussion of the latest software.

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a free class "Beginning Your Family History" taught by one of our research librarians, to learn what, why, where and how to start your family history.

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.

Heritage Quest Research Library is sponsoring a class "The Genealogy Roll-up: Essential Shortcuts Every Genealogist Needs" with Jennifer Patterson Dondero. You will learn shortcuts for your family research.

 

The class is virtual and in-person (2102 E. Main St., Suite 105, Puyallup). To register, go to hqrl.com and go to HQRL Store.