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Wednesday, May 13
Moonshine & Coal Mines: Unraveling Stories and Secrets - Fiske (Trainings)
10:00 am to 11:15 am Virtual
The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "Moonshine & Coal Mines: Unraveling Stories & Secrets to Reconstruct a Family Through Oral History Documents and DNA" with Lisa Vogele. This case study pieces together the elusive origins of a 19th-century Polish immigrant family. Through DNA analysis, historical records, and myth-busting research, we’ll uncover a tale of poor Pennsylvania coal miners, lost homes, hidden siblings, and even an arrest for an illicit still in the woods. Learn how to navigate surname variations, reconstruct migration timelines, and use modern genealogy methods to bring the past to life.
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Thursday, May 14
Eastside Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Virtual
The program at the Eastside Genealogical Society meeting will be "Just Because It Can Be Wrong, Doesn't Mean It Is" with Paula Williams. Online trees, record hints, DNA predictions, and ethnicity estimates are often shunned, but can still provide valuable clues for our research and lead us to newly available record sets. We'll discuss ways to evaluate the hints and determine which to use and which to lose!
Everyone is welcome---we hope you will join us. For more information about EGS, visit our website at eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org
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Thursday, May 14 through Thursday, May 14
Olympia Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Hybrid
The program at the Olympia Genealogical Society's meeting is "Researching American Indian Ancestry" with Billie Stone Fogarty. The in-person meeting will be at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1925 Boulevard Rd SE, Olympia, WA. A link to the 7:00 pm Zoom meeting (starts at 6:30 pm for social time) will be posted here on the day of the meeting. Non-members are welcome to attend. For more information, visit their website at: https://olygensoc.org/events/may-2026-meeting |
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Saturday, May 16
Italian Genealogy (Special Interest Group)
1:30 pm Virtual
The Italian SIG of the Eastside Genealogical Society is hosting "Staying Behind in Italy During the Age of Mass Migration: Everyday Life for our Ancestors in Italy" with Victoria Calabrese. This presentation will discuss daily life in Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the period of mass emigration. The presentation will include information about home life, economics, society, gender roles, the emigration process, and what life was like for those who remained behind. This presentation gives a fuller perspective of the migration process, including not just those who migrated, but including those who never migrated, showing how their lives were affected just as much as those migrating.
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Wednesday, May 20
From Territory to State: Records You Might Miss - Fiske (Trainings)
10:00 am to 11:15 am Virtual
The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "From Territory to State: Records You Might Miss" with Sylvia Doolos. As our nation grew, territories began keeping records to achieve statehood. Let's look at records and research strategies that can help you.
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Tuesday, May 26
Clark County Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
7:00 pm 3205 NE 52nd St, Vancouver, WA 98663
The program at the Clark County Genealogical Society's meeting is "Finding African Ancestors Through the Census & Trans-
Atlantic Slave Trade" with Stephen Hanks. This presentation will offer other clues for researchers in African American genealogy trying to locate African ancestors, and will also provide an additional historical/cultural context to slavery in West Africa and
America that may be overlooked, namely, evidence that some of the enslaved from West Africa were black Hebrew Jews. For more information, visit www.ccgs-wa.org. |
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Wednesday, May 27
Mapping Your Migrating Ancestors - Fiske (Trainings)
10:00 am to 11:15 am Virtual
The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring "Mapping Your Migrating Ancestors" with Tina Beaird. Tina will discuss the usefulness of different types of maps including aerial and birdseye maps as well as cadastral, enumeration, and fire insurance maps. She will give suggestions on how to trace your ancestors using land records available through multiple government agencies such as local and county tax assessors, county clerks, circuit court offices, and land use departments. Tina will also provide suggestions on how to track resources using non-governmental sources like libraries, archives and historical societies.
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Saturday, June 6
Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society (Local society meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm SVGS Library, 6111 188th Pl NE, Arlington, WA
The program at the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society will be a virtual presentation of "Navigating the Seven C's of Genealogy" with Thomas MacEntee. Do genealogy “resolutions” really work? How about setting genealogy “goals” or “themes” instead? Here is a developed a list of seven “themes” to guide you this year and hopefully you can institute these as general “rules to do genealogy by” over the next few years. The themes cover most areas of concern for every family historian, whether you’ve been at this for some time or you are just getting started. Participants will learn how to focus on seven key areas in genealogy research: Clean, Collect, Curate, Create, Connect, Conserve and Continue. For more information, visit the SVGS website. |
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Saturday, June 13 through Saturday, June 20
Small Group Research Trip to Edinburgh (Tours)
Edinburgh, Scotland
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. |
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Saturday, June 13
America250 -- JCGS (Special events)
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Jefferson County Genealogy Society of Port Townsend, Washington, cordially invites you to join us in celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Our observance of this historical event will be held at the Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum, Washington, on June 13, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Event Details
- Date: June 13, 2026
- Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Tri-Area Community Center
10 West Valley Rd
Chimacum, Washington 98325
Special Guests
The event will feature guest speakers from the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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