Genies are starting a new Research Like
a Pro series. Five of us had a great,
happy, frustrating, and fulfilling pilot cycle.
You start the research process with a question from your tree and after
seven weeks, you are ready to go through the process with your next question.
The Whatcom
Genealogical Society is starting back up on September 9 with Jeff
Jewell, Curator of the Whatcom Museum Photo Archives, speaking on Whatcom
Museum resources. Cindy Harris is
organizing a trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in October. Let her know right away.
RootsTech
is opening early bird registration on Sep 18 for the conference in Salt
Lake City, UT, February 26-29. Fabulous genealogy
and technology conference for people who like hoopla and crowds with lots of
walking.
Details below...
New
Ferndale Research Like a Pro series
starting. RLP for short. What is it?
1.
A seven-week online series following
the seven steps in the Research Like a Pro process coordinated by Judith and
Jamie.
2.
You will select a question from your
family tree to work on. Pick a narrow
objective in the later 1800’s so there will be documents available. The purpose is to learn the process.
3.
Introduction meeting on Saturday, Sep
21 at 1:00 at the Ferndale Library.
4.
Podcasts and blog posts by Family Locket
team Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer.
5.
Research Like a Pro book/ebook
by Diana Elder available at Amazon. One
copy in the library system. Optional but
recommended.
6.
Each Sunday starting on Sep 22, Jamie
will send an email with instructions and assignments for the new lesson.
7.
The series will end with a celebration
around Nov 9.
Are you with us? If you are a “yes” or a “maybe”, let me know.
Ferndale
RootsMagic Group:
We are continuing to meet
monthly. There are four more meetings
this year, all on on Saturdays at 1:00.
On September 7 we will be viewing a basic video and demonstrating
various features. Everyone is welcome as
we are all learning together. If
newcomers have a device, you can ask for help to load at least the free
software ahead of time or we can help you at the meeting. Additional dates are Oct 5, Nov 2, and Dec
7.
Next
meeting: Monday September 16. There
will be ample time for questions and research.
Come prepared with questions and passwords. Bring a computing device or plan to borrow a
library laptop.
Whatcom Genealogical Society (WGS): 2nd Mondays, 2:00-3:30 or
so. Bellingham Elks Lodge at 710 Samish Way. Park around back and enter the
lower level.
Salt Lake City trip: Cindy Harris, our Education Chair, is
arranging a WGS group trip to Salt Lake City to use the LDS Library. She
is waiting to hear back from the Plaza Hotel for tentative dates of check in 15
October and depart 22 October.
Please contact Cindy as soon as
possible if you are interested in taking this trip. Her e-mail address
is: caharris1162@yahoo.com. You can also reach
her by cell at 360-922-2320. She would like to hold some pre-trip
planning meetings before you leave so that the trip will be successful for
researchers.
September 9: Jeff
Jewell, Curator of the Whatcom Museum Photo Archives, will speak to us on Whatcom
Museum resources.
October 14: Mary Kathryn Kozy, who has been working on her
own family genealogy for over 35 years, and has been a speaker for 10 years,
will present "Using Family Search and Family Search Wiki."
Burlington Public Library,
820 E Washington Ave, Burlington, WA 98233, USA (map)
Saturday, September 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m. The topic of the program is DNA Painter: A New Tool for Genealogy and
DNA.
A Time to Write:
Meetings
are the 1st Monday of each month 2:30-4:00. Better contact Loretta Willems to confirm
dates: willemsloretta@gmail.com.
Loretta Willems leads a group for
people wanting to write their stories, either their own memories or the stories
they revealed in their genealogical research.
Loretta is the author of The Gift of Laughter: The Story of a
California Mennonite Family. She
attends the Whatcom Writers and Publishers group and spoke to the Ferndale
Genies about writing.
National Events:
RootsTech, Salt Lake City, UT, February
26-29. Early bird registration opens
September 18. Sign up for their email
list if you are interested. There will
be free live-streaming.
Northwest Genealogy Conference:
August 12-15, 2020. Arlington, WA. Free Beginning Genealogy. Researchers at all levels will benefit. Three
full days. National speakers. www.NwGC.org. Early bird registration starts
in the winter 2020. Sign up for their
email list if you are interested.
