Tiptoe Through The Tulips


While you are enjoying the beautiful May flowers, take some time to advance your genealogy skills and research.

The Family Tree Maker Users Group will meet on Saturday, May 4, from 10:15 – 11:45 at the Auburn Public Library.  Contact Winona Laird, education@skcgs.org or Dave Liesse, at ftm-group@skcgs.org for more information.

The excellent attendance at the April General Meeting featuring a program on DNA shows that there is a lot of interest among our members in this topic.  To learn more, consider attending the Genetic Genealogy/DNA Interest Group on Monday, May 13, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at WAPI, 28815 Pacific Highway South, Suite 7A, Federal Way.  The topic is “GEDmatch Analysis: One-to-One and One-to-Many DNA Comparison Tools”. For more information go to the GG/DNA tab under Interest Groups at skcgs.org.

Have you ever done research with a group of genie friends?  It’s fun! Try it at the Research Group, Friday, May 17, from 1 – 3 pm at the Kent Family History Center, 12817 SE 256th St., Kent.  Not only can you share questions and ideas with friends, but you can also access many  subscription web sites for free.  RSVP to Winona Laird, education@skcgs.org.

Saturday, May 18, the Annual Membership Meeting and the election of President and Treasurer for 2019 – 2021 will be held from 10:00 am – 12 pm, at Wesley Lea Hill, 32049 109th Pl SE, Auburn.  Also, our own MaryLynn Strickland will present “Cousins-Right at Your Fingertips! Using the SKCGS Surname List”.  She will solve a mystery for many of our newer members and remind us all how to use this local resource.  Come prepared to pay your dues for 2019-2020.


The Technology User Group will host a very special guest speaker, Monday, May 20, from 1 – 3 pm.  David Brazier, the Director of the Fiske Genealogical Library, will present the very latest updates from the technology world as they relate to genealogy.  The meeting will be held at WAPI, 28815 Pacific Highway South, Suite 7A, Federal Way.

SKCGS will have a booth at the Auburn 4th of July Celebration!  Sign up to help at the check-in desk at the General Meeting. 
                 
Save the Dates: 
     24 Aug 2019, Annual SKCGS Planning Retreat.  Details to follow.
     14-17 Aug 2019  Northwest Genealogy Conference Arlington, WA.  https://stillygen.org
     6 June 2020 SKCGS Seminar with Diahan Southard on DNA.

Plan Ahead!  The National Genealogical Society 2020 Family History Conference, Echoes of Our Ancestors, will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, 20-23 May 2020.  If you have ever wanted to attend a national conference or do research at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, this may be your opportunity.  Three members of SKCGS who are not individual members of NGS are eligible to receive a discount on their registration.

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