TCGS Programs Through the Years



Date Topic Presenter Notes Location
TCGS Programs for 2011
Jan 12, 2011 Family Search Wiki Research Wayne Ross Researcher/FHC Librarian Parkview Estates
Feb 9, 2011 Southern States Research Dee Ann Price Director Gage Family History Center Parkview Estates
Mar 9, 2011 Books, Books, Books Mikal McKinnon for Sandra Floberg Researcher/ DAR State Officer, TCGS Officer Parkview Estates
Apr 13, 2011 Computer Age Tools Janis Littlefield TCGS Web Master / Battelle retired Parkview Estates
May 4, 2011 at 6:30 pm 50 Years TCGS Ray Baalman Ray is a Charter Member of TCGS —— TCGS 50th Anniversary Program Event — Event Coordinators are Bernie Beldin and Dale Denham Richland Public Library, Doris Roberts Gallery
Jun 8, 2011 Franklin County Museum 100 Years at Museum Sherel Webb Museum Director Franklin County Museum at 305 N 4th Ave in Pasco
July No Meeting
Aug 10, 2011 Google - The Genealogists Research Assistant Margie Beldin Parkview Estates
Sep 17, 2011 No Regular Meeting WSGS Annual Conference Richland Baptist Church
Oct 12, 2011 Share your Genealogy with non Genealogists Family & Friends Janet McKinnon etc. Using – Games, pictures, letters, e-mails, Facebook, Web sites, Family Reunions and more Parkview Estates
Nov 9, 2011 at 6:30pm Remember and Enjoy Annual Meeting – The Country Gentleman, 9221 West Clearwater, Kennewick
Dec 14, 2011 Memories in Motion, Saving Family movies and other media Leo Smigelski Genealogist experienced in preserving video and films Parkview Estates
Date Topic Presenter Notes
TCGS Programs for 2010
Jan 13, 2010 Give to Get
TCGS & other Volunteer Projects
TCGS Members
Feb 10, 2010 Filling in the Gaps Bev Spencer TCGS Member
Mar 10, 2010 Railroads Mike Huntington Pres. East Benton County Historical Society
Apr 14, 2010 Cemetery Sisters Pauline Dawes & Pat Ramsey Photographed made available 50,000 tombstones
May 12, 2010 Heritage Quest Website Hidden Treasures Charlotte Kennedy Computer Analyst/Seasoned Genealogist
Jun 9, 2010 Oral Histories Susan Faulkner President TCGS/Franklin Historical Society
July No Meeting
Aug 11, 2010 WA State Heritage Awards/Yakima Gen. Library Frank McLean WSGS Board / Librarian Yakima Gen. Library
Sep 8, 2010 Researching Any State On line Donna Potter Phillips Author / Lecturer
Oct 13, 2010 FGS Conference – Tips and Tricks Sandra Floberg FGS representative, experienced researcher
Nov 10, 2010
6pm
Sharing Success Annual Meeting – 6pm

Chef's Famiy Restaurant
1320 N 20th Ave, Pasco
Awards Presentations
Dec 8, 2010 His Journey of Discovery, the Adventure and tools Ed Revell Researcher and community leader
Date Presenter Topic
TCGS Programs for 2009
Jan 14 Josie Delvin
Benton County Justice Center
Probate Records
Feb 11 Margie Beldin
TCGS Education Chair
FamilySearch.org Just Got Better!
Mar 11 Stacia Gunderson
CREHST Museum Education Coordinator
Apr 8 Mike Grace
Family Services Sunset Memorial Gardens
Finding Your Roots In A Disposable Society Or Thank Heavens For The World Wide Web
May 13 Steve Baylor
Past President Washington State Genealogical Society
Polk City Directories
Jun 10 Donna Potter Phillips
TCGS Member
Interactive Genealogical Test
July No Meeting
Aug 12 Miriam Robbins Midkiff
Eastern Washington Genealogical Society
Frugal Genealogy, or How Not to Spend a Fortune on Your Family Tree
Sep 9 Bruce Buzbee
Founder and President of RootsMagic, Inc
ROOTSMAGIC Genealogy Software Presentation
Oct 14 Ray Baalman
TCGS Librarian
Rose is a rose is a rose. Some Naming Problems
Nov 11 TCGS Members Annual Society Meeting
Holiday Potluck, officer elections, SHOW AND TELL (Veteran's day, maybe bring something about one of you relatives being in the military) STARTS AT 6PM
Dec 9 Janis Littlefield
TCGS Webmaster
How do you access the current genealogical news?
TCGS Programs for 2008
Jan 9 Mike McKinnon Photo Restoration
Feb 13 Mike Grace Records at Cemeteries and Funeral Homes
Mar 12 Richard Allen What is New at the Family History Center
Apr 9 Richland Family History Center Tour
May 14 Susan Dechante Research in the Sherman Creek Area of Ferry County, Wa
Jun 11 Susan Beamer Sure Thing - Death and Taxes
July No Meeting
Aug 13 TCGS Members Annual TCGS Picnic
Sep 10 David L Nicandri
Oct 8 Susan Faulkner Old McDonald Had A Farm - Agricultural Census Schedules
Nov 12 TCGS Members Annual Meeting, Potluck and Show & Tell
Dec 10 Anne Nolan French Canadian Research
TCGS Programs for 2007
Jan 10 Patty Salsbury “Computer Bytes”, Transitioning Organization into the Computer Age
Feb 14 Margie Beldin & Susan Faulkner Church Records for Research
Mar 14 Brooke Yount & Michael Bert, owners of You and I Framing Preserving Family Artifacts in Shadowboxes
Apr 11 Gabriele Sperling, Archivist, Franklin County Historical Society What is Available at the County Historical Society Archives?
May 7 Donna Potter Phillips US Military Records: An Overview
Jun 13 Terrance Day Unlocking Land Records
July No Meeting
Aug 8 TCGS Members Annual TCGS Picnic
Sep 12 Connie Estep, CREHST Curator Preserving your Stuff
Oct 10 John Covey, current VP What Tombstones tell us besides birth and death dates
Nov 14 TCGS Members Annual Society Meeting along with Show & Tell and Potluck
Dec 12 Brenda Chilton, Chief Deputy Auditor Benton County Auditor’s Office Records at the Benton County Auditor’s office
TCGS Programs for 2006
Jan 11 Richard Allen DNA
Feb 8 Margie Beldin City Directories: Their Genealogical Value
Mar 8 Lew Reed, Richland Police Department Identity Theft
Apr 12 TCGS Members Show and Tell – Research Trip Finds
May 10 Donna Potter Phillips It’s Summer – A Researching We Will Go
Jun 14 Renee Petersen and others Lineage Societies Panel (e.g. DAR)
July No Meeting
Aug 9 Mary Hahn Third Annual Reunion Potluck
Sep 13 Tom Moak Mid-Columbia Library Field Trip
Oct 11 Lee Smith Organizing Your Genealogy Odds & Ends
Nov 8 Sandra Floberg Arlington & other Military Cemeteries: Veteran’s Day Tribute & Annual Meeting
Nov 18 Seminar Family History Conference & Fair
Dec 13 Leona George Winter Social & Orphan Trains
TCGS Programs for 2005
Jan Susan Garvin
Mary Cox
Translating A Diary (Susan)
Sharing Family History (Mary)
Feb Duane Holsten Digital Preservation of Photos
Mar 9 Dale Denham Newspaper Research: What Can You Learn?
Apr 13 Donna Potter Phillips Is It Time? (proposing that you write your family history now)
May 11 Sheila Reynolds Writing Your History
Jun 8 Phyllis Peterson Courthouse Research
July No Meeting
Aug 10 James Kent, Bruce Lee Memorial Chapel Funeral Home Sources
Sep 14 Mary Hahn Reunion Picnic
Oct 12 Ray Baalman Germany
Nov 9 Annual Meeting and Silent Auction
Dec 14 Annual Potluck Dinner plus gift exchange ($5 max)
List of TCGS Programs for 2004
Jan 14 Margie Beldin What's in a Name: Family Naming Patterns
Feb 11 Lawana Jensen ANIMAP
Mar 17 Kathy & Loren Rogers Civil War Re-enactment
Apr 14 Patty Salsbury Brick Walls
May 12 Greg Holter An Introduction to Norwegian / Scandinavian Genealogy
Jun 9 Planners: Barbara McIntyre & Ron Kathren Reunion Picnic
July No Meeting
Aug 11 TCGS Members Show and Tell
Sep 18 Clyde Janes “Bound in a Book” Seminar
Oct 13 Jacque Sonderman Franklin County Museum Field Trip: Women of the West
Nov 10 Honoring our Vets Program: “Salute to the American Soldiers, Past & Present” & Annual Meeting
Dec 8 Annual Christmas Dinner at Bamboo Gardens
List of TCGS Programs for 2003
Jan Video How to Use the Family History Information
Feb How to Write a Query
Mar 12 Random Acts of Kindness
Apr 9 Mariann Watson
Mariann Orton
Census Overview
May 14 Donna Potter Phillips
Jun 11 Indoor Picnic / Pot Luck with members sharing how they display genealogy in their homes
Jul No Meeting
Aug 13 TCGS members Show and Tell: Immigrant Night
How Did Your Immigrant Family Come to the US?
Sep 19-20 Karen Clifford TCGS/WSGS Conference
Trails & Heirs of Our Ancestors
Western Migration in the 1800's
Developing an Effective Research Plan
Utilizing Your Computer Programs to the Fullest
Resources Available Locally, Online and Nationally
Oct 8 Lyle Perrigo Reminiscences: Approaches and Preparation
Nov 12 Silent Auction & Annual Meeting
Dec 10 Pot Luck Dinner, Old Time Fiddlers entertainment
List of TCGS Programs 2002
Jan 9 Richland Family History Center Tour / Visit
Feb 13 Carolyn Oster Newspaper Research
Mar 13 Mr. And Mrs. Rogers Civil War Re-enactors
Apr 10 Angela Combs
Joyce Beswick
From Extraction to CD (about the LDS extraction process)
May 8 Donna Potter Phillips (Evening Seminar) Analyzing and Evaluating Genealogical Information: An Interactive Presentation
Jun 12 Ann Allen Calendars for Genealogists
July No Meeting
Aug 14 TCGS members Show and Tell
Sep 11 TCGS Member Panel What Is Your Problem?
Oct 9
Nov 13 Richard Allen Place Finding Aids &
Annual Meeting
Dec 11 Pot Luck Dinner
List of TCGS Programs for 2001
Jan 10 Terry Andre CREHST Museum
Feb 14 Bev Spencer
Renee Petersen
Angela Combs
Bessie Trego
Margie Beldin
Preserving the Past: Ultra Low-Tech to Ultra High-Tech
Mar 14 Silent Auction
Apr 11 Marcellene Graham Davis Women in Genealogy
May 9 Dale Denham
Bernie Beldin
Lee Smith
40th Anniversary Celebration
Jun 23 “Dear Myrtle”
AKA Pat Richley
Seminar
What's With this Internet Genealogy?
Evaluating Evidence & Proper Source Citation
US Military Records & Lineage Society Applications
Getting from Books & CDs to Original Documents
July No Meeting
Aug 8 TCGS members Show and Tell
Sep 12 Jay Mueller from Mueller’s Funeral Home Cemetery Research
Oct 10 Marianne Orton
Margie Beldin
Angela Combs
Documenting Sources
Nov 3 Christine Rose Seminar
Successful Courthouse Research
Evidence Conflicts … What Shall I Do?
Bounty Land Records: Hidden Treasurers
Using Little Known and Neglected Sources: A Potpourri
Dec 12 Potluck Dinner, Sweet Adelines
List of TCGS Programs for 2000
Jan 12 Thomas Moak, Mid-Columbia Library Director What is a Filby? / Resources in the library
Feb 9 Gayle-Marie Noga PERSI, AIS, and Everything in Between
Mar 8 Richard Allen Open House at the Richland Family History Center
Apr 12 TCGS University:
Lois Price: PERSI
Don Anderson: Computers and Genealogy, an open question and answer session.
Ross and Nadine Gordon: Notes and Sources
Geri Cummings: County Histories
Dale Denham: Library of Congress
Carolyn Oster: Newspapers
Marianne Orton: Organizing your Census Info
Barbara McIntyre: Courthouse Research
Joy Dixon: Basic Census Research
Leona George: Orphan Trains
Dennis Armstrong: Computer Research
May 20 Hank Z. Jones All-Day Seminar:
When the Sources are Wrong!
Tracing the Origins of 18th Century Emigrants
Family Tradition: How to Separate Fact from Fiction in Genealogical Research
How Psychic Roots Became an Unsolved Mystery
Jun 14 Dr. Marvin Cain of the Mid-Columbia Ctr for Theological Studies, Pasco WA Religious Influence on U.S. Migration in the 19th Century
July No Meeting
Aug 9 Don Anderson How to Survive Genealogy 101
Sep 13 Sherry Irvine British Research,Vanished Without a Trace
Oct 11 Dennis A. Armstrong
Ross Gordon
Using your Computer to the Fullest
Nov 8 Dale Denham
Nancy DeLorenzo
Organize, Organize, Organize
Dec 13 Annual Potluck & Mystery Dinner Presentation
List of TCGS Programs for 1999
Jan 13 Silent Auction
Feb Field Trip / Problem Solving at the
Richland Family History Center
Mar 10 Pioneers of Washington State
Apr 14 Genealogy on the Web at Richland Public Library
May 22 Civilian Conservation Corps.: A Genealogical Resource
Jun 12 Donna Potter Phillips All Day Seminar
July No Meeting
Aug 11 Show and Tell: Vacation Successes
Sep 9 Lois Parker This Isle of Tears (Ellis Island)
Oct
Nov 13 Kory Meyerink All Day Seminar: Tracing Immigrant Origins Successfully
Dec Annual Christmas Potluck
List of TCGS Programs for 1998
Jan Harold Ransom Basic Computer Technology for Genealogy Research: Use of Computer Disks, E-mail, Internet Web Sites, TCGS Web site & Computer Software Programs
Feb TCGS Member Panel Problem Solving: Bring your BRICK WALL problems & ask “What should I try next?”
Mar Terence Day Compiling Your Family History and Sundry Other Genealogical Topics
Apr
May 13 Milt Rasmussenk, Kennewick, WA Traveling the Mormon Trail
Jun 10 Donna Potter Phillips

Ann Hemmert of Ancestors Plus
Genealogy Seminar:
Why Do Genealogy? The Importance of Records – Ann Hemmert
Do You Understand Family Search? – Donna Potter Phillips
Knocking Down Those Genealogical Stonewalls – Donna Potter Phillips

Genealogy Resource Sales
July No Meeting
Aug Nancy Harms, Oregon Trail Interpreters Pioneer Portrayals
8 week class Donna Potter Phillips Getting Past Those Stonewalls
Sep Richard Allen Exposed: Secrets of the Richland Family History Center
Oct Roundtable Discussion
Nov Lois Parker An Immigrant’s Journey. 1837
Dec Annual Potluck with Show and Tell
List of TCGS Programs for 1997
Jan 8 Ginger Jansen Planning a Family History Research Trip
Feb 12 TCGS Member Panel Problem Solving: What to do, Where to go, Who to talk to, What tools to use, etc.
Mar 12 Lois Price Silent Auction
Apr 9 Connie Purvis, Troutdale, OR Genealogical Society Collecting Family History by Interviewing Family Members
May 14 Ron Kathren Researching Your Roots in Canada
Jun 11 Donna Potter Phillips

Ann Hemmert of Ancestors Plus
A Light Hearted Look at Court Records and . . .

Genealogy Resource Sales
July No Meeting
Aug 13 Membership Show & Tell: Trip reports, Major Discoveries, Unusual events, Research tools, etc.
Sep 10 Dick Milligan, Albany, OR Researching Western Trail Families
Oct 08 Dale Lee Wahl Researching German Russian Ancestry (emphasis on Black Sea Area)
Nov 12 Carolyn Oster What is Lineage Research?
Dec 10 Barbara Kubik, Author & Lecturer, Kennewick, WA Holiday Potluck; Program Sacajawea
List of TCGS Programs for 1996
Jan 10 Leona George The Orphan Trains (a bright episode in the settlement of the West)
Feb 14 Cliff Ashley How to find your Native American ancestor
Mar 13 Member Panel Problem solving session: Bring your brick wall problems for advice on what to try next.
Apr 10 Grant McCallum
The Digital Image, Richland, WA
Publishing Your Family History
Digital imaging (for photograph reproduction and document publication)
May 8 Sue Carver Using computer networks for genealogical research
Jun 12 Donna Potter Phillips

Ann Hemmert of Ancestors Plus
Military Records: Colonial Times to the Present

Genealogy Resources: Books, Magazines, Forms, Charts, Coat of Arms, Picture Frames, & How to do your own journal
July No Meeting
Aug 14 Show and Tell Trip Reports, Discoveries, Unusual Events, Research Tools, etc.
Sep 11 Marlins Columbia Photography Restoring Old Photographs
Oct 12 Dr. Arlene Eakle
plus document sales
Seminar :
Tracing the Ladies on your Pedigree
Arm Chair Genealogical Research
U.S. Land & Tax Records
New Immigration Sources
US Land and Tax Records
Nov 13 Richard Allen Using Genealogy Resources of the Richland Regional Family History Center
Dec 11 Annette Heriford
Harry Anderson
Christmas Pot Luck, History of White Bluffs & Hanford
List of TCGS Programs for 1995
Sep 30 TCGS Heritage Quest Genealogy Road Show
List of TCGS Programs for 1994
Jan 12 Member Panel Problem Solving Seminar
Feb 9 Silent Auction
Mar 9 “Rod” Fleck German genealogical research
Apr 13 David Nicandri The Burden and Promise of Washington History
May 11 Zona Lenhart Franklin Co. Courthouse Records & Preservation
Jun 8 Donna Phillips Census Review and Research
July No Meeting
Aug 10 Members Show and Tell
Sep 14 David Nicandri The Opening of the Northern West
Oct 12 Ann Allen How to Write Your Family History
Nov 9 Members Annual Beginners Workshop
Dec 14 Members Pot Luck/Show & Tell: Memories of Christmas Past
List of TCGS Programs for 1993
Jan 13 Silent Auction
Feb 10 Larry Dodd, Archivist, Whitman Library Materials and resources available to a genealogist and family researcher at Whitman College Library
Mar 10 Donna Phillips Using Newspapers to the Best Advantage
Apr 14 Henry Yaple Resources of Whitman College Library
May 12 Members Beginning Workshop
Jun 9 Kathleen Johnson What to do in the case of the burned court house
July No Meeting
Aug 11 Lewis Towne The Nelson-Towne Family and their way West
Sep 8 Members Show and Tell
Oct 13 Ad lib Problem Solving (Scheduled speaker did not arrive (Lenhart ))
Nov 10 Richard Allen Use of Genealogical Library
Dec 8 Members Pot Luck, Show and Tell: Why my ancestors immigrated
List of TCGS Programs for 1992
Jan 8 Dale Denham Hereditary Data and Genetics
Feb 12 D. And Marg Rice Court House Research
Mar 11 Members How Much Do You Know?
Apr 8 Louis Town Civil War Photography
May 16 Donna Phillips All-day workshop–1920 Census
Jun 10 Ellen Brzoska Effective correspondence and indexing
July No Meeting
Aug 12 Members Show and Tell
Sep 9 Leland Meitzler Heritage Quest Speaker
Oct 14 Phillip E. Lothyan , Regional Archives and Genealogical NW Director National Archives Research
Nov 11 Mary Gilles, Librarian WSU Holland Library Resources for the Genealogist
Dec 9 Brycene Neaman Indian Heritage (following potluck dinner)
List of TCGS Programs for 1991
Jan 8 Larry Cotton English Ancestry Research
Feb 13 Lewis Towne Family Associations
Mar 13 Members Beginners Workshop
Apr10 Members Continuation of Beginners Workshop
May 8 Lois Price Materials Available at Family History Center
Jun 12 Silent Auction
Jul No Meeting
Aug 14 Members Annual Show and Tell
Sep 11 Lewis Towne Microfilm Reading
Oct 9 Dave Dunterman Migration Patterns of Early Settlers Introduction
Nov 13 Dave Dunterman Migration Patterns of Early Settlers Continued
Dec 11 Irene Berg (Pres.) Potluck, Activities of Union Vets of the Civil War
List of TCGS Programs for 1990
Mar 14 TCGS Heritage Quest Workshop and Book Fair
List of TCGS Programs 1989
Jan 11 D. And C. Kalwarf The Dollarhyde System for record keeping
Feb 8 Hap & Bonnie Paulsen The Orphan Train
Mar 8 Thomas Brock, President, WA State Interment Assoc Cemetery Records
Apr 12 Sally Slate
Charles Hough, 1st VP of the WA. State Chapter of the NSAR Patriotic Societies
Mary Cox
May 10 Dennis Deford Computing for Genealogists
Jun 14 Dr. John Harder Homestead Records
Jul No Meeting
Aug 9 Members Show and tell – Experiences of the summer
Sep 13 Silent Auction
Oct 11 Ann Allen Emigration and Immigration
Nov 4 Sarah T. Little Scandinavian Research (all day, $12-15 fee)
Nov 8 Francis Ehrig
Glen Hahn
Dating photos from process and costume
Dec 13 Richard Allen Family History Resources (after potluck)
List of TCGS Programs for 1988
Jan
Feb Silent Auction
Feb 24 Heritage Quest Road Show
Mar D. Denham
C. Oster
Using Newspapers for Research
Apr Problem Solving Session
May Carolyn Oster The Rewards of Newspaper Research
Jun Mike McWethy Copying Old Photographs-you can do it
Jul No Meeting
Aug 10 Members Annual Show and Tell
Sep 14 Francis Ehrig Use of Maps in Genealogy
Oct 12 members DD and HW Beginners Workshop
Nov 9 Lois Price Local Facilities Available for Genealogists
Dec14 Nancy Pryor Genealogical Resources in the WA. State Library in Olympia
List of TCGS Programs for 1987
Jan Cheryl Charas The Draper Papers
Feb Lois Martin Using the U.S. Census for research
Mar Members Problem Solving Session
Apr Mary Cox Early migration from PA through the Shenandoah Valley
May Dora Brooks Some basic books for the beginner
Jun Carolyn Oster More basic books: The Source
Jul No Meeting
Aug Members Show and Tell
Sep Dennis DeFord Using the computer for genealogy
Oct Panel Washington & Other State Pioneer Certificates
Nov Carolyn Oster Using The Source to do better research (note says changed)
Dec Members Christmas traditions - Family Potluck
List of TCGS Programs for 1986
Jan 8 Sally Slate A Researching Experience in New England
Feb Silent Auction
Mar 15 Ruby Simonsen McNeill Spring Workshop_-Organizing Your Material and Researching through Newspapers
Apr 9 Lois Price Researching in the Salt Lake City Gen. Library
May 14 Molly Hungate Fort Simcoe - its history from a variety of viewpoints
Jun 11 Patty Bresina
Mike McWethy
Taking Pictures of your Photographs
Jul No Meeting
Aug Members Show and Tell
Sep
Oct Janet Fullerton Genealogical Holdings of the Richland Public Library
Nov Tom Moak Genealogical Holdings of the Mid-Columbia Public Library
Dec Members 25th Anniversary – Pot Luck Dinner
List of TCGS Programs for 1985
Jan 9 Clara Heffern Family History through Button Collections
Feb 13 Carolyn Oster How to Document Your Lineage for a Lineage Society
Mar 3 Ann & Richard Allen Use of the LDS Branch Library
Apr 10 Frances Ehrig Publishing your Own Family History
May 15 Gay & Albert Kowallis Everton’s Workshop
Jun 12 Members Recap of Washington State Genealogical Conference
Jul No Meeting
Aug 14 Members Show and Tell
Sep11 Betty Ferguson Family history through quilting
Oct9 Ernest and Dora Brooks Local Research Pools
Nov Dale Denham Researching in the Library of Congress
Dec Members Christmas Customs of our Ancestors
List of TCGS Programs for 1984
Jan Members Geographical Interest Groups
Feb Members Silent Auction
Mar L. Martin
Lois Price
Mary Cox
Panel Discussion–Organizing Research Materials and Correspondence
Apr Tape Recording of Norman E. Wright Lecture
May Frances Ehrig Dating Old Photographs, Daguerreotypes and Tintypes
Jun 13 Tour of new Franklin County Historical Museum
Jul No Meeting
Aug 8 Members Show and Tell
Sep 12 Dale Denham Family Reunions
Oct 10 Helen Hunt Court Recordings
Nov 14 Dorothy McGhan A Research Experience in Kentucky and Virginia
Dec 12 Members Geographical Interest Groups
List of TCGS Programs for 1983
Jan 12 Members Geographical Interest Groups
Feb 9 Mike McWethy The Use of Computers in Genealogy
Mar 5 Members Annual Beginner’s Workshop
Apr
May 11 Research Audio available at the LDS Library
Jun Mary (King) Cox Research in Tennessee
Jul No Meeting
Aug Members Show and Tell
Sep Babs Hachey Inter-Library Loans
Oct 12 Lois Price Revolutionary War Military and Pension Records on Microfilm
Nov 9 Helen Hunt Using Quaker Records
Dec
List of TCGS Programs for 1982
Jan
Feb Jack Zinn Restoring and Reproducing Old Photographs
Mar 10 Lois Price
Carolyn Oster
How to Plan a Research Trip
Apr 14 Lois Martin How to Decipher Old Handwriting
May 12 Dale Denham
Frances Ehrig
Newspapers in Genealogical Research
Jun Members Workshop-Recording Genetic Characteristics
Jul No Meeting
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
List of TCGS Programs for 1981
Jan
Feb
Mar 26 Lyle D. Perrigo Evelyn Massie Memorial Lecture: Genealogy and Heredity
Apr
May
Jun
Jul No Meeting
Aug
Sep
Oct 14 Members 20th Year TCGS Celebration
Nov
Dec
List of TCGS Programs for 1980
Jan No Meeting
Feb 13 Members Exchange Periodicals-How to make them work for you
Mar 12 Members Silent Auction
Apr Members Not How to do It-Beginners Tips
May 14 Ann Allen The German Burger:
A program on genealogical research among the middle class citizens of the 18th and 19th centuries, as opposed to the nobility or servants.
(These are people who were professionals, such as tailors. They do not include the Palatines, who came to Pennsylvania in the 1700's.)
Jun
Jul No Meeting
Aug 13 Members Show and Tell
Sep
Oct No Meeting
Nov
Dec
List of TCGS Programs for 1979
Jan Board Members Survey of Exchange Periodicals
Feb 14 Ellen Brzoska Letter Writing in Genealogical Research
Mar 14 Lois Martin
Frances Ehrig
Church Records: Finding Them and Using Them
Church Records in Germany
Apr 11 Guest Mortuary & Sextons Records
May 8 Dick Ydstie Techniques of Brass Rubbings
Jun 13 Tape NEHGS: Maine Genealogy by Dr. John Eldredge
Jul No Meeting
Aug No Meeting
Sep 12 Mary Cox Emigration Trails in the U.S.
Oct 10 Carolyn Oster Census Research
Nov 14 Harry Wrangham Gregorian Calendar (last minute fill-in for scheduled speaker)
Dec 12 Wilma Van Buren Records in Franklin Co. Assessors Office
List of TCGS Programs for 1978
Jan 11 Carolyn Oster DAR Requirements and History
Feb 8 Ron Halbritter Research in Germany Part I
Mar 8 Ron Halbritter Research in Germany Part II
Apr 12 Darleen E. Hamilton Genealogy Research in Indiana
May 10 Bill Estes Availability of Veterans Records
Jun 14 Nick Paglieri Mid-Columbia Archeological Research
Jul No Meeting
Aug 9 not available
Sep 13 Ruth Umtuck Indians of the Pacific Northwest
Oct Warren Babcock WSU Librarian
Nov 8 Francis Ehrig How to Begin & Organize your photo genealogy
Dec John Bower of Spokane WA, a criminal investigator for the U.S. Dept of Immigration Service. Mr. Bower, whose work is much more concerned with illegal immigrants of today than with the new citizens of the past seemed to be surprised and fascinated by the interest of genealogists in his department
List of TCGS Programs for 1977
Jan 12 Panel discussion Problem Solving
Feb 9 Frances Ehrig How to Date Old Photographs
Mar 9 Films: Revolutionary War: Battles of Yorktown and Valley Forge
Apr 20 Philip Lothyan , Dir., Seattle Branch, Federal Archives and Record Center The Archives Branch
May Gayle Cavalli , Pres. of Walla Walla Valley G.S. Using the Federal Census Returns
Jun 8 Dorothy Wagar , Franklin Co. County Clerk Tour of vaults, storage area and display of deeds, wills and other records from 1893
Jul No Meetings
Aug 10 Members Show and tell
Sep 14 Walter Oberst , History Dept. CBC, Highlights of Local History
Oct 15 Workshop
Nov not available
Dec 14 John Bower, Investigator for U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Laws Concerning and Availability of records on Immigration
List of TCGS Programs for 1976
Jan 14 not available
Feb 11 Arthur D. Fiske, professional genealogist from Seattle Naming Patterns
Mar 10 Orba Greenlee Flint Mortician Records & Their Use in Genealogical Research
Apr 14 not available
Apr 30-May 1 Willard Heiss , former columnist for the Tri-State Trader and the author and editor of several books, most of them on research in Quaker records and Indian Lore Workshop
Religious Sources
Research in the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky)
Genealogical Pitfalls (“Don’ts” of Research)
May12 Nadine McClelland Irish Genealogy
Jun 9 Filmstrip Minorities Have Made America Great: German and Irish Settlers in the US
Jul No Meetings
Aug 11 Members Annual “Show and Tell” or Bring and Brag session.
Sep 8 Bob Kimbrough Family Associations
Oct 16 Evelyn Massie
Harry H. Wrangham
Carol Lundgren
Frances Ehrig
Annual Beginners Workshop
Sources of Information
Pedigree Charts and Family Group Sheets
Good Proceedures for Correspondence
Use of Maps in Genealogy
Nov 11 Inez Thompson, curator of Benton County Historical Society Museum at Prosser
Dec 7 Velma Roberta, Genealogy librarian of the Richland Holdings of the L. D. S. Branch Library
List of TCGS Programs for 1975
Jan Evelyn Massie reported on “Descendants of Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Kings of Britain” from the National Genealogical Society Quarterly
Tape of Norman Wright, Material in County Courthouses
Feb Thomas Cowan, Lawyer Washington State Laws covering Wills and Probate Records
Mar not available
Apr 9 Beth Harling TC Bicentennial Association Program
May 21 Ronald A. Bremer, President of Gencor , Inc. of SLC Workshop
American Genealogical Resources, Immigration and Naturalization
Organization and Note Keeping
Court Records
Ethnic and Fraternal Records
Jun 3 Member Panel Genealogical Questions and Answers
Jul No Meeting
Aug 13 Members Annual Show and Tell or Bring and Brag
Sep Alvin Jensen Numbering and Filing Systems
Oct Annual Beginners’ Workshop
Nov 12 Workshop Follow-up Seminar on Genealogical Sources
Dec Instruction and familiarization on local genealogy library and related topics
List of TCGS Programs for 1974
Jan 9 not available
Feb 13 Carol Lundgren Virginia
Mar 13 Members Filing Systems
Apr 10 Ellen Brzoska Short, Concise Letter Writing
May 8 Lyle Perrigo Report on German/Austrian Family History Trip
Jun not available
Jul No Meeting
Aug 14 Members Show and Tell (or Bring and Brag)
Sep 11 Frances Ehrig Research Methods
Oct 19 EvelynMassie
Harry Wrangham
Robert Kimbough Jr.
Carol Lundgren
Frances Ehrig
Beginner’s Workshop
Nov 5 Herbert Pedersen Genealogical Research in England
Dec 11 Pat Ballowe Use of the LDS Branch Library, LDS Stake House, Thayer and Sunset
List of TCGS Programs for 1973
Jan 10 Margaret Rice Tapping the Tips of the Early Census
Feb 14 Lorna Shively Early Newspapers – A Genealogical Source?
Mar 14 Harry Wrangham The National Archives - Research by Correspondence
Apr 11 D. Denham
L. Perrigo
Use of Discarded or Unused Materials in Genealogical Research
May 9 Panel Discussion
Lyle Perrigo, Evelyn Roberts, Frances Ehrig, Evelyn Massie
Organization of Data for Publication
Jun 13 Members Research in Kentucky and the Midwest (topics from the Seattle Symposium)
July No Meeting
Aug 8 Members Show and Tell
Sep E. Massie
F. Ehrig
Research in Kentucky
Oct 14 Members Annual Beginner’s Workshop
Nov 14 Edith Bromley DAR Records Available, Kennewick PUD
Dec 12 Pat Ballowe LDS Library of TCGS and LDS Church
List of TCGS Programs for 1972
Jan 7 Katharine Woolcutt
Nadine McCelland
Ancestor Hunting in New England
Record Regarding Dependent Children
Feb 4 Harry Wrangham
Evelyn Massie
Film: Kentucky Pioneers
Continuation Numbering of Five-Generation Charts
Mar 3 Herbert Pedersen Film strip “English Genealogical Research”
Apr 7 Mrs. U.L. Upson, Reference Librarian How to Use the Public Library for Genealogical Research
May 5 Herbert Pedersen Early English Parish Records
Jun 9 Lyle Perrigo
Herbert Tedro
Research in Germany
Research in Pennsylvania
July No Meeting
August
Sep 13 Charles Conway The “Jiffy Printer” Mimeograph copies by a silk-screen process
Oct 14 Members Annual Beginner’s Workshop
Pedigree Charts by Lorna Shively
Family Group Sheets by Bob Kimbrough
Sources by Lyle Perrigo
Correspondence by Dale Denham
Maps by Frances Ehrig
Nov 8 Dale Denham Organization of Genealogical Research Notes
Dec 13 Marilyn Duel County Court House Records
List of TCGS Programs for 1971
Jan 2 Paul Fridlung Genealogical Research in Sweden
Feb 6 Mrs. John Rasmussen Medieval Brass Rubbings, 1300-1600
Mar Herbert Tedro Workshop on Indexing Cemetery Records
Apr 3 Jean Winters Inland Empire Cemeteries Before 1870
May not available
Jun not available
Jul not available
Aug not available
Sep Members Reports of Selected Seattle (March 26, 1971) Symposium Topics
Oct 16 Members Annual Beginner’s Workshop
Your Pedigree Chart
Your Family Group
American Sources of Information
Tips on Correspondence
American Maps
Nov 5 Frances Ehrig Value of State and County Histories and Atlasses in Genealogical Research
Dec 3 L. Perrigo
E. Roberts
H. Wrangham
Problem Solving Panel
List of TCGS Programs for 1970
Jan 2 Harry Wrangham Color film “Chief Spokane Garry”
Audio tape from Norman Wright workshop on advanced genealogical research from 1988 TCGS Program
Feb 6 not available
Mar not available
Apr 3 Fred Carver Slicing up the Apple State
May Herbert Pedersen LDS Tri-Cities Branch Library
Jun not available
Jul not available
Aug not available
Sep not available
Oct 17 Members Annual Beginner’s Workshop
Nov 6 Katharine Wollcutt
Evelyn Massie
Virginia State and DAR Libraries
Problem Solving
Dec 4 Jack and Frances Ehrig Slide show/genealogical discoveries from September trip to Europe
List of TCGS Programs for 1969
Jan 10 Carolyn Oster Problem Solving: Using Bible Records
Feb 6 Edwin Casebeer of Spokane Keystone Kin, Research in Pennsylvania
Mar 6 Meeting at Kennewick First Federal Savings and Loan Auditorium no topic listed
Apr Meeting at the home of Frances Ehrig no topic listed
May Meeting at the home of Margaret Rice no topic listed
Jun TBA
Jul Unknown Proposed topics from July Bulletin:
The Usefulness of Land Records in Genealogy
Assistance You Can Receive from the DAR
How to Use the Richland LDS Branch Library
Records Available in Court Houses
Genealogical Interview Techniques
TCGS Printing Capabilities and Services
Aug not available
Sep Harry Wrangham Retracing Childhood Trip to England
Oct Edith Bromley “Genealogical Helps and Sources” (available from the NSDAR)
Film “My Island (Prince Edward, Canada) Home”
Nov Members
Evelyn Roberts
James Hoke
Harry Wrangham
Lyle Perrigo
Beginner’s Genealogical Workshop
Your Family Group
Your Pedigree Chart
Sources of Information
Tips on Correspondence
Dec 5 Lyle Perrigo
Frances Ehrig
The Critical Path Approach to Scheduling Publication of a Family History
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List of TCGS Programs for 1968
Jan Lyle Perrigo The Use of Statistics in Research
Feb not available
Mar 8 Norman E. Wright, Instructor in Genealogical Research at BYU
7-10pm
Advanced Genealogical Workshop
Genealogical Indentification
Charts, Forms, and Note Taking
Genealogical Evidence
Mar 9 Norman E. Wright, Instructor in Genealogical Research at BYU
9am-4pm
Classification and Cataloguing
Research Methods and Sources
Censuses
Probate Land Records
Emigration and Immigration Records
Regional Genealogy
Apr not available
May not available
Jun not available
Jul 11 Members Annual Potluck Picnic, Columbia Park
Aug 9 Meeting at Frances Ehrig’s home no topic listed
Sep
Oct 4 Meeting at Pasco PUD Building no topic listed
Nov 8-9 Members Third Annual Beginners’ Workshop
Dec 5 Meeting at First Federal Savings &amp; Loan, Kennewick no topic listed
TriCity Genealogical Society Programs for 1967
Jan 6 Discussion Groups Research through Geography - Europe
Feb 3 Members Potluck Dinner Meeting
Mar Ernest de la Bretonne How to Put Your Family History into Print
Apr not available
May not available
Jun not available
Jul 6 Members Reports on Summer Research Vacation Trips
Aug 4 Members Continuation of Reports on Summer Research
Sep 8 Lyle Perrigo Problem-Solution Session
Oct 14
James Hoke
Frances Ehrig
Harry Wrangham
Beginners’ Workshop
Building a Pedigree Chart
Filling out Family Group Sheets
Sources for Additional Information
Nov Carolyn Oster Immigration to the U.S. from Europe in the 19th Century
Dec 7 Frances Ehrig The Back Door Approach to Genealogy
TriCity Genealogical Society Programs for 1966
Jan not available
Feb not available
Mar not available
Apr not available
May not available
Jun not available
Jul not available
Aug not available
Sep 24
James Hoke
Frances Ehrig
Edith Bromley
Beginner’s Workshop:
Building a Pedigree Chart
Filling out Family Group Sheets
Sources for Additional Information
Oct 7 Discussion Groups Research Through Geography - United States
Nov 4 Film Bomb-Proof Vaults for Preservation of Genealogical Records of SLC
Dec 2 Margaret Thompson, Pres. Benton Co. Historical and Pioneer Assoc. Pioneer Families of Benton County, Washington
TriCity Genealogical Society Programs for 1965
Jan 7 Members Share and Tell Time
Feb 5 Group presentation Church Records
Mar 4 Elenor Burke Genealogy in the Pacific Northwest emphasis on Rountree Families (Combined meeting with the Kennewick Stake Historical Society)
Apr 2 No Program
May 6 Charles Hall My Genealogy Experiences in Salt Lake City and My Parents Are Professional Genealogists (Potluck Dinner Meeting)
Jun 4 Group discussions
July No Meeting
August No Meeting
Sep 9 Members
Harry Wrangham
Sharing Experiences in Genealogical Libraries
An Argument for Knowing Your Ancestors
Oct 8 Members My Most Unforgettable Ancestor
Nov 5 Panel discussion What Is Proof?
Nov 18 Mr. & Mrs.George B. Everton of The Genealogical Helper All Day Seminar
Starting and Continuing Your Genealogical Record
Methods of Recording Your Genealogical Record
Some Helpful Books for Genealogists
Taking the Mystery out of Figuring Relationships
Searching City, County and State Records for Forefather Facts
How to Advertise for Unknown Progenitors
Preparing to Publish Your Genealogical Findings
Dec 2 Chuck Evans Photographing Records
TriCity Genealogical Society Programs for 1964
Jan 2 Frances Ehrig How to Publish a Family History
Feb 7 Mrs. De la Bretonne of Ernie's Typewriter Co. Printing a Family History Book
Mar 5 Jim Hoke Filmstrip on The Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City Card Catalog Index and Census Records of England and Wales
Apr 3 Group Work party indexing cemetery records purchased from Salt Lake City
May 7 Evelyn Roberts and Ruth Wilson The Negative and Positive Sides of Family Traditions
Jun 5 Group Work party indexing cemetery records purchased from Salt Lake City
July No Meeting
August No Meeting
Sep 3 Harry Wrangham The Problems of Reading a 1784 English Will
Oct 2 Group Discussion Members shared genealogical experiences. Speaker didn't show.
Nov 5 W.W. Whitaker Westward Migration and the Causes
Dec 4 Workshop Divided into groups of similar interest to discuss research strategies.
TriCity Genealogical Society Programs for 1963
Jan 4 Group Discussion Research Progress and Sources Used
Feb 7 Mrs. Turley Rev. Lathrop of Early Colonial Fame
Mar 1 Speaker Unknown The Necessity of Maps and Their Uses
Apr 4 Harry Wrangham Group Brainstorm Session on Definite Programs
May 3 Elenor Burke, Edith Bromley and W.W. Whitaker Chehalis, Lewis County, Courthouse Experiences; Why One Man Changed His Name to Smith; 3 Jan 1860 Civil War Letter
Jun 6 Frances Ehrig and Mary Lincoln Ross County, Ohio; My Experiences in Ohio and Missouri
July No Meeting
August No Meeting
Sep 5 LeRoy Sullivan Attorney Records in Washington
Oct 4 Mrs Upson of Richland Library U.S. Census Microfilm Sources and the Public Library
Nov 7 No Program
Dec 6 Evelyn Roberts and Frances Ehrig Information to be Gleaned from Cemetery Tombstons and Sexton's Records and Possible Leads to Further Research; Family Portraits, Dating and Finding Genealogical Clues Through Them
TriCity Genealogical Society Programs for 1962
Jan 5 Group Discussion Where and How to Send for War Service Records
Feb 2 Group Discussion Genealogy Problems and Accomplishments
Mar 2 Group Presentation Civil War Ancestor Stories and Army War Records
Apr 6 Presenter Unknown The Manning Families of New England and their Descendants
May 3 Group Discussion Genealogical Experiences and Problems
Jun 1 No Program
Jul 5 Wilford W. Whitaker, Jr.
Jim Hoke
My Salt Lake Library Experiences
How to Obtain Information from the Library
Aug 3 Meeting Cancelled
Sep 6 Ray Larson The Importance of Good Records and Accurate Records
Oct 6 Elenor Burke
Harry Wrangham
Jim Hoke
Hotten List
Nova Scotia
Why the LDS Church is So Interested in Genealogy
Nov 1 W.W. Whitaker, Jr. Workshop on filling out family group sheets
Dec 7 No Program
TriCity Genealogical Society Programs for 1961
May 12 Ray Baalman Methods of Research in France and Germany
Jun 2 Edith Bromley Using the DAR Lineage Books
Jul 7 Mrs. John Davis The Marvin Family of Wisconsin
Aug 4 Frances Ehrig Research in Denmark
Sep 8 No Program
Oct 6 Eldon Parrish The Parrish Family Book and Publication
Nov 3 Members Show and Tell
Dec 1 Harry Wrangham Lineage Records Available Through Compendium of Genealogy
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