Meetings & Events

October 2023

Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s October General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday October 11.  The presentation will be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home or join us at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr.  Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen.  See below for the Zoom link.

  The presentation will be by Jill Morelli, past president of the Seattle Genealogical Society.  The following is information provided by Jill.

Title: “Considering Certification? Consider This….”

Brief description:

Thinking about genealogy certification, but it seems too daunting? Or, perhaps you just want to know more about it. We will review the submittal process and what constitutes a portfolio. In addition, we will dispel some of the misconceptions that surround certification, reveal some of the tips that helped me and what I would do differently if I had to do it over again. The certifying body is the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), which has been administering the credentialing process for 50 years. This is not a BCG sanctioned event, and these are my opinions.

Bio:

Jill Morelli, CG, CGL is a writer, lecturer and co-founder of the online Applied Genealogy Institute, providing practicum-based educational opportunities for intermediate and advanced genealogists. In 2017, she founded the Certification Discussion Group, an online series discussing her certification journey in order to demystify the process for others.  She specializes in Scandinavian research and Midwest America She lectures nationally and has written articles for National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Swedish American Genealogist, NCGS Journal and many others. Jill is past president of the Seattle Genealogical Society, co-chair of SGS Centennial 2023, program director for the Puget Sound-APG chapter, and a member of many local and national genealogical societies.

June 2023 – Taking it up a level, Research Like a Pro by Margie Beldin.

Jan 13 -- Sources of Online Education in This Time of CoViD
Jacqui Porter, TCGS Member, Handout
Feb 10 -- Documenting and Sharing Family Histories 
With Stories and Photos
Marlo Schuldt and Holly Hansen, Family History Expos
SIGNUP, see email 2/6/2021 11PM from Jacqui Porter
Mar 10 -- The Mysterious Death of Anna T. McPhillips
Thomas MacEntee
Apr 14 -- How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case
Lisa Louise Cooke
May 12 -- Teaching Children Family History Through 
Historical Novels and Then Some!
Margie Beldin
Jun 9 -- Timelines, Trackers and Forms ... OH MY!!!
Jacqui Porter, TCGS member
July 14 -- No Meeting
Aug 11 -- No Meeting
Sep 9 -- TBD
Oct 13 -- Brick Walls
Veronica Anguiano
Nov 10 -- Annual Business Meeting
Dec 8 -- Show and Tell

Previous Programs

List of Tri City Genealogical Society Programs from 1961 through 2019 Past Programs by Year

Check out our previous Monthly Updates (single page of the society’s news for this and future months).

Contact

If you have suggestions for a speaker or a program please contact our Vice President, (we need a volunteer) who arranges for our programs.