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Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering researchers an opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday, December 16th. To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message.  Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment. The free 40 minute session is an "in person" appointment. If all 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day. Thank you to Margaret Summitt for leading these sessions. Margaret is an experienced genealogy research who is eager to share her insights, tips, and knowledge to help you break through your brick walls.

We're deviating from our normal educational event so that SIGS members can get together and share in the holiday. No RSVP required, but if you'd like to bring a treat to share, drop us an email at askus@snoislegenealogy.org. If you're not a member but have been considering it, now's a great time to join. Click on 'Join or Renew' on the left. We will also have a show-and-tell portion of the meeting, so if you have an artifact, picture, or samples of your research to show, please bring them with you to the meeting.

Our neighbors at the Lynnwood-Alderood Manor Heritage Association are once again hosting Cookies with Santa at Heritage Park on December 3rd from noon to 3:00 p.m. All ages are welcome to bring your camera and have your photo taken with Santa. Santa will be in the Heritage Cottage and the Interurban Trolley and the Wickers Building will be open. This event is free and open to the public.

Janet Bruckshen is the youngest of 5 girls born to Marie Malgesini who immigrated from Mese, Italy in 1938. The family left behind property and loved ones in their hurry to flee the rule of Benito Mussolini. Janet will share the story of the family’s journey to the states and her and her sisters’ quest to return to Italy and find the cabin her mother cherished. Janet Bruckshen is the Executive Director of Washington Vocational Services, a not-for-profit organization which provides employment and community services to individuals with disabilities. She has been in the field for over 40 years, following in the footsteps of her mother who was one of the first Placement Specialists in the State of Washington. The event is available as a live stream on Zoom.  

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering researchers an opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday, October 28th. To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message.  Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment. The free 40 minute session is an "in person" appointment. If all 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day. Thank you to Margaret Summitt for leading these sessions. Margaret is an experienced genealogy research who is eager to share her insights, tips, and knowledge to help you break through your brick walls.

Join us in-person or online in October to learn about Genealogical Records from a Funeral Home.  Emily Palmer from Beck's Funeral Home in Edmonds will speak about the records that funeral homes have and process.  The meeting is open to member and non-members alike.  Please email askus@snoislegenealogy.org for more information. 

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering researchers an opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday, September 23rd. To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message.  Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment. The free 40 minute session is an "in person" appointment. If all 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day. Thank you to Margaret Summitt for leading these sessions. Margaret is an experienced genealogy research who is eager to share her insights, tips, and knowledge to help you break through your brick walls.  

Meghan's thesis research weaves together multiple stories of indigenous and Euro-American families who surrounded and interacted with an archaeological deposit originally excavated and analyzed in 2008 from Arlington, Washington. Her reanalysis of the archaeological assemblage employs a biographical approach, which looks at how the 'lifetimes' of artifacts discarded in the privy are connected to the lives of the Teagar, Hurd, Lovelace, and Weimer families who owned and occupied the site between 1890 and 1940. In order to construct nuanced and compelling biographies of the site, she employed extensive archival and genealogical research with the help of Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society in 2021. Her talk will discuss how genealogical methods were used in her research, how this kind of historical information is more broadly useful to archaeologists, and explore the ethical implications of using publicly available genealogical information for archaeological research. Meghan Caves has worked as an archaeologist in the Pacific Northwest since 2018 and just received her Master’s Degree in anthropology from the University of Idaho. In addition to her ongoing doctoral studies at U of I, she also works an archaeological technician at the Umatilla National Forest out of the Pomeroy Ranger District in Southeastern Washington. Meghan’s love of history, archaeology, and genealogy stem from her childhood experiences with her grandmother, JoAnn Gardner, who was an avid genealogist in the Yakima Valley.

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems on Saturday, August 26th. To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message.  Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment. The free 40 minute session is an "in person" appointment. If all 4 sessions are filled you will be placed on a waiting list for the next "brick wall" day. Thank you to Margaret Summitt for leading these sessions. Margaret is an experienced genealogy research who is eager to share her insights, tips, and knowledge to help you break through your brick walls.

our all of Heritage Park's facilities, including Car 55 of the Seattle-Everett Interurban trolley, the Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Association, the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society, the NW Veterans Museum, and the Wickers Building. See more at History & Heritage Days website.

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is offering researchers another opportunity to get help with their "brick wall" problems. To make a reservation call 425-775-6267 to leave a message.  Your call will be returned later to confirm your appointment. The free 40 min. session is an "in person" appointment. Thank you to Margaret Summitt for leading these sessions. Margaret is an experienced genealogy research who is eager to share her insights, tips, and knowledge to help you break through your brick walls.

Tour all of Heritage Park's facilities, including Car 55 of the Seattle-Everett Interurban trolley, the Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Association, the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society, the NW Veterans Museum, and the Wickers Building. See more at History & Heritage Days website.