SAR Patriot Week in Ocean Shores

 The North Beach Genealogy Society supported the Washington State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution during "Patriot Week 2024", in honor of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution- by providing free genealogy sessions at the Ocean Shores Public Library. We -NBGS-have been asked by the Ocean Shores Public Library to provide the free genealogy services once a quarter starting in the summer of 2024. Go Team!

                        

Getting Books - 3 Parts and Counting

  

FamilySearch Library
Link is here

Titled another way, this post might have been "identify it, find it, and bring it home." Carrie Cartwright Bergquist says "I'm a paper person." Personally, I'm more of a "download bits person." Either way, a lot of what happens is the same. This is part of a continuing series on finding that "special book or document."

In the meantime, here's a "hot tip." Any documents found from this series can also be searched for from our local Ocean Shores FamilySearch Center. It's got many online databases that are simply not available within a two-day trip from Western Washington.

Part 3 - Test of the Best

 

FamilySearch LIBRARY Results for "Franklin County" Search

Having a gauntlet thrown down, a member of our SOCIETY wondered what might be found about “Franklin County,” as in the Franklin County in Tennessee. Here’s what came up when using "Part 2 - Checking the Top Genealogy Library Catalogs"

Departed Member Updates in March

Hi all,

Carrie Bergquist got an update from the Turners which has been added to the departed member as an update, along with the Dindinger update. Our departed member post is here.

Michael & Elizabeth Turner check in from Nauvoo

North Beach Society Photo Gallery

Below are many of the events and activities that the North Beach Genealogy Society and its members have put on or participated in. Scroll down the page to view the different events, which are (mostly) organized chronologically.

From our Facebook Page: At RootsTech.org. Michael Turner & Elizabeth Turner with Carrie Cartwright Bergquist.

Mayflower Families Vol. 1,2,3,12,17 &18 Silver Books

 GENS - Family History Research, Library and Archives at 897 Minard Ave NW Ocean Shores, WA

We just received a donation of six silver books - Mayflower Families Vol. 1,2,312,17 and 18 from Carol-Lee Perkins. Please visit us to explore your families that arrived on the Mayflower!

Overwhelmed By So Many Genealogy Resources

March 2023 - Yes, it is easy to be overwhelmed by an email box filled with genealogy resources, tools, tips and suggestions. How do we manage? We must work with our strengths! How do you determine your strength - follow your passion - which gives you joy!  Mine is genealogy research and sharing!

One of my favorite sites is - Lisa Louise Cooke - Genealogy Gems. Her weekly email starts with: The best information, innovation and inspiration to help you grow your family tree - feels as if she is speaking to me! I enjoy her guests - recent guest was Chris Whitten the founder of WikiTree.com.

Some suggest GenealogyBargains.com with Thomas MacEntee. He will give you hints on saving a few dollars but also some hints - such as "Tips for Speeding Up Your Genealogy Computer" my favorite - organize the mess of the icons on your desktop - create a folder called DESKTOP and the year (sounds like a junk drawer - someday you may look at it and clean & sort it) but until then it can speed up your computer.

Amy Johnson Crow has written an article "How to Avoid Genealogy Overwhelm" a few tips she gives is: Set a Goal; Focus on a Branch, Not the Whole Tree; And remember: It's a Journey - 

                  My Genealogy Journey has had over a fifty year life and it is unique to me!  (Hugs, Carrie)