Seattle Genealogical Society
Welcome
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Three-class series
starts October 21st
 
Wednesdays 4:00-5:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Online with Kathy Weber
 
 
 

 
 
 
Saturday, Nov 7th
Save the Date!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Visit the SGS Library


Good Shepherd Center 

                                Photo credit: Chris Robinson
 
The SGS Library is located in
Suite 302 at the Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
 
 Get Directions                                    Take a Virtual Tour
 
The SGS Library is staffed by member volunteers and is open for research Tuesday through Saturday. To be sure that the library is open, give us a call before you come: (206) 522-8658.
 
Tuesday through Saturday
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
 
EVENING HOURS: 6:00 to 8:00 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
 
 
In addition to the library's collection of books and maps, access to the Internet is provided by five in-house computer workstations and a wireless network for portable computers. FamilySearch Affiliate records may be viewed on any Internet-connected computer within the library. Subscription databases, available only on library computers, include: Ancestry, Fold3, Newspapers Extra, American Ancestors  FindMyPast (UK), Archion (Germany), ArkivDigital (Sweden) and Historygeo, a database of historical maps and landowners covering 29 US states and pre-statehood Texas. Unique SGS Databases and digital Scanning Workstation are also available. 
 
 
 

Genealogy Drop-In at SPL Branch Libraries
 
Find your ancestors at a Seattle Public Library near you!
Genealogy Drop-In continues this fall at the Ballard, Magnolia, and Northeast branch libraries. 
SGS Volunteers will be available monthly to answer questions and get you started.
 
 
 

Has your SGS membership expired?

Renew today!  Log in at Members Home, then click the green "Renew Membership" button.  Or fill out a membership application and send it with your dues payment to SGS.
 
If you have any questions contact membership@seagensoc.org. 
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Thank you for your participation and continued support!
 
 
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SGS Logo - shadow, no backgroundSeattle Genealogical Society and Library
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 302, Seattle, WA 98103-6955
sgs@seagensoc.org     (206) 522-8658
Seattle Genealogical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization.
 
October 12
10:00 am
Brags and Bricks (Virtual)
  Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.    Meets ...
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October 13
10:00 am
Tech Tuesdays (Virtual via Zoom)
Need a helping hand? Drop in (virtually) on Tech Tuesdays, the popular informal consult time on DNA, hardware, software, and virtually all genealogy-related issues. ...
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October 13
6:30 pm
Ancestry Users SIG
  The Ancestry Users Special Interest Group is for people who use Ancestry.com (and AncestryDNA) to research their family histories. Members will share research ...
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October 17
10:00 am
Irish SIG
  Share information and discuss Irish ancestral research.   To participate you need to be on the SGS Irish Interest Group email list. Contact Susan McKee ...
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October 19
10:00 am
Brags and Bricks (Virtual)
  Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.    Meets ...
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