Seattle Genealogical Society
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SGS Membership Meeting
Saturday, March 23, 2025
 
 
Membership Meeting begins online at 12:30 PM. Nominations for upcoming election of SGS Board.
Program follows online at 1:00 PM presented by Marie MattsonCG
 
 


SGS Beginning Genealogy 2025.1

Motivated to learn more about your family’s story?
Want to learn how DNA can help?
Fun, online, interactive. 
 
Tuesday afternoons or Wednesday evenings
Starts May 13, 2025
 
Details, click here.
 


Visit the SGS Library

Good Shepherd Center   
 
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 usually open for research Tuesday through Saturday. To be sure that the library is open or that the elevator is available, give us a call before you come: (206) 522-8658.
 
Tuesday through Saturday
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
 
New for a limited time:
Evening Hours 6:00 to 8:30 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
on the 4th Saturday of the month.
 
In addition to the library's collection of books and maps, access to the Internet is provided by four 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 ocmputers, include: Ancestry, Fold3, Newspapers Extra, American Ancestors by NEHGS, FindMyPast (UK), New! Archion (Germany), and Historygeo, a database of historical maps and landowners covering 29 US states and pre-statehood Texas. Unique SGS Databases and a digital Scanning Workstation are also available. 
 
Photo credit: Chris Robinson
 

Family Search LogoFamilySearch Affiliate Library
The Seattle Genealogical Society is an Affiliate Library for FamilySearch.org and the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. This means that when you are inside the SGS Library either using your own computer or our Patron Computers you will be able to access some of the "locked" records at FamilySearch.org. To view the locked records you will be prompted to sign in to your own account. If you don't already have an account you may create a free account through FamilySearch.org.
 

 

Join SGS now for extended membership!

During January 1st through March 31st, 2025, you may join the Seattle Genealogical Society with a membership that extends through May 31, 2026.
 
Enjoy a year and a half of discounted class fees, free research requests, the online Journal of the Seattle Genealogical Society, and online access to exclusive SGS program videos and databases. Dues are $60 individual, $75 dual. Click here for more information about membership or
 

 

          
 
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.
 

March 23
12:30 pm
General Membership Meeting
  Update on SGS activities and slate of board candidates for upcoming election. The meeting will be followed by a special presentation TBD (See ...

March 23
1:00 pm
Second Saturday Redux
  Yes, it's Sunday, not Saturday. But we were at RootsTech the second Saturday in March, so this is to make it up to you ...

March 24
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 ...

March 25
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. ...

March 26
7:00 pm
Mexican SIG
NEW! Share information and discuss Indigenous North American, Spanish, Cuban, and Hispanic genealogical research. Meetings are held via Zoom on the 4th Wednesday of each ...