The Eastside Genealogical Society’s Genealogy Book SIG will meet Friday April 10th at 10 AM PT via Zoom.

The book for this month is Once You Were Mine by Elizabeth Langston

Email Kimberly Nichols at vicepresident@eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org to request a zoom link and be added to the email list.

Get genealogy help at the Bellevue Library Computer Lab
1111 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
We are available to help on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of most months.
No registration is required. Get in-person assistance with…

Ancestry Library Edition.

Eastside Genealogical Society
German Interest Group

Presenter: 
Bernard N. Meisner 

Bernard is a genealogist and lecturer based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.  He began researching his family over 35 years ago and enjoys sharing lessons learned from that experience, including his mistakes. He is a co-leader of the Dallas Genealogical Society’s German SIG, and a member of the Texas State, the Germanic, and the National Genealogical Societies.  He has written several articles for the Texas State Genealogical Society’s quarterly magazine, Stirpes

When: Friday, 3^rd of April, 2026
from 12:30 to 2:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

Zoom Registration Required:
https://tinyurl.com/24meu744

Topic: Using Hansen’s Map Guides To Locate Your Ancestor’s German Parish Records

Learn how to use many of the features of Genalogy.net/Compgen.de.

Hansen’s Map Guides to Parish Registers simplify the process of locating the parish registers containing the records of your ancestors.  The Guides contain detailed information about Catholic and Lutheran jurisdictions for locations within the former German Empire (including areas now in Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Denmark, and France), Switzerland and Luxembourg, and also some information about Jewish congregations in those areas.  Given your ancestor’s hometown, learn how to identify the most likely parish(es) with the records, then check the online availability of the registers on FamilySearch, Archion and/or Matricula.

More information: Visitors are always welcome. Our website is:

https://gig.eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org

Get genealogy help at the Bellevue Library Computer Lab
1111 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
We are available to help on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of most months.
No registration is required. Get in-person assistance with…

Ancestry Library Edition.

Eastside Genealogical Society presents:

How to Write a Family History Book:
It’s Easier Than You Think

Our speaker: Rebecca Shamblin
Thursday, March 12, 2026  
Networking and announcements at 6:30 pm Pacific; program at 7:00 pm
Via Zoom

About our speaker: Rebecca Shamblin is a passionate genealogist who helps families bridge the gap between research and storytelling. Building on her success with Leaving a Legacy: Turn Your Family Tree Into a Family Book, she now empowers researchers to unlock the full potential of their favorite genealogy tools. Her engaging seminars, presented across the country, make genealogy and authorship accessible to everyone.                                                                           

About our program: Maybe it has always been a secret dream of yours to create a book out of your research. We will talk about the research process, what to include, how to turn facts into stories, how to organize your book, how to get it printed, and finally how to share it. You can choose any software for this project, but I will show you how Family Tree Maker and Family Book Creator can make things faster and easier than you might think. A family history book really is achievable and can play an important role in preserving your research.

Everyone is welcome—we hope you will join us.

For more information about EGS, visit our website at https://eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org

Date: March 21, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 1:30 PM (PT)
Topic: Find Your Family in U.S. Catholic Church Records
Presenter: Sunny Jane Morton

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Description: Roman Catholic sacramental records often contain vital events, relationships, and overseas hometowns. They’re also confidential, so they can be tricky to access. Learn about Catholicism in the U.S., what’s in sacramental records and what they look like, how to identify an ancestral parish, and tips for accessing Catholic records.

Presenter: Sunny Jane Morton
Sunny Jane Morton is a genealogy educator, editor and writer. She has expertise in U.S. records and history, and is co-author of How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, which received a book award from the National Genealogical Society, and Searching for Sisters: A Guide to Researching Catholic Nuns in the United States. She is Editor of NGS Magazine; Contributing Editor at Family Tree Magazine; an instructor at GRIP Genealogy Institute and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy; and past Editor of Ohio Genealogy News.

The Family Tree Maker SIG meets on the 3rd Friday of most months from 10:30AM to 12:30PM Pacific time via Zoom. (Check this website for information on each upcoming meeting date.) If you would like to attend and are not on the SIG e-mail distribution list, please send an e-mail to ftmsig@eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org to request the meeting link.

The Lunch Bunch topic for discussion this month is RootsTech Sharing.

On the third Thursday of most months, from 11:30 to 1:00, we meet in a reserved room in the church across from the FamilySearch Center, at 10675 NE 20th Street, Bellevue. Bring lunch from home or buy food at a nearby local location.

Use the FamilySearch Center Library with databases either available only by subscription or unavailable online. Bring your laptop. The library is open until 6:00 PM. No reservation required.

Contact: Celia McNay with questions.

The Eastside Genealogical Society’s Genealogy Book SIG will meet Friday September 12th at 10 AM PT via Zoom.

The book for this month is Three Times Removed by M.K. Jones

Email Kimberly Nichols at vicepresident@eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org to request a zoom link and be added to the email list.