Eastside Genealogical Society

PO Box 374 • Bellevue, Washington 98009-0374

Eastside Genealogical Society invites you to attend an event or become a member.

Events

  • General Meeting and Speaker – February 12th 6:30 PM

    Eastside Genealogical Society presents:

    Finding Females in Naturalization Records, 1790-1952

    Our speaker: Nancy Loe
    Thursday, February 12, 2026
    Networking and announcements at 6:30 pm Pacific; program at 7:00 pm
    Via Zoom—watch for the link*

    About our speaker: Nancy Loe is a professional genealogist and archivist with decades of experience. As a presenter, she specializes in search strategies, information management, and U.S. and European research and records, speaking at conferences and webinars in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Her personal family history research led her to visit all eight European birthplaces of her great-grandparents, in Norway, Sweden, Scotland, Austria, and Prussia (Poland).

    About our program: Whether you’re missing a naturalization record or finding an unexpected one, this session helps you discover how female ancestors— both foreign-born and birthright— gained, lost, or regained citizenship in the United States between 1790 and 1952.

    US citizenship and attendant rights for women could be fragile, depending on marital status, prevailing laws, social norms, and other shifting factors. Examples of US naturalization and citizenship records, and search strategies for finding these records are featured in this presentation.

    Everyone is welcome—we hope you will join us.

    For more information about EGS, visit our website at https://eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org
    *The Zoom link will be sent to members, otherwise, check the website close to the program date

  • Genealogy Help – February 12th 10:30AM to 12:30PM

    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.

  • Italian Interest Group – Friday February 21st 1:30 PM

    Italian Interest Group

    Date: February 21, 2026 (Saturday)
    Time: 1:30 PM (PT)
    Topic: Exploring Italian Catholic Parish Registers – Marriage Records, Processes and Dispensations
    Presenter: Suzanne Russo Adams

    Click to request the meeting invitation

    Description: Discover how Italian Catholic marriage processes generated rich valuable records for genealogical research. Learn about the steps leading to marriage, the documentation created, and when and why couples might need a bishop’s dispensation.

    Presenter: Suzanne Russo Adams
    Suzanne Russo Adams, MA, AG®, is an Associate Professor of family history and the Director of the Center for Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University. An Accredited Genealogist® specializing in Italian research, she holds degrees in Family History/Genealogy and Sociology, as well as a master’s degree in History. With over 25 years of experience in the genealogy field, Suzanne has worked extensively in record acquisition, strategy, and content digitization for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. She is the author of “Finding Your Italian Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide.”

  • Lunch Bunch – Thursday Feb 19th 11:30 AM

    The Lunch Bunch topic for discussion this month is Marriage Records.

    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.

  • Family Tree Maker SIG – Friday February 20th 10:30 AM

    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.

  • German Interest Group – Friday February 6th 12:30 PM

    Eastside Genealogical Society
    German Interest Group

    Presenter:
    Charlotte Noelle Champenois, AG®, AGL™
    Charlotte, originally from Denmark and a long-time resident of Utah, is accredited in Germany Northwest, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland. She has a BA in genealogy from Brigham Young University, and is working on her master’s in genealogy from the University of Strathclyde.
    She worked as a German and Nordic Research Specialist at the FamilySearch Library for almost 6 years, helping guests with research and translation, and is currently working on the German training dataset for FamilySearch’s AI models as a Technical Historical Records Linguist.

    When: Friday, 6th of February, 2026 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PT

    Zoom Registration Required:
    https://tinyurl.com/yfyrt6yw

    Topic: Swiss Essentials: Locating Church Records & Understanding the Impact of Citizenship

    Gain an understanding of the essential research tools for researching your ancestors from Switzerland. Learn how to use the Register of Swiss Surnames, Ortsnamen.ch (Swiss maps website), and parish pages on the FamilySearch Wiki to figure out correct localities and locate genealogical records. Discover how Switzerland’s unique system of citizenship plays into record creation and access and how to determine where your Swiss ancestors held citizenship.

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

    https://gig.eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org

  • Genealogy Book SIG – Friday February 13th 10:00 AM

    Eastside Genealogical Society’s Genealogy Book SIG will meet Friday February 13th at 10 AM PT via Zoom.

    The book for this month is DNA Never Lies by Sue George

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

  • Genealogy Help – Thursday Jan 22nd 10:30AM to 12:30PM

    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.

  • Genealogy Help – Thursday Jan 8th 10:30AM to 12:30PM

    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.

  • Lunch Bunch – Thursday Jan 15th 11:30 AM

    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.