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Write It Up! (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Wednesday, June 17
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Meeting via Zoom
Are you looking for inspiration to write up your family history research?
This group meets online the third Wednesday of the month. Join us to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas. Research reports, articles for publication, family histories and memoirs--all genres welcome and encouraged.
Members share their latest writing project by the 1st of the month to give others time to read and review. Depending on the number of pieces submitted, each piece will be given at least 10 minutes discussion.
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
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EGS Family Tree Maker SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Friday, June 19
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Join Eastside Genealogical Society and SGS to learn and share tips and tricks for using Family Tree Maker by Software MacKiev. The meetings open about 15 minutes in advance. You can join and/or leave whenever you have to, and you may email your question(s) in advance or bring them up during the meeting.
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Irish SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Saturday, June 20
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Virtual via Zoom
Share information and discuss Irish ancestral research.
To participate you need to be on the SGS Irish Interest Group email list. Contact Susan McKee at sgsirishsig@seagensoc.org to join. Susan will email you the Zoom link for the monthly meetings.
Facilitator: Susan McKee
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
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German SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Saturday, June 20
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Virtual via Zoom
Topic: TBD
To register for this event, click here.
You only need to register once for all German SIG meetings through Jun 2026. After registering, you will also receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email. But if you misplace it, just register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitator: Carolyn Schott
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
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Brags and Bricks (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, June 22
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.
Meets weekly unless otherwise stated.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing your personalized Zoom link. Save this link, which is good through June 2026. Please do not share it with anyone else. If you misplace it, you may register 15 minutes before the meeting time and join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitator: Varies
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
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Tech Tuesdays (Virtual via Zoom) (Classes and Workshops)
Tuesday, June 23
10:00 am to 11:00 am
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. All are welcomed, especially those who are just starting.
These occur virtually on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. No appointment necessary. No guarantee we can solve your problem, but we sure will try.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing your personalized Zoom link. Save this link, which is good for the rest of 2026. Please do not share it with anyone else. If you misplace it, you may register 15 minutes before the meeting time and join the meeting directly from the registration window. NOTE: Zoom links alternate between 2nd and 4th Tuesdays.
Facilitators: Varies (Jill Morelli, Cary Bright, Ceil Rogers, Christine Schomaker)
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
Image by kp yamu Jayanath from Pixabay
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Event of Interest: The Strathclyde Institute Conference (External Events)
Thursday, June 25 through Friday, June 26
8:00 am to 5:00 pm Hybrid
The SGS community may be interested in Beyond the Family Tree: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on AI, DNA, Education and Community in Genealogy, an international academic genealogy conference hosted by the Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde on 25–26 June 2026. The conference will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing participants to attend either in person or virtually.
The conference explores the intersections of genealogy, DNA, artificial intelligence, education, history, and community engagement through keynote presentations, panel discussions, and parallel learning tracks. On June 24, a separate event, the Professional Genealogy Symposium, hosted by the Association for Professional Genealogists (APG) will be held on campus and via hybrid access.
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DNA SIG-Virtual via ZOOM (Special Interest Groups)
Saturday, June 27
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Join our quarterly meetings to discover what's new in genetic genealogy and learn more about select, in-depth topics.
This month's topic(s) TBD
Co-Chairs: Cary Bright, Craig Gowens
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
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Brags and Bricks (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, June 29
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.
Meets weekly unless otherwise stated.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing your personalized Zoom link. Save this link, which is good through June 2026. Please do not share it with anyone else. If you misplace it, you may register 15 minutes before the meeting time and join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitator: Varies
Meeting content is for personal genealogy learning and may not be recorded or transcribed.
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