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Spring Challenge skcgs.blogspot.com/2026/03/spring-challenge.html

#Spring #Plan #DNA #Records #Travel #Challenge #Outreach #Help #Volunteer #Leader #Ssupport #Budget #Education
Image: SKCGS anniversary logo, adapted by MaryLynn Strickland
March 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Monday blog post: Outstanding!
skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/09/outstanding.html

#SKCGS #Service #WASGS #NGS #Volunteer #Training #Bylaws #Publicity #Team #BoardOfDirectors
Washington State Genealogical Society Outstanding Volunteer Award nominees Tina Lawson, Michele Mattoon, Valorie Cowan Zimmerman
September 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Heads Up: New Bylaws Being Proposed
skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/02/heads-up-new-bylaws-being-proposed.html

#Bylaws #SpecialMeeting #SKCGS #RevisedCodeOfWashington #Leadership #StandingRules #Policies #SKCGSSpeakerSeries
Cookies on offer from the Black Diamond Bakery as a refreshment after the hard work of reading and understanding new SKCGS Bylaws. Good work by all attendees; all of us deserved COOKIES!
February 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Outstanding! skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/09/outstanding.html

#SKCGS #Service #WASGS #NGS #Volunteer #Training #Bylaws #Publicity #Team #BoardOfDirectors
Washington State Genealogical Society Outstanding Volunteer Award nominees Tina Lawson, Michele Mattoon, Valorie Cowan Zimmerman
September 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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More Bits & Pieces skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/12/more-bits-pieces.html

#FamilyHistory #McBee #Divorce #Newspapers #NameChange #Obituary #Research
More Bits & Pieces
genealogy, family history, SKCGS, South King County Genealogical Society, DNA, history, records, archives, collaboration
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December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The Journey skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-journey.html

#GPS #Journals #ResearchReports #Books #Timelines #Pilgrimage #Institutes #ResearchPlan #Travel #GenealogyEducation #Journey #Conferences
The Journey
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January 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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South King County Genealogical Society shares a reflection on land, ancestry, and the open sky.

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#DNA #DNATip #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #DavisDNA
Don't Fence Me In
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August 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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A candid, relatable confession from the South King County Genealogy Society blog that many family historians will recognize.

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#DNA #DNATip #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #DavisDNA
My Obsession--a Confession
genealogy, family history, SKCGS, South King County Genealogical Society, DNA, history, records, archives, collaboration
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September 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Speaking of Archives skcgs.blogspot.com/2024/11/speaking-of-archives.html / skcgs.org/resources/blog

#DPLA #Archives #Museums #Repositories #NARA #WorldCat #UWSpecialCollections #Libraries #KingCountyWashington
Speaking of Archives....
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November 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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South King County Genealogy Society shares a Depression-era sheriff's sale notice offering a glimpse into one family's hard times.

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#DNA #DNATip #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #DavisDNA
Notice of Sheriff's Sale: Foreclosure
genealogy, family history, SKCGS, South King County Genealogical Society, DNA, history, records, archives, collaboration
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July 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Missing the two women I wrote about here: skcgs.blogspot.com/2022/03/wonderful-women-grandma-lolas.html

Bizarrely, my husband & I both have mothers named Lola, and their birthdays & death days are 1 day (but some years) apart. AND they were friends.
Wonderful Women: Grandma Lolas
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February 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Ever uncovered something unexpected in your family research? This post explores digging deeper when records reveal a surprise.

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#DNA #DNATip #Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #DavisDNA
Digging Deeper
genealogy, family history, SKCGS, South King County Genealogical Society, DNA, history, records, archives, collaboration
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July 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Revolutionary War Ancestor

skcgs.blogspot.com/2026/03/my-revolutionary-war-ancestor.html

#USA250 #WASGS #SKCGS #RevolutionaryWar #Ancestor #Story #Biography #Service #Honor #Duty #PensionFile
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March 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Nominations Are Open
skcgs.blogspot.com/2026/01/nominations-are-open.html

#Leadership #Elections #Volunteer #Nomination #Candidate #Aging #Responsibility #NonProfit #Organization #Support
image: SKCGS logo celebrating 42nd Anniversary. https://www.skcgs.org/
January 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Celebrating SKCGS Volunteers skcgs.blogspot.com/2025/04/celebrating-skcgs-volunteers.html

#Officers #Mission #Education #Outreach #Service #Resources #NonProfit #Publicity #Volunteers
image: Photo of Volunteer hands raised in front of colorful background. Courtesy of PickPik.
April 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM