LOSHO (the League of Snohomish County Heritage Organizations) is taking an inventory of historical assets across unincorporated Snohomish County. They maintain a mapping system that allows users to overlay a variety of vintage maps accurately Read more…
Kathy Morrow put together a wonderful list of resources for working with probate records. Why is working with probate records so important? Let’s face it, most of the people we research as genealogists are deceased. Read more…
In addition to our new monthly meeting location, the Library has been making some improvements to help you with your research even when you can’t physically visit us. Our librarians are continuously reviewing our research Read more…
In November of 2019, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) proposed a nearly 500% increase in the fee for records searches and records provided by it’s Genealogy Program. Under the proposed fee increase the Read more…
Have you heard the exciting news? Beginning with our January meeting on January 8th the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society will be hosting their general meetings and events at the Wicker’s Building in Heritage Park. This larger Read more…
Betty Gaeng and Phylis Jorgenson recently hosted our information table at the Western Heritage Center at the Monroe Fairgrounds, complete with our recently completed SIGS banner. Our banner is hanging in the Commercial building, alongside Read more…
The Shoreline Family History Center has announced three upcoming classes for family history researchers, each available on both a weekday and weekend to suit your schedule. The 90 minutes classes will be held at the Read more…
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