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OGS SPRING SEMINAR 2021:

LAND & MILITARY RECORDS

 

 

 

Registration is now open

for our Spring Seminar scheduled for

Saturday, April 24, 2021

featuring Rick Sayre, CG^®.

See more details including on-line registration.

Important changes have been made to the ordering of birth and death certificates effective 1 Jan 2021 as a result of a new vital records law. See WA Dept. of Health FAQ web page, birth certificate handout, and death certificate handout for more info. 

“Powerful Legacy – Fort Nisqually and the American Settlement of South Puget Sound” was the title of our January 14 meeting presentation. Local historian Drew W. Crooks told us the exciting story of Fort Nisqually (1833-1870), a Hudson’s Bay Company post near the Nisqually River. Fur trading and farming were at the heart of the station’s activities and it had a significant and complicated relationship with Native Americans and American settlers (including the pioneers of Olympia and Tumwater). Fort Nisqually left a powerful legacy, which continues to the present day.

 

Great presentation!!  Link to Zoom meeting recording is posted for OGS members.  After logging onto website as a member, click on Community Events, click on Recordings* in the drop down menu.  You'll be directed to the Recordings page.

 

A recording of this presentation is available to OGS members who log in to this site; see Community Events / Recordings*.

• 2020-2021 membership renewal grace period ended Oct 31; see Membership.
• OGS events are being conducted via Zoom until further notice; see Community Events.

OGS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are open only to OGS Members as a benefit of membership. For more information on the five current SIGs, please see SIGs.

The Olympia Genealogical Society's website is designed to allow our members to engage with each other as they trace their ancestors, fill out their family trees, and discover their family histories. We want to make this site a dynamic experience where members can share with and learn from one another. Here are just a few ways to engage on this site today:

• Go to Members Only and log in.
• Review your Profile and provide any appropriate revisions to your Contact Info and Member Settings. Email a photo of yourself to Membership@OlyGenSoc.org for posting to the Membership List.
• Under the Surnames tab of your profile, add the names of your ancestors.
• Join one or more of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
• Contribute to one of the Forums.
• Submit feedback, topic ideas or tips to Webmaster@OlyGenSoc.org.

If you aren’t already an OGS member, please consider joining and engaging with our community. To do so, see Membership in the menu in the left column.

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