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Maggie Cogswell from the Washington State Archives will share her adventures completing the massive, 11-year project of digitizing and cataloging photos of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC was a huge work-relief program for Americans coming out of the Depression and the collection of 2,396 photographs shows some of the work conducted on Washington state parks from 1933 to 1938. We'll learn about what goes into a huge digitizing project like this, how technology may affect future projects and when we might expect other collections to appear online. You'll also learn a little bit about the work of the CCC and it may give you clues to how your ancestors may have been involved all over the country.

 

Photo: "Mopping Up," 1931-1937, State Parks and Recreation Commission, Photographs of Park Development, 1933-1938, SP10, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 2 May 2021.

 

 

 

Our Spring Seminar

featuring Rick Sayre, CG^® 

was held Sat., April 24, 2021.

 

See Seminar details.

 

OGS member, Judi Hine, presented on the War of 1812 and the National Society U.S. Daughters of 1812 at our April General Membership meeting.

 

A recording of this presentation is available for OGS members who are logged in to this site. After logging in, see Community Events / Recordings*.

See Publications/Files / Downloadable Files / Program Materials for a copy of Thomas MacEntee's handout; requires OGS member login to this site.

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 for more info.

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.
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• 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.

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