SGS Beginning Genealogy Class Call for Registration

The Seattle Genealogical Society (SGS) is an all-volunteer, non-profit educational organization that “empowers individuals to discover their family histories through education, collaboration, and preservation.”

You can visit them at the historic Good Shepherd Center, located at 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood, and via many virtual events, from anywhere in the world.

The SGS Library is open for research in Suite 302.   Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, plus evening hours (6:00 to 8:30 pm) on the 3^rd Wednesday of the month. Call ahead: (206) 522-8658.

If you are interested in learning how to develop your own family genealogical tree, the following was received from Kathy Weber, SGS President:

SGS Beginning Genealogy 2025 Starts Tuesday, May 13, 2025!

This class includes four weekly sessions online (via Zoom), with an optional fifth session in person at the SGS library.

The class covers how to successfully conduct, organize, and record research for your genealogy. How to begin? How to evaluate evidence? What are the best sources? Where are the records–online and off? What can DNA tell us? Start your journey on a foundation of good habits and best practices.  Participation will help you develop great genealogy skills. The course finishes with a list of favorite sources for additional learning.

Weeks 1 – 4 will meet virtually and consist of lecture, discussion, and workshop for one-and-a-half-hours each session:

1. Tuesday afternoon class, May 13 – June 3, 1:00-2:30 PM, with Kathy Weber and Cecellia Rogers
2. Wednesday evening class, May 14 – June 4 7:00-8:30 PM, with Kathy Weber and Cecellia Rogers

Week 5 (optional) includes a library tour and one-on-one research assistance, in-person at the SGS library during the week of June 10th.

Limit of 20 people per class.  Class fee $80 (SGS members $60)

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About the Instructors:

Kathy Weber speaks, teaches, and writes regularly for global genealogy audiences. She has a special interest in effectively using DNA data to discover unknown family members. She serves as an administrator of the DNA project of the Irish clan of her 3rd great grandmother of County Monaghan. She designed this Beginning Genealogy course curriculum in response to her prior experience as a student. She plans to publish a book about the arrival stories of her eight great grandparents to Washington pre-1910.

With her Bachelor’s in Education, Masters in Distance Education, and participation in numerous genealogical institutes, Cecellia Rogers brings wit and wisdom to every SGS program she facilitates. She’s been a member since 2017, served as Director of Volunteers, and currently serves as Director of Education. Ceil manages the SGS Zoom and Vimeo accounts, sets up virtual and hybrid meetings, and hosts Brags & Bricks, Tech Tuesdays, and Second Saturdays, to name a few. She is responsible for finding speakers for SGS programs, managing special interest groups, developing classes for all levels of researchers, and leading a consortium to coordinate them all.