Our meetings are open to the public and to anyone interested in genealogy and
family history.
The Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Professional
Genealogists meets approximately 5 times per year.
We meet in February, April, July, October and December on the 2nd
Saturday at NARA* (National Archives).
Our meetings start at 10 a.m. We begin with an educational
presentation on a genealogical topic. We then follow the presentation with our
business meeting. Our business
meeting lasts about 1-2 hours depending on how full our agenda may be.
Click this link for a listing of
past
educational topics.
If you would like to be included on our e-mail announcement
list for upcoming meetings contact our President,
Alan McCool.
Meeting Schedule 2012**
February 11, 2012: "Podcast,
Webinars and Blogs, Oh My! Genealogical Education in the Digital Age!," by
Claudia Breland, Secretary PS-APG,:
Renton Public Library, 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton, WA (425) 226-0643.
Time: 10 am to 1 pm.
Click here for meeting flyer.
April 14, 2012:
"We Ain't Just Whistling Dixie - Records of the Blue and Gray," by PS-APG member
Eric Stroschein.
Location: National Archives in Seattle (NARA). Time: 10 am to
1 pm.
September 2012: PS-AP will host a
field trip to Olympia, WA where the State Library, Washington State Archive,
and the Puget Sound Genealogical Society have their collections. We
will meet first at the Timberland Regional Library in Olympia. This
field trip is in the planning stages and further information will be
provided at a later date.
December
8, 2012: Our Annual
Holiday Party and Meeting. Location: National
Archives in Seattle.
The PS-APG business meeting will start at 10 am and be followed by
the party and sharing till 1 pm.
Attention Lecturers:
PS-APG is looking for interesting genealogical topics to be presented at
our meetings, contact our President for more information.
**Attention:
Please be advised that our meetings are subject to change for a variety
of reasons so check this website frequently or contact our
President or
Program Chair for more information.