PS-APG Meetings

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 2^nd 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, Bonnie Jean MacDonald.

Meeting Schedule 2010**

February 13, 2010: "Mayflower Treasures," by Charlotte Kennedy, Webmaster and Designer of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in Washington State. Location: Lake City Branch of the Seattle Public Library. The meeting will start at 10:30 a.m., followed by a PS-APG business meeting. Click here for meeting flyer.

April 10, 2010: Tour of the Northwest African American Museum in South Seattle. Here is the link for you to study: http://naamnw.org/. The tour will start at 11:30 a.m. at the museum. There will be no PS-APG business meeting that day. Click here for meeting flyer.

May 23, 2010: Special Presentation to be hosted by PS-APG. Elissa Scalise Powell, CG will give a lecture followed by a question and answer session. The presentation will begin at 2:00 p.m. Here are links for information on Elissa at her website: http://www.powellgenealogy.com/. Location and more information to follow.

July 31, 2010: The Genealogical Council of Oregon is hosting Elizabeth Shown Mills in Eugene, Oregon on this date. There will be a joint meeting with the Oregon Chapter of APG and PS-APG. Here is the link for more information on the events for you to study: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orgco2/conf2010/index.html. More details coming.

October 2010: "Using the Genealogical Proof Standard to Solve a Genealogical Problem,” by Patricia “Trish” Hackett Nicola, CG. Location and date to be announced. The lecture is followed by a PS-APG business meeting.

Dec 11, 2010: Our Annual Holiday Party with genealogical sharing time. Location: National Archives in Seattle. Start time 10 a.m. followed by a PS-APG business meeting.

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, Bonnie Jean MacDonald for more information.