Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society

This is a monthly opportunity to connect with others and talk about anything and everything genealogical. The value of this meeting increases with the participation of each person that attends and contributes to the conversations. This is your chance to celebrate the breaking down of a brick wall in your research, or ask questions of others that can help you find records or relatives. Everyone, members and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate.

Meeting invite with links in file attached below.

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Saturday, November 22

Genealogy Help Desk - Moore Branch, Tacoma Public Library (Genealogy Help Desk)

11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Moore Library

Genealogy Help Desk with assistance provided by members of Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society. Come out and help the community learn genealogy by sharing your experience.

For more information please contact Debbi Wigen-Noble TPCGS Library Liaison. library-liaison@tpcgs.org

Moore Library

215 S 56th Street

Tacoma, WA 98408

Tuesday, December 2

Legacy Family Tree Software Special Interest Group (Special Interest Groups)

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Virtual via Zoom

This month we will be watching and discussing Part 2 of the video “Legacy Family Tree for Complete Beginners”. If you are just getting started with Legacy Family Tree or haven't used it for a while this should be a helpful video and discussion for you.

This is our monthly meeting to share tips & tricks, problems & solutions. Sometimes we will watch videos or share our screens to aid in learning more about using Legacy Family Tree software.

Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the learning. If you are just thinking about trying Legacy for the first time, you've been using it for a year or two or you are an old pro with many years of experience using Legacy this is the group for you.

We look forward to meeting with you, every month on the First Tuesday at 7:00 PM Pacific Time

Download: Meeting invite with Links

Thursday, December 4

TPCGS Board Meeting (TPCGS Monthly Meetings)

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Virtual via Zoom

Are you curious about what goes on at the board meetings and can't wait for the meeting minutes to be posted to the forum? Do you have ideas or suggestions for improvements to our society? Are you looking for ways to become more involved and help your fellow society members? Regardless of the reason, this is your invitation to attend the monthly Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society board meeting.

All TPCGS members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The meeting link is attached below:

Download: Meeting invite with Links

Tuesday, December 9

TPCGS Monthly Educational Meeting (TPCGS Monthly Meetings)

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

University Place Library, 3609 Market PL W. University Place, WA 98466

This month's presentation: Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI By Thomas MacEntee (one of his last live presentations before he retires at the end of this year).

Learn how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to assist in translating, transcribing, and summarizing a variety of genealogy records. A handwritten baptismal record from the 1800s? No problem. A faded newspaper obituary? No problem. We’ll cover the best AI platforms as well as how to craft a solid prompt to get you the results you need.

This meeting will be hybrid and we encourage everyone who can to attend in person at our new meeting location:

University Place Library

3609 Market PL W.

University Place, WA 98466

and via Zoom for those unable to attend in person.

Meeting invite and Zoom link in attached file below:

Download: Meeting invite with Links

Wednesday, December 10

Writing Family History (Special Interest Groups)

7:00 pm

Virtual via Zoom

The Writing Family History Special Interest Group (WFH-SIG) supports TPCGS members in documenting, writing, and preserving their family histories—formally or informally. Monthly meetings will provide a mix of presentations, writing exercises, and peer reviews to help members make progress in their projects.

Meeting invite with links in file attached below

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Thursday, December 11

Genealogy Help Desk - Wheelock Branch, Tacoma Public Library (Genealogy Help Desk)

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Wheelock Library

Genealogy Help Desk with assistence provided by members of Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society.

Come out and help the community learn genealogy by sharing your experiance.

For more information please contact Debbi Wigen-Noble TPCGS Library Liaison.

library-liaison@tpcgs.org

Wheelock Library

3722 North 26th Street

Tacoma, WA 98407

Saturday, December 13

Genealogy Help Desk - Wheelock Branch, Tacoma Public Library (Genealogy Help Desk)

11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Wheelock Library

Genealogy Help Desk with assistence provided by members of Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society.

Come out and help the community learn genealogy by sharing your experiance.

For more information please contact Debbi Wigen-Noble TPCGS Library Liaison.

library-liaison@tpcgs.org

Wheelock Library

3722 North 26th Street

Tacoma, WA 98407

Tuesday, December 16

Genealogy Chat (TPCGS Monthly Meetings)

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Virtual via Zoom

Discussion starter topic: What are some of your family's holiday traditions, why and how are you preserving them for future geneartions?

Meeting invite with links in file attached below.

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