Pavilion, Pioneer Park, Ferndale, Washington
WGS holds monthly meetings, except for January, July, August, and December.
Our meetings are held at 2:00pm in the Pioneer Pavilion at Pioneer Park, 2007 Cherry Street, Ferndale, Washington. Doors open at 1:30pm. There are no stairs to navigate and plenty of free parking.
Visitors are always welcome!
Upcoming Meetings
July and August - Summer break
September 8, 2025 - Sharing Summer research results and reintroducing ourselves and our interests. Did you have a research trip or family reunion this summer? Maybe you are new to our group and you have some questions about research. This is a great meeting to start off the Fall.
October 13, 2025 - Using the Family Search.org catalog - a presentation at RootsTech 2025 by Charlotte Van Valkenburgh, an intern at the FamilySearch library in Salt Lake City.
November 10, 2025 - "Land of My Own" Understanding the Rectangular Survey System" a presentation by MaryLynne Strickland. This presentation includes a history, an explanation of the section township range information and how to locate a land grant on a map.
December 2025 - Holiday Social, date and time to be determined.
January 2026 - Winter Break - No meeting
February 9, 2026 "Ten Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Family History" with Rhonda R. McClure.
March 9, 2026 To be determined
April 13, 2026 "Using Find My Past" with Steven W. Morrison
Steven Waltz Morrison, MPA was an adjunct faculty for seven years, and the past-president of both the Puget Sound APG Chapter, and the Olympia Genealogical Society.
He has presented to all the genealogical societies across Western Washington. In 2022 he spoke at the NGS conference, and has presented to international audiences in Canada and Ireland - three times.
In 2016, Steven received the Scholar Award from The American Society of Genealogists.
He has coordinated genealogical institute courses on Quakers four times: at the British Institute, the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, and at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy - twice.
In 2026, Steven will co-coordinate the first genealogical institute course focusing on the five Northwest States: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, & Wyoming. It will be presented by the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy in February to May of 2026, as an online course. Twenty-three topics, with twelve instructors – Research in the US Northwest. Plan to attend.
May 11, 2026 To be determined.
June 8, 2026 Bring your brick walls, technology questions, Summer research plans and let's discuss!
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