Miscellaneous from Donna

Hello EWGS!

Anybody remember our EWGS member Sue Soderstrom? Well, darnit, she's had a stroke and will be moving to Portland to be nearer her daughter; EWGS will miss her!  You can send a message to her via her daughter, Diane, at dianegoff@mindspring.com

Cecily and Ed Kelly are finally grandparents! Cooper Charles Propes made his Texas appearance on July 1st. She should be home by the end of July. (Which also explains the "I'm behind" with our EWGS Digital Digest.)

How are you coming on your "story" for your person for Walking with Ancestors? The Big Day is just a tad over six weeks away............ please write up your story using the guidelines that Shirley sent to you because we do intend to use your story in a future Digital Digest. Reason I mention it: Just ran into our member Catherine Armstead and she told me she had NOT begun the research nor the writing for her person. Well, Catherine, only six weeks to get it done.

We're also a tad behind in the publicity for Dr. Schweitzer coming for our Fall Workshop speaker on October 1st. Have you marked your calendar? Have you been telling your friends and any/all acquaintances? Have you been handing out those little cards that Shirley made up for you to hand out??? We'll have the flyer for him up on our website ASAP, I promise.

Have you registered with Miriam for the July 16th "Military Records Online" class (that I will be presenting)?? Best hop to it........... only so many chairs in the room.

A committee met to discuss program ideas for 2012 and one really bang-up idea is to partner with SPL to have a "Welcome 1940 Census Birthday Party" as our April meeting. The 1940 census will be released by the government the Monday before our meeting, so it's a really good fit. Bette Topp and I are meeting soon with Pat Partovi (EWGS member and Library Director) so stay tuned for the details.........

Remember my words/plea/statement/admonishment at the June meeting. We will be needing a 1st VP for 2012; this person's main duty is programs. Well, if the programs are pretty well mapped out for 2012, it shouldn't be a too-ornerous job. And like I said, we will NOT be having an active  nominating committee (will abide by our By-Laws) but I fully expect some one of you will step up and accept to serve EWGS in this capacity. Or we might just not have those programs. Really.

Hope your July 4th was a great one; now we march forward into the second half of 2011.  Donna

Remember Dale Hastin (was Smith)??

Dale Hastin was EWGS president way back in 1993; she has since moved to Colorado. She cared for her mother until just a month ago when she passed away, and now Dale is eager and ready to get back into genealogy........... she's headed east for her second research trip to Kentucky. I bumped into her at the Family History Expo in Loveland, CO, and it was great to see her and catch up. Doesn't she look good??

John Ellingson's 90th Birthday Party

All of John Ellingson's EWGS friends are invited to come mark his Special Day with him on Saturday, June 18th, 3:00 to 5:00pm where he lives, Fairwinds Retirement Center, 520 E. Holland.  (Go north on Division; take the right fork at the "Y"; look for Holland and turn right.)  I'd suggest bringing a silly card for him and a big hug!

Images of America: New Book, Harrison, Idaho

Some of my favorite books come from Arcadia Publishing, and are the Images of America series. These books follow a standard format...... same number of pages, same number of photos, sepia cover, etc. I just read in our paper that there is a new one out for our area, one on Harrison, Idaho. This book joins others on "our area" of Idaho:  Moscow, Pullman, the Silver Valley, Latah County, and one for Farragut Naval Training Station. If northern Idaho is not your ancestral area of interest, click to www.arcadiapublishing.com and do a search for your state..... or place..... or county of interest. And they have singular titles, like for Castle Garden and Ellis Island. The cost for these books is a consistent $20 to $22. Try one...... you'll be hooked.

   Couldn't find the cover/photo for Harrison (too new?) but here are three of the others. 

Wordless Wednesday EWGS Events for 2011

Memorial Day...... Go See the Flags!

If you do nothing else this Memorial Day weekend, do take a short drive to your nearest cemetery. Then park the car and take a walk among all the flags and flowers. Each flag is donated and placed in memory of somebody and usually it is a veteran. Even if we have "filtered sunshine" it is a beautiful walk; go for it....... and pause to remember all who lie there.

Miriam Midkiff's classes......... don't miss out!

"Genealogy Online---Who Do You Think You Are?" is the timely and catchy title of Miriam's upcoming classes. "What do you know about your ancestors or heritage? Join experienced researcher Miriam Midkiff in this beginning online genealogy class. Learn how to start your search, confirm family lore, and use vital, cemetery, and census records, along with Internet resources, to trace your family tree. Prerequisite:  a working knowledge of the computer."

Class is number L135; cost is $49;  dates are Tuesdays from June 28 through July 19th, 6:00 to 8:00pm; place is the CenterPlace, Discovery Place, Room 209. You can register online at www.ccs.spokane.edu/ContinuingEd or call 279-6030.  What a great way to spend part of your summer!