Lewis County Genealogical Society

10/17/2025

Next Tuesday, October 21, Lewis County native, Kelley Barrett, PhD, will be presenting "Discovering More About Mystery DNA Matches". Kelley is a professional researcher, writer and certified Master Trainer and she was a recent guest at our June Monthly Meeting.

Out of town members will be able to access the program by Zoom. Check your calendar for the Zoom link. Local members can meet as usual at the Chehalis FamilySearch Center in the LDS Church located at 2195 Jackson Hwy. The Help Session starts at 12:30 and the meeting and presentation at 1:45.

10/06/2025

Some great free Webinars courtesy of Legacy Family Tree. If you can't make the live presentation, they will remain free for one week after airing!

https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars/

09/30/2025

The German Interest Group will meet IN PERSON this WEDNESDAY, October 1, 10AM to Noon at the FamilySearch Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2195 Jackson Hwy, Chehalis, WA 98532. https://maps.app.goo.gl/yDLXcMKEMnzVznjS7
The focus of our group and our meetings is German research and how to find records for your German speaking ancestors, where ever they resided, using the Family Search catalog and other other sites and resources and the importance of location and knowing your ancestors' home town.
All skill levels are welcome. We are here to help and we all learn from one another. Anyone with an interest in German genealogy is WELCOME.
The meeting is officially over at noon, but many of us stay later and the center is staffed by volunteers until 8:00PM on Tuesdays.
If you are new to this facility, the FamilySearch Center it at the back of the building, handicap access is at the east side of the building as pictured. Ring the doorbell and someone will come to let you in.

★★★★★ · Christian church

09/23/2025

09/12/2025

IN-PERSON MEETING of the LCGS this coming Tuesday, September 16, at Chehalis FamilySearch Center, 2195 Jackson Hwy. The Public is welcome to attend.

Help Session 12:30 PM
Business Meeting 1:30 PM, followed by our Program:

"What Did You Do (genealogically speaking) this Summer?"
Let's share what we learned at our family reunions, our research successes, or challenges that we can help with. Did you find a great new resource? What are your plans for Fall and Winter research?

09/12/2025

I just listened to Episode 1 and it was excellent! If you’ve been intimidated by getting into the AI world, this is for you! A short (10 minutes) and well-done episode that will walk you through setting up your free ChatGPT account and teach you your first prompt!

Today’s installment will be for Claude; others to follow. Enjoy! Let us know in the comments how it went for you!

Unlock your family history with AI genealogy research. Discover your roots and connect with your ancestors through advanced algorithms.

09/03/2025

This month at Legacy Family Tree -- Webtember! Check out these free webinars, held each Wednesday. Click this link to register:
https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars/?category=webtember&list_view=true&multiple=true

09/01/2025

The German Interest Group will meet IN PERSON this WEDNESDAY, September 3, 10AM to Noon at the FamilySearch Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2195 Jackson Hwy, Chehalis, WA 98532. https://maps.app.goo.gl/yDLXcMKEMnzVznjS7
At today's meeting, the topic of discussion will be the rich source of German genealogy education at Legacy Family Tree Webinars. We will briefly explore the website and a handout will be provided.
The focus of our group and our meetings is German research and how to find records for your German speaking ancestors, where ever they resided, using the Family Search catalog and other other sites and resources and the importance of location and knowing your ancestors' home town.
All skill levels are welcome. We are here to help and we all learn from one another. Anyone with an interest in German genealogy is WELCOME.
The meeting is officially over at noon, but many of us stay later and the center is staffed by volunteers until 8:00PM on Tuesdays.
If you are new to this facility, the FamilySearch Center it at the back of the building, handicap access is at the east side of the building as pictured. Ring the doorbell and someone will come to let you in.

★★★★★ · Christian church

08/28/2025

Breaking new from Ancestry! Document transcriptions now available (in beta).

Breaking news for family historians: Ancestry has quietly rolled out an AI-powered “Transcribe” button that reads handwriting from images you upload to your ...

08/20/2025

A great tip for hunting down those relatives who are hiding in plain sight on the US Census!! Connie Knox is one of my favorite YouTube genealogists. If you can navigate Excel, this one’s for you!

I used my famous data extraction trick to find a missing boy in the census. This is a must see video.❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMYhttps://genealogytv.org/...

08/18/2025

Ah yes, the card catalog. Anyone remember figuring out the Soundex codes & going thru Soundex fiche at the Archives?

Prehistoric googling in the wild, 1970s edition.😲