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Wednesday, July 24
Making Sense of the Supplemental Censuses  (Classroom)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Heritage Quest Research Library
Instructor: Janet Camarata
The U.S. government also collected non-population, special supplemental censuses, collecting territorial data, agriculture, manufacturing, slave schedules, state, veterans, social statistics, and mortality (causes of death). Learn how to build a personal guidebook for help in reading and understanding each census. Learn what's available and where to find them in Ancestry, FamilySearch and the National Archives.
$20.00 members / $25.00 non-members


Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, July 28
Sumner Rhubarb Days  (Promotion)
9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Heritage Quest Research Library
Come buy a pie during Sumner's Rhubarb Days on July 27 and 28th. HQRL will be working with the Orting Senior Center to provide delicious rhubarb pies and slices. See the HQRL Blog for volunteer spots signup.


Wednesday, August 28
Discover County Histories and the Family Stories They Tell  (Classroom)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Heritage Quest Research Library
Instructor:  Janet Camarata
The town, county, and regional histories are important sources for genealogists for 18th and 19th-century research. Discover settlement patterns of a given area, origins of the early settlers, geography, religion, economics, education, the social conditions and major events of the times, and if lucky, a biographical sketch of your ancestor. Learn what's been written, where to find them and how to assess their value.
$20.00 members / $25.00 non-members
 


Saturday, October 12
Autumn Quest 2019  (Seminar)
8:15 am to 3:00 pm
Emerald Queen Conference Center, Fife, WA
Join us to hear internationally-known speaker, Dave Obee, speak about researching old newspapers, Canadian Genealogy on the Internet, Friends Across the Border and the Geography of Genealogy in England. See the brochure for registration form and early bird signup special.
Download: Autumn Quest 2019 registration brochure