HQRL Annual Meeting, election of board 2022
Heritage Quest Research Library
Look for ballots that will be mailed to you and need to be returned before the meeting for your votes to count.
Beginning Your Family History Part A: Getting Started (FREE class)
ZOOM class - Heritage Quest Research Library
So you want to start a little project? How can HQRL help you? Our very own research librarians will answer your questions and get you started.
This is a FREE class - please sign up at the library or online to receive the zoom password the day before class.
See class flyer.
Digging In and Opening Up: Family Interviews
ZOOM class - Heritage Quest Research Library
Digging In and Opening Up: How to Get the Most Out of Your Family Interviews.
Are you interested in interviewing your family, but don't know where to start? Tina Beaird will show you how to set up an oral history interview, what equipment to use, and the types of questions to ask. She will also walk you through how to begin to identify those boxes of photos that you've inherited throughout the years, using genealogical tools and observation techniques.
Tina Beaird is the owner of Tamarack Genealogy and is a Genealogy & Local History librarian at the Plainfield Public Library in Plainfield, IL. She holds a Masters of Library and Information Science degree with a specialization in Archives/Preservation from Dominican Univ. Tina has won multiple research and digitization grants to preserve and digitize historic documents and photographs.
Cost: $20/members and $25/non-members
Sign-up and payment by calling 253-863-1806; or stop by the library at 1007 Main St., Sumner WA 98390
Deadline for signup/payment: November 11, 2021
A link will be sent to your email the day before the class. If less than 5 sign up it will be cancelled and you will be notified.
How to Find Your Revolutionary War Patriot
ZOOM class - Heritage Quest Research Library
Presented by Ann Crawford who is Past Registrar at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Mary Ball Chapter. She has a certificate degree in genealogy from the University of Washington and a level 2 class completion from DAR.
Cost: $10/members and $15/non-members
Sign-up and payment by calling 253-863-1806; or stop by the library at 1007 Main St., Sumner WA 98390
Deadline for signup/payment: October 28, 2021
A link will be sent to your email the day before the class. If less than 5 sign up it will be cancelled and you will be notified.
Sign-up and payment by calling 253-863-1806; or stop by the library at 1007 Main St., Sumner WA 98390
Deadline for signup/payment: October 28, 2021
A link will be sent to your email the day before the class. If less than 5 sign up it will be cancelled and you will be notified.
Free class: Building Your Family Story (via ZOOM)
Heritage Quest Research Library (via ZOOM)
1634322830_BuildingYourFamilyStoryFlyer(2).pdf
You have decided to take on this role as Family Historian, so now what?
. What to find in home treasures
. Common roadblocks and how to avoid them
. What to find at a research library.
Join Heidi Geise and Jo-Anne Huber for this one hour class via ZOOM.
Deadline for sign-up: October 18, 2021. Sign-up at HQRL, 1007 Main St., Sumner WA or call 253-863-1806. A link will be sent to your email the day before the class. If less than 5 sign up it will be canceled and you will be notified.
