Whatcom Genealogical Society

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Whatcom Genealogical Society is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting genealogical and family history research and to preserving local historical records needed for the search.

05/27/2026

Researching: Davey, Gleeson, Gorrell, Hork, Hutson, Johnston, Jones, Lundquist, Nilsen, Selman, Sievert, Sullivan, Tierney, & Wollenweber.

05/26/2026

What is Social History and Why Should a Genealogist Care?
Social History is the history of ordinary people and how they lived their daily lives. It seeks to fill in the rich details of the past.
Learn how social history can both improve your research skills and help you better understand and tell the stories of your ancestors.

Join us via ZOOM or limited in-person at the Library.
June 4, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Members; $20 +tax, non-members $25 +tax

05/21/2026

Did you know that the BIGS website has a brand new look? Here are some awesome things to look for:

๐Ÿ“ธ Check out our updated About page, featuring the history of BIGS and Board Member bios.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Take a look at our fantastic Events page, where you can browse all of BIGSโ€™ upcoming programs through the end of the year.

๐Ÿชฆ Check out our informative Bainbridge Island Cemeteries page, created by member Ashley Riley, which features an archive of island cemetery history, notable burials and cemetery resources.

๐Ÿ“ Read up on exciting genealogy trips, tricks and writing prompts in our blog, Genealogy ร  la Joleen, written by member Joleen Aitchison.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’โ€๐Ÿง’ Want to become a BIGS member and get access to our member forums, members-only email network, and research coaching? Sign up using our new easy to use membership page!

๐ŸŒ https://bigenealogy.org/

05/20/2026

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce we have a new digital collection online just in time for the VA250 celebrations! The Land Office Military Certificates collection documents the second step of a three-step process for Revolutionary War veterans to obtain bounty land in return for their service.

The certificates are printed forms filled in with the name of the individual, his rank, whether he served in a state or a continental line unit and the length of such service. In 2022, we digitized the microfilm, which includes the records for around 7,500 Virginia Revolutionary War veterans' claims. We are excited that these records, so important to our understanding of the experiences of those who fought for independence, are now freely available online.

https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&collectionId=81192215680005756&lang=en

VA250 - American Revolution 250 Commission

05/16/2026

Join SVGS as we celebrate America 250 on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ at the Burlington Public Library with โ€œ๐‘น๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘พ๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐‘น๐’†๐’—๐’๐’๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’โ€ with Melanie McComb. Melanie is a Senior Genealogist with American Ancestors (originally known as the New England Historic Genealogical Society).

Come learn how women contributed to the American Revolution from boycotts to the battlefield, and how you can discover your female ancestors from this period.

Canโ€™t make it to the Burlington Library, request a zoom link by emailing [email protected].

05/11/2026

May 11, 2026 Monthly Meeting - technology and methodology. Need help with using technology? Have a great tool or research method that you use? Any questions are welcome. Don't have any questions? Maybe you have some answers and can help someone else. Let's share our wisdom!

Meetings are held at the Pavilion in Pioneer Park, 2007 Cherry Street in Ferndale. Lots of free parking and no stairs to navigate. Doors open at 1:30 and the meeting begins at 2pm. Light refreshments will be served.

Visitors are always welcome to attend our meetings.

Questions? Visit our website www.whatcom-gen-soc.org and click the contact button.

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Bellingham, WA
98227

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