Press Release Please share this information with your library patrons Skagit Valley Genealogical Society is coordinating a history project to record the heritage of the people of Skagit County, Washington. The goal of SVGS is to publish a book, titled: “Skagit County, Washington and Its People: 150 Years of Rich History and Heritage”, which will be a resource for individuals attempting to research and make connections with their ancestors who lived in our communities during the past 150 years. Our goal is to have as many historical family stories as we can gather. We would like to have your contributions slanted toward the life of the primary ancestor, i.e., a grandparent, great grandparent, parent and/or sibling, with connections to Skagit County. Please identify the location in the county, if known, as we will likely publish information by community. You may enter as many names with life stories as you choose, as there is no charge for submitting your information. A questionnaire has been placed on our website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wasvgs, and can be used as guideline for the information we are seeking. If you choose to submit a narrative, using the questionnaire as a guideline, we can receive your information by e-mail. You may photocopy as many copies of the questionnaire as needed to submit your family information. Narratives should be kept to a maximum of 3 typewritten pages. We would like to have individual history and/or information on individual people, and the society reserves the right to edit, as necessary, for publication. Photographs may be scanned or digitized and sent by e-mail or we will scan them and return them promptly to you. If you choose to submit photos of your ancestor, or a family photo, historical building or other historical information, those will be scanned and returned to you within one month of our receipt. These may also be received by e-mail if scanned at 300 dpi and saved in a TIF or GIF format. JPEG is also acceptable. If you choose to send a photograph or information on a living individual, we ask that you send a notice (consent form available upon request) indicating that the person is aware you have submitted his/her name and is consenting to have personal information published. At this time we are unable to set a price for the completed project, but would place your name on a notification list if owning a copy might be of interest to you We look forward to having an interesting and informative publication for future generations. Information may be mailed to our society address: SVGS, P.O. Box 715, Conway, Washington 98238-0715 or by E-mail to genealogy2@verizon.net.