Just a reminder of the German Interest Group meeting Wednesday - September 13th at 7:00 P.M. in the Conference Room at the Kent Library. If you have German ancestors, do try to attend this meeting. Bring a friend that would be interested also. Everyone is welcome. . Emma Livermore ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Tom Tombarge, Traveling Library chairperson, needs someone to take over the Traveling Library. Tom is not well enough to be carrying the boxes of books, magazines, etc., To and From our Saturday meetings. This is a great asset to the Society and I hope you will volunteer. Please contact me. Phyllis Haynen SKCGS President -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

The German Interest Group will meet September 13, 2000 - at the Kent Library in the Conference room at 7:00 p.m. If you have German ancestors do try to attend this meeting. These meetings are "open forum" - bring your problems with your research and we will try to help you find the next step you need to take to find those records you need. We like to hear of your accomplishments too. The group has some research materials available for your use at the meetings - maps - name indexes - etc. Everyone is welcome - bring a friend that is doing German research too. You do not have to be a member of the SCKGS to attend. You can call me at 253 631 5363 for additional information. Mark you calendar for this meeting. Emma Livermore ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Betty, I agree. My goal would be to get about 200 people there if possible and the church will hold that many without any problem. Sylva

Hi Betty, This message came through the list just fine. Thursday night, at the Budget Committee meeting, it was mentioned two or 3 Gene-A-Rama's ago, 230 people to Gene-A-Rama and the church capacity is for 250. 230 people was a tight squeeze. Well, we decided to go with multiple speakers for various. One good reason that stuck with me, have one speaker and that person gets sick, then what? I like the idea of multiple speakers and one big name. Like the year with Myra Vanderpool Gormley. She's a local resident who's nationally recognized. I wish I had known about that Gene-A-Rama, I would have been there. Phyllis Betty Cooper wrote: > > I'm hesitant to change the meeting place of our Gene-A-Rama. At past ones, people have told me what an ideal place we have, lots of parking, etc. Even if we have a well-known speaker, I can't foresee exceeding the seating capacity of the church or finding a better/larger facility. Just my opinion, of course! > > Excuse me if this is a duplicate - I tried to send it before and it bounced. I may not have had the address correct. > > Betty -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

I'm hesitant to change the meeting place of our Gene-A-Rama. At past ones, people have told me what an ideal place we have, lots of parking, etc. Even if we have a well-known speaker, I can't foresee exceeding the seating capacity of the church or finding a better/larger facility. Just my opinion, of course! Excuse me if this is a duplicate - I tried to send it before and it bounced. I may not have had the address correct. Betty

Thanks, Trish! Phyllis TrishBoo@aol.com wrote: > > Phyllis, I'll take care of the membership table. Trish -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

One more. On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:09:44 -0700 Phyllis Haynen <phaynen@gte.net> writes: > Thanks, Jean and Sylva! > > This is great! The person who volunteers as SEMINAR/WORKSHOP > Chairperson > has two volunteers. More volunteers needed! > > Phyllis > > > Jean Fisher wrote: > > > > Hi - I will handle pre-registration and man the registration desk > the day > > of the gen-a-rama Jean Fisher > > SylvaCop@aol.com wrote: > > > > Phyllis, > > > > If someone else will volunteer to contract for the speakers for > Gene-A-Rama, > > I will volunteer to organize the all-day event, to create the > flyer and > > promote the seminar with written materials. > > > > Sylva Coppock >

Phyllis, I'll take care of the membership table. Trish

Phyllis, Hi to all. I kind of lost track of who's agreeing to do what I have to many messages in my E-mail. I'm on this a Choctaw list and lately there have been a 100 or more messages a day.... to many to go thru...this has been going on for about a week. I'll help where I can as the time gets closer but right now I'm up to my eyeballs in alligators. My concern at this point is if we are doing the budget and we go with a 'big name' speaker which I think is a good idea the budget will be different than If we do what we normally do i.e. having basically local/state speakers at the church. If we have a national type speaker we will probably need to seek out a larger location to accommodate a larger audience. I'm not sure of cost but all associated expenses will be typically greater. I don't have the board meeting notes in front of me so not sure who is on the budget committee except Jean and I think Trish was and I'm sure all these thoughts would come out from those two members but I wanted to make sure it was vocalized. Jean I'm sure has some data cost that will back up these thoughts. It's important to decide about the speaker NOW! Cathy Phyllis Haynen wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > The Budget Committee is meeting this week to determine our Budget for > 2000-2001. I will include in the Budget, expenses for a Gene-A-Rama for > March 2001. We have some great speakers and many new members join SKCGS > during this event. This is also our biggest fund raiser for SKCGS. > > We need volunteers for this event. A SEMINAR/WORKSHOP chairperson and > committee volunteers. If you're thinking "maybe", what is involved, how > much time will it take, etc.? . . .Call me - 253-813-3957 > > The chairperson and volunteers need to start very soon. I've included > the description for this chairperson and volunteers. > > SEMINAR/WORKSHOP Chairperson > Supervises a committee to: Determine date and place of > seminar/workshop. Example: Our Annual Gene-A-Rama. Determine speakers > and their topics, make appropriate arrangements. Compose a flyer to be > distributed promoting the event. Include telephone number to call for > information. Distribute flyer to local libraries and mail to attendees > of previous seminars. Make-up packets for pre-registrations about 3-4 > days prior to event. Hold a raffle in connection with the event. At > two general meetings prior to event, encourage each member to be > responsible for selling five raffle tickets. Solicit door prizes. > Prepare sign-up sheet at meetings prior to event asking for help setting > up/taking down tables and chairs, donating cookies, hosting and staffing > consultation table, if one is offered. > > Phyllis Haynen > President > -- > E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net > Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ > County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ > Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ > Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

The one big-name speaker sounds good. I was actually thinking along those lines this morning as I was reading the mail. I thought about Kory Meyerink, who was one of the contributors on "The Source". He works for Ancestry now I think, and is a fairly well-known genealogist from Salt Lake. I may be going down there at the end of September for a conference for work, and would be willing to try and contact him if you think that's a good suggestion. He's a great speaker. I heard him a few years back at the Federal Way FHC where he did an all-day affair there (this had to have been at least 5 years ago...). Let me know if ya'll think this is a possibility... Mary J&T Arnold wrote: > I will do the raffle and will help with the packets. I can help with > anything else you need help on (except calling for speaker or speakers). > :-) > > Speaking of speakers...we talked about the possibility of having one big > name speaker for an all-day seminar. Are we planning on doing that for the > next Genearama? > > Tracy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Phyllis Haynen <phaynen@gte.net> > To: <WA-SKGS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 8:31 PM > Subject: [WASKCGS-L] Gene-A-Rama - 2001 > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > The Budget Committee is meeting this week to determine our Budget for > > 2000-2001. I will include in the Budget, expenses for a Gene-A-Rama for > > March 2001. We have some great speakers and many new members join SKCGS > > during this event. This is also our biggest fund raiser for SKCGS. > > > > We need volunteers for this event. A SEMINAR/WORKSHOP chairperson and > > committee volunteers. If you're thinking "maybe", what is involved, how > > much time will it take, etc.? . . .Call me - 253-813-3957 > > > > The chairperson and volunteers need to start very soon. I've included > > the description for this chairperson and volunteers. > > > > SEMINAR/WORKSHOP Chairperson > > Supervises a committee to: Determine date and place of > > seminar/workshop. Example: Our Annual Gene-A-Rama. Determine speakers > > and their topics, make appropriate arrangements. Compose a flyer to be > > distributed promoting the event. Include telephone number to call for > > information. Distribute flyer to local libraries and mail to attendees > > of previous seminars. Make-up packets for pre-registrations about 3-4 > > days prior to event. Hold a raffle in connection with the event. At > > two general meetings prior to event, encourage each member to be > > responsible for selling five raffle tickets. Solicit door prizes. > > Prepare sign-up sheet at meetings prior to event asking for help setting > > up/taking down tables and chairs, donating cookies, hosting and staffing > > consultation table, if one is offered. > > > > Phyllis Haynen > > President > > -- > > E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net > > Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ > > County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ > > Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ > > Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm > > -- Mary Kathryn Kozy mkozy@attglobal.net My Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~marykozy/ South King Co. Gene. Soc. page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskcgs/ South King Co. Arboretum Foundation: http://www.skcaf.org/ Rainier Chorale Home Page: http://www.rainierchorale.org/

I will do the raffle and will help with the packets. I can help with anything else you need help on (except calling for speaker or speakers). :-) Speaking of speakers...we talked about the possibility of having one big name speaker for an all-day seminar. Are we planning on doing that for the next Genearama? Tracy ----- Original Message ----- From: Phyllis Haynen <phaynen@gte.net> To: <WA-SKGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 8:31 PM Subject: [WASKCGS-L] Gene-A-Rama - 2001 > Hi Everybody, > > The Budget Committee is meeting this week to determine our Budget for > 2000-2001. I will include in the Budget, expenses for a Gene-A-Rama for > March 2001. We have some great speakers and many new members join SKCGS > during this event. This is also our biggest fund raiser for SKCGS. > > We need volunteers for this event. A SEMINAR/WORKSHOP chairperson and > committee volunteers. If you're thinking "maybe", what is involved, how > much time will it take, etc.? . . .Call me - 253-813-3957 > > The chairperson and volunteers need to start very soon. I've included > the description for this chairperson and volunteers. > > SEMINAR/WORKSHOP Chairperson > Supervises a committee to: Determine date and place of > seminar/workshop. Example: Our Annual Gene-A-Rama. Determine speakers > and their topics, make appropriate arrangements. Compose a flyer to be > distributed promoting the event. Include telephone number to call for > information. Distribute flyer to local libraries and mail to attendees > of previous seminars. Make-up packets for pre-registrations about 3-4 > days prior to event. Hold a raffle in connection with the event. At > two general meetings prior to event, encourage each member to be > responsible for selling five raffle tickets. Solicit door prizes. > Prepare sign-up sheet at meetings prior to event asking for help setting > up/taking down tables and chairs, donating cookies, hosting and staffing > consultation table, if one is offered. > > Phyllis Haynen > President > -- > E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net > Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ > County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ > Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ > Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm >

Thanks, Jean and Sylva! This is great! The person who volunteers as SEMINAR/WORKSHOP Chairperson has two volunteers. More volunteers needed! Phyllis Jean Fisher wrote: > > Hi - I will handle pre-registration and man the registration desk the day > of the gen-a-rama Jean Fisher SylvaCop@aol.com wrote: > > Phyllis, > > If someone else will volunteer to contract for the speakers for Gene-A-Rama, > I will volunteer to organize the all-day event, to create the flyer and > promote the seminar with written materials. > > Sylva Coppock

Phyllis, If someone else will volunteer to contract for the speakers for Gene-A-Rama, I will volunteer to organize the all-day event, to create the flyer and promote the seminar with written materials. Sylva Coppock

Hi - I will handle pre-registration and man the registration desk the day of the gen-a-rama Jean Fisher -----Original Message----- From: Phyllis Haynen <phaynen@gte.net> To: WA-SKGS-L@rootsweb.com <WA-SKGS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 13, 2000 8:33 PM Subject: [WASKCGS-L] Gene-A-Rama - 2001 >Hi Everybody, > >The Budget Committee is meeting this week to determine our Budget for >2000-2001. I will include in the Budget, expenses for a Gene-A-Rama for >March 2001. We have some great speakers and many new members join SKCGS >during this event. This is also our biggest fund raiser for SKCGS. > >We need volunteers for this event. A SEMINAR/WORKSHOP chairperson and >committee volunteers. If you're thinking "maybe", what is involved, how >much time will it take, etc.? . . .Call me - 253-813-3957 > >The chairperson and volunteers need to start very soon. I've included >the description for this chairperson and volunteers. > >SEMINAR/WORKSHOP Chairperson >Supervises a committee to: Determine date and place of >seminar/workshop. Example: Our Annual Gene-A-Rama. Determine speakers >and their topics, make appropriate arrangements. Compose a flyer to be >distributed promoting the event. Include telephone number to call for >information. Distribute flyer to local libraries and mail to attendees >of previous seminars. Make-up packets for pre-registrations about 3-4 >days prior to event. Hold a raffle in connection with the event. At >two general meetings prior to event, encourage each member to be >responsible for selling five raffle tickets. Solicit door prizes. >Prepare sign-up sheet at meetings prior to event asking for help setting >up/taking down tables and chairs, donating cookies, hosting and staffing >consultation table, if one is offered. > >Phyllis Haynen >President >-- >E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net >Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ >County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ >Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ >Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm >

Hi Everybody, The Budget Committee is meeting this week to determine our Budget for 2000-2001. I will include in the Budget, expenses for a Gene-A-Rama for March 2001. We have some great speakers and many new members join SKCGS during this event. This is also our biggest fund raiser for SKCGS. We need volunteers for this event. A SEMINAR/WORKSHOP chairperson and committee volunteers. If you're thinking "maybe", what is involved, how much time will it take, etc.? . . .Call me - 253-813-3957 The chairperson and volunteers need to start very soon. I've included the description for this chairperson and volunteers. SEMINAR/WORKSHOP Chairperson Supervises a committee to: Determine date and place of seminar/workshop. Example: Our Annual Gene-A-Rama. Determine speakers and their topics, make appropriate arrangements. Compose a flyer to be distributed promoting the event. Include telephone number to call for information. Distribute flyer to local libraries and mail to attendees of previous seminars. Make-up packets for pre-registrations about 3-4 days prior to event. Hold a raffle in connection with the event. At two general meetings prior to event, encourage each member to be responsible for selling five raffle tickets. Solicit door prizes. Prepare sign-up sheet at meetings prior to event asking for help setting up/taking down tables and chairs, donating cookies, hosting and staffing consultation table, if one is offered. Phyllis Haynen President -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

5th and probably last update. Isn't family great! My brother, Calvin, usually works on Sunday. He has this Sunday off and has volunteered to help SKCGS by working at the booth with me on the 3:00 - 6:00pm. If we had just one more volunteer for Sunday, then I could spend a couple hours with my brother checking out the booths. Our grandmother, Myrtle Haynen, was a MacDonald. This would be a great time for us to learn about our Scottish Ancestry. Phyllis 5th Update! Free Admission Passes still available. The schedule: July 29th, Saturday 7:00 - 10:00am Colleen, Sue 10:00 - 12:00pm Sylva, Colleen, Sue 12:00 - 3:00pm Mary, Barbara (1:00 - 3:00pm) 3:00 - 6:00pm Waneta, Francis July 30th, Sunday 8:00 - 11:00am Phyllis, Clyde(9:00 - 11:00am) 11:00 - 1:00pm Liz, ? 1:00 - 3:00pm Andrea, ? 3:00 - 6:00pm Phyllis, Calvin I will mail Maps and Free Passes to all volunteers. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact me. Phyllis Haynen E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Phone: 253-813-3957 -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

Shirley, our newsletter editor, is having major technical difficulities with her computer. I'm hoping a member can call her and maybe help her. She was typing up the newsletter, tried to flip a page, the mouse pointer froze. She tried Ctrl+Alt+Del twice and finally had to shut down the computer manually. When she restarted the computer, only two of the three lights come on. I think that is how she said it. Anyway, the computer won't boot up. If you think you can help, please call Shirley at 253-874-9333. Thanks very much! Phyllis -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

There will be a free shuttle service to the games, leaves from Auburn. So free pass and free shuttle!!! <A HREF="http://www.sshga.org/index.html">The Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games & Clan Gathering</A> Liz Walker

4th Update! Free Admission Passes still available. The schedule: July 29th, Saturday 7:00 - 10:00am Colleen, Sue 10:00 - 12:00pm Sylva, Colleen, Sue 12:00 - 3:00pm Mary, Barbara (1:00 - 3:00pm) 3:00 - 6:00pm Waneta, Francis July 30th, Sunday 8:00 - 11:00am Phyllis, Clyde(9:00 - 11:00am) 11:00 - 1:00pm Liz, ? 1:00 - 3:00pm Andrea, ? 3:00 - 6:00pm Phyllis, ? I will mail Maps and Free Passes to all volunteers. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact me. Phyllis Haynen E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Phone: 253-813-3957 -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm