Recent Posts Tagged With 'spokane'

• Local Paper Higlights WSGS State Conference and Whitman Massacre Survivor

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 08:44 in conferences, spokane

  Our local newspaper, the Spokesman-Review, today features two articles of interest to genealogists. The first is a lengthy one highlighting the Washington State Genealogical Society's 2009 State Conference to be held September 11-13 at The Davenport...

• Deceased "John Doe" Found in Spokane 26 Years Ago is Reunited with Son

  Posted on Sunday August 16th, 2009 at 15:45 in spokane

  I found the following story in my local paper. It's absolutely fascinating. You'll want to read it soon, as The Spokesman-Review archives its articles fairly quickly and then they are only available at cost.A “John Doe” was found dead in a van in...

• Washington State Genealogical Society's 2009 State Conference

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 11:39 in washington, conferences, spokane

  The Washington State Genealogical Society's 2009 state conference will be upon us before you know it. September 11 through 13 is the weekend, the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington is the location, and the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society...

• Today is the 100th Father's Day

  Posted on Sunday June 21st, 2009 at 11:45 in spokane

  Any third grader here in Spokane, Washington can tell you that Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, a Spokanite, started Father's Day to honor her father, a widower and a Civil War veteran, who single-handedly raised her and her five siblings after his wife's d...

• Online Registration Now Available for 2009 WSGS State Conference

  Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 09:14 in conferences, spokane, ewgs

  Online registration is now available for the 2009 Washington State Genealogical Society's State Conference, to be held September 11 - 13 at the world-famous Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington. This conference will feature Megan Smolenyak Smoleny...

• Memorial Weekend Open House 2009 - Heritage Funeral Home

  Posted on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 at 01:28 in news, cemeteries, spokane

  Each Memorial Day weekend, the Heritage Funeral Home (508 N Government Way) puts on a weekend-long open house featuring a historic person. Past presentations have included John F. Kennedy, Ulysses S Grant, and even Elvis Presley! In addition to the...

• A Hot Head Will Not Melt the Snow, But it Can Get You Booked

  Posted on Wednesday December 24th, 2008 at 00:02 in spokane

  This has absolutely NOTHING to do with genealogy, but I had to post it for the laugh. It came tonight in an e-mail update that we receive from the Spokane Police Department. Obviously, Officer Eckersley has a great sense of humor! Kudos to our city ...