Skagit Valley Genealogical Society P.O. Box 715 Conway, WA. 98238-0715
NEWS!
Washington State Genealogical Society Conference and Annual Meeting, Hosted by Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Friday May 16, Saturday May 17, 2008. "Leaving Footprints - Past, Present, & Future". Featured Speaker will be Kory L. Meyerink, BS, MLS, AG, FUGA
GENERAL MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE BURLINGTON COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER, BURLINGTON WASHINGTON.
1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington, No change in date or time.
Up Coming General Meetings:
May—General Meeting is canceled this month due to the Washington State Genealogical Society Conference and Annual Meeting hosted by Skagit Valley Genealogical Society.
June 24— Brickwalls and Book Fair
Last issues SVGS Newsletter Mar/April 2008 available at this LINK. Recent issues are available once again in .pdf format.
UPDATED April 2007 The Obituary Name Index File is live on-line. Find hard to find obituaries while supporting your local genealogical society at the same time. Over 27,000 names and currently running through December 2006. UPDATED April 2007
SVGS LIBRARY HOLDINGS LISTED AT THIS LINK. List of books and other works held at the Burlington Library of works belonging to SVGS. Thank you to Joan Udd Skagit Valley Genealogical Society Librarian for bringing this work together. posted June 2006
The Skagit Valley Genealogical Society was founded in Mount Vernon, Washington in January 1987. This society is a nonprofit, non-sectarian organization open to all persons interested in genealogical and historical research in Skagit County. We are located in Northwest Washington State, approximately 50 miles South of the Canadian border and 60 miles North of Seattle. Current membership exceeds 135 members.
The Skagit Valley Genealogical Society goals and objectives are an inherent part of our organization.
To promote an interest in genealogy through education
To encourage and instruct members in genealogical research
To locate, preserve and index public and private genealogical records
To publish genealogical and historical information for Skagit County
To promote the use of appropriate documentation of family history
