SGS 2026 Spring Seminar: Pivotal Moments

Saturday, April 11 through Sunday, April 12

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Zoom. Registration Required.

Pivotal Moments: Records that Changed Lives, Families, and History

Join the Seattle Genealogical Society for a two-day virtual seminar exploring pivotal moments in American history, the records created during those moments, and how they can transform your genealogical research.

Saturday ( 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific )

• Great Expectations: Union Pacific Land Grants and East–West Expansion with Annette Burke Lyttle, CG

• Secrets and Stories Revealed in Civil War Pension Files with Mica Anders

Sunday (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pacific)

• U.S. Citizenship: The Law and Records of Naturalization with Rich Venezia

• The New Deal: Putting Your Ancestors to Work with Michael Strauss, AG