Our Mission
To promote an interest in genealogy through education; to instruct members in genealogical research and preservation of their own family histories; to locate, preserve and index public and private genealogical records and make them available to members and the general public; to support other genealogical libraries throughout Washington State; and to provide current updates to members and the public regarding projects and upcoming speakers and events in our bi-monthly newsletter.
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Operating Year: June 2022 - May 2023
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Board Members
| President: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Vice President: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Vice President of the Library: |
Kay Crabtree |
| Secretary: |
Michele Grant |
| Treasurer: |
Karen Looney |
| Conference Chair: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Education Chair: |
Vacant |
| Hospitality Chair: |
Dee Saunders |
| Hospitality Chair: |
Shirley Case |
| Membership Chair: |
Vacant |
| Membership Chair: |
Michele Grant |
| Newsletter Chair: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Publications Chair: |
Sue Walde |
| Publicity Chair: |
Diana Keehn |
| Tombstone Project Chair: |
Michele Grant |
| Ways & Means Chair: |
Karen Looney |
| Website Chair: |
Sue McNeil |
| Nominating Chair: |
Phil Bartlow |
| Past President: |
Kay Crabtree |
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Funding
| Ways & Means: |
Karen Looney |
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Librarians
| Librarian: |
Diana Keehn |
| Librarian: |
Michele Heiderer |
| Librarian: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Librarian: |
Sue McNeil |
| Librarian: |
Michele Grant |
| Librarian: |
LeeRoy Kind |
| Librarian: |
Kay Crabtree |
| Librarian: |
Flynn Clarke Kennedy |
| Librarian: |
Karen Looney |
| Librarian: |
J.W. (Bill) Grant |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Dee Saunders |
| Assistant Librarian: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Tami Sherrill |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Shirley Case |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Sue Walde |
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Membership
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Queries & Research Requests
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Webmaster
| Web Maintenance: |
Sue McNeil |
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Our Founder
The Society was founded by Marietta J. Colbern-Roth in 1985 and was incorporated as a non-profit organization one year later. It was through her efforts that a genealogical interest group met and decided to form an official Society. In 1987, Marietta was elected to serve as the first President and has maintained an active role in the society since then.
She has participated in countless research projects and has sheparded many manuscripts from the idea stage to the final publication. In addition, our annual yard sale and fund raiser was held at her home along State Highway 9 for many years. Marietta currently serves the Society as President Emeritus.
