Washington State Genealogical Society (WSGS) has published the first issue of a new research journal, The Washington State Genealogist. The premier issue is fully indexed and contains 36 pages of family stories and research information. This annual journal is a benefit of WSGS membership, designed to provide researchers a statewide outlet for stories about Washington families and extracts from newspapers, private and public records from Washington territorial or state sources. To contribute an article for the next journal issue, contact Bob Witherspoon, rgwspoon@aol.com or write to WSGS Journal Editor, PO Box 1422, Olympia, WA 98507-1422.
The table of contents for this first issue of the journal includes the following articles:
- About the Society
- Blakely, Bradway, Hickox: Who Are These People?
- Congregational Church of Shaw Island, Washington: Part 1 – “Records”
- Miss Gladys Taylor Captured by WWI German Raider
- Charles H. Davis: Double Murder and Suicide
- Jefferson County Oyster Claims, 1890
- The Family of Robert Herman Sheedy and How They Came West
- LaClair – Cornell Bible Record
- News from Wahkiakum County – December 7, 1905
- Wahkiakum Marriages Announced – December 21, 1905
- The Armstrong Family – Always To the West
- Index of Personal Names
- Index of Names of Places, Business, Ships & Other Groups
—From: Bob Witherspoon, Bellingham, WA
