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 2026 - May 2027
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Board Members
| President: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Vice President: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Vice President of the Library: |
Leslie Bock |
| Secretary: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Treasurer: |
Cheryl Clifton |
| Budget & Finance Chair: |
Cheryl Clifton |
| Budget & Finance Chair: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Conference Chair: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Education Chair: |
Maureen MacDonald |
| Education Chair: |
Patti R. Boehner |
| Hospitality Chair: |
Sharon Posey |
| Hospitality Chair: |
Patti R. Boehner |
| Membership Chair: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Membership Chair: |
Michele Cozad |
| Newsletter Chair: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Nominating Chair: |
Diana Keehn |
| Nominating Chair: |
Phil Bartlow |
| Publications Chair: |
Sue Walde |
| Publications Chair: |
Ms. Teresa L. Townsell |
| Publicity Chair: |
Diana Keehn |
| Website Chair: |
Sue McNeil |
| Past President: |
Kay Crabtree |
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Executive Board Members
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Funding
| Budget & Finance: |
Cheryl Clifton |
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Librarians
| Head Librarian: |
Leslie Bock |
| Librarian: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Librarian: |
Michele Cozad |
| Librarian: |
Maureen MacDonald |
| Librarian: |
Karen Looney |
| Librarian: |
Flynn Clarke Kennedy |
| Librarian: |
Kay Crabtree |
| Librarian: |
LeeRoy Kind |
| Librarian: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Librarian: |
Sue McNeil |
| Librarian: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Librarian: |
Bill Allen |
| Librarian: |
Diana Keehn |
| Librarian: |
Sharon Posey |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Dee Saunders |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Cheryl Clifton |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Patti R. Boehner |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Shelby Nelson |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Shirley Case |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Linda Davis |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Susanne Brown |
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Membership
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Newsletter
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Publications
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Publicity
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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 (1928-2023) 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.
She participated in countless research projects and sheparded many manuscripts from the idea stage to the final publication. In addition, she was instrumental in fund raising for the society.
