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 2024 - May 2025
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Board Members
| President: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Vice President: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Vice President of the Library: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Secretary: |
Michele Grant |
| Treasurer: |
Karen Looney |
| Conference Chair: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Education Chair: |
Maureen MacDonald |
| Hospitality Chair: |
Sharon Posey |
| Membership Chair: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| 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: |
Diana Keehn |
| Nominating Chair: |
Phil Bartlow |
| Past President: |
Kay Crabtree |
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Funding
| Budget & Finance: |
Karen Looney |
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Librarians
| Head Librarian: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Librarian: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Librarian: |
Sue McNeil |
| Librarian: |
J.W. (Bill) Grant |
| Librarian: |
Elizabeth Dalton |
| Librarian: |
Karen Looney |
| Librarian: |
Flynn Clarke Kennedy |
| Librarian: |
Kay Crabtree |
| Librarian: |
LeeRoy Kind |
| Librarian: |
Michele Grant |
| Librarian: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Librarian: |
Diana Keehn |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Sharon Posey |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Mr. Glenn R. Orr |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Dee Saunders |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Shirley Case |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Tami Sherrill |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Sue Walde |
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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 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.
