About
The Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (PS-APG) promotes professionalism in genealogy and family history through education, networking, and communication among its members.
The Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (PS-APG) was established in 2002 by Heather McLeland Wieser, MLS, and Trish Hackett Nicola, CGRS (now CG), members of the Association of Professional Genealogists, who felt a need to communicate with other professionals in the Puget Sound area and to provide an opportunity for growth for those seeking to become professionals. Since our formation, PS-APG has welcomed members from other Northwest states and Canada. If you are a practicing or aspiring genealogist, join our organization.
As an APG chapter members, we increase our knowledge and refine our skills together.
Awards
Stephanie O’Connell, CG® was chosen as 2026 APG Fellowship recipient with her proposal “Recovering Irish Women in the Records.”
Michelle Roos Goodrum, CG® received the UGA 2026 UGA Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy.
Jill Morelli. CG®, CGL® received the 2025 Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy.
Ceil Rogers was named a 2025 Outstanding Volunteer by the Washington State Genealogical Society for her service to the Seattle Genealogical Society.
The Puget Sound chapter received the Golden Chapter Award on December 7, 2022. The award recognized the chapter “for their many efforts to provide consistent service to existing members and to grow their membership.” The chapter successfully transitioned to virtual meetings and focused on professional development for its members, which lead to a 43% growth in chapter membership.
Thank you to the Association of Professional Genealogists for acknowledging the efforts of the PS-APG.
Publications
Weber, Kathleen L., "Finding Patrick Treanor's Mother in Rural County Monaghan, Ireland, in the Nineteenth Century," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 114 (September 2026): 197-216.
Nicola, Trish Hackett, CG®, Chinese in Washington: The Legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Charleston, SC; HistoryPress, 2026.
Chiachiere, Michelle. “Parents for Roxena Lawson: Assembling a Maine Family Through Kentucky Marriage and Court Records,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 113 (March 2025): 55-68.
Goodrum, Michelle Roos. “Erikson, Oleson, or Jordahl: Unraveling Peter’s Multiple Identities in Freeborn and Becker Counties, Minnesota.” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 113 (June 2025): 85–102.
Morelli, Jill. “Self-Publishing Your Work,” Crossroads, vol 20 (Spring 2025):2, 6-8.
Morelli, Jill. “Identity First! Bengt Hansson and Bengt Holmgren in Sweden in the 18th Century,” The Journal of the Seattle Genealogical Society, vol 72:2 (Fall 2024) & vol 74: 1 (Spring 2025), 9-23.
Morrison, Steven W., and Maureen (Perry) Scott. “The English Ancestry of Deacon John Doane of Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts.” The Genealogist 38 (Fall 2024): 143-172. [Note: publication was delayed until 2025]
Weber, Kathleen L., "Homestead Robert and Saloon Robert: Separating Two Men with the Same Name Who Shared One Obituary,” Journal of the Seattle Genealogical Society, Vol. 74, No. 2 (Fall 2025): 24-38.
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