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 2025 - May 2026
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Board Members
| President: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Vice President: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Vice President of the Library: |
Leslie Bock |
| Secretary: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Treasurer: |
Karen Looney |
| Conference Chair: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Education Chair: |
Maureen MacDonald |
| Hospitality Chair: |
Sharon Posey |
| Membership Chair: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Membership Chair: |
Michele Cozad |
| Newsletter Chair: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Publications Chair: |
Sue Walde |
| Publicity Chair: |
Diana Keehn |
| 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: |
Leslie Bock |
| Librarian: |
LeAnne Koliha |
| Librarian: |
Linda Holland |
| Librarian: |
Michele Cozad |
| Librarian: |
Maureen MacDonald |
| Librarian: |
Karen Looney |
| Librarian: |
Linda Davis |
| Librarian: |
Flynn Clarke Kennedy |
| Librarian: |
Kay Crabtree |
| Librarian: |
LeeRoy Kind |
| Librarian: |
Sharon Posey |
| Librarian: |
Sue McNeil |
| Librarian: |
Ruth Caesar |
| Librarian: |
Bill Allen |
| Librarian: |
Diana Keehn |
| Librarian: |
Lisa Bartlow |
| Assistant Librarian: |
Dee Saunders |
| Substitute Librarian: |
Shirley Case |
| 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.
