At the 2016 APG Professional Management Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Puget Sound Chapter was awarded a Golden Chapter Award Honorable Mention certificate “for excellence in outreach, collaboration, and preservation upon the successful completion of “Scrapbook of Picture Cards,” a joint project with the Seattle Public Library.” View the Scrapbook Project here.
Here are some highlights of PS-APG activities:
 | 21 August 2024: Member Michelle Dwyer Cohen hosted the group for a social get-together in historic Poulsbo, Washington. After a visit to the Maritime Museum, the Loft served lunch. |
| 18 May 2020: Our first Virtual Chapter Meeting. Our speaker was Kathy Hinkley, APG Executive Director, who showed us the new APG website. |
  | April 2020: PS-APG President’s Awards to Karin Coppernoll and Nancy Cordell. Given for their work to revise the chapter by-laws, which allowed for virtual meetings. |
 | December 2019: Proposal by Karen Coppernoll and Caroll Budny. Proposal to shift from onsite to virtual chapter meetings. |
 | August 2019: Ask the Experts – at the Olympia Genealogical Society (OGS). PS-APG experts provided 20-minute consultations with OGS members who were challenged with genealogical roadblocks. (L-R front row) Trish Hackett Nicola, Karin Coppernoll, Caroll Budny, Shelia Thayer, Jerry McCoy*, and Claudia Breland. (L-R back row) David Olson*, Nancy Cordell, Steven Morrison and Carol Jenner. *guest |
 | May 2019: Last onsite meeting – at the Tacoma Public Library |
 | April 2019: PS-APG display table at the Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Seminar. |
 | December 2018: Holiday Gathering at Seattle Genealogical Society Library. (L-R) Steven Morrison, Trish Hackett Nicola, Janice Lovelace, Karin Coppernoll, Sheila Thayer, Karen Borgerson, Claudia Breland, and Caroll Budny. |
 | October 2018: Chapter members at the APG Professional Management Conference in Kansas City. (L-R) Steven Morrison and Lori Lee. |
| September 2018: Meeting at Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner. (L-R) Jim Johnson, Lois Gumz-Calisal, Claudia Breland, Nancy Cordell, and Steven Morrison. | |
 | August 2018: Ask the Experts at Seattle Genealogical Society (SGS) Library. PS-APG experts provided 20-minute consultations for SGS members who were challenged with genealogical roadblocks. (L-R) Jill Morelli, Janet Camarata, Karin Borgerson, and Steven Morrison. Not shown Claudia Breland. |
| May 2018: Meeting at the Seattle Genealogical Society Library. | |
 | April 2018: PS-APG display table and members at the Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Seminar. (L-R) Nancy Cordell and Steven Morrison. |
 | March 2018: PS-APG display table and members at the Olympia Genealogical Society Seminar. (L-R) Claudia Breland, Karin Coppernoll, Nancy Cordell, Carol Jenner, and Steven Morrison. |
| February 2018: Meeting at the Tacoma Public Library. | |
 | January 2018: PS-APG members who attended Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (L-R) Karin Coppernoll, Nancy Cordell, Steven Morrison, Karin Borgerson, and Claudia Breland. |
 | December 2017: Holiday Gathering at Seattle Genealogical Society Library. (L-R) Steven Morrison, Karen Borgerson, Claudia Breland, Caroll Budny, Trish Hacket Nicola, Nancy Cordell, Janice Lovelace, and Jill Morelli. |
 | October 2017: PS-APG meeting at the Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner. Presenters Jill Morelli and Claudia Breland. |
 | August 2017: Chapter picnic at Steven and Gloria Morrison’s home in Olympia. (L-R) Jill Morelli, Jean Yauger, Lois Gumz-Calisal, Claudia Breland, Dave Leisse, Nancy Cordell, and Steven Morrison. |
 | August 2017: Ask the Experts at Puget Sound Genealogical Society (PSGS) – Bremerton. Four PS-APG experts provided 20-minute consultations for twenty two PSGS members who were challenged with genealogical roadblocks. (L-R) Karin Borgerson, Janet Camarata, Jill Morelli, & Steven Morrison. |
 | June 2017: Meeting at Fiske Genealogical Library in Seattle. (L-R) Steven Morrison, guest, Nancy Cordell, Claudia Breland, Dave Liesse, Karen Borgerson and two guests. |
 | October 2016: Meeting at the Tacoma Public Library NW Room and Archives. (L-R) Caroll Budny, Steven Morrison, Jean Yauger, Jim Johnson, Claudia Breland, Autumn Blakeley and Nancy Cordell. |
 | September 2016: Ask the Experts – at the Puget Sound Genealogy Society (PSGS) in Bremerton. PS-APG experts provided 20-minute consultations with PSGS members who were challenged with genealogical roadblocks. Volunteers: Autumn Blakeley, Claudia Breland, Janet Camarata, Nancy Cordell, Jim Johnson, and Steven Morrison. |
 | August 2016: Chapter Picnic at Jim Johnson’s home in Puyallup. (L-R) Steven Morrison, Dave Liesse, Autumn Blakeley, Nancy Cordell and Jim Johnson. |
 | August 2016: Ask the Experts – at the Northwest Genealogy Conference in Arlington. PS-APG experts provided 20-minute consultations with conference attendees who were challenged with genealogical roadblocks. Volunteers: Karin Coppernoll, Nancy Cordell, Jim Johnson, Autumn Blakeley and Trish Hackett Nicola. |
 | November 2015: Ask the Experts – at the Washington Family History Fair in Redmond. PS-APG experts provided 20-minute consultations with history fair guests who were challenged with genealogical roadblocks. Volunteers: Karin Coppernoll, Janet Camarata, Claudia Breland, Janice Lovelace, Jill Morelli and Steven Morrison. |
 | October 2015: Ask the Experts – at Heritage Quest Research Library (HQRL) in Sumner. PS-APG experts provided 20-minute consultations with HQRL members who were challenged with genealogical roadblocks. Volunteers: Janet Camarata, Nancy Cordell, Karin Coppernoll, Jim Johnson, Dave Liesse, Claudia Breland and Steven Morrison. |
 | December 2014: Holiday Gathering at NARA in Seattle. |
 | December 2013: Holiday Gathering at NARA in Seattle. (L-R front row) Bonnie McDonald, Janice Blackhurst, Winona Laird, Jill Morelli, Claudia Breland, and Trish Hackett Nicola. (Back row) Alan McCool, Dave Liesse, Eric Stroschein, and Steven Morrison. |
 | October 2013: Chapter members at the British Institute in Salt Lake City. (L-R) Bonnie McDonald, Eric Stroschein, and Steven Morrison. |
 | August 2013: Chapter Picnic at Winona Laird’s home in Kent. (L-R front row) Claudia Breland, Jill Morelli, Trish Hackett Nicola, Janet Camarata, Jean Yauger, Bonnie McDonald, Lois Gumz-Calisal and Winona Laird; (Back row) Steven Morrison, Eric Stroschein, Alan McCool, and Dave Liesse. |
 | September 2012: PS-APG meeting at the Washington State Archives in Olympia. (L-R front row) Eric Stroschein, Dan Durham, and Trish Hackett Nicola. (L-R back row) Jim Johnson, Alan McCool, Steven Morrison, Winona Laird, Melonie Ramsey, guest, and Claudia Breland. |
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