World War I records topic of Veterans Day genealogy presentation

EAST WENATCHEE - The Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) announced a special Veterans Day presentation focusing on World War I military research, challenging common misconceptions about available wartime records.

The hybrid meeting, scheduled for Monday, November 11, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., will feature genealogy educator Jill Morelli's presentation "The Great War and Its Stories: Researching Your WWI Soldier."

"Perhaps you've heard the rumor that all WWI records were burned! Not so!" states the organization's announcement. "There are WWI records out there, and this presentation will tell us where to find them."

The event will be held simultaneously at the FamilySearch Center in East Wenatchee and via Zoom videoconference. Morelli's presentation will examine a soldier's history through available online and in-state repositories, providing attendees with practical research methodologies.

WAGS, whose mission statement emphasizes that it "connects, collects and protects family histories," maintains a library at 127 South Mission in the Museum Annex Building. The facility operates Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

The presentation is free and open to the public. Interested parties can obtain Zoom access information through the organization's website at www.wags-web.org under "Latest News and Events" or by calling 509-782-4046.