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Barbara Chesley presented a workshop in March, "Creating Your Personal Timeline". This workshop helped to see our
own lives in the perspective of major historical events that have happened in our lifetime.
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In April, Harry McConnell taught a series of workshops on "Restoring Old Photos" using layering and other techniques
in Adobe Photoshop.
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PSGS sponsored a "Walking Tour of Historical Downtown Port Orchard" again this year in June.
Sandie Morrison narrated the tour pointing out some of the historical people and interesting places in Port Orchard in the
beginning of the last century. The tour included having lunch in one of the historic buildings.
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| Knights of Pythias Cemetery Tour 2007 |
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In August 2007, the PSGS Cemetery Project Committee conducted a tour at the Knights of Pythias Cemetery in
Port Orchard. Several committee members, after doing extensive research, assumed the identy of some of the residents
interred there. They dressed in period clothing and spoke about their roles in the community during their lives,
as docents guided the groups through the cemetery.
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A workshop on Probate and Wills was presented by Lillian Schauer on August 6. She made arrangements
for a trip to the court house to meet the county clerk and to see where records are kept.
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In early September, a Genealogy Seminar was held at the Silverdale Community Center. The guest speakers were Mary
Sullens McEwan, author of "Fast, Fun and Free", and "Doing Canadian Research" and Bonnie Jean MacDonald who spoke iin the
afternoon on "Research in the Northwest".
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| Mosquito Fleet Boat Tour 2007 |
In September, the Historical "Mosquito Fleet" Boat Tour was offered. This time we went north to Bainbridge
Island and then returned to Port Orchard by way of South Colby, with Bob Ulsh telling about all of the whistle stops
along the way.
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| Chocolate Fest 2007 |
Chocolate Fest 2007 was one of our fundraisers which supports our library. The vendors supplied unlimited chocolate
which the guests who bought tickets enjoyed throughout the evening. There was also a silent auction and boutique.
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