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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Events, Seminars and Classes
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Events, Seminars & Classes Monthly e-news, Updates September 2015 This e-newsletter brings you useful and timely
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Events, Seminars & Classes Monthly e-news, Updates September 2015
This e-newsletter brings you useful and timely information regarding Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO) Seminars, Classes, Interest Groups and Events.
Questions and more information: visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932.
For a complete GFO CALENDAR of Events, Classes, Meetings, Special Interest Groups, Work Sessions and more go to www.gfo.org/calendar.htm._
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CATCH THE ORANGE – SEPTEMBER 12TH
Saturday, September 12th, 11 am to 6 pm
SE CLINTON & 12TH STREET STATION
Come and join the GFO at the grand opening of TriMet’s Orange Line that runs south to Milwaukie. This is the first day of operation, so TriMet is throwing a party at every new station with food, music, and MUCH, MUCH MORE.
GFO’s booth at the station will have a prize wheel—spin to win chances to enter the raffle and other prizes.
RAFFLE PRIZES INCLUDE: Genealogy Research Packages (2-10 hours each) • DNA test kits from Family Tree DNA and Ancestry DNA • Genetic Genealogy (book) • Eastman Plus Edition subscription • FindMyPast World subscription •Mocavo Gold subscription • Legacy Family Tree software •1 year GFO e-memberships •Registration at the GFO Fall Seminar • Internet Genealogy subscription • Your Genealogy Today subscription •HistoryGeo subscription • GenealogyBank subscription • and more!
• PARKING IN THE AREA WILL BE DIFFICULT, BUT ALL TRIMET TRANSPORTATION IS FREE on the 12th! •
A List of Don’ts Revealed from the TriCity Genealogical Society Archived Document Contest
For the August Archived Document Contest, John Covey shared much more than an amazing document that he acquired off-line. He showed that it is possible to find clues that may take his research back to the 1500s. By reviewing his entry we can determine some “Don’ts” regarding family history research.
John Covey has arranged the annual fieldtrip for members of the TriCity Genealogical Society to research in Salt Lake’s Family History Library for many years. He knows that the vast amount of holdings have information important to his research. Even though John has made this trip several times, he continues to take the trip each year.
In June 2015 John discovered the baptismal record of his 8th great grandfather which was created in 1664. John did not arrive at the Family History Library expecting to locate this record, but rather found information leading to this record when he visited the basement of the library and researched German records. In this section of records he found a book that not only listed his 8th great grandfather’s information, but information continuing back for about another hundred years. Being a seasoned genealogist, John admits that the clues were a great find but that they were not documented. This gives him ideas, but in and of itself it is not a solid record.
John shared the 1664 baptismal record and his explanation in this entry to the Archived Document Contest.
Autumn Quest at the HQRL on October 10
Autumn Quest
the annual education day given us by the
Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner, Washington
will be held on Saturday, October 10th, 2015, 8:15-3:30
Topic: “Finding Women from your Past”
Please join our four speakers for an inspiring day of learning; and get fascinating tips and techniques for locating the elusive women in your family tree.
Here is the registration information:
Registration form for Autumn Quest 2015
Seminar only $50 Lunch (includes gratuity) $10 salad, sandwiches, dessert
Total enclosed $______ Name: Address: Phone: E-mail Method of Payment check Credit card (MasterCard/Visa) Credit Card Expire Date Signature Make checks payable to: Heritage Quest Research Library If mailing registration form please send to: Heritage Quest Research Library
Attn: AQ registration 1007 Main Street, Sumner WA 98390-1412 Phone 253-863-1806 October 10, 2015 Finding Women from your Past 8:15am – 3:30pm lunch available at Faith Covenant Church 1915 Washington St. Sumner WA 98390
Continue reading for information on the speakers and their topics:
Whatcom Genealogical Society Fall Seminar September 26, 2015
Whatcom Genealogical Society invites you to attend their Fall Seminar on Saturday, September 26, 2015, 9 am to 4 pm at Saint James Presbyterian Church, 1910 – 14th Street, Bellingham, WA.
Jill Morelli, Professional Genealogist, will speak on “The Push and the Pull: Decision Making of the 19th Century”, “Emigrant, Insanity in the 19th Century”, and
“Getting the Most from Insurance Maps”
Jim Johnson of Heritage Quest will speak on “Finding and Using Your Ancestors’ Church Records”; and he will bring his Heritage Quest Traveling bookstore.
Baskets full of items of genealogical interest will be raffled off, and lunch will be available.
Please join us for a very interesting and informative seminar. For more information, please go to: http://wagenweb.org/whatcom/WGS/wgs.htm
Washington State Genealogical Conference 2016
Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society will be the host for the 2016 conference It will be June 18th. 2016 and held at the La Quinta Inn in Tacoma. The speaker will be Paula Warren. Watch the blog for more details.
Seattle Genealogical Society Tip of the Week
TIP OF THE WEEK – Bring Back the Interactive Map
Have you ever used the Newberry Library website “Atlas of Historical County Boundaries” page?
Renowned as the easiest, most complete site to track county boundaries, it has maps, text and tools to view historical county configurations against the modern county network.
The Legal Genealogist, Judy Russell, has an informative article about this interactive map at :
http://www.legalgenealogist.
Unfortunately at this moment, as you read, the interactive map portion of this site is “temporarily unavailable”. Please take the time to add your email address to the list of those that need to be notified “when this functionality has been restored”. Let the Newberry Library folks know this interactive map is useful and important to you.
TIP OF THE WEEK – Update
Remember “U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1940-2003” from last issue’s “Tip of the Week”? It is not only available at Ancestry.com as reported, but it is also available via FamilySearch.org. Check out: https://familysearch.org/
Seattle Genealogical Society September Updates
STAY CONNECTED WITH SGS – FACEBOOK & TWITTER
SGS has started a closed Facebook group led by member Lisa Chan – “The Seattle Genealogical Society Network”. Available to anyone interested in SGS and genealogy, it’s an opportunity to discuss research interests and socialize with other genealogists from the Northwest and beyond. Participants must have a Facebook account in order to join the group, but need not be a SGS member. To join, in Facebook search for the group by name and then click “Join Group”.
SGS is also on Twitter! Keep up on interesting news and events concerning SGS and the world of genealogy. Follow SGS at SeaGenealogicalSociety@
A NEW SIG FOR SGS
The first meeting of the Scandinavian Special Interest Group will be held on Sunday, September 20, 1:00pm-3:00pm, at the SGS Library. The time will be used to organize future meetings by reviewing people’s country of interest, level of experience, resources and simple facts on what is needed to get started. At least 10 people are needed to start a SIG so please email Karen Knudson at jerriamir@gmail.com if you are interested, but cannot attend the first meeting. Also note there will be a Scandinavian Workshop Program, Sunday, October 11th. See the SGS Calendar of Events below.
Immigration and Nationality Records Review:
At the Seattle Public Library
US Citizenship and Immigration Services historical records expert Marian L. Smith will present an “Immigration and Nationality Records Review,” an overview of the Federal immigration and nationality records housed both at the National Archives (NARA) and USCIS. The talk will include examples, identify finding aids, and explain research procedures.
The Seattle Public Library
Central Library – Level 4 – Room 1
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Marian L. Smith specializes in the history and uses of immigration and naturalization records. She served as Chief Historian for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) from 1988 to 2003, then its successor the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from 2003 to 2014. During that time her articles appeared in the National Archives journal Prologue, the FGS Forum, and other publications. Marian now serves the USCIS Records Division as an historical records subject matter expert, whose current work focuses on automation, digitization, data integrity, and training.
Registration is encouraged, but not required. Send an email using the library’s Ask-A-Librarian service or call 206-386-4636 and ask for the genealogy desk to register. Space is limited at library events. Please come early to make sure you get a seat.
SGS CEASES PUBLICATION OF THE SGS NEWSLETTER,
REPLACED BY THE SGS eNews!
At its most recent meeting, the SGS Board of Directors decided to cease publication of the SGS Newsletter, our quarterly eight page publication containing news, announcements and the SGS Calendar of Events for the coming quarter. Originally the SGS Newsletter was mailed to all SGS members; recently, due to cost constraints, SGS stopped mailing the SGS Newsletter, instead posting it online on the Members Only section of the SGS web site.
In making this decision, the Board recognized that the SGS eNews!, our twice-a-month electronic publication, has subsumed the SGS Newsletter, providing the same content in a much more frequent and timely fashion. In addition, it reaches far more members than the SGS Newsletter did.
Our plan at this time is to post a link to each issue of the SGS eNews! online, where the SGS Newsletter has been posted recently, as well as to continue to email it to all SGS members and anyone else who signs up to receive it, whether SGS member or not.
If you have any questions or concerns about this decision, feel free to contact Reiley Kidd at SGSsecretary@gmail.com.
SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Continue reading