The Seminar scheduled for April 23 has been cancelled due to the illness of the speaker.
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Author Archives: Charles Hansen
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News 20 April 2016
For more information visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932. We love hearing from you!
For a complete GFO CALENDAR go to www.gfo.org/calendar.htm.
Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-Apr.pdf.
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AmazonSmile Deals for Mothers’ Day??
Dear GFO Guests and Members,
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th. By shopping at smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase total to the Genealogical Forum Of Oregon Inc.
Use the link HERE to go to Amazon’s website, sign in as you usually would and begin shopping as you usually would. It’s that easy!
As always, thank you for your continued support of the GFO.
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Eastside Genealogical Society May Meeting
The Eastside Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in the Bellevue Regional Library, Room 1, 1111 – 110th Ave NE, Bellevue 98004 at 7pm, with doors opening at 6:45 pm for networking.
Topic: “Discover Yourself at the Discovery Center” – Representatives from the newest family history center will be here to tell us about this exciting multimedia Discovery Center. Designed to interest all ages, including your grandchildren, you can learn the origin of your name, see where your family migrated from on a large touch screen map, and record stories in the state of the art recording booths. Bring a thumb drive to take your stories home and share them with others. This unique Discovery Center is free and open to the public by appointment. EGS has reserved the entire Center for a May 19th field trip at 6-8 pm. Sign up at our May 12th meeting to join this field trip.
Also see our website for FREE genealogical help and other Special Interest Group meetings. Visitors are always welcome at all meetings. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakcegs/
Dorothy Pretare
EGS Publicity Chairperson
dpgen@comcast.net
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Heritage Quest Research Library Upcoming Meetings
You asked for it……..here is another nighttime class!
April 22nd, Friday 6:00 – 8:00 $15.00
Newspaper Research with Dee Haviland Fournier
Dee Haviland Fournier talks about Newspaper Research and how it can enhance your family history. This is a class not to be missed with lots of websites to help your search. Turn your ancestor’s statistics into a once living being.
April 25th, Monday 1:00 – 3:00 $15.00
Texas “The Lone Star State” with Jim Johnson
Texas is also home to Jim Johnson. Join us as he talks about researching in Texas. Remember, Texas shares borders with Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Mexico.
May 9th, Monday 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. $15.00
Iowa: The American Heartland with Dee Haviland Fournier
Iowa is Dee Haviland Fournier’s home state. Join us as she shares about genealogical researching in Iowa. Learn about sources and where they are available. The Midwest Center in Independence, Missouri will also be included. She will also discuss the controversy brewing at the State Historical Society of Iowa.
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Seattle genealogical Society Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week – Info Added to the American Ancestors Database at SGS
The following Family Search Collections are only some of the U.S. records recently added to the American Ancestors database that you can access from our computers at the SGS Library.
United States Vital Records collections (#of records in parentheses):
Illinois, Cook County, Birth certificates, 1871-1940, (2,400,900)
Indiana, Births and Christenings, 1773-1933 (103,680)
Indiana Marriages, 1790-1992 (5,951,441)
Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (693,974)
Iowa, Marriages, 1860-1992 (7,661,803)
Georgia, Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930 (1,282)
New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980, ( 1,107,159)
New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988 (654,798)
Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 (53,183)
Missouri, Civil Marriages, 1820-1874 (5,668)
Tennessee, Church Marriages, 1810-1965 (1,533)
Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936 (90,841)
Montana, Chouteau County Records, 1876-2011 (8,857)
Montana, Granite County Records, 1865-2009 (4,960)
Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1940 (485,669)
New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 (1,148,023)
New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980 (581,963)
New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 (324,149)
Minnesota, Marriages, 1849-1950 (438,331)
Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests, 1903-1985 (866,687)
Montana, Mineral County Obituaries, 1870-1910 (5,266)
Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915 (3,831,485)
United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (2,528,371)
United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815 (1,130,851)
This is a sampling of the over 2,100 collections from all over the world that have been added to Family Search in the last six years. It may be worth your time to look at what is now available to you without having to drive to Salt Lake City!
To access the list go to FamilySearch.org, click on “Records”, on that page click on “Browse All Public Collections” which will show you “Historical Records Collections”; click on “Last Updated” which will reorganize the records, showing you the most recent additions first.
Happy Hunting!
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Seattle Genealogical Society News
ANNE JENNER TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE SCANDINAVIAN SIG
We’re delighted to have Anne Jenner, Pacific Northwest Curator, University of Washington Special Collections, as our speaker at the May meeting of the Scandinavian Special Interest Group, on Sunday, May 15, from 1:30-3:30pm, at the Seattle Genealogical Society, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle.
Anne served as the head of the library at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Swedish-American Historical Society. Anne will discuss resources of interest to those researching their Scandinavian roots, Swedish in particular!
Anne comes to us with extensive knowledge of Swedish language and culture. She received a B.A. in Swedish, with a minor in history, from North Park College in Chicago and her MLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Anne also has a M.A. in Scandinavian Languages and Literature from the University of Washington.
Check out her blog at pnwblog.wordpress.com or follow her on Twitter @pnwcurator
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THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News 13 April 2016
For more information visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932. We love hearing from you!
For a complete GFO CALENDAR go to www.gfo.org/calendar.htm.
Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-Apr.pdf.
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DNA Day is this Sunday! Join us for a full day of free classes! Or come for a few, at the very least!!
Y-chromosome DNA and mitochondrial DNA Basics, 9am – 10:20am
Learn the differences between the Y-DNA and the mtDNA test and how each helps your genealogy research. Understand how the different results are displayed and what each means. (includes 15 minutes for questions) Presented by Lisa McCullough
The Basics of Autosomal DNA, 10:30 – noon
Discover how atDNA is inherited, how to find the common ancestors and how to determine which DNA segments came from which ancestor. (includes 15 minutes for questions). Presented by Emily Aulicino
The Three DNA companies with Success Stories, 1pm – 2:20pm
Discover which company offers what features in order to make the best decision for you needs. Learn how a success story involving all three companies can be a guideline for your accomplishments. (includes 15 minutes for questions) Presented by Tim Janzen
I’ve Tested. Now What?, 2:30pm – 3:50pm
Learn what steps you can take to better insure finding a common ancestor for any of the three major tests (includes 15 minutes for questions). Presented by Emily D. Aulicino
Q & A, 4pm – 5pm
The presenters will take questions on any genetic genealogy topic.
Don’t be left out! Be sure to bring all handouts and an evaluation form for each class. Presentation notes and evaluation forms can be downloaded HERE.
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Whitman County Genealogical Society Spring Seminar
Hi, all,
Attached you will find information about our spring seminar, which is FREE! In addition, we will have goodies to munch on! We have an exciting program planned with Charlotte Omoto speaking on DNA, and Matt and Sheli Carroll speaking on Irish Research. Mark your calendar for Sat., April 30, 9 – 12:15, Bishop Place, Pullman. We would like an RSVP by April 15 so we can plan for the number of handouts, snacks, etc. Walk-ins are welcome, however. See the flyer for how to RSVP and for further details on the seminar. We look forward to seeing you there. Monica Peters, WCGS Corresponding Secretary
La Quinta Motel Reservations for WSGS Conference
I have heard from some people that they are having a hard time making reservations for the 2016 conference. After checking with the
La Quinta folks it seems like if you dial the local number given and punch the number associated with reservations, you are sent to their
national reservation center, who have not heard of any group rate for the conference.
So they informed me that as soon as the phone is answered by La Quinta, Immediately punch the number 6 which will take you to the local front desk and they can direct you to reservations, who do know about the group rate.
Hopefully this will clear up this problem.
Northwest Genealogy Conference Early Bird Discount Ends Soon
Early Bird Discount will end April 15th
Are you one of the 80+ people who have registered for the 2016 Northwest Genealogy Conference? If so, Congratulations you saved $20.
If you haven’t registered yet, you only have 4 days remaining to take advantage of the discount pricing. Log on to www.nwgc.org and select NwGC Registration.
We hope to see you at the conference.