SCRIBE-ing Report

by Charles Hansen

Reporting in again with a progress report on my SCRIBE-ing fun.

I’m proud to announce that I was number 142 on the list…. meaning that 141 folks had indexed more names than me. But you see I’ve risen up to number 84! So “only” 83 folks have done more indexing than me. I likely will never catch up with (WSGS Past President) Stephen Baylor or Charles Hansen but that’s okay. I’m SCRIBE-ing and that’s the point.

SCRIBE is the indexing opportunity afforded by the Washington State Archives. Google it to get yourself set up to contribute and you too will soon have happy news to report!

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Saturday, February 2 Black History Month  (EWGS Meetings) 12:30 pm to 3:00 pmSpokane Public Library Auditorium – Downtown Spokane – Main Floor Black History Month 2019 Poetry – Genealogy – History Join Spokane poet Stephen Pitters as he reads poetry, discusses genealogy, and shares his personal experiences as the first black student to live on an all-white campus in Louisiana.   Pitters hosts the Spokane Open Poetry Program on KYRS-Thin Air Community Radio. He has published five volumes of poetry, with a sixth arriving in February or March.

Wednesday Nostalgia

by Charles Hansen

Ever used the website www.zillow.com? This is a realty website for those selling and for those buying a house. But what’s so fun about this website is that you can type in the address of the house where you lived as a child. Here is my house on 311 Great Jones Street, Fairfield, California, as it looks today:

And to my happy eyes, it doesn’t look very much different from when I lived here in 1949 to 1950. In the back, my dad built for me a little playhouse and put the numbers “312” on it. Guess that’s long gone.

Go look for a photo of your childhood home…… if you can remember the address.

Tuesday Trivia

by Charles Hansen

If you live in Eastern Washington, then you know about DUST. We over here in the eastern 2/3 of the EVERGREEN state realize that we cannot be the world’s biggest wheat-to-bread-and-pasta growing area of the world without having DUST. But we do not have to like it.

Stefanie Pettit is a regular columnist for The Spokesman Review in Spokane. A recent article of hers was addressing the subject of spring cleaning. She wrote “Truth be told, I’m not such a fanatic housecleaner in any season. I’ve made my accommodation with dust. It does have to live somewhere, so I don’t mind if a bit of it chooses to rake residence on my coffee table from time to time.”

It was her “it has to live somewhere” that granted me peace and a reprieve from my self-imposed War on Dust.

**Thanks to sheknows.com for the so-appropriate image.

Monday Mystery

by Charles Hansen

Back in 1918 Rose Kempf was murdered at her home in Readan, west of Spokane on Christmas day. The Spokane newspaper of the day ran tidbits on the story for days and clear into January 1919. Seems one William Delaney gave some strychnine-laced candy and then carefully tossed the rest of the box into the stove when Rose noticed that “the candy tasted bitter.” Seems that Rose had a suitor, Karl Reiniger, who was soon to come home from the Navy to marry her and jealous William just couldn’t handle it. While the case was closed and never proven, circumstantial evidence surely pointed to Delaney. Think of all the mysterious deaths of the past when, without forensics, the real reasons were never discovered.

She lies sleeping in the Reardan Cemetery; rest in peace, Rose.

Kittitas County Genealogical Society February Meeting

by Charles Hansen

“How to Use Family Search” will be the topic presented at the February 4th  meeting of the Kittitas County Genealogical Society (KCGS).  Chris Fowler will be the presenter at the 7 pm meeting held at the society’s Library at 413 N. Main in Ellensburg.  Some of us have never used Family Search, so Chris will give us some of the basics, plus update us on what is new.  Guests are welcome to attend this presentation.

In addition, KCGS is proud to announce that their new website at www.kcgswa.org is now up and running.  We have become another of the websites developed by EasyNetSites.com and proudly join with other WA State genealogical sites connected with EasyNetSites.

David L. Storla

Storla98926@charter.net

KCGS Treasurer and Webmaster

Lower Columbia Genealogy Society February Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Moving into February, our society is pleased to present

Round Table Discussion:

Family Search & General Genealogy

led by member, JOAN ENDERS, to help us learn the most effective ways to use FamilySearch. We look forward to a good discussion session with help from her colleagues, and varied round table topics.

LOWER COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walcolgs/

SOMERSET RETIREMENT APARTMENTS

2025 TIBBETTS DRIVE, LONGVIEW

DINING ROOM 7:00 PM

February 14, 2019

Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend.

GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Thursday Evening E-News

by Charles Hansen

THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Thursday Evening E-News Edition January 17, 2019
Curious about the status of your GFO Membership? We’d love to have you as a GFO Member!
For more information visit www.gfo.org.
Contact us at info@gfo.org or 503-963-1932. Be sure to check the complete GFO CALENDAR.
Also, don’t miss the current issue of The Forum Insider
Free GFO Library Use for All Federal Workers
Are you a federal worker getting no pay during the government shutdown? You are welcome to come and use the GFO Library FREE as long as this shutdown lasts. You may have extra time on your hands; feel free to come tap all the resources the GFO has to offer, including 50,000 holdings and access to subscription databases that would cost you an arm and a leg at home. Please show your government employment I.D. at our reception desk for free admission.
Spring Seminar Registration Now Open!
You’ve seen him on TV on Oprah’s Roots and Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates. Now come hear him in person for a day and a half of superb genealogy lessons. We are thrilled to be able to bring professional genealogist and Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association Tony Burroughs to Portland for our Spring Seminar April 26th and 27th. In a special promotion, we have cut the usual seminar price in half. It costs just $25 to attend the first day and $15 the second.
Register Now
Important Reminder about FamilySearch
We’re thrilled to be a FamilySearch Affiliate Library now. However, to be able to use FamilySearch at the GFO, you must bring your own login name and password. It’s free. FamilySearch does not charge for this service, but it does require each researcher to use their own login and password to access these additional resources at its Affiliate Libraries.
Board Fills Vacancy
We are delighted to welcome Joyce Grant-Worley to the GFO Board of Directors and sad to say goodbye to Anne Wheeler. Anne has had to step away from her work on GFO’s board for personal reasons. While she’s not able to serve as Director-at-Large any longer, Anne will continue to help our library team, serving indispensably in GFO’s many ongoing projects. We will miss Anne on the board and want to extend our thanks to her for her dedication and hard work. Joyce attends many of the Special Interest Groups and jumped in to lead the new Family Tree Maker Users’ Group. She’s also involved with the Portland Mac Users Group (PMUG) College which is now holding regular Apple computer classes at the GFO. Welcome to the board, Joyce!
Bookstore Feature of the Week: Teddy Roosevelt’s Series
If these books by Teddy Roosevelt were inscribed by the author, they’d be worth $23,000! Alas, they are not. So this set of five can be yours for just $50! Before he was President of the United States, Roosevelt wrote his The Winning of the West series. These are 1905 reprints of his 1889 books, featuring suede-like spines. This set includes Volumes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 (4 is missing). Titles include The Spread of English Speaking Peoples, In the Current of the Revolution, The War in the North West, St. Clair and Wayne, and Louisiana and Aaron Burr. To buy these books, contact booksales@gfo.org. There are hundreds more historic volumes available in the GFO Bookstore. Also be sure to check our $2 and $10 surplus book shelves at the front of the library.
Find the Story, Write the Story: Half-Day Seminar Join professional genealogist Pam Vestal for a half-day seminar at the GFO on Sunday, February 24th from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Topics:
Teasing Out the Hidden Story Behind the Genealogical Facts.
Learn to dig deeply into the genealogical details and to breathe life into your ancestors’ stories. How to Write Ancestral Stories Even Your Relatives Will Want to Read.
With good research, thoughtful planning, and a dash of ingenuity, you can create engaging genealogical stories designed to entice even seemingly disinterested readers. Register online now!
Bonus Donations to GFO for Magazines Purchased This Month
We’re excited to announce another bonus donation opportunity for Genealogical Forum Of Oregon Inc. Through January 31, 2019, AmazonSmile will donate 15% the purchase price of new print magazine subscriptions. Click here for details.
You can help us all year long by shopping from smile.amazon.com after you choose the Genealogical Forum of Oregon to benefit from your purchases. Amazon makes a small donation each time but charges you nothing extra.
This week at GFO …
SUNDAY, January 20th
Library Work Party 9 a.m. – noon
There’s another work party at the GFO library today for those of you who can come. There’s lots to do and we’d love to have your help. Doors open at 9 and work usually wraps up around noon. Some people come for just an hour or so; others work the full time. You are welcome to do either. Any time you can share is valuable. Hope to see you there.

Family Tree Maker for Beginners 1 – 3 p.m. This is a beginners’ class for Family Tree Maker users and for those considering a purchase. It will be repeated on a quarterly basis.

French Canada Group 3:30 – 5 p.m. This month’s topic will be our “gateway” ancestor or ancestors, those who were the first to arrive in New France and/or Acadia, and whose ancestral line has come down to us. Also, members will discuss family associations and organizations as reunion and genealogical resources. Come and join this group to learn more about French Canadian ancestry and Acadia. The group leader is Bob LaMarche. Send questions to FrCan@gfo.org.

WEDNESDAY, January 23rd
Library Open late to 8 p.m.