Today’s is a real doosie: How did THAT get donated to a Goodwill store?
1774 Philadelphia Newspaper Turns up at South Jersey Goodwill
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society November Meeting
The Yakima Valley Genealogical Society will hold its monthly general meeting Saturday, November 3 at 10:00 at the library. Pat Hert will present the program “Divorce Records”. The public is welcome to attend. Call 509-248-1328 for information.
Whatcom Genealogical Society November Meeting
Whatcom Genealogical Society will meet Monday, November 12, 2 p.m. at the Bellingham Elks Lodge, Bellingham. The program will be Elizabeeth Joffrion from WWU Center for Pacific Northwest Studies and Jannette Gomes from the Washington State Archives who will give a presentation on what is available for genealogists at their facilities. Visitors are always welcome! Contact: 360-733-8300.
Puget Sound Civil War Roundtable Meeting
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Friday Serendipity
Need a fundraising idea for your society? The Clallam County Genealogical society in Port Angeles, Washington, has a dandy idea to share.
The roof of this little blue plastic “piggy” bank reads: “Help Pay Off the Mortgage” “When I’m full, bring me to the Clallam Co Genealogical Society, 360-417-5000.”
According to Virginia “Ginny” Majewski, past president of CCGS, this little idea is really working well. “The funds are coming in,” she told me with a smile. “These can be purchased very cheaply, even with a printed slogan or logo,” she added.
Ask “Grandma” Google for help with these. Perhaps it’s an idea that will fit your society’s needs??
GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Thursday Evening E-News
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’sThursday EveningE-News EditionOctober 25, 2018 |
Curious about the status of your GFO Membership?We’d love to have you as a GFO Member! |
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For more information visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932. Be sure to check the complete GFO CALENDAR. |
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Join us this Saturday, October 27th, at 12:30 p.m. at GFO’s LibraryGFO’s African American Ancestry Special Interest Group (SIG) this month will feature guest Emily-Jane Dawson, a reference librarian with the Multnomah County Library system. Dawson will speak about genealogical resources available within the library system for African American genealogy. She will highlight the three-volume index “Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources” by James de T. Abajian. The index covers publications from the 1880s to about the 1950s. Please join us! All our SIGs are free and open to the public.Our African American Ancestry SIG meets the 4th Saturday of each month. |
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The raffle prizes this year are out of this world!Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Fall Seminar for $1 each or six for $5.Please remember to bring cash to buy both raffle tickets and books at the seminar. Here are a few of the great items being raffled:
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Buy yourself some history!The GFO has hundreds of surplus books for sale. Some of the historic volumes are extremely valuable and date back to the 1880s. We also have a bevy of affordable $10 books in the front of the library and bargain books for $2 outside our front door. Many of our bargain books will be available at the Fall Seminar. See what’s available here. |
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Open House Presenters Needed |
GFO’s 2019 Open House is right around the corner. Mark you calendar now for March 23rd through 31st.We are looking for presenters to give 50-minute sessions on any topic that may be of interest to beginning genealogists. Opening weekend: Saturday will be devoted to Irish research and is being planned by the Irish Special Interest Group. Sunday will be a Beginner’s Boot Camp. The closing Saturday and Sunday will be DNA Days planned by Emily Aulicino and team and will feature a very special guest. Stay tuned for more information. There is an “adoption” theme on Wednesday and additional participants are being sought. There will be panel discussions and presentations relating to questions about whether to search for biological family. There will also be resources available on topics such as how to make first contact. There are lots of presentation spots open on Monday and Tuesday, as well as some on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Again, if you can participate by leading a session at GFO’s 2019 Open House, please send a message to laurel.smith@gfo.org. Presenters will be compensated with profuse gratitude! GFO will print and provide any handouts for attendees. We don’t know of any other genealogical organization that provides a 9-day event, packed with content, absolutely FREE to all attendees. But we need your help to make it happen! |
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Click the image for the full “how-to” story about using Yelp, posted on Legacy Family Tree’s News page earlier this week. Thanks for the wonderful shout-out, Legacy! |
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SATURDAY, October 27thDNA Advanced 9 a.m. – noon Tim Janzen will give a presentation on DNA Painter and creating network diagrams. Meetings are held at the GFO Library on the 4th Saturday of January, April, July, and October unless there is a GFO seminar or other scheduling conflict. Remember to ALWAYS check the calendar. Please download, print and bring to class the evaluation form which can be found here. African American Ancestry Group 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Emily-Jane Dawson, a reference librarian with the Multnomah County Library system, will speak about general genealogical resources available within the library system. One item she will discuss is the three-volume index “Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources” by James de T. Abajian. The index covers publications from the 1880s to about the 1950s. Also, come meet the group’s new leader, Janice Sellers: “I’ve been researching my family for more than 40 years. I started doing black genealogy research about 15 years ago for extended family members. I have traced three of those family lines back to 1870 censuses and some individuals to 1867 in tax lists, but I have not yet been able to break through the 1865 Emancipation barrier. Since then, I have discovered my own African roots through DNA testing. I haven’t found my own black ancestors yet, but I never give up. I’m in this for the long haul, and I hope to help you advance your research too.” SUNDAY, October 28thLibrary Work Party 9:30 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. WEDNESDAY, October 31stEarly Library Closure! GFO’s research library will close at 5 p.m. in honor of All Hallows’ Eve. We wish you a very happy and safe Halloween! |
Eastern Washington Genealogical Society November Canadian Seminar
Saturday, November 3 through Saturday, November 3
Canadian Research (Seminar)
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Country Homes Christian Church, 8415 N Wall, Spokane, WA
Genealogical research in the Pacific Northwest often leads to cross-border connections, because our relatives seemed to think that the grass was greener on the other side. Or maybe it was love, or economic opportunities.
Presenter Dave Obee — a Canadian journalist and genealogical researcher, will give five presentations on researching your Canadian connections.
Syllabuses: (click on the link to download the pdf syllabus)
Dave has written a dozen books and given more than 600 presentations at conferences and seminars in Canada, the United States and Australia since 1997. He is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of the Times Colonist in Victoria, British Columbia.
In 2012 Dave was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws by the University of Victoria for his work as a historian, genealogist and journalist. In 2017 Dave was awarded the annual Bill Good award, which recognizes a B.C. journalist, leader or educator who has made a significant impact in journalism and in the community at large.
He is a member of the board of Canada’s History Society, and is a member of the services consultation committee at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.
Dave is a columnist for two magazines, Internet Genealogy and Your Genealogy Today. He is the author of Counting Canada: A Genealogical Guide to the Canadian Census, and Destination Canada: A Genealogical Guide to Immigration Records. Dave is also the co-author (with Sherry Irvine) of Finding Your Canadian Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide, published by Ancestry in 2007.
Dave’s talk in Spokane will deal with immigration, the census, war records, Internet resources and more. While in Spokane Dave plans to do more research into his family connections here – connections that he will include in his talks.
ADMISSION: $20 Members $25 for non members
NO Lunch will be provided for REGISTRATION after October 15th. Sorry, NO REFUNDS!
For mail-in registration form Click here
Free lunch is no longer included but registration fee is still required.
You can register NOW online. Time is past for the free lunch menu but the registration fee is still required.
Wednesday Nostalgia
Know what this is? U.S. census takers, as well as Lewis & Clark in their journals, used one of these.
This is a replica of a quill pen, a writing instrument from long ago. I spotted these in the gift shop of the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana. Maybe they were “true” and maybe just “for tourists,” but they looked very difficult to use ….. and what a broad line they would make.
A quill pen is a writing implement made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal-nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. The hand-cut goose quill is rarely used as a calligraphy tool, because many papers are now derived from wood pulpand wear down the quill very quickly. However, it is still the tool of choice for a few scribes who noted that quills provide an unmatched sharp stroke as well as greater flexibility than a steel pen. (Thank you, Wikipedia.)
Tuesday Trivia
Catching up today………….
First, thank you all who take the time to enter comments on these blog posts. I really do appreciate knowing you read my posts and care enough to make comments.
Second, yesterday’s Mystery post was of Ginny and me at the Makah Cultural & Tribal Center in Neah Bay, Washington. I ask you what was your most vivid memory of that museum. Here’s mine:
The Makah people would take very thin cedar planks (top of left pix) and cut “Vs” into them so they would bend into a box shape. They would then join the edges with wooden pegs driven through on an angle. Amazing! To think of all that work to make ONE box…..and in the museum there were the remains of several. In “those times” they must have had boxes of all sizes, each laboriously made this way. Just amazing.
Monday’s Mystery
Last August, WSGS president Virginia Majewski “Ginny,” and I visited this place. Where is it??? What is it??
And if you’ve been there, what do you remember most vividly about that visit??