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Success Story!
Hi, Donna!
After your great presentation at our TCGS meeting on the 9th about the WPA and CCC, I found a distant relative (wife of a great aunt’s son) who worked for the WPA for 2 years starting at her age 19 in 1936 helping to build the Timberline Lodge in Oregon. Her name at that time before she got married was Marjorie Elizabeth Holtham. My Dad grew up with her husband’s older half-brother, even though we never met Marjorie. Here is a link to her FindAGrave memorial where I found the information about her WPA work in the newspaper death notice:
https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77285134
Kind regards, L.S., Richland, WA, member Tri-City Genealogical Society
**** I do not share this story to give myself a pat on the back. I share this story to demonstrate once again the WSGS slogan: YOU WON’T KNOW IF YOU DON’T GO!!!!
Tuesday Trivia
I’ve shared with you Parts 1 & 2 of Carol Buswell’s presentation to EWGS (Eastern Washington Genealogical Society) back on 7 April 2018. Here is the final part:
“One good use of archival records is for furnishing background to enrich the timeline of life for an ancestor. “So they were born in 1851 and died in 1910, what was going on around them in their lifetime?” Carol asked. “A wonderful feature of the National Archives is the website www.docsteach.org. At this website you’ll have access to thousands of primary sources…. Letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos and other document types…spanning the course of American history and we’re always adding more,” as was shown in Carol’s slide from the home page of this website.
The best method for using DocsTeach is this:
- Click to DocsTeach.org
- Create a free account
- Click to search first by time period and/or location
- Results may or may not be name-relevant but will be geographically relevant
- “It’s like asking what was going on in America and the world in 1906?”
Carol Buswell was an informative and interesting speaker and kept us all awake even after a delicious potluck lunch. She is the perfect ambassador for the National Archives at Seattle. She welcomes questions and comments from us anytime at carol.buswell@nara.gov. She lives in Omak and works from home most of the time.
She ended her time with us with this: “ALWAYS never happens; there is ALWAYS an exception; that’s the way ALWAYS works.” Advice worth pondering. Thanks, Carol.
NOTE: DO NOT pester Carol about Parts 1 & 2…. this is MY summary and notes from her talk to us. Scroll through earlier Tuesday Trivia posts for these first two installments.
Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society June Meeting
June general meeting and program
The June meeting and program for the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society will be June 9, 2018 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center starting at 10:30 am.
June’s program will be “Tips from Rootstech” presented by Linda Colton.
Linda is a long standing member of CGGS and attended RootsTech in February in Salt Lake City, Utah.
She will be giving a overview of what was presented and highlights of her trip.
Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, preserving and sharing our heritage.
CGGS meets the second Saturday of each month at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center at 5000 Discovery Drive in The Dalles, Oregon.
CGGS membership comprises residents of Wasco, Sherman, Hood River, Klickitat and Skamania Counties.
Public is always welcome – Bring a friend!
A suggested $1.00 donation to cover room rental costs.
CGGS does not meet in July or August – Summer Break!
Monday Mystery
Since Walla Walla was on my mind (see last week’s post), I got to wondering how this lovely town got it’s double-double name…. a name that many Easterners would laugh at.
“Walla Walla” was a Nez Perce name given to one of the indigenous groups who lived in the Walla Walla Valley, according to Myron Eells (1843-1907), a missionary who worked among and studied native peoples of the Pacific Northwest. “Walla Walla” means running waters, or more specifically, the place where a small stream runs into a larger one. In the Blue Mountains, the eastern border of the county, the Touchet and Walla Walla rivers originate and flow downhill westward, converging with Mill and Dry creeks in the heart of the valley and ultimately joining the Columbia River.”
Now you know! Or did you already know that?? (I did not.)
**Quote from www.HistoryLink.org, website for Washington History and a 2008 post by Michael J. Paulus, Jr.
Olympia Genealogical Society Genealogy Cafe Cancelled
Olympia Genealogical Society has CANCELLED its Drop-in Genealogy Help / Genealogy Cafe meetings. These have been held on 3rd Thursdays and 3rd Saturdays every month at Olympia Timberland Library. Do you have a calendar of these doings?
JOYCE OGDEN — PUBLICITY
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Joyce T. Ogden
Olympia Genealogical Society June Meeting
Erin Quinn Valcho, curator at the Lacey Museum, will share her expertise in the preservation of old photographs and documents. A museum professional for 20 years, Erin has a passion for ensuring the long-term preservation of objects which tell stories that illuminate life in the past. Join us on Thursday June 14 at 7 pm, Thurston County Courthouse, Building 1, Room 152. Info 360-451-1059 www.OlyGenSoc.org
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Joyce T. Ogden
jtogden@comcast.net
GENEALOGICAL Forum’s Thursday Evening E-News
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’sThursday EveningE-News, Edition17 May 2018 |
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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. We love hearing from you! For a complete GFO CALENDAR click here. Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider for May 2018, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy HERE. NOTE: The Insider issues are now located under the “Learn” > “Our Publications” menu at www.gfo.org. |
Curious about the status of your GFO Membership? We’d love to have you as a GFO Member! |
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Help Wanted? Yes! Bulletin Editor & Membership Assistant |
We’re still recruiting for a Managing Editor for our quarterly Bulletin publication AND for some Membership Volunteers. We need your help to keep GFO going strong. We’re currently in need of a Managing Editor for our quarterly publication, The Bulletin. The good news is, we have a substantial stockpile of articles so this will give the next Editor a big help before they begin. Also, we need an Assistant for our Membership Committee Chair. Have a couple of hours to spare each month? Please help us keep membership records up to date. Training provided. Email volunteer@gfo.org if interested! |
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Thank You for All the Years of Service! |
Ellie Dir – Endowment CommitteeGFO would like to thank Ellie for all her many many years of graciously serving on our Endowment Committee. Your contributions have been immeasurable and we can’t thank you enough, Ellie! You will be truly missed. We wish you all the joys in the world in your retirement! Please email either president@gfo.org or endowment@gfo.org if you are interested in helping the Endowment Committee. The seat Ellie is leaving requires attendance and participation at the Endowment Committee’s quarterly meetings. Tom O’Brien – Genealogy Problem Solvers ExtraordinaireWe would like to also thank Tom O’Brien for his faithful and tireless work over the last 2 1/2 years as one of our Genealogy Problem Solvers (GPS) experts. The group will not be the same without you, Tom! Thank you so much for all you’ve done to make this Special Interest Group such a wonderful success. |
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Early Bird Registration ends after June 17thDon’t miss out on this super amazing Half-Day German Research Seminar at GFO Library. WHEN? July 7th, 9:30am – noon Registration starts HERE! (Sign up online or print the paper registration form and mail it on in today.) |
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GFO’s May STAR – Mac McGarvinGFO’s jack-of-all trades has done it again. Mac took it upon himself to build and install more than five hundred new shelves for our books. The existing metals shelves were too short and didn’t provide adequate support for the size and number of books we store. So he made wooden shelf inserts, custom-cut and assembled to fit over the existing shelves. This instantly gave us deeper shelves. Our books and the GFO are once again in better shape thanks to Mac’s vigilant care. Thank you, Mac, for all you do for GFO! |
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Season 10 starts Monday, May 21st!!This season’s lineup looks amazing, from Jon Cryer to Hilary Duff. See the full list HERE and don’t miss out on all the celebrity genealogy magic! |
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All? Just a Few Books Left… |
BOOK REVIEWERS NEEDED:The GFO has an agreement with a few genealogy book publishers. In exchange for providing us with free books, we agree to provide them with reviews of the material. Recently, the donated books have begun to pile up. Please help us get caught up (and stay caught up) on this project that benefits the GFO library. And you may find the most amazing books in the process!
If you can help, please contact Joan Galles at bookreviews@gfo.org, or call her on Fridays at the GFO, 503-963-1932. |
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On May 25th – 27th, at the historic Fort Vancouver, the Clark County Genealogical Society’s Spring Seminar will feature NEHGS Chief Genealogist, David Allen Lambert, who will speak on three genealogical research topics. · May 25, 7 – 9:30pm…Casual gala reception will be held on Friday evening at the Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks. · May 26, 8am – 3pm…Lambert’s three educational sessions will take place at the Historic Red Cross Building. · May 27, 10am – 3pm…CCGS research library and education center at nearby 717 Grand Boulevard will be open and available for research and tour meeting place for the local Pioneer Cemetery. For more information and to register, click HERE. |
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SATURDAY, May 19thGenealogy Problem Solvers 9:30 – 11:30am Another of GFO’s members has submitted a genealogical puzzle for our experts to try and solve! This time, however, our inquiring member has offered GFO a $500 donation prize if the Genealogy Problem Solvers can crack the case! Join us for this free presentation on May 19th, and marvel at the research wonders of experts Harold Hinds, Kristin Parks, Duane Funk, and Tom O’Brien. Italian Group Noon – 2pm Italian Research, Without Knowing the Language – Researching your Italian roots can be fun and rewarding. Italy is rich in genealogy and family history resources. This presentation provides a brief overview of Italian geography, major historical events that affected record keeping, and where to find the records. This will give you a foundation for searching Italian records. Facilitated by Keith Pyeatt. Gen Talk – My Cuban Cousins 2 – 3pm Finding and Following the Paths of My Cuban Cousins: “I was always told that I had cousins who had immigrated to Cuba, but no one could remember their names or even which branch of the family they were from. And Cuba is a difficult country to research. As more records have become available online, I was able to uncover enough clues to find and contact some of my Cuban cousins. In the summer of 2015, I traveled to Cuba to see what traces I could find of my family there.” Presentation by Janice Sellers. SUNDAY, May 20thLibrary Work Party 9am – 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, while 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 Users’ Group 1 – 3pm Join other users who want to work through the 2017 Companion Guide to Family TreeMaker. Bring your laptop with 2017 version of FTM installed and an empty USB thumb drive. We’ll organize future sessions and work through Chapter 3 in the guide. A practice tree will be used so as not to damage your personal tree. Facilitated by Joyce Grant-Worley. Interested or have questions? Email Joyce at FTM@gfo.org. French Canada Group 3:30 – 5pm Sharing stories of our history. Come and join this new group to learn more about French Canadian ancestry and Acadia. The group leader is Bob LaMarche. WEDNESDAY, May 23Open Late The GFO library remains open every Wednesday evening until 8pm. |
Northwest Genealogy Conference Vendor Tables
The Northwest Genealogy Conference is offering free tables to any 501(c)3 Genealogy Society who would like to have one at the conference. First come first served tables are limited. Register at www.nwgc.org or email info@stillygen.org.?
Pam Liebelt
Publicity Chair,
Stillaguamish Valley Genealogy Society and NwGC