GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Thursday Evening E-News

by Charles Hansen

THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s

Thursday Evening

E-News, Edition

29 March 2018
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 April 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!

Easter Day GFO Closure

GFO’s Library will be closed this coming Sunday, April 1st, for the Easter Holiday.

We hope to see you again bright and early on Monday, April 2nd, at 9:30am!

As always, thanks for all you do for GFO.

Call for Raffle Tablers

 

GFO needs several superhero volunteers at the Spring Seminar.

Contact GFO’s Vice President, Sharyle Kingston, at vicepresident@gfo.org asap if you’re even the least bit interested!
Duties include staffing our raffle table during the Saturday Seminar on April 14th.

Location: Oregon Military Museum @ Camp Withycombe, 15300 SE Minuteman Way, Clackamas, Oregon
Time: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Note: Photo ID required by venue.

As always, thank you for all you do for GFO.

GFO’s Spring Seminar is Around the Corner! Register Now
 

How can you prove your ancestors fought in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War or World War I?

Come hear one of the most engaging national experts in military records at the GFO’s Spring Seminar April 14 & 15.

We’re bringing Michael Strauss in for two great days of lessons.

Location: Oregon Military Museum @ Camp Withycombe, Details Here!
Sign Me Up

Call for Bulletin Co-Editors!
 

Our fearless co-editor, Marti Dell, needs your help to keep our quarterly publication alive and well!

We have an opening for another co-editor for The Bulletin. This exciting position includes:

▪ Soliciting interesting articles.
▪ Managing the editing process between our copy editors and proofreaders and authors.
▪ Coordinating the layout process.
▪ Ensuring electronic and mail delivery of the finished product four times a year.

Interested? Please contact Marti at bulletin@gfo.org.

Greek, Not German Please
 

Online Greek Dictionary

We apologize for the incorrect link to a German online dictionary in last week’s E-News.

The intended Greek dictionary website, linked HERE, is not only a “modern Greek dictionary” but also has many additional resources for your research and cultural curiosities.

Illinois Annexes Other States (Well, Our Interest Group Does)
 

The Illinois Special Interest Group has officially become: The Great Lakes Region Special Interest Group.

This group generally meets on the second Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at the GFO library. No meetings in July, August, December, and always check the GFO calendar for updates to this schedule.

Interest in the Great Lakes Region can be broad and diverse, as some ancestors settled and remained there for generations, while others spent a short time there before moving on. The group’s interests include migration, travel, trade, historical events, and research techniques specific to the area.

If you would like more information about this group or have questions, you may contact Lynn Rossing via email at GreatLakes@gfo.org.

Do you have Cuban ancestors?
 

Database of Officers of the Ten Years War 1868-1878! Click HERE for all the info on this expansive project.

The database is published on CubaGenWeb and is the compilation work of Eugenio de J. Perez Ferrer and Jose de Santa Cruz Pacheco Rivery.

Don’t forget the May 19th GenTalk at GFO (free event…oh so very free) all about Cuban ancestry!

At the GFO This Week…

SUNDAY, April 1st

The GFO Library will be closed this Sunday for the Easter holiday.

MONDAY, April 2nd

First Free Monday!! 9:30am – 5pm

Not a member of the GFO, but desperate to find out what’s in our holdings and to use all our wonderful online database subscriptions (Newspapers.com, World Library Ancestry.com, HistoryGeo, and more)? No problem! Every first Monday of every month GFO’s library is absolutely free and open to the public! Hope to see you there.

WEDNESDAY, April 4th

Learn & Chat 10am – noon

At Learn & Chat some of the learning comes from speakers with particular expertise but most of it comes from the sharing of experiences and knowledge of attendees who have developed methods that work for them. And if you have been doing genealogy for any length time you have likely experienced the wonderful moments of exhilaration, the successes that you then share with others and that drive you to continue researching. Unfortunately those times can be few and far between. Join us to talk about your genealogy questions and help provide support to others. Facilitated by Jean Quan.

DNA Q&A 1 – 3pm

Lisa McCullough will be available to help answer your DNA questions, whether you are new and just getting started or have more involved questions.

Friday Serendipity

by Charles Hansen

More thoughts, ideas and sights gleaned from my trip to New Zealand:

Do you have your mother’s or grandmother’s teacup collection??? If so, have you ever wondered what to DO with all of those porcelains??? Well, here’s an idea, found in a cafe in NZ:

South King County Genealogical Society April Activities

by Charles Hansen

South King County Genealogical Society

April Activities as of March 28, 2018

Family Tree Maker User Group

“Entering People”

Saturday, April 7, 2018, 10:15 to 11:45 am

KCLS Des Moines Library, 21620 11th Ave SE, Des Moines, WA 98198

Learn the basics of using the Family Tree Maker 2017 program. This month, the topic is entering the people’s names, locations, dates and relationships into the program. For more Information about our society, check our website at SKCGS.org.

Genealogy Research Workshop

“Personal Research Assistance”

Friday, April 20, 2018, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Family History Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 12817 SE 256th St. Kent, WA 98030

Search the following websites for free: MyHeritage, Find My Past, Ancestry, Ancestral Quest and FamilySearch. Use the computers available at the Family History Center or bring your own laptop for access. Assistance will be provided by two experienced genealogists, Winona Laird and Lowell Tuttle. For more Information about our society, check our website at SKCGS.org.

General Meeting

“A Glimpse of the Archives” with Midori Okazaki

April 21, 2018, 10:00 am to 11:45 am

Wesley Lea Hill, 32049 – 109th Place SE, Auburn, WA 98092

The presentation will introduce the Washington State Archives and its branches around the state.  Special focus will be given to the Puget Sound Branch in Bellevue.  There will be an overview of the collections held at the Puget Sound Branch and you will get tips on how to find material both in our physical locations and online at the Washington State Digital Archives. For more Information about our society, check our website at SKCGS.org.

Beginner Education Class

“Military and Land Records”

Saturday, April 21, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Wesley Lea Hill Theater, 2nd Floor, 32049 – 109th Place SE, Auburn, WA 98092

Learn about compiled military service records, official military service records, bounty land warrants and military pension files. For more Information about our society, check our website at SKCGS.org.

Technology User Group

“Introduction to Evernote”

April 23, 2018, 1:00 p to 3:00 pm

KCLS – Covington Library, 27100 – 164th Ave. SE, Covington, WA 98042

If not currently using Evernote for taking notes, learn ways to use in your personal life or for genealogical research, planning and reading. It is a cloud based service allowing access across multiple platforms – phones, tablets, e-readers, laptops and computers. For more Information about our society, check our website at SKCGS.org.

Writing Special Interest Group

April 27, 2018, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

KCLS – Covington Library, 27100 – 164th Ave. SE, Covington, WA 98042

The Writing SIG is a round table type discussion group to encourage and help each of us to write family oriented stories, anecdotes, narrative genealogies, biographies, etc. Formal writing experience is not required. This is not a class on how to write a book. This will be a group discussing tips on how to get started writing about ourselves and family.

Submitted by Janet Camarata, Publicity Chairman, SKCGS, camarata2@gmail.com, 206-335-9577

Susan Jensen Pointer Awarded 2017 Outstanding Volunteer Honor

by Roxanne Lowe

Since 2003, the Washington State Genealogical Society has recognized over 500 outstanding volunteers and teams, nominated by their local society or genealogical organization for their service and dedication. These volunteers are the backbone of their local society, giving their time and expertise, to the organization and the field of genealogy. In the coming months, you will be introduced to each of the 2017 award recipients and learn why they received the 2017 WSGS Outstanding Volunteer and Team Award.

Susan Jensen Pointer

Today we’re introducing Susan Jensen Pointer of Longview, Washington, who was nominated by the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society (LCGS). She was recognized for her diligence and dedication to the society’s well-being.

Susan has served as the society’s treasurer for the past four years. In addition, she previously served as the LCGS secretary. As treasurer, she has diligently kept the financial records of the society. She generates the treasurer’s report each month reflecting the intake of dues, monies received from the annual rest stop fundraiser, payments to buy books and donations received for memorial books. She is also currently serving on the nominating committee, devotes her time to the rest stop fundraiser, and has written for the society’s newsletter.

Susan has always shown a willingness to participate in a wide variety of activities of the society, and richly deserved being a recipient of a 2017 WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award.

For more information on the WSGS Outstanding Volunteer Award program, visit the Recognition page of the WSGS website or contact Roxanne Lowe, Interim Recognition Chair, at Roxanne@thekeeffes.com.

Wednesday Nostalgia

by Charles Hansen

Did you or your mother or your grandmother or (like me) your Aunt Dorothy ever use one of these?

For our family it was not a tea strainer but a thingy to put Italian spices in and then hang onto a pot of simmering tomato sauce in the “true old fashioned Italian way,” Aunt Dorothy used to say. She ought to know; she was married to an Italian, Angelo Cicero.

Aunt Dorothy would mix cans of all of these spices in a mixing bowl: rosemary, cumin, sweet basil, oregano, anise or coriander seed, marjoram, tarragon, parsley, fennel seed. Then she’d fill the little metal ball with these spices and add “1 bay leaf and 1 chili pepper per tea ball.”

Her Spaghetti Sauce was the absolutely bestest over! Try it yourself….. if you can find a metal tea ball.

 

Whatcom Genealogical Society April Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Whatcom Genealogical Society, Bellingham, WA will hold its Monday, April 9th meeting at the Bellingham Elks Lodge, 710 Samish Way at 2 pm.  Mary Kathryn Kozy will speak on “Planning & Preparing for a Research Trip.”  Visitors welcome!  Contact:  360-733-8300
Our Society is planning a group research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  The arrival date is 15 July and the departure is 22 July.  You are not obligated to stay for the entire week.   Anyone interested should contact Cindy Harris at caharris1162@yahoo.com

Tri-City Genealogical Society April Meeting

by Charles Hansen

Join us for the next TCGS meeting on 11 April 2018 Come to the Tri- City Genealogical Society at the Benton County PUD 7:00 PM— 2721 W 10th Ave — Kennewick WA Tri -Cities Aviation History — Pasco Naval Air Station/Bombing Range
[ Beginning Genealogy Class‘ Using FamilySearch Learning Center ’ – 6:15 to 6:45 PM]
Did you know the Tri-Cities Airport was originally Naval Air Station (NAS) Pasco ? Discover how our community was transformed when it became the third busiest Naval aviation training base in the U.S. during World War II. How many young men earned their pilot wings at NAS Pasco? What type of aircraft did they fly? Were women allowed to work on the base? How did Bombing Range Road come to be? What was the eventual fate of the Naval Air Station, and what historic landmark has been saved in our community? Bring your questions, stories and your leather flight jacket (optional) and experience our amazing local aviation history.

Tuesday Trivia

by Charles Hansen

We here in Washington all recognize a Douglas Fir. But do we know who named that tree?? Reading a book on Perth, Scotland (hoping for ancestor information), p. 16-17 of “Perth & Kinross: The Big Country” by Jeremy Duncan, 1997, caught my eye. “The Douglas Fir was named after David Douglas who was born in Scone in 1799 and was the first to bring back to this country (Scotland) the seeds of that great tree.Well over 200 other plants wee introduced to European soil by Douglas including the Sitka spruce, the flowering currant…… and a host of others. He is commemorated by a tall memorial erected in 1841 in the grounds of Scone Old Church. A panel on the reverse lists some of the hundreds of plants he discovered.”

Surprise your friends with your newly-learned trivia info about our Washington state Douglas Fir!

Monday Mystery

by Charles Hansen

Which Washington County has:

*** More horses per capita than any other county in the U.S.??

** Ten ostrich farms??

** The tallest American chestnut tree (106′ by 20′ around)??

** Washes 5500 pounds of laundry aboard an aircraft carrier there?

** A forgotten volcano, Glacier Peak??

Here’s a clue:

 

((This according to Washington Curiosities, 2008.))