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To access the flyer which contains a registration form please download the file October Flyer
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Free Family History Conference in Surrey, BC,
Free all day Family History Conference in Surrey, BC, October 14th, 2017.
Speakers include Mary Kathryn Kozy, Dave Obee, Brenda L. Smith and M. Diane Rogers. The BC Genealogical Society will be there too!
Family History – Finding Your Roots Conference – Surrey, BC, Canada – FREE
Saturday October 14th from 8:30 am – 4:20 pm
Pre-register at www.findingyourroots.ca so you can download handouts. Come for a class or two or stay all day.
See the schedule on-line – 38 classes.
Lunch available – please preorder.
6270-126 St., Surrey, BC, Canada
604 597 9695
Okanogan Genealogy Society News
Schedule
For
October, November, December
October 4th @ 1:30 p.m.
Wilson Research Center
Agenda
“RE-Hash” of September 9
What we learned, how to improve our next Speaking
Nomination for 2018 Officers
What we want for the
“End Of The Year Party”
November 9th @ 1:30 p.m.
Wilson Research Center
Agenda
Short Meeting
Program By
Carol Buswell
speaking on American Indian Records
December 7th @ 1:30 p.m.
Short Meeting
Elections 2018 Officers
“End Of The Year Party”
Electronic Records Day
Electronic Records Day is designed to raise awareness among state government agencies, the general public, related professional organizations, and other stakeholders about the crucial role electronic records play in their world.
To assist you in this endeavor the CoSA State Electronic Records Initiative’s Advocacy and Outreach Subcommittee has developed several informational resources which can be found below. You are also encouraged to share your own resources and information with the public or other archival stakeholders in your community.
- Spread the word through social media channels.
- Do a special post on your blog.
- Engage the public in a presentation on risks to digital content.
- Start a dialog with other entities in your area that work with e-records on a daily basis.
- Host a workshop on good digital preservation practices.
For more information click here
Monday’s Mystery
(PLEASE NOTE: Due to my traveling schedule, I sometimes do the posts for this blog weeks ahead. If you wanna answer the Mystery question, please refer to the DATE it was posted. Big thanks!)
Today’s Mystery is this: Whose special chair was this and where was it used?
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News
THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s
Wednesday Evening
E-News
20 September 2017
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!
Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider for August 2017, 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 our new website (still gfo.org).
Curious about the status of your GFO Membership?? We’d love to have you as a GFO Member!
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Write It Up! Saturday, October 21st, 2 – 4pm
Presenter: Marti Dell, Co-Editor, GFO Bulletin
You’ve been meaning to write up your family history stories and findings, but with several thousand people on your tree, the task is overwhelming. Never fear, though, because help is here! The GFO’s own Marti Dell, Co-Editor of The Bulletin, can help you identify just one thing you really need to share with others, then write it up! Does anyone else know how your grandma and grandpa met? Why are so many of your female relatives named “Oney”? Some day your 9-year-old grandson will want to know about your family history trip to Sweden. You won’t get everything written until you get one thing written.
And since you’re writing up just one thing anyway, consider sending a copy to The Bulletin for publication. We have editors and proofreaders who will make sure your commas are in the right place and your source citations are formatted properly. What we don’t have, but need, is your story.
This is one of GFO’s monthly GenTalks, which means it’s completely FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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Celebrate your German Ancestry during Octoberfest!
Family Tree has some amazing deals this month to help you save 40% on their German research resources.
“There is more to Oktoberfest than beer and loud music. With these must-have German research resources, you can learn how to trace your German ancestors, how to interpret and use German-language records, and much more! Even if you can’t be physically in Germany for Oktoberfest 2017, you can still immerse yourself in your German heritage with help from Family Tree. Sale ends September 26, 2017.”
See all the savings and selections HERE.
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Special Upcoming Learn & Chat Sessions at the GFO
Wednesday, October 4th, 10am – noon
Getting the Most out of GFO’s Website and Online Catalog
Our very own Laurel Smith will demonstrate some tricks to navigating the GFO website. She’ll show off how to use the website as a tool to bolster your research. And she’ll demonstrate how many new features the website offers. Then she’ll give examples of how accessing GFO’s online library catalog can uncover hidden resources and improve your productivity during your GFO Library visits.
Wednesday, October 18th, 10am – noon
Gerry Lenzen will demonstrate the use of Family Search to view unindexed records online. See a case study of land records researched for John Day, Grant County, Oregon. Bring questions regarding your personal need for any type of record of interest. We’ll do specific searches for your problems during the session.
As one of our Special Interest Groups (SIG’s), these are free meetings, open to the public.
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Still some books to review! Get ’em before they fly off the shelves!!
The following titles need to be reviewed for our Insider publication. Let Joan know if any catch your eye!
1. Dobson, David. SCOTTISH-AMERICAN GRAVESTONES, 1700-1900, Volume II.
2. Mills, Elizabeth Shown. QUICK SHEET, CITING ONLINE HISTORICAL RESOURCES, Evidence Style.
3. Mills, Elizabeth Shown. QUICK SHEET, CITING ANCESTRY. COME DATABASES AND IMAGES, Evidence Style.
4. Mitchell, Brian. THE TOP 300 SURNAMES OF DERRY-LONDONDERRY.
5. Murray, Sonia Bennett. THEY CAME TO BELIZE, 1750-1810. Compiles from Records of Jamaica, the Mosquito Shore, and Belize at the British and Belize National Arches.
6. Ports, Michael A. GENEALOGY AT A GLANCE,GEORGIA GENEALOGY RESEARCH.
7. Ports, Michael A. INDIAN WARS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH, 1610-1858. A Guide for Genealogists and Historians.
8. Thode, Ernest. SWISS PIONEERS OF SOUTHEASTERN OHIO. The re-Discovered Settlements of Jacob Tisher, Baron Rudolph de Steiguer, & Ludwig Gall (plus John Joseph Labarthe in Louisiana).
9. Kemp, Thomas Jay. INTERNATIONAL VITAL RECORDS HANDBOOK. 7TH EDITION. Births, Marriages, Deaths. Application Forms and Ordering Information for the Vital Records You Need for Driver’s Licenses, Passports, Jobs, Social Security, Proof of Identity, etc.
If you’re interested in reviewing one of these titles, please email Joan at bookreviews@gfo.org.
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This Week at the GFO…
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd
British Interest Group 1 – 3pm
Researching in the British Isles, including England, Wales, Scotland, and Scots-Irish. We try to have speakers who provide interesting experiences or online databases for research in these countries. One hour of the two hour meeting is devoted to Brick Wall questions. Anyone with an interest in English/Welsh/Scottish research is welcome to join us.
Questions may be directed to: Duane Funk at duanefunk@comcast.net.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
Library 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 and you’re welcome to do the same. Any time you can share is valuable. Hope to see you there.
Puget Sound Genealogical Society October Meeting
Puget Sound Genealogical Society
Tuesday October 3 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
at Kitsap Regional Library 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton
WEBINAR: FINDING YOUR ANCESTOR’S GERMAN HOMETOWN
with Ursula Krause. Find you ancestors’ hometown by using
passenger lists and emigration records, plus clues from their
name and faith.
Registration is required: call Genealogical Center
(360)475-9172
Jackie Horton, Publicity Chairperson
Friday Serendipity
Kenyatta Berry was a keynote speaker at the Northwest Genealogy Conference I attended in August in Arlington, WA. One thing she told about was how exciting it was to work on the Genealogy Roadshow with Josh Taylor and Mary Tedesco. (This is a PBS series; call your PBS station and lobby to ensure that it carries this season of Genealogy Roadshow.) Anyway. The magazine Your Genealogy Today (Sep-Oct 2017 issue) carried an interview with Mary Tedesco. A question the interviewer, Leslie Michele Derrough, asked was “what are the first 5 important steps to take to get started?” Mary explained:
(1) Stay at home. See what you already have hidden in boxes in your home; interview all living relatives, especially the older ones. (I found it interesting that she did not say “start” at home.)
(2) Stay organized. OHMYGOSH. Thomas MacEntee is the honcho of the Genealogy Do-Over which stresses the importance of getting and staying organized. Google this and start????
(3) Online research. (Mary did add microfilmed records, but we know by now that the Family History Library does not loan films any longer; but getting seasick looking at films at that Library is still an option 
) Don’t re-invent the wheel; see what others have found before you! What you find may be wrong or right but it’s a place to start.
(4) Onsite research. Most genealogists after the first few months or years realize that not everything they need is online and that they must travel to Virginia or Massachusetts for onsite research. OHDARN. 
(5) Take a DNA test. “DNA is a powerful tool when paired with traditional research.” (I’ve read several places that a super beginning point for DNA testing is Ancestry.)
BCG Offers Six Free Lectures
BCG Offers Six Free Lectures (Live or by Webinar) on 6 October 2017
From our friends at BCG …
Top genealogists Jeanne Bloom, Martha Garrett, LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, Jill Morelli, Ann Staley, and Tom Jones will present six one-hour lectures held at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City Friday, 6 October 2017 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mountain U.S. time. The lectures are free and open to the public (registration is not required), sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists. All will be broadcast online (free registration is required, see below). The Board is an independent certifying body and author of the updated 2014 Genealogy Standards.
Times, topics, and speakers:
9:00 a.m. – “Sweden’s Multiple Naming Systems and How They Changed in the 1800s.” Martha Garrett, CG
10:15 a.m. – “Past Conflict Repatriation: The Role of Genealogists and Methodology in Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise.” Jeanne Bloom, CG
11:30 a.m. – “Reasonably Exhaustive Research of African American Families That Came Out of Slavery.” LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG
1:30 p.m. – “Using Timelines for Correlation and Analysis.” Jill Morelli, CG
2:45 p.m. – “Land, Licenses, Love Gone Wrong, and Other Assorted Courthouse Records.” Ann Staley, CG, CGL
4:00 p.m. – “Systematically Using Autosomal DNA Test Results to Help Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls.” Tom Jones, Ph.D, CG, CGL
“Whether you stop in for the lectures or join online, you will learn more about how to apply good methodology to your family research,” said President Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG. “The Board for Certification of Genealogists strives to foster public confidence in genealogy by promoting an attainable, uniform standard of competence and ethics. Educating all family historians of every level is part of this mission.”
For questions or more information contact office@BCGcertification.org.
Register for the Online Broadcasts
All six classes will be broadcast online by BCG’s webinar partner, Legacy Family Tree Webinars. BCG receives a commission if you register by clicking our affiliate links: http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=2619 to sign up individually (free), or http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=3049 to sign up for multiple classes at once.
View BCG’s past Legacy webinars using our affiliate link at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=2619 and http://bcgcertification.org/blog/bcg-webinars. Again, BCG receives a commission if you register by clicking and buying via our affiliate link. For more information on educational opportunities, please visit: http://www.BCGcertification.org/certification/educ.html.
Certified Genealogist is a trademark and CG is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations. The Board name is registered USP&TO.
Which topic most interests you?
NEHGS Webinar Introduction to Heraldry in America
Upcoming Webinar—Watch from Home!
Introduction to Heraldry in America
Thursday, September 28, 2017, 3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
Presented by Nathaniel Lane Taylor, PhD, FASG
Free and open to the public
Heraldic symbols are all around us, from state seals to institutional emblems to family heirlooms. Yet the significance behind these cultural and familial symbols is often misunderstood. Discover the history of heraldry in America from colonial times to present day. Join esteemed Vice Chairman of the NEHGS Committee on Heraldry Nathaniel Lane Taylor, PhD, FASG to learn how heraldry can enrich your family history research.
Can’t attend a live broadcast? Not a problem! You will be able to watch a recording of the presentation on our website following the broadcast.
About the Speaker
Nathaniel Lane Taylor of Barrington, Rhode Island, is Editor and Publisher of The American Genealogist. He holds a PhD in medieval European history and taught medieval and modern history at Harvard (where he was a resident dean) and elsewhere for twelve years. Historical interests include the history of genealogy in pre-modern and modern times. Genealogical interests range from medieval Spain, France, and Britain, to colonial New England and Virginia.
Questions?
Call 617-226-1226 or
email education@nehgs.org