Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: Obituary publishing standards, are they gone???

Recently our local newspaper set a new criteria on publishing obituaries. They state that economical problems does not afford the added space. The public is not happy with the new agenda. Stating its cold and uninformative, citizens feel that only money is the issue and that the lives of deceased community members have been compromised. The following link will take you to the detailed page that was published.

http://gorgenews.com/news/?p=13421

The Northwestern University Readership Institute has published guidelines and examples from the top 100 newspapers on what the best practices are on publishing obituaries. Its a good read and the practices are outstanding!!!

http://www.readership.org/content/obit_gallery.asp

The society will be having a program July 14 on 'How do you want to be remembered? This program will be covering writing your own obituary, publishing a biography and family history self publishing among other topics.

Submitted by Georga Foster

2024 Program Schedule

January 6, 2024 - America's Extension Service - Resources for Genealogy - Georga Foster
February - Original Courthouse History Forums- Members are encouraged to attend.
March - Darrelll Jabin - Oregons Traveling Historian- March 23, 2024
June 10, 2024 - Hood River Museum Meetup - 1:00pm
July/August - Summer Break
September 14, 2024 - Solutions To Geneaogical Research In Todays Economy
October 5, 2024 - Thomas MacEntee LIVE
Nov. 9, 2024 - FamilySearch Workshop -LDS LIbrary
December- No Program- Merry Christmas

Pioneers of The West

Header Photo: Helen Lundeberg created this painting while employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal program that employed artists during the Great Depression. Like other WPA artists, Lundeberg depicted a hopeful view of the United States during a time of turmoil and uncertainty by showing a dreamlike image of western expansion. The group of pioneers, with their backs to the viewer, follows an ox-drawn wagon into a valley. The monumental figures appear strong and assured in their forward progress. Rising mountains melt into the sun. Lundeberg's style of mixing fantastic images with reality is evident in the background: The pink, rolling mountains blend into the orange, pink, and bluish haze of the sky; it is difficult to determine where the mountains end and the sky begins. The careful use of space and dreamlike elements in Pioneers of the West is representative of Lundeberg's postsurrealist style. This movement, derived from surrealism, purposely combined fantasy with reality and was predominantly found on the West Coast. (Helen Lundeberg, Pioneers of the West, 1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1985.8.27) GSA: Information and images created or owned by the GSA unless otherwise indicated, are considered in the public domain. They may be distributed or copied as permitted by applicable law.