Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: Thank You Earline!

After many years with our society Earline is moving to sunnier climates to be nearer her daughter. She has served our society in many ways over the years as an officer, newsletter editor, committee chair, and presenter but in my mind her principal legacy is the effort she led to bring attention to the needs of Pioneer Cemetery.

Through her leadership members spent many hours clearing limbs, grass and trash. Several gravesites were discovered in the southern portion of the cemetery where Vinca vines had created a thick sod and vegetative cover. Hours of research led to a complete listing of all who are buried in Pioneer Cemetery and compilation of material found into a society publication. Her dedication to this project and other contributions to our society were recognized with a certificate of appreciation from the WA State Genealogical Society in 2007

After several years of fundraising the project culminated in May 2010 with a new metal fence and entry to the site and the dedication of a memorial stone with the names of all those interred in the cemetery.

Travel well Earline! And THANK YOU for all you have done for our society. We all know you will keep busy in Arizona. Keep us posted when you find the time.

A community farewell and to thank her for her years of volunteer service will be held on March 31, 2012 at the Methodist Church from 1-4pm. Refreshments will be served. No gifts please. A book donation to a local elementary school would be appreciated. Contact: Bob McNary 541-296-3313 or Renee Briggs 509-767-2316.

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.