Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: IOOF Cemeteries seeking historical personal histories on loved ones buried there

In February, the IOOF Cemetery in The Dalles changed management . Under the new agenda for the cemetery is a history seeking project. Many of the inhabitants go back to the Civil War and the cemetery was founded in 1867. Among the first to be recognized in the project is Benjamin Franklin Lewis, b. 1824 in Erie County, New York. B.F. Lewis was the founder of Lewiston, California. A marker dedication is posted on the Facebook page for the cemetery at:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Odd-Fellows-Cemeteries/152646568104837

Also posted is a link to the Lewis family legacy and history page at http://www.oldlewistonschoolhouse.org/web5.htm

If you have loved ones or ancestors that have a story of historical significance ,please contact the cemetery.

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.