Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: May 2012

How much was a $1 worth in 1940

The US Department of Labors website gives us the statistics on just how far our dollar has gone, comparing its value to today's inflated economy. Below is an example of what the dollar is worth today.

Go to the DOL website and learn more:

http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

Canada losses Archival Development Program

On today's Dick Eastman's newsletter, read of the tragic loss of Canada's program of recording history and heritage. Budget cuts take down the national program. This is just one of many losses to programs throughout the world because of economic downturns and the inability to fund archival and genealogy based programs.

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/05/canadian-archivists-and-teachers-mourn-the-loss-of-the-national-archival-development-program.html

http://www.savelibraryarchives.ca/

June Program - Field trip to Sherman County Museum

The June 9th meeting and program will be at the Sherman County Museum in Moro, Oregon. Emily Apple will be guiding a tour of the museum and aided my Terry Earl who will give us a update on the genealogy holdings there. The meeting and tour will begin at 10:30 after a short business meeting. Box lunches are available for $8.00 and must be ordered ahead of time. Please contact Terri Earl at 541-333-2498 by June 2nd if possible. Society members will be free but any guests will pay the regular admission fee of $3.00 for adults, $1.00 students and children under 6 are free. For more information please contact Sandy Bissit at 541-298-1240 or email wildflowers@gorge.net. Photo courtesy Sherman County Museum. http://www.shermanmuseum.org/index.html

Sherman County 1895

Status on the 1940 Census

Transcription of the 1940 census records are now 50% complete according to Family Search 1940 website. The website tracks the progress state by state as well as links pertaining to the census.

https://familysearch.org/1940census/?cid=fsHomeT1940Text_v2

Carolyn Wood and Widge Johnson discussed their journey of editing Phil and Linda's unfinished book at our May program. Carolyn and Widge took the task of finishing Phil and Linda Klints book , Win-Quatt, A Brief History Of The Dalles. Both Phil and Linda passed away and the book sat idle for several years before they took on the task of editing sources and finalizing the completion of it. To purchase a copy of the book you may do so at Klint's Book Store or the Columbia River Trading Company Store at the Discovery Center Museum.

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.