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.