Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: November 2012

November Program Recap

Linda Colton, Director of the Family History Center in Hood River gave a wonderful program on foreign language transcription and how to transcribe foreign language in your genealogical research . Using examples from Family Search website, she and members transcribes several examples and became familiar with some of the new and old research areas that Family Search has to offer.

https://familysearch.org/

New courthouse construction unveils artifacts

Jim Bull submitted a link to a resent article in the NY Times that may be of interest to all Civil War buffs. The construction site for a new courthouse complex has unveiled new Civil War artifacts from 1862. A very good read.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/us/construction-site-offers-fleeting-glimpse-of-the-civil-war-past.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121112

November Meeting and Program

Researching in a Foreign Language:

Presented by Linda Colton

Nov. 10, 2012

This class will include learning how to
use "Google Translator", finding online lists of common genealogical terms in
almost any language, finding handwriting guides, deciphering foreign language
websites, and using message boards and email to ask for help in translating.
Also, we will look at Research Guides and videos that will cover the history of
certain countries that changed hands and therefore languages over time. Some
churches in the U.S. also kept their records in a foreign language when the
congregation was made up of immigrants, and we will learn how to obtain help for
these records.

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.