June Program - Dust Bowl 1930's












 


 


 Glenna McCargar, Mosier historian and community volunteer, will present a program June 8th on the population movement during the "Dust Bowl" era of the 1930's. The drought of the 1930's was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century. We are looking forward to Mrs. McGregor's presentation. To read more about this disastrous event ,  read the drought research page from the Earth Institute from Columbia University.


 



 


 


 


 


 


Founder of Memorial Day














Major General John A. Logan (1826-1886) the founder of Memorial day which was originally known as Decoration Day because it was a time set aside to honor those lost in the nation's Civil War by decorating their graves. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of General John A. Logan of the Grand Arm...y of the Republic, an organization of former sailors and soldiers.

On May 5, 1868, Logan declared in General Order No. 11 that:

"The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance, no form of ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit.












Recap of Mays Program




 


 





 


Our
May field trip to the Klickitat County museums was a great success.  Our group was small but enthusiastic, and our
host and hostesses were totally amazing. 
In attendance Carolee Van Laar (Home Valley), Lois & Russ Smith (Hood
River), Fred Henchell (High Prairie), Jim Bull (Trout Lake), Juanita Neitling,
Mary Davis, Jim Doud, and Sandy Bisset (The Dalles).    We visited The Presby House Museum in Goldendale, went
to the location of the Blockhouse Fort, followed the back road down the
Klickitat River to Lyle, and visited the Twin Bridges Museum,  after that we followed the highway to Bingen,
and toured the Gorge Heritage
Museum
.  We were graciously received
by dedicated volunteers in all of the venues. 
We had a good time, learned a lot about the local area, about museum
research facilities, and how they handle queries.  There will be a full article in the next
Tales and Trails.




 




Sandy Bisset




Program Chairman




Civil War Veterans Reunion 1938


 




 


 


 

Video of
Civil War veterans' reunion in 1938, 75 years after the war, for those who have
an interest and for those of you who never have seen these videos before. Hard
to believe these old Civil War Veterans showed up for a reunion in 1938, that's
75 years after the war. The reunion of 1913 was a fete for those days, but the
1938 reunion is incredible. Actual footage from a Civil Wars Soldiers reunion at
Gettysburg. Civil war veteran soldier footage, captured between 1913 and
1938:


 



Introducing Geneabios, research site of Biographies










Geneabios is a free genealogy tool to help you research pertinent information about people and their lives through biographies.  The site has been around a while, but has hundreds of biographies and old membership lists for schools, lodges and classes and many links to other sites for biography information. Biographies are taken from out of copyright books, old membership newsletters, yearbooks and you may submit biographies of family members or submit bois that you believe would benefit others research. A link is being added to our blog link list for this site.



http://www.geneabios.com/


May Meeting and Program







 On May 11,  members and their guests will be traveling across the river to three museums for a day of exploration and fun. Members will be meeting at the Presby Museum in Goldendale, the on to Bridges Museum in Lyle and ending at the Gorge Heritage Museum in Bingen. Members will begin their tour at 10:00 at the Presby Museum in Goldendale.  Please contact Sandy Bisset for any questions or if you have transportation problems. wildflowers@gorge.net  

Just how much money do we spend on Genealogy research???


 


 









A article in Dick Eastman's newsletter today delves into the question , just how much money do researchers spend on their genealogy quest? Is it possible to spend nothing? Point your mouse to  Dick's newsletter and read what he has to say.

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2013/05/genealogists-spend-a-lot-of-money.html