Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: May 2014

Get free access to military records on Memorial Day weekend!

MyHeritage will offer free access to military records all Memorial day weekend. Please read what Dick Eastman has to say:

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Thinking about self publishing a book?

Many of us has had the inspiration to publish a book may it be a biography, history subject, family history tree but have been stopped by the countless steps it takes to get a book published. The process of publishing your own book has now been simplified by several sites one being Amazon.Com.

Please read Dick Eastman's post on his daily newsletter blog. You might want to check out a site called Mixbook also. There you can be in control of all your book publishing including design and layout.

http://blog.eogn.com/2014/05/03/self-publish-your-book-and-sell-it-on-amazon-and-elsewhere/

http://www.mixbook.com/

Washington State Archives damaged by water leak

A leaking water pipe damages historical documents and photos Friday, but archive employee's believe that items can be saved. Read the rest of this story at Dick Eastman's blog:

http://blog.eogn.com/2014/04/25/flood-at-washington-state-archives-caught-in-the-nick-of-time/

Recommendations from Dick Eastman- Shopping for a new laptop?

Dicks May 1 newsletter gives you some recommendations and advice on how to choose a new laptop. Please read his post on his online newsletter :

http://blog.eogn.com/2014/05/01/why-use-a-chromebook/

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.