January Meeting and Program






The first meeting and program of the year will be January 9, 2016 in the lower level conference room at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. The program will consist of review of officers and committee duties and future event suggestions will be discussed. Also information on the local libraries and a update on the new addition to The Dalles-Wasco Library that will begin soon. Program starts at 1:00 pm. Public is welcome and bring a friend or guest.  Members are reminded that your annual dues is due.




Milwaukie Family History Conference




National Archives Genealogy Fair








Free?
Did someone say free Virtual Genealogy
Fair?


















National Archives logo














WHAT: The National
Archives will host a live, two-day, virtual Genealogy Fair via webcast on
YouTube. For complete schedule and participation instructions, visit the Virtual Genealogy Fair web page. (https://www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair/)


WHEN: October 21
and 22, starting daily at 10 a.m. EDT


WHO: Experts on
genealogy related records from National Archives’ facilities nationwide.


WHERE: Anywhere!
The Fair will be video streamed on the US National Archives’ YouTube
channel:


Day 1: Wednesday, October 21 – Watch live video stream on YouTube
Day 2: Thursday,
October 22 –  Watch live video stream on YouTube


 




History After Hours




Annual Family History Workshop in Hood River October 10, 2015

The annual Family History Workshop, sponsored by the Family History Center in Hood River will be on Oct.10th at the Family History Center on May Street. Here is the official list for the days activities.











History and Genealogical Records locked in Texas - August 2015








Following a morning where employees of the DRT Library arrived to work to find the locks changed and access to the DRT Library and the collection they own blocked, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) today obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Texas General Land Office and George P. Bush in his capacity as Commissioner of the GLO. To see the complete press release with the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), click here.

September Program - Researching Military Records








 


 RESEARCHING MILITARY RECORDS


 


Fred Henchell will be presenting a program on researching military records. Sub-topics will include


a brief historical overview, understanding military structure and organization, unit histories,


 on line resources, and military burials and cemeteries.  


 


 The program is Sept . 12, 2015 at 1:00PM in the


downstairs meeting room at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center


 


Public is welcome. Bring a Friend!


 


 




GFO Fall Seminar 2015




 








The
Genealogical Forum of Oregon
is
holding its 2015 Fall Seminar on Saturday, October 24, 2015.  The presenters for this seminar are nationally known
speakers Pamela Boyer Sayre and Richard G. (Rick) Sayre.  Both are
Certified Genealogical Lecturers whose specialties will help beginning and
experienced researchers.


The topics for the seminar are:


 


Small black square Social Security Sleuthing


Small black square Finding Records of Military Service in Published U.S.
Documents, 1776-1945


Small black square Using NARA’s Finding Aids and Website


Small black square Soldiers’
Homes


 


In addition, both speakers a two hour workshop on Sunday,
October 25th from 9:30 am to noon.  The topic will be Maps!
Wonderful Maps! 
The events require separate registrations which can be
found at www.gfo.org.


 


We would appreciate it if you could post the attached
flyer and include mention of our events in any mailings to your members.  We
would also like to invite your group to participate in one of two
ways.


 


First, we will have space available for any member of
your group who registers for the seminar to share flyers and information.  If
you don’t have a member attending, you could send flyers and we would be happy
to display them.


 


If you prefer to reserve a larger space to sell publications or other
items,  we will provide a table located on the perimeter of the
meeting space in view and hearing of the speaker.  The fee for
this is $60 and includes registration for two
people.


 


If you have
questions or would like to reserve a space, please let us know at
seminar@gfo.org
.


 


We look forward to seeing you at the GFO 2015 Fall
Seminar.








Congratulations Jim Bull and Linda Colton








 


 


Two of the societies long standing members have won achievement awards from the Washington State Genealogical Society. Linda Colton, Hood River, won the Outstanding Volunteer Award and Jim Bull, Trout Lake,  won the Outstanding Volunteer Award and the Outstanding Communicator Award. Both Jim and Linda are very active in genealogical societies in both Oregon and Washington. Jim is our Tales and Trails Newsletter editor and Linda has contributed much time in giving presentations and educating us on many subjects. Congratulations on  your great achievement's!


 


 




Annual Tech Fest


 


 




 


Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society’s annual Tech Fest
will take place on August 8th at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. The event
will start at 1:00 PM in the main level board room. The  purpose of the fest is
to bring researchers the latest technology in genealogical research and to help
guide researchers with internet information, organizational skills, genealogical
softwear and demonstrate skills for the computer and other electronic devices.
Personal publishing and self publishing you family history will be discussed 
and participants are asked to bring their ipads or laptops and a notebook .







June Program - US GenWeb- June 13, 2015









Jan Bony, state coordinator for USGenWeb will be the speaker for our June program. UsGenWeb is a volunteer project that consists of hundreds of volunteers in all states to help researchers find the information they are seeking to conduct their genealogy research project. The site and project are Free and no payment is required. There is are both state and counties coordinators in charge of information, websites and guiding researchers. USGenWeb consists of state and county links, transcribed documents, forums and is site friendly to even the newest beginner in genealogy. The program will begin at 1:00pm in the downstairs meeting room at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.  Public is invited as always and please join us for a no host lunch in the Basalt CafĂ© at Noon before the program.





http://usgenweb.org/



http://www.orgenweb.org/



http://www.orgenweb.org/wasco/



Northwest Genealogical Conference - Register now!




 









Beginning genealogists (or those of us who want a refresher course), will get to
learn from two of the Northwest's best educators, Janet Camarata, and Winona
Laird. They will be teaching a four-part workshop on fundamentals all
genealogists need. Attendees will learn how to prepare to research, all about
census records and vital records, as well as both on and offline resources and
tools and techniques to keep moving your research forward. This pre-conference
workshop is free, but space is limited so registration is required.




Click the link above or here http://www.nwgc.org/?page_id=1826 for
more information.




 






May Program- Timelines, Jim Bull


 




 


 


On May 9th, Jim Bull will present a program on using timelines in your genealogy research.


Recently, Jim signed up for a program called Historylines. By using your gedcom file it will create a timeline for you to use a s a research tool. He will tell us about the program as well his own timelines used in his research. to find out more about Historyline  program, read Dick Eastmans article in his post of April 21 on his blog:



 


 


 


 

Recent query to CGGS - Can you help?

Recently we had a query from a family from Puget Sound area on a ancestor who resided in the Klickitat area in the late 1800's. Maybe you can help. Here is her email to us.



From Janice Connell and Karen Pinnick of Whidbey Island, Washington State

janicec60@aol.com





I am helping my friend Karen, who grew up in the Clark County, Skamania and
Klickitat Counties area, to research her father's line.  I found that her 2nd
great grandfather, William Henry Adams  was there in the 1885 Klickitat County
census record but he is not recorded in the 1887 census that we can find.  We
have not been able to find out where he died and was buried.  He was born 1815
in New Jersey; his wife was Elizabeth Vansant who died 1904 in Sacramento, CA. 
His son, John Leroy Adams is Karen's direct ancestor who married Emmer Angeline
Powers in 1885 Klickitat. 

April Program - Open Forum







Linda Colton will be the moderator for a open forum on Saturday April 11th. The forum is to discuss research and general genealogy problems that researchers have and to help solve issues in their projects. Linda is the head librarian at the Hood River Family History Center. She has many years of experience in research and is a expert in using Ancestry and Family Search resources. The audience is encouraged to bring questions and problems they are having to the program. Members of the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society will be helping answer any questions you may have.

The program starts at 1:30 pm in the downstairs meeting room at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Please join us for a no host lunch in the Basalt Café at Noon. The public is welcome .






Emma Jean Smith, a true patriot!












The lower meeting room was full on Saturday to listen to Emma Jean Smith, Registrar of the Celilo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution speaking on the organization and her involvement which spans many years as registrar, a job that is truly mind numbing. The qualifications for membership is not easy as it sounds, deep research and proofing is a must to become a member of the organization. Emma works many , many hours a week helping  families prove their patriotic ancestors fought or contributed to the cause of American independence from the British.  The organizations motto is " God, Country and Home" and is open to any women over 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution. The organization will be celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.










At 90 years old, she was asked what will happen to the job when she is no longer able to be the registrar and she said it will be taken over by another member. Right now she is looking for a assistant to train in that capacity but no one has come forward to train for the job. The job requires advanced genealogy education in the form of classes and you must pass tests given by the organization to be a "registrar".  It requires many hours of research and the knowledge of sources where the information can be found. She writes, calls and has even traveled to track down that "clue"

to proof a individual for membership eligibility. It is truly a career in itself. The organization is non-profit and is all volunteer.



A member of the audience asked Emma what she does to keep her memory , vitality and perseverance  since she has the ability to remember the fourth cousin of a family that lived in 6 different places and is 3 times removed from a research  many years ago, she just smiled and laughed.

On that , the audience laughed and commended her on her abilities to do such a job at her youthful age. Emma has a following too, several members of the local DAR were present to comment on her job and to cheer her on because they love to see her talking about her work and the organization. We were all in aaahhh at her devotion, commitment and the depth in which the job entails.



Emma, you are truly a patriot!





For more information about the Daughters of the American Revolution organization follow the links below.



http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ortdcdar/



http://www.dar.org/

Genealogy Roadshow












There's a new program on Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) called Genealogy Roadshow. It premiered on January 13, 2015. this is actually its second season but you can catch up on episodes on their website. They do have the full video of this weeks program. Genealogy Roadshow is on Tuesdays at 8:00ET or 6:00pm PT.



http://www.pbs.org/genealogy-roadshow/home/

February Program









The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society will meet February 14th at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center at 1:30 pm. February's program will be " DNA: The Basics" and will be presented by Sandy Bisset. A open question and answer time will follow.



The Basalt CafĂ© will be closed to the public until March 1st so there will be no no-host lunch for this meeting.







Meet our new officers for 2015!










Our new officers for 2015 are Barbara Pashek,  President; Jennifer Gardner Vice President and Juanita Nettling will continue as Treasure. Also Linda Colton will continue a secretary of the group.

Other board members are Mark Adams as membership chair; Terri Earl , Linda  Colton and Georga Foster co-chair the program committee. Jim Bull remains newsletter author and Georga Foster is Blog, Facebook and publicity chairman .



We also have four new members, Audrey Crader, Dallesport; Barbara Kiser, The Dalles;Barbara Sexton , Lyle, Wa.; Lynn Winters, Appleton, Wa.



For membership information and to answer any questions you have please contact Mark Adams at 541-980-8180.



Happy New Year!!

Welcome !

With a new year ahead of us, we are looking forward to some great programs, lectures and learning workshops from our members and guest speakers. 



The first program of the year in January,  will lead off with Linda Colton from the Hood River Family History Center giving us creative ways to use timelines in our family research.



In February, Sandy Bisset will tell us how DNA testing works and its relevance to genealogical research.



In March, Emma Jean Smith , Registrar from the Celilo Chapter of the Daughters of The American Revolution will be telling us about the process of documenting the research path to the patriot ancestor, emphasizing primary source material.



These are just a few great programs we have in store for you. Remember the public is always welcome to our programs. Bring a friend and join us for a  no -host lunch in the Basalt CafĂ© at 12:00 pm each meeting day. Programs start at 1:00 pm on the second Saturdays of each month except in December. Programs are in the downstairs meeting room at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.



We hope to see you there!!



Please refer to the Event calander to the right for program and event times.