Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: January 2016

Pinterest, a new genealogy tool

We posted about Pinterest being the new tool for family history research and the Genealogy Girl has

a site of her own to guide you thru the process and many areas of interest to explore. Pinterest has truly become more than just a fashion and hobbie site.

http://www.genealogygirltalks.com/p/using-pinterest-for-genealogy-family.html

Pinterest for Genealogy

Looking for ideas to refresh our interest in Genealogy??? Look no further...

Pinterest has dozens of links, photos and sites to ignite your imaginative fire in one of the worlds most popular hobbies.

Pinterest is a site in which you have to register but its free. Thousands of subjects to explore and there are plenty in the family history category. Here are just a few links to get you started!!!

https://www.pinterest.com/gengirltalks/family-history-organization/

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=family%20history%20tools&rs=typed&term_meta%5B%5D=family%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=history%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=tools%7Ctyped

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/240872280047773192/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505599495643729679/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/102175485272526836/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/191895634098025399/

Future programs and events, come and join us!

The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society is putting together some very interesting and informative programs for the year. If you are interested in learning how to research your family history or are a seasoned researcher that would like to learn more about the latest information and techniques, please join us the second Saturdays of the month at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Program meetings start at 1:00 PM . Public is welcome! Membership applications are downloadable on our regular CGGS website or on the CGGS blog.

March Program- will be led by Linda Colson from the Hood River Family History Center. She will be presenting the highlights of the 2016 Rootstech Convention in Salt Lake City.

April Program - Georgia Foster will present a slide presentation on research using City Directories. The presentation is built around the Jesse Hostetler Family.

"Love From The Past" a special storytelling program for February

Oregon Genealogical Society has new website

The Oregon Genealogical Society has a new website. The society caters to all things Oregon, histories, research services, seminars, and not to mention their huge genealogical and history library.

Please visit them!

http://www.oregongs.org/index.php

Happy New Year, Lets get Organized !!

Its a great time of year to get your Genealogy office organized and up to date. Dear Myrtle's blogger site offers a ton of new ideas and work lists for the next several weeks to help you organize and make a great workspace for your research. Also tips and comments from readers will get your energy up too. Follow Ol' Merts in depth lists and don't forget to watch some of her videos and programs on YouTube as well. A great site for inspiration and very well done for everyone to understand.

http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/

MORE INSPIRATION!

Head on over to Pinterest and look at their Genealogy Tools and ideas for organizing your workspace...

https://www.pinterest.com/ancestrycom/genealogy-tools/

https://www.pinterest.com/haffordg/genealogy-tools/

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=genealogy%20workspace&rs=remove&term_meta%5B%5D=genealogy%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=workspace%7Ctyped&remove_refine=tools%7Ctyped

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=genealogy%20office%20tools&rs=typed&term_meta%5B%5D=genealogy%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=office%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=tools%7Ctyped

No more Framily Tree Maker!!

Ancestry has announced that their popular Genealogy Software "Family Tree Maker" will be discontinued as of December 2016. Family history buffs had very negative responses to the announcement. Many popular blogs, newsletters and genealogy websites have posted the beginnings of how to transfer FTM files to other programs,. there are several alternatives to FTM but none actually "Sync" to the Ancestry website itself. Here is a link to Family Tree Magazine with listings of different programs and their rating according to the magazine editor. Most off free trials and demos for you to try and make a change to a different program

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/windows_genealogy_software

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.