Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: February 2016

The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society was entertained by Holly Robison, a professional storyteller from the Portland Storytelling Guild. Holly told her own personal story of her grandmother and mother during her childhood and then preceded to instruct the members on how to build a story of their own using storyboards , adding emotion and sensory to make a story more exciting and appealing to hear as well. The members broke up into groups of three to build their own stories from events based on their genealogical research and add the elements to build their stories to pass along.

Holly does programs for societies, schools and theater groups. Her website is linked below.

http://www.hollyrobison.com/

2016 Student Genealogy Grant- Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

The following announcement was written by Denise May Levenick and Paul Woodbury:

February 10, 2016 – The Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Genealogy Grant Committee and the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree are pleased to announce the 2016 Student Grant and Jamboree Scholarship. Student genealogists between the ages of 18 and 23 are eligible to apply for the $500 cash award and full registration scholarship for the 2016 SCGS Jamboree to be held in Burbank, California June 3-5, 2016.

The Student Grant was established in 2010 by family and friends in memory of Suzanne Winsor Freeman, family historian and life-long volunteer, and an enthusiastic annual attendee at the SCGS Jamboree. The 2016 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree sponsored by the Southern California Genealogical Society will provide a full conference registration to the SCGS Jamboree in June where the award will be presented. This is a unique opportunity for a young genealogist to attend a premiere regional conference and meet genealogists from throughout the nation.

Application details and forms are available at the Student Grant Webpage http://www.thefamilycurator.com/swf-grant.

Suzanne Winsor Freeman’s Obituary is available here.

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Another fabulous family history resource!!

The Internet Archive is a huge contemplation of history from old time radio shows, vintage music collections, and yes, THOUSANDS of family history books , state and county histories, city directories, civil war rosters, ect. Under "Libraries" and "Allen County Public Library" there are 21,000 genealogy books and writings alone not to mention Parish records, Revolutionary and Civil War records. Other hundreds of libraries to browse their non-copyrighted material. some of the libraries include BYU Family History Library, Medical Heritage Library, Library of Congress and also libraries from Canada and Europe. Plan to spend a lot of time there, the books are downloadable in several formats and are FREE!

https://archive.org/

https://archive.org/details/allen_county

What is the Genealogical Proof Standard???

The Board of Certification of Genealogists set a standard research guide to insure that researchers meet certain criteria in their research material. This guide insures credibility and fact of the information, sources and conclusions done by the researcher. the guide above is published on the BCG website.

http://www.bcgcertification.org/resources/standard.html

Board of Certification for Genealogists - A new resource

The Board of Certification for Genealogists is a overlooked research tool that not many researchers use. To the beginning or intermediate sounds very advanced and only for the most knowledgeable researcher. Not True. You will find many great tips, links to information, methodology and skillbuilding at this site. There is a main site and their blog "Springboard" to guide you to some areas of research that may not be found on some of the popular sites. A page of links to various techniques and problem solving articles and webinars.

http://blog.bcgcertification.org/

http://www.bcgcertification.org/

http://www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/index.html

New exibit opening at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center

Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Spring Seminar

Genealogical Forum of Oregon March Irish Seminar

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.