Could Find-A-Grave be better?

If you have done some family memorials on Find-a-grave you may have had this situation happen to you. 

A relative passes and  a time later you decide to add their memorial to FAG and when you get there someone has already done it! That and other non etiquette happens at FAG. 

Amy Johnson Crow tells of her sad experience, it it volunteering or a numbers game? 

http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/2016/10/21/findagrave-made-better/

 

Oregon Heritage- Oregon State Archives Open House

OREGON STATE ARCHIVES OPEN HOUSE OCT 15

Explore Oregon's brewing history at the State Archives annual Open House on Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. As part of a national month long recognition of archives programs, we will feature records from our holdings that showcase Oregon's rich brewing heritage. Visitors can participate in activities that feature colorful trademarks of early Oregon breweries, hops production, the prohibition era, the "Beer Wars" and laws that helped usher in Oregon's booming brew pub industry. See the following link for more information about the upcoming event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1203866116343641/

 

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES OREGON ARCHIVES MONTH

The Special Collections and Archives Research Center at OSU presents the following events as part of 2016 Oregon Archives Month - all of them are free and open to the public!

Hear the Stories: Oregon African American Railroad Porters Oral History Collection
A presentation by Michael Grice, oral historian, filmmaker, and educator, sharing the stories of Oregon's African American railroad porters<http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/oh29/index.html>.
Location: 5th Floor SCARC Reading Room in the Valley Library
Date: Wednesday, Oct 12th
Time: 3-5pm

Recipe Showcase "Taste of the 'Chives"
Celebrate the legacy of Obo Addy at the launch of the new i-Book on the Obo Addy Legacy Project with a showcase of prepared selections from the organization's Hot and Spicy Cookbook<http://tinyurl.com/oalp-cookbook>.
Location: Willamette Rooms, 3rd Floor of the Valley Library
Date: Friday, October 21st
Time: noon-1:30pm

Glitter in the Archives! Using History to Imagine Queer and Trans Futures
An opportunity for community members to participate in an evening of crafting using archival materials and, of course, learn about OSQA (OSU Queer Archives)<http://wpmu.library.oregonstate.edu/oregon-multicultural-archives/tag/osqa/> and OSU + Corvallis area queer history.
Location: 5th Floor SCARC Reading Room in the Valley Library
Date: Wednesday, October 26th
Time: 4-6pm
This event is also a part of the OSU Pride Center's Queer History Month

Contact staff from SCARC for more details at scarc@oregonstate.edu<mailto:scarc@oregonstate.edu>.

 

 

November Meeting and Program

 

The November meeting and program will be a members only event for a pre-holiday get together featuring eats from members heritage favorite appetizers or snacks. 

Each member is to bring a plate of their favorite family heritage food and share with the other members.  Barbara has requested that  each member bring enough to serve 10 people. 

Plates, napkins and beverages will be provided. Please provide a small sign to state what country your plate represents. Barbara and Victor Johnson will be giving a overview of their trip

 to Ireland as well.  

The event is at 1: 00 pm in the downstairs conference room.

As a reminder there will be no meeting or program in December.

Jamboree Success!

CGGS sponsored a Genealogy Jamboree to celebrate Family History Month on Oct 8th. 

It was a great success. Special guests for the day chapter members of the Mid-Columbia Chapter of the son's of the American Revolution Larry Flin,t, Brian Smith and Ron Maines from Richland , Washington, Jan Bony from Oregon GenWeb, Emma Jean Smith from the Daughters of The American Revolution . The society signed up 3 new members. The tables were busy with many questions, look-ups and help provided by our members and special guests.