Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: Jamboree!!

Come join us for the Genealogy Jamboree!

We have many genealogy enthusiasts that will be with us.
Emma Jean Smith will be here with DAR news. Emma Jean is our regional registrar for the mid -Columbia area. Linda Colton, who is the new Lead Family History Consultant for the Family History Centers of the Columbia Gorge will be with us. Linda is a long time member of CGGS and Linda is a expert in FamilySearch and has worked with youth projects throughout the Gorge area.
Sandy Bisset will be giving library tours of the William G. Dick Library at the Discovery Center and will be answering any questions you have about land records. Sandy is also a long time member of CGGS and a volunteer at the library.

Members of the Genealogy Forum of Oregon will be joining us . GFO is a long established organization to preserve and promote Genealogy and family history in Oregon.

The Basalt Cafe will be open for lunch and the don't forget to stop by the
Columbia River Trading Company Store. They have a great selection of books and souvenirs .

The speakers we had scheduled from Champoeg Founders Day have cancelled .
They will reschedule at a later date.

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.