Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: The Dalles - Wasco County Library Discontinues Ancestry and Heritage Quest

Due to budget concerns, The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library has suspended their online Ancestry Library Edition and Heritage Quest programs.

The library edition was distributed through ProQuest LLC to libraries, K-12 Schools and educational institutions.

The program was formatted on a grade based learning format.

Anyone wishing to access Ancestry free of charge is urged to contact your local Family History Center in your area. There are 4 Family History Centers in the Mid-Columbia area.
Also, FamilySearch online is a free genealogy community offering thousands of records, databases and genealogical data. It also offers a free genealogy software program in conjunction with the website.

Family History Centers

1815 East 15th, The Dalles, Or.
104 W. McKinley St, Golderndale , Wa.
1825 May St. , Hood River, Or.
650 N.W. Gropper, Stevenson, Wa.

FamilySearch. Org
https://www.familysearch.org/

In addition, The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society offers help with your genealogical questions.
If you would like to get started or become a member please call Diane Barkhimer at 1-509-493-3775
Our meetings and programs are open to the public .

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.