Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: November 2018

January Program - Preserving Photos and Documents - Carolyn Purcell

Have you come into the possession of family photo heirlooms and precious documents?
Undecided on how to preserve them?

Carolyn Purcell from the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and in partnership with the Oregon Heritage Commission will present a program on preserving photos and documents .

This free lecture will cover subjects of identifying different types of photo processes used throughout history and best practices for handling and storing them, as well as historical documents.

January 12, 2019
10:30am
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
(downstairs classroom)
Public Welcome!

Spring Workshop - Pam Vestal - Heritage Research Library "Books On The Road" May 18, 2019

Our Board of Directors for 2019-2020

Our Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 term are:

Georga Foster - President

Teddy Parkinson-Vice President

Linda Colton - Secretary

Juanita Neitling- Treasure

The society does not meet in December.

A updated program and meeting schedule for 2019 has been posted.

Hood River Workshop A Success!!!

On October 20, 2019, the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society co-sponsored a genealogy workshop with the Hood River Family History Center in Hood River at the LDS church.

It was a great success! Sixty-two genealogy researchers from all levels learned about DNA, social media,researching foreign records and a beginning class was also presented.

Thank You HR Family History Center for a great day!

Annual Cultural Brunch, November 10, 2018

Come join us for our annual Cultural Brunch November 10, 2018 at 10:30am the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. This is a festive annual get together sharing our heritage.

Bring a dish - Share a heritage!

A reminder- CGGS does not meet in December so members can be with families during the Christmas season.

See you in January!

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.