Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: January 2020

New "ROOTED" cafe now open at CGDC

A new food venue has opened in the Basalt Cafe space at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.
Sandwiches, salads, soups and Lattes! Check them out! Open Tuesday through Saturday.

January Tales and Trails Newsletter

The latest Tales and Trails newsletter is out and you may download a copy at tour Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society website.

CGGS Tales and Trails Newsletter

Copies are also available at The Dalles-Wasco County Library.

I.R.A. Project in Progress!

Reached a dead end in your family history research??

A new year brings new challenges to CGGS. Members met for the first of 2 and possibly 3 months of collaborating to seek breakthroughs and unlock the walls of many researchers in our group.

As learned in our first meeting, location, historic events like the civil war, natural disasters and unattainable records are some of the causes of a dead end research project. Some members don't have access to certain databases or just are not aware databases exist. Joining together combining knowledge and resources is a road to success. Seven scenarios were submitted with 15 members in two groups are working on this project. The next meeting will address the findings and resources used to help solve the family history roadblocks.

January Meeting and Program

Happy New Year to All!

Don't miss our first program for the year , Saturday January 11, 2020 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. The program will begin at 10:30 am in the downstairs classroom.

We will be starting a two month project called I.R.A., Individual Research Assistance.

This project will be a collaborative project in helping each member solve their dead end and brick wall research problems. All members are encouraged to attend and to participate. We all have different areas of research and we are at different levels as well. Learn from one another!

The Saturday meeting and program will lay the groundwork for beginning the project.

The Basalt Cafe now has a new vendor. " Rooted" will be open with a limited menu. Rooted is new and is still building its followers.

Hope to see your there!

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.