Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: You're Not Done Yet!

Given the time we have had during this pandemic crisis and the additional opportunity of ancestral and historical sites being opened up to the general public without subscription, there is an astounding amount of undiscovered information out there to be found.

Ancestry, National Archives (NARA), MyHeritage and other big databases have opened up their sites to the general public without pay for research purposes.

https://www.archives.gov/

https://www.ancestry.com/

https://www.myheritage.com

Archives.org has uploaded new books and documents, some from the new copyright guidelines

( before 1924) and some from otherwise closed areas that were not public accessible.

Also JStor and Artstor has open and free content as well content available for researchers as well.

https://about.jstor.org/oa-and-free/

Checkout GenealogyBargins.com for the latest free online library access links and information from local and national libraries.

https://genealogybargains.com/get-free-online-library-access-for-genealogy-family-history-research/

GFO (Genealogical Forum Of Oregon is now meeting online with their special genealogy interest groups. Check for times and schedule:

https://gfo.org/

Ancestry is also offering free at-home education for students and parents, offering class guides and instructions :

Ancestry Home Schooling

(good resource for adults as well)

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has free upcoming webinars and providing access to numerous collections, including enhanced access to the complete archive of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record.

NYGBS

The Digital Public Library of America ( DPLA)

The new web catalog allows anyone to browse and directly download any of the more than 6,300 ebook titles available on DPLA’s Open Bookshelf. Choose from classic novels, children’s books, textbooks and non-English titles, all for free, with no login or library card needed.

37 Million videos, texts, images and sounds are available at their website.

Digital Public Library of America

In the past month, hundreds of genealogy videos have been added to YouTube.

Genealogy superstars like Lisa Louise Cook and Lisa Lisson, Ancestral Findings, Allen County Public Library, Boundless Genealogy and Genealogy TV have new and exciting how to videos recently uploaded.

YouTube (Genealogy)

(make sure and filter button "past month" for the newest uploads)

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.