Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society: 2022

Coming April 8, 2023 Pam Vestal - Professional Genealogist, author and speaker - Was Your Ancestor Truly Gone or Just Hidden Within the Records?

Why haven't you found your ancestors in the records? Documents are often hidden from view, with information that is present but concealed, stored in a place or a manner that is unexpected, misspelled, indexed incorrectly, or separated from the other similar records. We'll explore strategies for tracking down these elusive ancestors so that we don't miss a single detail.

Pam Vestal is a full-time genealogist and lecturer in Linn, Oregon whose research extends far beyond the Pacific Northwest, with clients all over the U.S. and research that reaches beyond our borders. Pam is the owner of the website generationsgen.com .

Pam has given presentations at the National Genealogical Society and is a favorite speaker of many societies all over the US. Her publications include articles featured in the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly and the Federation of Genealogists Forum Magazine.

Registration is open for this event.

Members and Friends,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Apr 8, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Our meetings and programs are open to the public and are free.

Registration is required.

Our historic record publications are now available in digital format

We are now offering our historical record publications in PDF format. These files can be purchased separately or as a set. These is 23 titles to choose from and 4 different formats. We will always have print copies available , now we can provide the books on thumb drives, CD/DVD or digital download.

Price list is on the right of this page or email gorgegenealogical@gmail.com for price list and order form.

February Program - Stephen P. Morse - The 1950 Census: A Year Later

The 1950 Census was released on April 1, 2022, after being sealed for 72 years. Since the release date, many of us have tried to find records in the census and have run into various quirks. This presentation will discuss the things that we have learned since opening day.

The specific topics covered are searching the census by name and what was involved in creating a searchable name index, searching the census by location and the various websites that have tools to support this, confusion between census sheets and census pages, transient handling and the Individual Census Reports, and the cross-referencing that was done if nobody was home when the census taker came to call.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Feb 11, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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January Program - Lippert Glassworkers of Poland, Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands

Registration is open now for our January meeting and presentation

Lippert Glassworkers of Poland, Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands

Presented by

Sherri Johnson

CGGS member Sheri Johnson presented her brick wall in 2020 in our I.R.A. (Individual Research Assistance) crowdsourcing class and this presentation demonstrates her approach of verifying her family tree through DNA.

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When: Jan 14, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Registration is open - November Program - Resources from your family tree for your family story - Linda Colton

Stories of your ancestors, wouldn't you love to have some? Most of us don't have written stories of our distant family, as much as we long to know what their lives were like. Our class will demonstrate how to write these stories yourself, using sources that are probably already attached to your family tree! Learn how to use census records, vital records, newspaper stories, cemeteries, and social/geographical/military history to write interesting stories of your family. We will take apart a story showing where each element came from, and share some tips on how to not only make your stories interesting, but fun ways to share them with your family.~Linda

Members and Friends,

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When: Nov 5, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Linda Colton is a long time member of the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society and has spent many years researching and educating the genealogical community. Linda has held many offices in the CGGS and is currently the Secretary of CGGs.

Linda has taught classes and organized family history forums for the FHC in Hood River as a librarian and was lead coordinator for the Family History Centers in the Gorge area. Linda also won the outstanding volunteer achievement award from the Washington State Genealogical Society.

Registration is open- October Meeting and Program - Charles Metsker and 5 generations of Northwest Cartography

The program will highlight the history of the Metsker family and its contribution to mapping and recording residential history in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Northern California .Metsker Map Company and its 5 generations of family members put the Northwest "ON THE MAP!

Also, we will present a little and underused feature of Historic Mapworks website. This website is the home of Metsker landowner based maps.

Presention by Georga Foster

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Registration is open for this program.

Members and Friends,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Oct 15, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Registration is Open - September Program - A Case Study: Developing a genealogy for a person with little or no information

Brick walls?? not enough information??

Elusive ancestors??

Stephen Morse is here again to help with this difficult and frustrating problem

Stephen p. Morse is back with us again LIVE to guide us through a very common and more than likely a frustrating experience, creating a genealogy with little or no information on your ancestral subject. Stephen has been with us live regularly since last year with his 1950 census presentations and to guide us through his invaluable website , One-Step Webpage.

Stephen Morse is the creator of the One-Step Website for which he has received both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society, first-ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional Genealogists, and two awards that he cannot pronounce from Polish genealogical societies.

In his other life Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering. He has held various research, development, and teaching positions, authored numerous technical papers, written four textbooks, and holds four patents. He is best known as the architect of the Intel 8086 (the granddaddy of today's Pentium processor), which sparked the PC revolution 40 years ago.

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You must be registered to attend our virtual presentation.

Genealogy friends,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Sep 17, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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June meeting - Long awaited get together!

Dear Members,

Its been over 2 years since we have met in person and enjoyed each others company.

Join us for a no-host lunch and commemorate 45 years of genealogical achievement.

In 1977 a handful of ladies got together to discuss their family history and and this started an

organization that has brought hundreds of families the knowledge to achieve connecting

ancestors and record their family beginnings.

Genealogy is a rewarding science and a fun and challenging hobby.

The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society embraces 5 counties in the Columbia Gorge area.

Come join us!

April program has been rescheduled for May 14, 2022

This program has been rescheduled for this date and time.

Members and Friends,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: May 14, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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1950 Census is 1 week away. Are you ready???

Get ready for the 1950 census release by heading on over to Stephen p. Morse's page.. One Step webpages. Steve explains the procedure to find your ancestors through his Unified ED finder and you will also find the answers to questions at the top of the page.

https://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html

Stephen joined us live in January with his presentation on the 1950 census and how to make progress without a name index.

The census will be released on April 1, 2022 at 12:00 am eastern standard time.

Be aware , The National Archives, FamilySearch and Ancestry will be busy and you may have problems logging on to these sites.

Hopefully the indexing will not take too many months and we will be able to enjoy the ease once that has been accomplished.

Good Luck and Happy Trails!

1950 Census Roundtable - April 23, 2022

This presentation has been moved to May 14, 2022

Join us for a discussion on the problems and successes of the 1950 census release (without a name index)

Bring your questions and stories to the table!

April 23, 2022

11:00am- 12:00pm

Via ZOOM

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Welcome Members and Friends,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Apr 23, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Emma Jean Eakin Smith

With great sadness we announce the passing of Emma Jean Eakin Smith. Emma Jean was one of our founding members in 1977. She spent many years in our genealogical community as a 32 year member of the Celilo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as chapter Regent from 1994-1996 and as Registrar for 21 years She also served as librarian, corresponding secretary and treasure.

Emma Jean also served her Sherman County community with over 50 tears in the 4-H Extension Service and judged many fair activities. She has been recognized by the Oregon State 4-H Extension Service Hall of Fame. Her husband Myrle passed away in 2012. Myrle and Emma Jean have two sons, Gorgon and Lowell. Emma Jean was 97.

March Online Presentation - Linda Colton - Whats new in DNA Research?

Linda will be giving a presentation on the latest DNA research and news from the RootsTech Family History Conference and also discussing the 1921 Scottish census release.

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Our Founding Members - 45 Years - Founded July 9, 1977

It's been 45 years since this group of ladies got together to research and share their family history. Thanks to them many families have been brought to together, recorded in history and burning the midnight oil for that one clue or record that connects them to a unknown part of the family.

Yes, genealogy can be a curse and frustrating, but at the same time it is exciting and rewarding following our ancestors lives and gaining a broad view of history past. Some of these ladies have passed on and are no longer with us but their families history will live on for future generations to continue the quest. .

Founding Members

Sybil Pereira

Sherry Kaseberg

Emma Jean Smith

Anita Drake

Kay Chestnut

Christine Knowland

Naomi Schick

Mary Watts

Margaret Sharkey

Josephine West

Present Lifetime Members

Earline Wasser

Mary Watts

Dee HIll

Mark Adams

Forum February - The Original Wasco County Courthouse Lecture Series

February program and presentation - The National Register of Historic Places - The Genealogy Connection

Registration is open.

Join us on February 12, 2022 for a virtual presentation on the importance of resources found in the files of the National Historic Register application files.

Georga Foster will guide you to where to find these files and what information can be found in them.

The national register files is hosted by the National Park Service and the National Archives and Records Administration.

Genealogy Friends,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Feb 12, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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He's Back! Stephen P. Morse - The 1950 Census: Searching With or Without a Name Index

The 1950 Census: Searching With or Without a Name Index

Steve Morse is the creator of the One-Step Website, for which he has received both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award from IAJGS, the Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society, the first ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional Genealogists, and two awards that he cannot pronounce from Polish genealogical societies. In his other life Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering. He has held various research, development, and teaching positions, authored numerous technical papers, and written four textbooks and holds four patents.

When the 1950 census is released in April 2022, it will not have a name index. So finding people in the census will involve searching by location instead. Even when a name index becomes available, there will still be many reasons for doing locational searches. The census is organized by Enumeration Districts (EDs), so a location needs to be converted to an ED before the census can be accessed. The One-Step website contains numerous tools for obtaining EDs. This talk will present the various tools and show circumstances in which each can be used.

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Don't miss this free presentation, register now!

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When: January 22, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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