January 6, 2024 - America's Extension Service - Record Sources for Genealogy - Georga Foster

 

           

Extension Service roots began after the Revolutionary War and has continued to educate and provide services to families to this day. The history of the service and what collateral organizations will be discussed in this program. Records provide family locations and their social history backgrounds as well as geographical records of communities. Federal records began in 1888 and are recorded at NARA. What acts of Congress are responsible for funding? What benefits did your community receive during major events of war and natural disasters?  

Presentation  by Georga Foster

This is a FREE virtual Zoom program. Public is invited. 

 

 

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Register here:

 

 

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

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdOuhpjMqHdS3gEmkoODUpkFrnIUvYyy2

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

October 14, 2023 - FRIENDLY RELATIONS – Finding American Quakers and their Online Records - presented by Steven W. Morrison

 

 

 

In 1750 the Quaker religion was the third largest in the colonies. So, if you have an English sounding surname, a dead-end pointing the British Isles or Ireland, and if your kin could have arrived before the American Revolution … well you could be looking for a Friend (Quaker)! Learn about the Quakers and their meticulous record keeping, now available online.

 Steven Waltz Morrison is a past-president of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Olympia Genealogical Society. He attained a Master’s degree from The Evergreen State College where he taught for seven years as an adjunct faculty. Quaker records are Steven’s area of expertise. In 2018 he coordinated a Quaker course at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), in 2020 co-coordinated a virtual course for the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), and will coordinate Discovering Quaker Records - In the US and the British Isles at 2023 SLIG Fall Virtual. Presenter at a National Genealogical Society conference, Steven has addressed international audiences on Quaker topics at the Ulster American Heritage Symposium in Omagh, Ireland & Toronto, Canada, and the Yearly Meeting of Friends in Ireland. In 2016, the American Society of Genealogists awarded him their Scholar Award

This is a free presentation and the public is invited. You must register however to participate. 

Registration  link:

 
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You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Oct 14, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpf--vrT8iGNDz63-nBBRuAxxCBz-tEuFC

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
 

 

 

 

General Meeting - September 14th, 2023 7:00pm- Columbia County Biennial Genealogical Conference Sept. 15-17, 2023

 

 

 Our first fall meeting will be on 

September 14, 2023 at 7:00pm. 

This is a virtual meeting via ZOOM

 

Members and Friends,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Sep 14, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)  

Members and Friends,

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Sep 14, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtd-2srjMtEtafIMKx2xiLeuppG9rVmb7S

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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 In addition to our regular meeting the society will be participating in the Columbia County

 Biennial Genealogical Conference sponsored by the St. Helens Library. 

This years theme is "River of Wonder". The conference is free and will take place on

 September 15-17 at the Columbia Center, 575 S. 18th St. in St. Helens , Oregon. 

The event is hybrid, in person or online. 

For details visit the library website or their Facebook page. 

 

 https://www.sthelensoregon.gov/library/webform/columbia-county-genealogy-conference-rivers-wonder-welcome-and-registration

 

https://www.facebook.com/StHelensPublicLibrary/ 

 

 

Happy Summer!

 

 

 

      The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society takes a summer break every year in July and August.  

We will see you back in September!

gorgegenealogical@gmail.com 

Washington State Pioneer Pursuit Contest Update

 

 

There is still time to participate in this project.  

 https://www.wasgs.org/cpage.php?pt=96

June 7, 2023 - Randol B. Flectcher - Historian, author and lecturer - Civil War History In The Columbia Gorge

 

 

 

Randol B. Fletcher, the author of Hidden History of Civil War Oregon, will speak on the state of the U.S. military at the start of the Civil War, the formation of Oregon volunteer regiments that replaced the Federal troops withdrawn from Oregon. He will talk about Oregonians who served in the war including Sen. Edward D. Baker and a little known cavalry unit known as Olney’s 40 Thieves that patrolled the Columbia River Gorge. He will also be available for questions and answers.

 

Randy, a lifelong student of history, is a fifth-generation Oregonian born and raised in Albany. He graduated from the University of Oregon with degrees in history and political science. Fletcher has been Civil War reenacting since 2003 and is often joined on his adventures by his wife, Karen, and their children, Andrew and Allison. As a member, and past camp commander, of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Fletcher began researching the lives of Oregon Civil War soldiers while leading cemetery restoration projects in Eugene, Corvallis and Portland. His research led him to write a series of Civil War-themed articles for Oregon Magazine. Other publications where Fletcher's work has appeared include Columbia Magazine and The Banner. 

This program is Free and public is invited to attend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 27, 2023 - General Meeting and Library Tour - Columbia Gorge Discovery Center- William G. Dick Research Library

 

 

 

 

 

We're back home!

Come and join us for the first in person meeting since 2020.

We will be meeting in the board room at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.

 

Meeting time is 11:00 am.

 

A general meeting and a tour of the library is planned. 

Bring a friend. Public is always invited. 

A $1.00 donation is suggested to defray room rental.