Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society

Historic Columbia River Highway "King Of The Roads"

September Meeting and Program

Our new year at CGGS starts with Sandy Bisset presenting a program on "Non-Population Census Records" . These types of records are social statistics for agriculture, manufacturing, industrial and mortality schedules. These records give the researcher a better grasp of the areas and social influences that our ancestors lived in. What jobs, living conditions and geographical employment

situations existed in the state or region.

The meeting and program will be held September 10, 2016 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in the downstairs conference room at 1:00 PM. Public is welcome and bring a friend!

The future of Genealogical Societies

Several members commented on the blog post from Dick Eastman's daily free newsletter entitled
" Facing up the long term of your genealogical society". If you haven't read it, it really brings home some questions that has to be answered to keep societies from dying. You can read Dicks post in this link:

https://blog.eogn.com/2016/08/11/facing-up-to-the-long-term-future-of-your-genealogy-society/

Open Forum Research Day - Lyle , Washington, Sept. 7, 2016

Victoria B. C. Genealogical Society Fall Seminar

The Victoria B. C. Genealogical Society announced its annual Fall Seminar to be held on Oct. 29, 2016 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Researchers are welcome to register at the following link:

http://www.victoriags.org/seminar.php

2026- 2027 Programs and Events

January 10 - Social History and Your Genealogical Research
Febuary- All Saturdays of the month- Original Wasco County Courthouse History Forums
March 14- Kenneth R. Marks - How to Develop Critical Online Newspaper Research Skills
April 11 - Ft. Dalles Tour
May - IOOF Photo Requests
June 5 - Membership Luncheon
Summer Break- July and August
September 19- Brian Rhinehart-Navigating the Records From The War of 1812
Oct. 17 - National Family History Month - Sanctuaries of the Mind - Little Lula
Nov. 7- Wasco County Historical Society annual Meeting
December- Christmas Break
January 2027 - TBA
February - Original Wasco County Courthouse Forums
March- TBA

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.