Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society

FREE! Yes free swedish records availble from SVAR,National Archives of Sweden starting this year

The National Archives of Sweden is offering their previous subscription records free.

These are the same records that have been accessed at Ancestry.

The date of release has not been set.

The Swedish government has made these records free access for all.

National Archives of Sweden

https://riksarkivet.se/startpage

Using Google Forms To Survey Your Society

Every few years we survey our society and gather information about their genealogy research habits, this year we used Google Forms to conduct the survey .

Google forms allows you to conduct a survey, design a questionnaire, do quiz's and tests and it also has a fantastic summary tab that calculates the answers into a chart and a spreadsheet . It is cross platform and runs in the cloud, you don't have to download any software and its easy to use. There is also add-ons to add functionality even greater.

And its FREE!

(Google account required)

Google forms may be found here :

https://www.google.com/forms/about/

Video tutorial here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5US1Wf0YwCY

Technology in genealogy research, its here!! This will WOW you.

If you have not watched the videos available from the 2017 Rootstech event your missing something special. The link I have posted below is just one example of the new technology that is here and now in the world of genealogy. While your there, view the other videos. They're awesome!

https://www.facebook.com/RootsTech/videos/1289081494472116/

Video page:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/RootsTech/videos/?ref=page_internal

Information and registration can be found here:

https://www.rootstech.org/

Rootsweb hit by security problem, unavailable for now

Rootsweb, a free data base and genealogy search site went down around Christmas due to a security event. They have posted a progress report on their website. It is unknown when the site will be back up.

Please read the report.

http://rootsweb.com/

CGGS January Meeting and Program Recap

The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society met for the first general meeting and program for the year on January 13, 2018 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. A long general meeting was held to discuss revisions in the by-laws and election of officers. The program for the month was a membership discussion on researching dead end research and the importance of collaboration.

Members provided input and examples of their research success.

2026 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

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.