Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society

Hood River Workshop A Success!!!

On October 20, 2019, the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society co-sponsored a genealogy workshop with the Hood River Family History Center in Hood River at the LDS church.

It was a great success! Sixty-two genealogy researchers from all levels learned about DNA, social media,researching foreign records and a beginning class was also presented.

Thank You HR Family History Center for a great day!

Annual Cultural Brunch, November 10, 2018

Come join us for our annual Cultural Brunch November 10, 2018 at 10:30am the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. This is a festive annual get together sharing our heritage.

Bring a dish - Share a heritage!

A reminder- CGGS does not meet in December so members can be with families during the Christmas season.

See you in January!

Northwest Author Festival - November 3, 2018

Northwest Author FestivalNovember 3, 2018 3:00 PM - 5:00 PMhttp://www.klindtsbooks.com

Oregon’s oldest bookstore is excited to host this annual celebration of authors who live and write here in the Pacific Northwest. This year we will host 12authors, each with a new title to celebrate. From local history to cooking, from children’s picture books to young adult fiction, there will be something for all readers to enjoy.

Klindt'sBooksellers The Dalles

Contact: Tina Ontiveros Free and open to the public.Klindt’s Bookstore 541-296-3355
315 E. 2nd Street, The Dalles
Hours: Mon. – Sat. 8:00 am– 6:00 pm
Sundays 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Are you a researcher of Miissouri? Missing 1880 Perry County Em. 99 has been found !

Dick Eastman's recent newsletter provided information on the missing Missouri township census of 1880 for the Perry County emulation District 99. It has been found, apparently misfiled for some decades .

The 13 pages can be downloaded in PDF form from the Missouri State Secretary of States website at:

https://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/census/pages/federal

Also read Dick's post on his EOGN website!

https://blog.eogn.com/2018/10/16/13-pages-from-the-missouri-1880-us-census-population-schedule-long-thought-lost-have-been-discovered/

Genetic Genealogy Helps Kidnapped Girl Find Her Indenity

A recent New York Times article reported a girl that had been kidnapped as a baby and now a adult with children of her own discovered a organization that could help her find her true family. After many years of not knowing who she really was she turned to genetic DNA identification through

DNAadoption.com a non-profit that helps teach adoptee's how to match with prospective family members.

The complete story is here from the NYT:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/15/science/gedmatch-genetic-sleuthing.html

Article submitted by Juanita Neitling

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.