THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON’S Wednesday Evening E-News

3 February 2016

For more information visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932. We love hearing from you!

For a complete GFO CALENDAR go to www.gfo.org/calendar.htm.

Also, if you missed your free copy of last month’s newletter, the Insider, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-Feb.pdf. Look for the April 2016 Insider coming out next month. Check our website for the link on our Newsletter page.

Global RootsTech Conference Announces Free Online Broadcast Schedule
 

NEWS FLASH from SALT LAKE CITY – RootsTech, the world’s largest family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 4 – 6, 2016, will have some of its most popular sessions broadcast live and free of charge online.

Be sure to not miss this great opportunity! You can watch the live presentations at RootsTech.org. Saturday’s Family Discovery Day sessions will be broadcast live on LDS.org.

Irish Seminar and Workshop
 

Saturday Seminar: Discover Your Irish Roots

March 12, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sunday Workshop: Irish Land Records

March 13, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

We are pleased to present these two exciting events as speakers Gillian Hunt and Fintan Mullan from the Ulster Historical Foundation will be guiding participants through the world of Irish genealogical best practices and ancestrial hunting.

Sign up today by CLICKING HERE for the registration form. Besides, what could be finer than two full days of Irish genealogical research tips?

Black History and Genealogical Research Tools
 

“There’s a Way to Google Black History Like Never Before!” Click HERE for the full article from Huffington Post.

“Researching Your African American Ancestors” NEHGS has gathered some of their most prized resources to help researchers in this topic of study. Click HERE for access to their manuscripts, webinars and other black history items.

Here Are Some Snazzy Links!

The following is for your reading enjoyment and general curiousity.

“New Family Tree Maker Options” – from the ancestry.com blog

“Strategies for Scottish and Irish Research” – from the Vita Brevis blog

Masonic Memorial Park – this public cemetery is located in Tumwater, Washington, established 1852

Sunset Memorial Park – another Washington public cemetery, located in the City of Hoquiam, established 1933

Helpful Volunteers Needed for Sunday, Feb 7th!

The Virginia collection has been completed with new call numbers, but there are still labels to attach and tape. And now we are working hard to get the new call numbers changed for the British collection. We are working especially on any books related to Ireland research so they will be in good order for the Irish workshop in March.

Come out if you can! The Library will be open for volunteers to come and go as schedules allow from 9 a.m. to noon this coming Sunday, February 7th.

What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?  

Virginia Group – Saturday, February 6th, 10am – Noon

From Scotland to Ireland to America, come learn about the political and economic conditions in Scotland and Ireland that moved 250,000 people, now known as Scotch-Irish, to America in the 1700s. Discover the main settlement areas and migration routes in the colonies and get a sense of their lifestyle. This class is open to the public.

 German Group – Saturday, February 6th, 1pm – 3pm

Two for one – Presentation and Book Swap!

Gerry Lenzen will be presenting Footsteps of our German Ancestors.  Learn how to backtrack the trail your ancestors left in America to their original home in Germany. Careful acquisition and examination of records and sources on this side of the ocean can determine where your ancestors originated on the other side. Learn how to record and scrutinize oral traditions and correspondence. Identify record types that point to family origins, then locate those records and resources

Then…

When was the last time you actually used those books on your shelves?  Bring a few to the meeting to sell or swap.  A few to get you started:

An Atlas of German Migration and America by Carrie Elridge

Researching in Germany: A Handbook for your visit to the homeland of your ancestors by Roger P Minert

If I Can, You Can Decipher Germanic Records by Edna Bentz

Library Work Party – Sunday, February 7th, 9am – Noon

The Virginia collection has been completed with new call numbers! Three cheers!! But, alas, there are still labels to attach and tape. Since many hands make light work, we hope to see you there! Volunteers are welcome to come anytime between 9 a.m. and noon, as their schedules allow.

Photoshop Elements Group – Wednesday, February 10th, 1:30pm – 2:30pm

Join us for a discussion of how to use Photoshop Elements to present your family history research, pictures and stories. We discuss scanning techniques, photo restoration, creating pages for presentation, resources and anything else participants want to know related to this topic. All are welcome, from beginners to more advanced users. Come and learn and share your ideas and questions. Taught by Sarah Holmes.

Don’t forget! We’re open late, until 8pm, on Wednesday evenings!!

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