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THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News 10 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 our monthly Insider, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-Feb.pdf.

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Researching Eastern Canadian Ancestors?

Canada

Our February Monthly Program will be a presentation by Canadian research expert, Thomas Higgins.

This is a free event, open to the public, just like all of our Monthly Programs, so please tell your friends, your mother and father, sisters and brothers, neighbors, coworkers…really, just tell everyone.

Especially as this presentation will be giving listeners tips and guidance regarding how and where to research their family histories from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Labrador and, of course, the romantic Prince Edward Island.

More information is available HERE.

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The Vatican’s digitizing history, did you say?

Vatican

Of their 82,000 manuscripts, 4,415 have already been digitized and are searchable online.

It’s all the rage these days. Digitize this, digitize that. But really, what’s going on here?

Preservation and access, dear friends! The Vatican has hit the nail on the head in their efforts to not let the fabric of our historical memory slip into obsolescence in the face of the modern, technology-driven age.

Start searching today: Vatican Library Digitization Project

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Don’t forget the Irish Seminar & Workshop in March!

Irish

Irish Acquisition
Click that book now!

DISCOVER YOUR IRISH ROOTS and IRISH LAND RECORDS – Attend one or both sessions.

Click HERE TO REGISTER. Speakers include Ulster Historical Foundation’s very own, Gillian Hunt and Fintan Mullan.
Ulster Irish Seminar – Discover Your Irish Roots
Saturday, 12 March 2016 – 9am to 4:30pm

WHERE? Milwaukie Center

ADDRESS: 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
Workshop – Irish Land Records
Sunday, March 13 – 9:30am to 12:30pm

WHERE? Genealogical Forum of Oregon

ADDRESS: 2505 SE 11th Ave., Suite B-18, Portland, Oregon 97202

Both sessions are proudly hosted by the Genealogical Forum of Oregon.

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What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?

Illinois Group – Saturday, February 13th, 9:30am – 11:30am

This is one of the GFO’s free Special Interest Groups! At all the meeting times you will receive handouts and/or work sheets for each topic we cover. We focus on the state of Illinois, but the research techniques can be used on all states. For more information, please contact Kristy Gravlin at ph: 630-621-5166, or send an email to hannah@teleport.com. This group is cohosted by Harlene Patterson.

Writers’ Forum – Saturday, February 13th, 1pm – 3pm

This is a peer group of genealogists, who meet to learn about writing and to share our writing with each other. Peggy Baldwin facilitates this group and can be reached at peggy.baldwin@family-passages.com or 503-916-9410.

Library Work Party – Sunday, February 14th, 9:30am – Noon.

We’ll be working on our Maps Collections for this week’s Work Party. This is a come as you can event, during which our many hands help to make light work. The ongoing efforts and assistance from our many volunteers is truly the lifeblood of the GFO. Please come join us this Sunday, as any time you can spare is always very much appreciated!

First Monday – February 1st, 9:30am – 5pm. This is the day when non-members can visit the GFO Library and research for free! Our research assistants will be pleased as punch to see you.

Learn & Chat – Wednesday, February 17th, 10am – Noon

Join us to talk about your genealogy questions and help provide support to others. This group is facilitated by Connie Lenzen (that’s right! the House Histories expert too!).

DNA Q&A – Wednesday, February 17th, 1pm – 3pm

Lisa McCullough leads a discussion on various DNA related subjects, with each meeting focused on a particular subject. The focus this week is on GEDMatch. General questions are welcome at the end of each planned discussion.

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