THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News 17 February 2016
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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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Eastern Canada Research
Our February Monthly Program will be a presentation by Canadian research expert, Thomas Higgins.
Researching Eastern Canadian Ancestors
All our Monthly Programs, are free of charge and completely open to the public. Be sure to join us this Saturday, February 20th.
The presentation will provide tips and guidance regarding how and where to research family histories from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Labrador and, of course, the romantic Prince Edward Island. Did we mention it’s completely free?
More information is available
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Some very hot tips in online genealogical research…
black history NEHGS
Here’s what’s hot in Genealogy this week:
NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Tools for researching your African American ancestors are currently available at the NEHGS website for free during February in honor of Black History Month.
FINDMYPAST
Announcement! Announcement! They’ve has just added over 269,000 new records for those of us with Irish heritage, including:
* Ireland, Non-Conformist Births & Baptisms
* Ireland, Non-Conformist Marriages
Don’t have a subscription? Come utilize ours at the GFO Library!
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Don’t forget the Irish Seminar & Workshop in March!
Irish Acquisition
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 is the “One in One-Hundred” program?
Fred Meyer Community Rewards
Use your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to effortlessly increase GFO Donations!
Do you shop at Fred Meyer and have a Rewards Card? If so, with a couple of easy steps and a few minutes you could link your Rewards Card number to GFO and automatically cause a donation to be sent to the GFO from Fred Meyer each time you shop!
Won’t you take a few minutes to link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card? You can do this either at the Customer Service Desk next time you are in a Fred Meyer store (simply add it to your shopping list) or do it online.
Just go to: Fred Meyer Community Rewards website and click on the “Link your Rewards Card Now” link in the middle of the page.
Don’t have a Fred Meyer Rewards Card? You can pick up an application at any checkout register or at the in-store Customer Service desk.
And an extra tip: A Rewards Card number can be yet another account number to remember. It’s easy to assign an alternative number, like a phone number, and use that each time you shop.
Please, won’t you help GFO reach our 100 member sign-up goal?
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What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?
Hunting & Gathering – Saturday, February 20th, 9:30am – 11am
Join us while we try to unravel the conflicting evidence surrounding two brothers. They claimed to be born in New York in the 1870’s, but some evidence suggests Ireland. Among other resources, we will look at using Google this week to search for additional information. This monthly support group is free to members. Visitors may request a guest pass at education@gfo.org.
Researching Eastern Canadian Ancestors – Saturday, February 20th, 2pm – 4pm
Come one, come all, to the February free “Monthly Program” session this Saturday to learn all about genealogy research in Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. Presented by Thomas Higgins.
Library Work Party – Sunday, February 21st, 9:30am – Noon.
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 truly keeps this place ticking! Please come join us this Sunday, as any time you can spare is always very much appreciated.
Family Tree Maker – February 1st, 1pm – 3pm.
This month we welcome Peggy Baldwin, who will share her expertise of RootsMagic family tree software. Attendees are welcome to bring their own laptop computers to follow along with the demonstrations and to take notes.
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