THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News 23 March 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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Don’t let time slip away now. Don’t forget to plan for our upcoming OPEN HOUSE!
We’ll be having our annual GFO Open House from Saturday to Sunday (that’s right, over a whole week of free genealogy classes and activities), April 9 – 17, 2016.
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A Thank You: Marjorie Enneking Memorial Gathering
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We will continue to miss Marj here at the GFO. Thank you to all who came to the memorial last week for her, which her family hosted at the Hotel Deluxe in SW Portland on Saturday, March 19th.
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Marj’s family has let us know that they appreciated everyone’s thoughts and good wishes from the GFO.
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Historic Oregon Newspapers
INDEPENDENCE, MONMOUTH NEWSPAPERS ADDED TO DIGITAL REPOSITORY
Several runs of historic newspapers in Independence and Monmouth have been added to the online Historic Oregon Newspapers digital collection. The Independence newspapers include the West Side, the West Side Enterprise and the Independence Enterprise. The Monmouth Herald also was added. The additions were the result of cooperative efforts by the Monmouth and Independence libraries, their friends groups, the Polk County Cultural Coalition and the University of Oregon Libraries.
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Check Out What’s New in Genealogy Online this Week
Don’t curse the cursive! See what one county is doing to fight the unreadable.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Deeds Online
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is nearing completion of a project to transcribe handwritten land records from 1793 to 1900.
Online Death Indexes and Records Website (USA) – Latest Additions
The Online Death Indexes and Records website has some new links or updates for the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA and WI.
Thanks to NEHGS for letting us know about these new records online:
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▪ Barbados: Baptisms, 1739-1891
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▪ Barbados: Burials, 1854-1885
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▪ Barbados: Marriages, 1854-1879
Kansas Cemetery and Vital Records Databases – Some Great Links to Know
Phillipsburg, Kansas
The city of Phillipsburg, the county seat of Phillips County, is located in north-central Kansas. Phillipsburg, which owns and operates Fairview Cemetery, has provided a burials index for the cemetery on its website.
Chanute, Kansas
The city of Chanute is located in Neosho County, in southeastern Kansas. The city has provided a burials index for Elmwood and Memorial Park cemeteries on its website.
Miami County, Kansas, County Clerk’s Office
Miami County is located in east-central Kansas. Paola is its county seat. The Miami County Clerk’s Office has provided alphabetical indexes to birth, death, and marriage records for the period from 1885 to 1911.
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Got Opinions to Share? Be a Book Reviewer at the GFO!
If you would like to read and write a short review of any of the books listed below, please contact our Book Review Co-ordinator, Joan Galles, at 503-252-2807, Afftravel@aol.com.
WHITE PENNSYLVANIA RUNAWAYS, 1750-1762
Compiled by Joseph Lee Boyle.
FROM ACROSS THE SPANISH EMPIRE: Spanish Soldiers Who helped Win the American Revolutionary War, 1776-1783. Arizona, California, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas Military Rosters.
By Leroy Martinez, J.D.
HISTORY FOR GENEALOGISTS. Using Chronological Time Lines to Find and Understand Your Ancestors.
Revised Edition with 2016 Addendum by Judy Jacobson.
THE PEOPLE OF THE SCOTTISHBURGS, a Genealogical Source Book. The People of Aberdeen, 1600 – 1799.
By David Dobson.
GENEALOGY AT A GLANCE. GENETIC GENEALOGY BASICS.
By Angie Bush.
What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?
Italian Group – Saturday, March 26th, 11am – 1pm
Ciao to everyone interested in Italian genealogy research. This is a great opportunity to learn, share, and enjoy others with a common interest. Italian genealogy research in the Portland area now has a home. Come join our group. Facilitated by Keith Pyeatt
British Group – Saturday, March 26th, 1pm – 3pm
Researching in the British Isles: England, Wales, Scotland, and Scots-Irish—no Irish because a strong GFO interest group for that heritage already exists. We try to have speakers who provide interesting experiences or online databases for research in these countries. One hour of the two hour meeting is devoted to Brick Wall questions.
Anyone with an interest in English, Welsh, or Scottish research is welcome to join us. Questions may be directed to: Duane Funk at duanefunk@comcast.net.
Library Closed for Easter Holiday – Sunday, March 27th. Please come see us again from Monday, March 28th, starting at 9:30am.
Open Late Every Wednesday – Be sure to take advantage of our late hours every Wednesday, as we’re open until 8pm!!
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