THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News 27 April 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-May.pdf.

Calling All Volunteers, Saturday, April 30, 2016!

Have an hour to spare to help us spruce up the GFO Library this Saturday?
We could use a few helping hands on Saturday, April 30, 2:30 p.m. to spiff-up and clean the GFO Library in preparation for a special event taking place on Sunday, May 1. What are we talking about? Spending about 1 hour or so doing some moving and re-arranging of tables and chairs, vacuuming, dusting, and table and chair surface cleaning.

If you can help, please shoot Cathy Lauer an e-mail at catlauer@comcast.net and let her know!

And as always, thank you for all you do. Your contributions are what keep the GFO’s doors open each year!

Don’t forget about the AmazonSmile Deals for Mothers’ Day, May 8th!

Dear GFO Guests and Members,

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th. By shopping at smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase total to the Genealogical Forum Of Oregon Inc.

Use the link HERE to go to Amazon’s website, sign in as you usually would and begin shopping as you usually would. It’s that easy!

As always, thank you for your continued support of the GFO.

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Some super hot genealogical research tips and events!

DNA and Family Tree Research:
What a deal! That’s a steal!

Curious about who your ancestors may have been exactly from 250 years ago? Click HERE to learn how you can upload your AncestryDNA test results to FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA). FamilyTreeDNA boasts close to 1 million people in its database, with continuous updates for better results each time you search. Find 20 of your ancestral matches for free with the FTDNA database, or you can also pay $39 to view all of your ancestral matches.
Digital Photos: Scanning, Preparing, Organizing, and Sharing & Legacy Family Tree Software
Come join us for this amazing workshop opportunity with Geoffrey Rasmussen on Sunday, July 31, 2016, from 9:30am to 2:00pm.

Learn from the best to organize and share your digital photos by using Google’s new Google Photos! Geoffrey Rasmussen will teach you the best practices for digitizing, preserving and enhancing your photograph collections. He will also give tips on how you can readily access your collections on your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Click HERE to sign up now!
It’s a party to mark the ages!
Celebrating 115 Years of the Marker at Champoeg Park

Come join this concert in the park on May 7th, at Itinéraire 8239 Champoeg Road Northeast, Saint Paul, OR 97137 to commemorate the 1901 dedication of the Provisional Government Monument, where the first American government on the Pacific Coast was created.

Library CLOSURE, Sunday, May 1, 2016

 

We look forward to seeing you Monday, May 2nd.
The GFO Library will be closed for a private event on Sunday, May 1st. We apologize for any inconvenience and cordially invite you to visit us again on Monday, May 2nd, from 9:30 a.m.
Thank you for your understanding and your continued support.
Also, don’t forget that Monday, May 2nd, is the first Monday of the month, so the library will be open for free to the public. Hope to see you then.

What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?

SATURDAY, APRIL 30th
DNA Advanced 9am – noon

Tim Janzen will give a presentation where he will carefully review the entire process whereby he recently mapped the data for one of his mother’s 2nd cousins and one of his mother’s 2nd cousins once removed. He will demonstrate how to do chromosome mapping using a comprehensive version of a chromosome map as well as a simplified version of a chromosome map. He will discuss some of the surprises and complexities he uncovered during this process. He will also demonstrate how he uses his family’s chromosome maps in corresponding with his genetic cousins. Tim will do his best to make a somewhat complicated topic as easy to understand as feasible. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. Come prepared for an exciting morning of discussion! Download worksheets and additional info HERE.
SUNDAY, MAY 1st
Library Closure

The library will be closed for a private event all day, Sunday, May 1st. We look forward to seeing you again from 9:30am on Monday, May 2nd.
MONDAY, MAY 2nd
Free Library Day!! 9:30am – 5pm

Every first Monday of each month, the GFO Library is free for non-members. Come explore our plethora of genealogical resources, both on our library shelves and via our in-house subscriptions to various online databases, such as Fold3, the World Library Edition of Ancestry.com, FindMyPast, HistoryGeo, and Newspapers.com.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th
Learn & Chat 10am – noon

Join us to talk about your genealogy questions and help provide support to others. Facilitated by Connie Lenzen.

DNA Q&A 1pm – 2pm

Lisa McCullough will be available to help answer your DNA questions, whether you are new and just getting started or have more involved questions.

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