THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM Wednesday Evening E-News 8 June 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-May.pdf.
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Fred Meyer Community Rewards Renewal Time…
It’s that time of year again! Time for excitement and wonder….well, all that too, but also it’s time to renew in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program!!
Fred Meyer Community Rewards Customer Re-enrollment is happening all through the month of June. Yep. That means right now!
If you’ve had your Fred Meyer’s Rewards Card linked to the GFO since last year, you will need to re-link your Rewards Card before July 1, 2016. Please note that Fred Meyer will assume you’ve had enough if they don’t hear from you, and they will drop from the program any households that don’t re-enroll before the July 1 deadline.
If you do miss the deadline, you may still re-link your Rewards Card online after the re-enrollment period by visiting www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
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It’s not too late for this year’s Father’s Day Smile Event!
Wait…how much time do I have to still order the best Father’s Day gift ever?? Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19th, and that’s a little over a week away, so there’s just enough time if you hop to it today, my friend!
As you may have heard, when you shop 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, and for fathers everywhere!
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Save those dates, won’t you please??
Champoeg Cemetery Tour
Now hear this! Come one, come all to a cemetery tour you’ll never forget!!
The Friends of Historic Champoeg will host a two-hour cemetery tour by bus June 25 that highlights individuals from the historic Champoeg era. Costumed actors will give first-person portrayals. Live music and strawberry shortcake will be served in the restored Donald Manson 1860s barn at Champoeg State Heritage Park following the tour. For more information and registration, visit the park’s website.
Webinars Gone Wild
All the webinars from the recent Southern California Genealogical Society’s Jamboree will continue to be available online HERE until July 5th. What a great chance to learn some new family research tricks!
Hey! How old’s your map?
Conducting genealogical research is a lot about understanding what the world looked like when your ancestors were alive. xkcd’s recently posted a wonderful guide to knowing how old a map is that you might be struggling with in the course of your research. Don’t be afraid to hold down the “Ctrl” key (“command” for Mac-users) and tap the “+” key (up in the top right-hand corner of your keyboard) to magnify the image so you can follow the “yes-no” trail.
Texas Obituaries Indexes
Check this out! You won’t believe the number of amazing genealogy and local history resources the McKinney Public Library System website has available.
From vital statistics indexes, to obituary indexes for 1884 through 1999, to more contemporary indexes of births, engagements, and marriages found in the local McKinney newspapers for 1980 to 1993, as well as an obituary index for 2000 to current.
Digi News
Genealogical research is becoming easier and more accessible by the day, especially with projects such as Oregon Digital Newspapers website, which features over 140 newspaper titles from all over the state of Oregon. The articles, all pre-1923, are available for word-level searches online HERE.
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What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?
SUNDAY, JUNE 12th
Maps Work-Party 9am – noon
We are continuing to chip away at this project on the second Sunday of each month from 9:00 am until noon…or whenever! Come when you can. Stay for as long as you like or can, as all help is extremely welcome!! Doris Cruickshank will be facilitating as our map project coordinator.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14th
Board Meeting 6pm – 8pm
Our board meetings are open to all interested parties, and they happen the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Come join in to see how the magic happens, and see where you might fit in to lend a hand if possible!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15th
DNA Q&A 1pm – 3pm
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 the lovely and wonderful Sarah Holmes.