THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM Wednesday Evening E-News 15 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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Volunteers Thank you
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June’s GEN Talk – Church Records with Harold Hinds
That’s right! We’ve rebranded the Monthly Meetings, and will now be referring to them as the-all-new, oh-so-snazzy GEN Talks!
Church Records : Their Location and Value for Family Historians
Saturday, June 18th, starting at 2:30pm, the wonderful Harold Hinds will be giving a presentation on how to utilize all those pesky church records everyone’s always talking about.
Was your ancestor church-going? If so, with what church were they affiliated? Where might that church’s records be located? What might you expect to find of value in those records?
This presentation will follow the Annual Meeting. Hey! And don’t forget your handy-dandy, helpful HAND OUT to bring to the session.
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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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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.
Don’t forget to 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!
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What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th
Hunting & Gathering Group 9:30am – 11am
Join us for this monthly support group where we help each other find information about different family lines. We share expertise about resources and search strategies, while also learning to do a reasonably exhaustive search and develop research plans. The focus will shift depending on the needs of the group. Several experienced researchers have volunteered to help. Beginners and intermediate researchers are encouraged to attend and bring specific problems to work on. Free to members. Visitors may request a guest pass at education@gfo.org.
GFO’s 70th Annual Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Event 2pm
Come one! Come all! Join us in giving out prizes to our wonderful volunteers in a raffle drawing (wait, aren’t YOU a volunteer? well, you should definitely be there then!!), and add your voice to approving this year’s budget.
June’s GEN Talk 2:30pm – 4pm
Come learn the wonders of researching through historic church records to find your family. Presented by Harold Hinds. Free to the ALL!! Hand outs are HERE.