THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News 22 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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Be sure to join us on July 31st at the GFO Library!
The GFO proudly presents…
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 register before obsolescence takes over the world as we know it.
Fred Meyer Community Rewards Renewal Time…Just a few days left!!
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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Don’t forget to save those dates, won’t you please??
There’s still time to sign up for the 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.
South Carolina Jamboree Webinars…for Free!
All the webinars from the recent Southern California Genealogical Society’s Jamboree will continue to be available online HERE only until July 5th. What a great chance to learn some new family research tricks!
Summer Gen Fest did you say??
Registration is due by July 15th for this year’s Genealogical Council of Oregon
Summer Genealogy Fest
It’s a 16-course meal of nonstop genealogical wonderment. Come hear some of the greatest experts in the area give advice on a multitude of genealogical topics on Saturday, July 30, 2016.
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What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?
SATURDAY, JUNE 25th
Italian Interest Group 1pm – 3pm
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.
SUNDAY, JUNE 27th
Library Work Party Cancellation Notice
No work party at the GFO library this date. Please join us again for a Manuscripts Work Party the first Sunday of July