THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News 29 June 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 for July 2016, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-Jul.pdf.

There’s still time to renew your Fred Meyer Rewards!

Don’t forget to renew your Fred Meyer Rewards Card before the deadline on July 1st! That’s in just two days!!
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 let your digital photos devolve into chaos…

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.

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Don’t forget to save those dates, won’t you please??

South California (sorry for any confusion last week!) 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.

Where Did You All Come From?? The GFO Stars for July 2016 are our wonderful Research Assistants Team!

Would You Like to Join the Research Assistant Team?

You don’t need to be a seasoned researcher to volunteer. While you are volunteering you’ll learn about our collection and resources which will help you further your own research.

An RA will greet and assist patrons who visit our library. This might mean helping someone search on Ancestry.com, finding a book on the shelf, or collecting money for a book sale. An interest in helping people is the key to enjoying this position! There are occasional phone calls that come into the library that you’ll answer, too.

Training is provided by an experienced volunteer and until you learn the ropes you’ll be paired with a more experienced RA. Most RAs commit to one four-hour shift a week, but some work only once a month. We must have two volunteers working any time we are open, so any gift of your time is appreciated.

If you’re interested in this volunteer work, contact Cathy Lauer at volunteer@gfo.org or 503-963-1932.

Didn’t you know you were invited? Of course you were! It’s the GFO’s Annual Membership Picnic for garsh-sake!!

It’s never too early to save the date.
September 18, 2016, ’til the swans kick us out

The picnic will be a potluck at Mt. Scott Park. Bring hot dishes, salads, desserts or other food. Sadly, we will not be able to cook hamburgers or hot dogs at the site this year, so please bring lots of dishes to share if you could! The GFO will provide lemonade and iced tea, and we plan to eat around 1 pm.

Things to know: No smoking or use of tobacco in any form, or alcoholic beverages are allowed in the park.

More information will be provided closer to the event. Dancers in tutus are still being negotiated.

Address: SE 72nd Ave & Harold St. in Portland.

What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?

SUNDAY, JULY 3rd
Manuscripts Work Party 9am – noon

Explore our manuscript, personal papers, and Bible collections while we organize, scan and create finding aids. Drop in at the time that works best for you. Questions? Feel free to email Nanci Remington or LauraDenise White at manuscripts@gfo.org.
MONDAY, JULY 4th
Holiday Closure Don’t worry, Free Monday will occur on July 11th due to the holiday this month.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6th
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.