THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’s Wednesday Evening E-News 31 August 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 August 2016, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-Aug.pdf.

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Don’t forget to RSVP! We’d love to have you join us for a picnic to remember!

GFO’s ANNUAL MEMBERS REUNION PICNIC! Sept 18th
We would love to see you at the membership picnic this year!! Just think of it: Old friends, new friends, possible wild animal sightings, and all the genealogical talk you could ever wish for!

WHEN Sunday, Sept 18th, from noon until the swans kick us out!

WHERE Mt. Scott Park, Picnic Area B at SE 72nd Ave & Harold St in Portland.

HOW RSVP to picnic@gfo.org, then just put one foot in front of the other on Sept 18th, and come on out! YOU CAN ALSO PUSH THE SUPER-FUN BLUE BUTTON ABOVE OR BELOW!!

WHAT Iced tea, lemonade, and all the necessary paper and plastic products (plates, utensils, napkins, etc.) will be provided by the GFO. Please bring dishes to share, preferably filled with additional, more food-like items!!

NOTE No alcohol or smoking of any kind is permitted on the park grounds…city rules say so regarding all public parks.

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It’s Back to School Time!! Remember to Smile!

“Ah, Mom! Do I have to??”
As you may have heard, when you shop at smile.amazon.com for all your back to school supplies, 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 supporting the continued education of our next generation of little tiny humans!

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Hot Links in Genealogy…

Oregon State Fair
There’s still time to join the fun at this year’s Oregon State Fair, which is running now through September 5th. Check out the full calendar HERE. Dog throwing is apparently encouraged.
Pioneer Wagon Encampment
If you’re near Baker City, Oregon, this Labor Day weekend, consider adding a stop at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. The Center will be re-enacting an Oregon Trail Pioneer Wagon Encampment on Sept 3rd and 4th, from 10am to 2pm. Also, don’t miss their special evening concert on Friday, Sept 2nd at 6pm! Click HERE for all the details.
GFO’s Most Recent Digital Manuscript
The GFO’s Manuscripts Committee is proud to announce that the Walker Personal Papers (Accession 2012-32) is now fully scanned and can be searched via the recently completed Finding Aid online!! Read our newest Spotlight article for tidbits on the history of this particular collection, or request a digital copy of the original papers by emailing manuscripts@gfo.org.
Scandinavians Galore!
The Scandinavian Heritage Foundation is hosting a Swedish Genealogical Day on Sept 20th at the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

September 20, Beginning at 2:00 PM
Lecture: $10 // Lecture Pass for All Lectures: $20
Half-Hour Personal Genealogical Consultation: $25

2:00-3:15 Kathy Meade – Swedish Records Online with Arkiv Digital
3:15-4:30 Charlotte Börjesson – Swedish DVD and Online Resources
4:30-5:30 Dinner/Food break
5:30-6:45 Anna-Lena Hultman – Swedish Culture and emigration from Sweden
6:45-8:00 Olof Cronberg – Swedish Historical Maps and Disbyt

Offsite event taking place just down the road from Nordia House at West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Genealogists from Sweden offer assistance and resources for tracing your roots! They offer four lectures on various genealogical topics throughout the day. Each lecture is $10, or you can get a pass for all of the lectures for $20! Purchase individual lecture tickets or the pass below.

In addition, there are still some spots available for a half-hour one-on-one personal genealogical consultation session ($25 each). To sign up for one of these spots, please call us at 503.977.0275.

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What’s Happening this Week at the GFO?

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd
Virginia Interest Group 10am – noon

Research in Virginia can be difficult, with the complication of “burned counties”, as well as the ordinary difficulties of using historical documents. But it is not impossible. We discuss the history of Virginia and explore various methods to do sound genealogy research. We hope to foster collaboration among our many Virginia researchers and work on our varied research problems, our “brick walls”, together. Each month we will have a discussion or presentation on a topic related to our research. There will also be time each meeting for discussion, suggestions, and perhaps research on individual research. We’ll also explore the settlement of Kentucky, the Carolinas and Tennessee. Please feel free to contact Judi Scott judiscot@gmail.com or Carol Surrency lcsurr@gmail.com with questions.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th
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 at manuscripts@gfo.org.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th
Library Closed for the Labor Day Holiday

Please please please come visit us again either on Tuesday, Sept 6th, from 9:30am, or on Sept 12th, as we’ve moved our Free First Monday for this month.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th
Learn & Chat 10am – noon

Join us to talk about your genealogy questions and help provide support to others. These bi-monthly sessions are 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.