THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’sThursday EveningE-News, Edition21 June 2018 |
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The Family Tree Maker Users’ Group would like to find a person to come talk to them about using “Citations and Source” templates within the Family Tree Maker application. The group has been using MacKiev’s 2017 edition of Family Treemaker. They’re hoping to have this content explored at either their August, September, or November meetings. Interested? Email Joyce at FTM@gfo.org. |
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French Canada SIG on Holiday |
Our French Canada Special Interest Group (SIG) is taking the summer off. There will be no meetings in July or August. You can join them for their next meeting on Sunday, September 16th a 3:30pm. For schedule updates, be sure to check out GFO’s online calendar HERE. |
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We’d like your help to let more people know about the GFO and all it offers. Many people are connecting through the Nextdoor website with people in their own neighborhoods. We’d love it if you would click on this link https://nextdoor.com/pages/genealogical-forum-of-oregon/recommend/ and recommend us to your neighbors. It’s yet another way to reach more people who may not know all of GFO’s valuable resources right here in their city. You’ll need to register and sign in to the Nextdoor website. And it’s all free! |
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You Can Nominate a GFO Star… |
Has someone at the GFO particularly impressed you? Please tell us! Nominate them for our GFO Star honor. We like to regularly recognize our volunteers who go above and beyond. Anyone can nominate. Please email nominations to president@gfo.org or drop a paper commendation in the GFO Star box just inside the library’s front door. |
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Click HERE to register.Topic: German Church & Civil RecordsLearn how to read the old records. This class will detail the strategies that the experts use when reading old records. With a few tricks, some work and perseverance, a person can unlock these old records. We’ll also learn how to tap into the Meyer’s Gazetteer. Speaker: Fritz Juengling, PhD, AG®Dr. Juengling received his Bachelor’s degrees in German Studies and Secondary Education at Western Oregon University, his Master’s and Doctorate in Germanic Philology with minors in both English and Linguistics at the University of Minnesota. Germanic Philology is highly specialized, combining languages, linguistics, paleography and history. His graduate degrees required competence in English, German, Medieval Latin and two other modern languages. He chose Dutch and Norwegian. He also took courses in Old and Middle High German. He is an Accredited Genealogist® for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden through the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists, and certified by the Verband deutschsprachiger Berufsgenealogen. Dr. Juengling is a Research Consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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SATURDAY, June 23rdAfrican American Ancestry Group 12:30pm – 2:30pm Focus: Researching African American ancestry Meetings: Monthly on the 4th Saturday of the month at 12:30 p.m. If you know of any other people interested in African American genealogy tell them about the group. You do not have to be a GFO member to participate! Send a message to Julie Ramos at African_American@gfo.org if you have questions. SUNDAY, June 24thLibrary Work Party 9am – Noon There’s another work party at the GFO library today for those of you who can come. There’s lots to do and we’d love to have your help. Doors open at 9 and work usually wraps up around noon. Some people come for just an hour or so; others work the full time. You are welcome to do either. Any time you can share is valuable. Hope to see you there. Family Tree Maker (FTM) Users’ Group 1 – 3pm Join other users who want to work through the 2017 Companion Guide to Family TreeMaker. Bring your laptop with the 2017 version of FTM installed and an empty usb thumb drive. A practice tree will be used so as not to damage your personal tree. The agenda can be downloaded from here. Facilitated by Joyce Grant-Worley. Feel free to contact her with questions at FTM@gfo.org. |
