THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM’sWednesday EveningE-News, Early Edition29 November 2017 |
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Yesterday, on #givingTuesday, we had 55 people come help with our ongoing book labeling project! Here are the grand totals of what we all accomplished:
Thank you again for all you do for the GFO! If you’d like to stop by and help again, please please don’t hesitate. There is usually a cart by the Library’s Workroom full of books waiting patiently for their labels as part of this ongoing project. Many hands have sure made the recataloging and relabeling much much lighter! Thank you again everyone! |
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Using Online Newspapers for Genealogical ResearchPresenter Janice M. Sellers will be giving tips on the value of newspapers for your genealogical research. WHEN? December 3rd, 10:30am (doors open at 10am) “The class provides an overview of what is available online and gives techniques to help improve your chances of finding information about your relatives.” More Information HERE!! |
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Saturday, December 16th, 2 – 3pmPresenter: LauraDenise White, GFO’s resident archival consultant. Get ready for the holidays with Personal Papers & Archiving! Learn how to not only preserve some of those family heirloom papers and photographs you know are just sitting in the attic and basement, but also see how you can put together wonderful family history gifts with these fabulous relics of the past. Learn how to weave the fabric of your family history into inspiring and lasting treasures. Attendees are encouraged to bring in a sample of items of their very own to work on during this interactive session. Photographs and letters and diaries, oh my! Bring them on in! We’ll work on them together while discussing ways to keep them safe AND ways to share them with family and friends both far and near. Remember! All our GenTalks are FREE events, completely open to the public. Help us get the word out! CLICK HERE for FLYERS |
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Don’t let 2017 slip away and miss out on your tax write-off.Because GFO is a 501(c)(3) organization, your donations are tax deductible. Give now by visiting our Annual Appeal page HERE. Remember GFO is a 100% volunteer-reliant organization. That’s right! We have no paid staff. So every gift goes directly to keeping the lights on, the doors open, and the to providing the best resources possible for family history researchers!The simple truth is: GFO relies on donations for our continued existence. If you prefer to send a check or money order, you can use our paper form HERE and mail it with your gift to: Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Suite B-18, Portland, OR 97202. Thank you in advance for your support!Psst! GFO belongs to the Oregon Cultural Trust (as “GFO”) and has attained a silver-star rating on GuideStar. |
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This Week at the GFO… |
SATURDAY, December 2ndVirginia Group 10am – noon The Quakers: history, beliefs, and their lives in records – Peggy Baldwin The early Society of Friends, more informally known as Quakers, had a belief in the equality of all people who called on the Divine within. Their beliefs lead to a unique organizational structure of monthly, quarterly, and yearly meetings that resulted in incredible records. We’ll discuss types of records, record repositories and websites, and how to effectively access the Quaker record holdings on Ancestry.com. Contact Judi Scott judiscot@gmail.com or Carol Surrency lcsurr@gmail.com for more information. German Group 1 – 3pm Speaker: Barbara Forster The German Interest Group was formed in the spring of 2011. It is intended to be a source of information and inspiration for anyone with German speaking ancestors. One goal is to provide information on a variety of topics related to Germanic history and migration. We also will provide time for members to share their research journeys and connect with others who may be researching the same region or time period. SUNDAY, December 3rdManuscripts Work Party 9am – noon Explore our manuscript, personal papers and Bible collection while we organize, scan and create finding aids. Drop by at the time that works for you. Questions? Send a note to manuscripts@gfo.org. MONDAY, December 4thFirst Free Monday! 9:30am – 5pm Every first Monday of every month, the GFO library is open to the public for free! Bring your friends and family to explore all the wonderful database subscriptions and analog resources available at our library. WEDNESDAY, December 6thDNA Q&A 1 – 3pm Lisa McCullough will be available to help answer your DNA questions, whether you are new and just getting started or have more involved questions. |
