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Latest news from the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. Info from the Board of Directors; what's new on the website; what's happening at the library.Saturday, March 26, 2011
GFO's SPRING SEMINAR REGISTRATIONS CLOSED
No more registrations for the Spring Seminar with Tom Jones are available. That is both good news and bad news. It is bad for those procrastinators who have been waiting until the last minute to sign up for the April 2, 2011 seminar. I, for one, will try to learn a lesson and register early for the Fall Seminar, as yet to be announced.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
GFO British Interst Group March 26th
Join us for the British Group Meeting on Saturday, March 26, 1pm
Duane Funk will give a presentation on the United Kingdom census, then and now, and the questions asked by the census takers.
Brick Walls discussion will follow in the 2nd hour as well as any new resources.
Come May 28th, Duane will give a repeat presentation, per request, about the ports that the Scots, Irish, Welsh and English Folks departed from for America. Also, a little history about the shipping Lines who were the main carriers, the conditions aboard ship, And the rough waters of the North Sea. We have several new Folks in our group since he presented this topic a couple of years ago.
Since the May meeting is our last for the year, we will bring Snacks of Our Ancestors to share.
Hopefully, we can find a site for a field trip when the good weather comes, followed by lunch together following in that area. In the past, we have gone for high tea lunch, a tour of Ft Vancouver, and to the McLoughlin House.
Join us, Lyleth Winther and Gwen Newborg [lylaw1@frontier.com]
Duane Funk will give a presentation on the United Kingdom census, then and now, and the questions asked by the census takers.
Brick Walls discussion will follow in the 2nd hour as well as any new resources.
Come May 28th, Duane will give a repeat presentation, per request, about the ports that the Scots, Irish, Welsh and English Folks departed from for America. Also, a little history about the shipping Lines who were the main carriers, the conditions aboard ship, And the rough waters of the North Sea. We have several new Folks in our group since he presented this topic a couple of years ago.
Since the May meeting is our last for the year, we will bring Snacks of Our Ancestors to share.
Hopefully, we can find a site for a field trip when the good weather comes, followed by lunch together following in that area. In the past, we have gone for high tea lunch, a tour of Ft Vancouver, and to the McLoughlin House.
Join us, Lyleth Winther and Gwen Newborg [lylaw1@frontier.com]
Monday, March 21, 2011
JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF OREGON
Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon
Researching Our Ancestors:
The Austro-Hungarian Empire, Poland and Ukraine
3 Mini Sessions, Repeated
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 7:00 pm
Where: Congregation Ahavath Achim, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland, OR
Description: Learn about resources for researching ancestors from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Poland and Ukraine with our own in-house experts. Plan to attend one or two of these sessions: Session 1 from 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm; Session 2 from 7:45 to 8:00pm.
About our Presenters:
Toby Forim Blake received her MA in Jewish History from Baltimore Hebrew University. Toby has been researching family since the late 1980's.
Ron Doctor is the Co-Coordinator, Kremenets Shtetl CO-OP/Jewish Records Indexing-Poland, an activity of the Kremenets District Research Group http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kremenets.
Debbi Korman has been researching the Austro–Hungarian Empire for 20 years with specialties covering Budapest and Slovakia.
Admission is free to members of JGSO, $5 donation requested from non-members (can be applied to cost of membership if you join at the time).
For more information contact Barbara Hershey, President/Program Chair at jgsoregon@gmail.com.
Researching Our Ancestors:
The Austro-Hungarian Empire, Poland and Ukraine
3 Mini Sessions, Repeated
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 7:00 pm
Where: Congregation Ahavath Achim, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland, OR
Description: Learn about resources for researching ancestors from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Poland and Ukraine with our own in-house experts. Plan to attend one or two of these sessions: Session 1 from 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm; Session 2 from 7:45 to 8:00pm.
About our Presenters:
Toby Forim Blake received her MA in Jewish History from Baltimore Hebrew University. Toby has been researching family since the late 1980's.
Ron Doctor is the Co-Coordinator, Kremenets Shtetl CO-OP/Jewish Records Indexing-Poland, an activity of the Kremenets District Research Group http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kremenets.
Debbi Korman has been researching the Austro–Hungarian Empire for 20 years with specialties covering Budapest and Slovakia.
Admission is free to members of JGSO, $5 donation requested from non-members (can be applied to cost of membership if you join at the time).
For more information contact Barbara Hershey, President/Program Chair at jgsoregon@gmail.com.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
TMG/SUG MEETING CANCELED, MARCH 19th
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but due to other priorities, the Master Genealogist Software Users Group meeting scheduled for this Saturday is canceled. The next meeting will be May 21st, so please save your questions till then. If you have a meeting focus topic that you would like to suggest, email me your idea. We can include it at our next meeting.
Note: Due to the impending re-location of the Forum in July, the May meeting might be the last for awhile. Stay tuned!
Roger Ostrom
TMG-SUG, coordinator
Note: Due to the impending re-location of the Forum in July, the May meeting might be the last for awhile. Stay tuned!
Roger Ostrom
TMG-SUG, coordinator
HOW ABOUT A VIRGINIA INTEREST GROUP?
Regarding:
A new Virginia interest group
The new German Interest Group
We've been approached for a possible new Interest Group on Virginia and its surrounding states where folks first migrated to. Are you interested?
A new German Interest group is about to launch. Arranging a first meeting for that group will happen soon. If interested, contact Lyleth at lylaw1@frontier.com (that's a "one" after Lylaw)
A new Virginia interest group
The new German Interest Group
We've been approached for a possible new Interest Group on Virginia and its surrounding states where folks first migrated to. Are you interested?
A new German Interest group is about to launch. Arranging a first meeting for that group will happen soon. If interested, contact Lyleth at lylaw1@frontier.com (that's a "one" after Lylaw)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
GFO MONTHLY PROGRAM, MARCH 12th
Don't forget the Monthly Program at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Tom O'Brien will speak about "Those Amazing Irish"
Also remember to get yur registration turned in for GFO's Spring Seminar with Tom Jones,PhD.
If you don't have a registration form, one can be downloaded from www.gfo.org
Also remember to get yur registration turned in for GFO's Spring Seminar with Tom Jones,PhD.
If you don't have a registration form, one can be downloaded from www.gfo.org
GFO WRITERS' FORUM- MARCH 12th
Hello Aspiring Writers,
The Writers' Forum will meet on Saturday, March 12th, from 11:45 a.m.
until 1:45 p.m. at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. We meet the second Saturday of each month.Everyone is welcome, whether you have participated before or not. This is your chance to get started writing or improve your writing, whether you are writing for yourself or for others.
We learn about good writing techniques -- write and read what we write to each other. Without exception, everyone who has participated in this group over the last six years writes better than they did when they started.
This year we are working with Roy Peter Clark's Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer published by Little, Brown and Company in 2006.
Each year we work with a book, but this particular book is making more difference In our writing than any other book we've worked with. We'll be working with Now we are working more specifically on language and in December we will be working with Tool 21 Workshop: "Know When to Back Off and When to Show Off"
Bring your lunch if you would like.
Peggy
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The Writers' Forum will meet on Saturday, March 12th, from 11:45 a.m.
until 1:45 p.m. at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. We meet the second Saturday of each month.Everyone is welcome, whether you have participated before or not. This is your chance to get started writing or improve your writing, whether you are writing for yourself or for others.
We learn about good writing techniques -- write and read what we write to each other. Without exception, everyone who has participated in this group over the last six years writes better than they did when they started.
This year we are working with Roy Peter Clark's Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer published by Little, Brown and Company in 2006.
Each year we work with a book, but this particular book is making more difference In our writing than any other book we've worked with. We'll be working with Now we are working more specifically on language and in December we will be working with Tool 21 Workshop: "Know When to Back Off and When to Show Off"
Bring your lunch if you would like.
Peggy
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
GFO Illiois Interest Group March Meeting
The topic of the day will be ³Records²...
Gathering them...especially in Illinois (but it will point
you to other states too)--
Organizing them...on paper or on your computer‹ and
Using them to see ³What¹s Missing?²
The Illinois folks welcome anyone, everyone, to their gathering.
If you have Illinois ancestors, come and find out where to look
for records.
If you don¹t have anyone from Illinois, many of the Midwest states
have similar structures so that you could adjust Illinois
research methods to your state.
If you don¹t have anyone in the Midwest (however did they get here
then???) come for the fun of being with the group. They have
a good time together.
The class will be led by Kristy again this month...she never found the time to leave for Illinois! Come and catch up with ³what¹s happening² too.
Hoping to see you
in the Higgins Room...
at 9:30 to 11:30...
on Saturday, March 12th!
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Gathering them...especially in Illinois (but it will point
you to other states too)--
Organizing them...on paper or on your computer‹ and
Using them to see ³What¹s Missing?²
The Illinois folks welcome anyone, everyone, to their gathering.
If you have Illinois ancestors, come and find out where to look
for records.
If you don¹t have anyone from Illinois, many of the Midwest states
have similar structures so that you could adjust Illinois
research methods to your state.
If you don¹t have anyone in the Midwest (however did they get here
then???) come for the fun of being with the group. They have
a good time together.
The class will be led by Kristy again this month...she never found the time to leave for Illinois! Come and catch up with ³what¹s happening² too.
Hoping to see you
in the Higgins Room...
at 9:30 to 11:30...
on Saturday, March 12th!
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March GFO Irish Interest Group
This is a reminder that the Genealogical Forum of Oregon's Irish Intrest group meeting will be on Saturday March 19th from 1-3pm at the GFO in the Huggins room.
We will be having a Saint Patrick Day potluck. April will be bringing a tablecloth, plates,napkins tea bags, hot water for tea,sugar, cream, forks, spoons ,& something to nibble on Also if everyone could bring a picture or two of one of their Irish ancestors and tell of us all you know about your ancestor. Please bring your favorite irish music CD(s). A boom box will be there for playing CDs on.
Hope to see you there.
Suzanne Lemon [slemon46@yahoo.com]
We will be having a Saint Patrick Day potluck. April will be bringing a tablecloth, plates,napkins tea bags, hot water for tea,sugar, cream, forks, spoons ,& something to nibble on Also if everyone could bring a picture or two of one of their Irish ancestors and tell of us all you know about your ancestor. Please bring your favorite irish music CD(s). A boom box will be there for playing CDs on.
Hope to see you there.
Suzanne Lemon [slemon46@yahoo.com]
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