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Friday, March 9, 2012

GFO IRISH INTEREST GROUP

MARCH 17 GFO IIG MEETING:
The GFO Irish Interest Group (IIG) will have a booth at the annual AICS St Patrick's Day celebration this year promoting the GFO. Attendance for this event will take the place of our regularly scheduled March 17 meeting.

All-Ireland Cultural Society's
Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Saturday, March 17, 2012
The Ambridge Event Center
376 NE Clackamas St. (Cross St: NE MLK Blvd)
Portland, OR 97232
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Admission: $10.00 - volunteers will receive free admission to the event.

The volunteers for the GFO Irish Interest Group booth are as follows :

11:30am - 2 pm : Joi Shervey,& Katherine Wilkinson ( if she can make it ), Suzanne Lemon ( fill in ).

2 pm - 4 pm: Shirley Hurrell, & Mary Mc Grath

4 pm - 6 pm: Lenore Le Mans, & Kayce Gorham

6 pm - 8:30 pm : Kate O' Hara

Thank you,
Suzanne and Lenore

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

What a visitor says

Michelle Johnson from Hinged Strung Stitched enjoyed her visit.

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon
Invites you, your family and friends to our annual lunch
Sunday March 11, 2012 10:30 AM
Ahavath Achim, 3225 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland, OR
Steve Morse: Getting Ready for the 1940 Census: Searching without a Name Index
When the 1940 census is released in April 2012, it will not have a name index. Finding people in the census will involve searching by location instead until an index is completed.
The census is organized by Enumeration Districts (EDs). The location needs to be converted to an ED before the census can be accessed. The One-Step website contains numerous tools for obtaining EDs. This talk will present the various tools and show circumstances in which each can be used. It will also demonstrate a tutorial quiz for determining the best tool to use in each specific situation.
 
The Jewish Marriage Contract (Ketubah)
Vital records (birth, marriage, death) have always been a valuable source of family information and sought after by genealogists. The Jewish Marriage Contract (Ketubah) is no exception. This paper discusses what is contained in the Jewish marriage contract, tells what it really means, and provides information that can be useful to family historians.
Stephen Morse is an amateur genealogist who has researched his Russian-Jewish origins. Steve is the creator of the One-Step Website (www.stevemorse.org) for which he has received many awards. The website continues to evolve and now includes over 100 web-based tools ranging from genealogical searches to astronomical calculations to last-minute bidding on e-bay. In his other life Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering.  He has held various research, development, and teaching positions, authored numerous technical papers, written four textbooks, and holds four patents. He is best known as the architect of the Intel 8086 (the granddaddy of today's Pentium processor), which sparked the PC revolution 30 years ago.
Preregistration and advance payment required for lunch. Please read next page for registration form and additional information.
Note: parking in the lot is available, but not abundant. We strongly encourage carpooling and public transportation. According to Tri-Met, bus 12 runs every 15 minutes on Sundays and bus 44 every half hour. Street parking is available off Barbur just north and south of the building. If you are able to leave parking lot spots for those with more difficulty walking, please do.
Cost to JGSO Members: $18 for lectures and lunch
Cost to those who are not members of JGSO: Lunch and lectures $25. Morning lecture only is $10.
If you are not yet a member of JGSO for 2012 and want to register at member’s cost, please submit a membership form for new and renewing members. It will be attached to this email.
Please note that no outside food is allowed in the building.
For more information about this event, please write to jgsoregon@gmail.com or call Barbara Hershey at 503-249-1976.
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JGSO Lunch Reservations for March 11, 2012
Please make check out to JGSO and mail to P.O. Box 19736, Portland, OR 97280 DEADLINE: March 5, 2012
Name (s) __________________________________________________________________
JGSO Member □ non-member □
Email address (please be clear):
Telephone:
Check enclosed for (amount): $

Thursday, February 16, 2012

GFO COMPUTER INTEREST GROUP

Just a reminder that the Computer Special Interest Group will be having our bi-monthly meeting this coming Saturday February 18th from 9:30 to 11:30 AM in the rear of the library. (the Higgins Area?)

In accord with our objective to investigate genealogical programs, a presentation will be made by Sue LeBlanc of the PAF program. (Personal Ancestral File which is free and is available via the LDS website
familysearch.org) This will be a great opportunity to get an overview of this widely used software. Handouts will be available.

After a lunch break, the Master Genealogist Software Users Group meeting will start at Noon and go til 2 PM. The program's publisher has finally released a new version (8) with many improvements. We will be taking a "look under the hood" at some of them. As always there will be a question and (hopefully) answer session as well. If anyone is has already found new features that are helpful and would like to share that discovery I encourage you to attend. This should be an interesting meeting.

Roger Ostrom, Daphne Garrison, coordinators, Computer sig

Sunday, February 5, 2012

GFO Illinois Group

Be at the GFO Library next Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.
There you will hear Duane Funk tell the group about one of the largest ethnic groups to move to Illinois.

If you have German background, you will learn about those who immigrated to the mid-west area.
If you have German background, you will learn about why many who immigrated chose Illinois as a home.
If you have German background, you will learn about contributions the Germans gave to Illinois.

(And if you don’t have Illinois background, you will still see how your German ancestors chose their home, and contributed to their new home...by what is called “transfer of learning”...if Illinois offered particular advantages to the immigrant (not only Germans) that caused immigration to Illinois’ collar states of the mid-west. If it was true in Illinois, it very likely relates in your “home” state and with your nationalities.)

The Illinois Interest Group welcomes not only its members, but also its friends, and those who could become their friends. If you have any interest in German immigration, settlement, and contributions, join the group.

We meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of most months. (not July/August/December) And we want to share the story of Illinois and its people with you. No pre-registration or fees are required. Just come and join the group!

Kristy and Harlene

Sunday, January 29, 2012

GFO IRISH INTEREST GROUP

MARCH 2012 EVENTS

Ulster Historical Foundation Lecture Tour - Monday, March 12, 2012
Oregon Stamp Society Building
4828 NE 33rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97211

All-Ireland Cultural Society of Oregon (AICS) will host a genealogy lecture with the folks from the Ulster Historical Foundation (Ancestry Ireland) in NE Portland during St. Patrick's week. Tea, soda bread and light desserts will be provided.
Admission is $20, and the AICS is extending a $5 discount is to all GFO members. Seats are limited to only 45 folks because of space so book quickly if you are interested in attending.
For tickets go to: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/220309 and enter 'AICS' in the promotion code space to get the $5.00 discount.

For more information on the Ulster Historical Foundation (Ancestry Ireland) go to: http://www.ancestryireland.com

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MARCH 17 GFO IIG MEETING:
The GFO Irish Interest Group (IIG) will have a booth at the annual AICS St Patrick's Day celebration this year promoting the GFO. Attendance for this event will take the place of our regularly scheduled March 17 meeting.

Volunteers are needed to man the booth Saturday. If you would like to volunteer to staff the IIG booth please send email to Suzanne Lemon slemon46@yahoo.com

All-Ireland Cultural Society's
Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Saturday, March 17, 2012
The Ambridge Event Center
376 NE Clackamas St. (Cross St: NE MLK Blvd)
Portland, OR 97232

REVISED HOURS:
Festival Hours: 12 noon to 8 PM
Admission: $10.00
The official flyer : http://www.oregonirishclub.org/stpatricksdayfestival.html


Thank you,
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Lenore LeMans
lenorel@comcast.net

Monday, January 23, 2012

GFO IRISH INTEREST GROUP

MARCH 17, 2012 GFO Irish Interest Group Meeting:
The GFO Irish Interest Group (IIG) will have a booth at the annual AICS St Patrick's Day celebration this year promoting the GFO. Attendance for this event will take the place of our regularly scheduled March 17 meeting. Members will meet at the GFO booth to have dinner together at 6 PM.

All-Ireland Cultural Society's
71st Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration Saturday, March 17, 2012
The Ambridge Event Center
376 NE Clackamas Ave,
Portland, OR 97232
(AKA Rosary Hall - Across from the Holy Rosary Church)

Festival Hours: 12 Noon to 8 PM
Admission: $10.00
http://www.oregonirishclub.org/stpatricksdayfestival.html

Sunday, January 22, 2012

IRISH FESTIVAL COMING

To all GFO Irish Interest group members,
I thought you might like to know about the following event:
Irish festival comes to Portland, Oregon
Featuring Irish Sean-nos Dancing!

What: 5th Annual Sean-nós Northwest Festival
When: February 17th, 18th & 19th 2012
Where: Multnomah Village, Portland, OR
Tickets: $35 daily pass, $60 weekend pass
Website: www.seannos.org

The 5th annual Sean-nós Northwest festival returns to Portland, Oregon for the third weekend of February 2012. SNNW aims to promote and educate the community at large on the sean-nós or "old-style" of interpretive percussive dance and unaccompanied song. These art forms, both emanating from the Irish Gaelic speaking districts of Ireland, are rather apart from the stage craft of the many ubiquitous Irish dance shows touring the globe today. You are invited to come and witness the remarriage of music, song and dance during this weekend-long celebration featuring workshops, performances, and sessions open to the public!

The festival opens Friday night with a dance at the PPAA, 618 SE Alder Street and continues Saturday and Sunday with events held at the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy and the Lucky Labrador Public House, 7675 SW Capitol Hwy. The festival will conclude with a concert on Sunday, 7pm at the Lucky Labrador.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

At The GFO A Conversation With Dr. Richard Etulain

"Bringing Genealogical Research & History Together"Thursday, January 26, 7-9 pm

An evening conversation with Dr. Richard Etulain, Professor Emeritus of History, UNM, and noted author.

Free. Donations accepted for the benefit of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon.

Sponsored by Chaparral Antiquarian Books.

Laurel Smith

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

GFO IRISH INTEREST GROUP

JANUARY 2012 Events for Irish Interest Group
January 21 General Meeting
1-3 PM
GFO Library
Ports Presentation by Duane Funk.
If you think sitting in the middle seat in coach on a 12 hour flight is bad, find out what it was like crossing the Atlantic in the 19th century. Learn about, ships, ports, and shipping lines that our immigrant ancestors used.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

GFO WRITERS' FORUM

Hello Aspiring Writers,

The Writers' Forum will meet on Saturday, January 14th, from 11:45 a.m.until 1:45 p.m. at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. We meet the second Saturday of each month.

We are going to have a discussion comparing and contrasting approaches in Revolutionary War articles in the December 2011 GFO Bulletin:

Encounter at Point Pleasant: The First Revolutionary War Battle? By
Carol Ralston Surrency (p. 12)

The Revolutionary War Patriots of the Amos Tidd Family by Susan LeBlanc (p. 17)

Columns:

Relics ~ Becoming American: Orikany and the German Palatine by by Harvey Steele (p. 35)

Story Teller ~ The Battle of Blue Licks: Last Battle of the
Revolutionary War by Judith Scott (p. 38)

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 seven years writes better than they did when they started.

Bring your lunch if you would like.

Peggy

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Peggy Baldwin, MLS
Family Passages LLC
www.family-passages.com

Saturday, January 7, 2012

GFO IRISH INTEREST GROUP

This is a reminder that the GFO's Irish Interest Group will meet on Saturday January 21 from 1-3 pm in the GFO's library. Duane Funk ( from the British Interest Group ) will talking about Ports, which will cover ports, ships, and shipping companies used by emigrants from the British isles in the 19th century, and what can be found in the records.
Hope to see you there,
Suzanne Lemon

GFO DNA INTEREST GROUP

Just a reminder to all of you....
I had planned on showing you the new 2.0 version of the personal webpages on Family Tree DNA, but just a couple days ago, they went live for every tester to see. Regardless, we'll view them and practice using some of the features.

We'll also update you on the "breaking news" with 23andMe.

See you there
Emily

Reminder from: NW-ISOGG Yahoo! Group

Title: GFO DNA Interest Group Meeting

Date: Tuesday January 10, 2012 Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Genealogical Forum of Oregon Library
Street: 2505 SE 11th Suite B-18 (Basement Suite)
City State Zip: Portland OR 97202
Phone: 503-963-1932
Notes: January's meeting will be jam-packed! Please be on time as the full two hours will be needed.

The following topics are to be covered:
1. A short review of the events at the Family Tree DNA International Conference.
2. Review of a new DNA book.
3. Preview of myFTDNA 2.0 webpages
4. Time to explore the new personal webpages of Family Tree DNA using a handout to guide you.
5. Optional: Explore 23andMe website. (Bring your password)

Using the society's computers or your own laptop, Emily, Tim Jansen and David Reynolds will assist members with use of the Family Tree DNA and the 23andMe personal webpages. These pages will include test results for the Y-DNA, mtDNA and the Family Finder Test for FTDNA and the Ancestry test for 23andMe.

If you have tested with FTDNA, bring your kit number and code to explore your own pages. If you have not, you can view kit information that will be provided.

Due to the size of the room and the number of computers, please bring your own laptop if you have one. You may also share computers or watch someone else.

This will also be of interest if you plan on testing later with either company.

Donations to cover the cost of the handout are accepted.

Bring a friend!