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
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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
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.
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
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 Meeting1-3 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.
January 21 General Meeting1-3 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
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
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!
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!
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