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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