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GFO GenTalk SWITCHED AT BIRTH: Unraveling a Centuy-Old Mystey with DNA Alice Collins Plebuch Free & SATURDAY Open to SEPT. 16 the Public 2 P.M. 2505 SE 11th Ave., B18 Portland, OR 97202 www.GFO.org • 503-963-1932 Fall Seminar with CeCe Moore GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON BREAKING DOWN ADVANCED BRICK WALLS GENETIC WITH DNA GENEALOGY Saturday, Oct. 14 Sunday, Oct. 15 FULL-DAY SEMINAR HALF-DAY WORKSHOP The Power of DNA: Genetic Using Mitochondrial DNA and Genealogy Basics X-DNA for Genealogy Research I Have My Results, Now What? Digging Deeper with Autosomal DNA Breaking Through Genealogical Brick Walls with DNA Breaking Down the Ultimate Saturday & Sunday Brick Wall with DNA: Adoption & Unknown Parentage OCTOBER 14 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Two Sessions OCTOBER 15 Attend One Or Both 9:30 a.m. - noon CeCe Moore is an independent professional genetic genealogist and media consultant. She has worked since 2013 for the PBS documentary series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., collaborates regularly with ABC’s 20/20, and her research has been featured on PBS’s Genealogy Roadshow for all three seasons. She is the founder of The DNA Detectives and the popular blog Your Genetic Genealogist. As a leading proponent of genetic genealogy education, CeCe helped create and teach the groundbreaking first genetic genealogy courses at the premier genealogical institutes, including GRIPitt, SLIG, IGHR and FGI. CeCe is considered an innovator in the use of autosomal DNA for genealogy, frequently consulted by DNA testing companies, genealogists, adoptees and the press. She has close working relationships with all of the major genetic genealogy testing companies, was invited to create and lead the Ancestry Ambassador program for 23andMe, and consults for The New York Genome Project. She also serves on the American Society of Human Genetics’ Genetic Ancestry Inference Committee. 2505 SE 11th Ave. #B18, Portland, OR 97202 | www.GFO.org | (503) 963-1932 SATURDAY SEMINAR DETAILS SUNDAY WORKSHOP DETAILS Location Location Milwaukie Center GFO Library 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr. 2505 SE 11th, Suite B-18 (Basement level) Milwaukie, Oregon Portland, Oregon Time Time 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Saturday, Oct. 14 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. • Sunday, Oct. 15 Break for lunch 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. − Sunday Workshop Limited to 50 − Seminar Features − Register Early! − Book sales from Heritage Quest & the GFO Raffle Payment and Refund Details Coffee, tea and snacks throughout the day Register and pay online at www.GFO.org. Syllabus: electronic copy included − − OR − − Lunch Complete registration form below and mail with Bring your own or order from GG’s Deli. A your check to: GFO Fall Seminar, 2505 SE lunch selection form will be sent with your 11th Ave. #B-18, Portland, OR 97202-1061. confirmation. Sack lunch is $10, and includes For cancellations received after Oct. 7, 2017, your choice of sandwich and side. Add $1 for refunds will be subject to a $10 cancellation gluten-free bread. fee. Lunches must be ordered by Oct. 11, 2017. Questions? Email [email protected]. Lunch fees are non-refundable if canceled after Oct. 11, 2017. REGISTRATION FORM You may sign up for Saturday, Sunday, or both sessions. Prices are reduced for early registration. One form per attendee. Circle price selected, enter amounts on the right, and total at the bottom. Name ______________________________________________________ Member No. ___________________ Email _____________________________________________ Telephone No. ___________________________ ☐ Payment Enclosed ☐ Paid online at PayPal.com using the email address [email protected]. EARLY REGISTRATION REGISTRATION EVENT By Sept. 16, 2017 After Sept. 16, 2017 Select one or both sessions Member Non-Member Member Non-Member AMOUNT Price Price Price Price SATURDAY SEMINAR $45 $50 $50 $55 Break Down Brick Walls w/DNA Lunch from GG’s Deli (order/cancel by 10/11) $10 $10 $10 $10 Add gluten-free bread $1 $1 $1 $1 Add paper copy of Syllabus $3 $3 $3 $3 SUNDAY WORKSHOP $20 $25 $25 $30 Advanced Genetic Genealogy Add paper copy of Syllabus $3 $3 $3 $3 2505 SE 11th #B18, Portland, OR 97202 ● www.GFO.org TOTAL FOR ALL The Forum Insider Newsletter of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon Volume 29, Number 2 August 2017 FamilySearch Discontinues Microfilm GFO “Reboot” Campaign is a By now, you’ve probably heard the news of Family- Success! Search’s discontinuation of microfilm distribution. Wow, we’ve done it! With one last jump we Here’s their announcement and a couple of links to read hit the mark. If you’ve been to the library recently, more on the subject. If you have concerns about current you’ll have seen the six new computers and printer orders, access to undigitized material, and the progress already up and running. Wait till you experience the of scanning, Judy Russell has a blog post thoroughly speedy response from the new computers and routers. evaluating the change (http://www.legalgenealogist. (And see the huge new monitors.) Many thanks to com/2017/06/29/the-end-of-microfilm/). Dick Eastman’s everyone who contributed to this campaign. blog has some excellent questions and answers also (https://blog.eogn.com/2017/06/26/familysearch-to-dis- continue-its-microfilm-distribution-services/). FamilySearch Digital Records Access Replacing Microfilm June 26, 2017 (from their website) FamilySearch, a world genealogy leader and nonprofit, announced today its plans to discontinue its 80-year-old microfilm distribution service. The transition is the result of significant progress made in FamilySearch’s micro- Retirement of Two Board Members film digitization efforts and the obsolescence of micro- Two GFO members and volunteers have retired film technology. The last day for ordering microfilm will be August 31, 2017. Online access to digital images of from the GFO board as of July 1. These two between the world’s historic records al- them have worn nearly every hat. We owe them lows FamilySearch to service many, many thanks for years of involvement in the more people around the globe, GFO. faster and more efficiently. See Jeanette Hopkins has been a member of the GFO Finding Digital Images of Re- since 1990. Her service includes years as Treasurer, cords on FamilySearch.org and and, most recently, as Vice President. she’s worked as Frequently Asked Questions. Co-chair of Seminars for many years (and managed A global leader in historic records preservation and the raffles) as Treasurer. In addition, Budget Commit- access, FamilySearch and its predecessors began using tee, Endowment Committee, Chair of Annual Appeal microfilm in 1938, amassing billions of the world’s Drives, Relocation Committee for the Ford Building genealogical records in its collections from over 200 move, Education Committee; Coordinator for the countries. Why the shift from microfilm to digital? Hall of Fame Committee. She’s also developed bro- Diane Loosle, Director of the Patron Services Division chures and special events flyers for many events. Jea- said, “Preserving historic records is only one half of the nette was named to the Hall of Fame in 2014. This is equation. Making them easily accessible to family histo- a level of leadership and involvement that is deeply rians and researchers worldwide when they need them is the other crucial component.” interwoven into the success of the GFO. And you can Microfilm, continued on page 3 Board, continued on page 3 The Insider, Vol. 29, No. 2 August 1, 2017 The Forum Insider Events and Conferences Newsletter of the Genealogical Half-Day Workshop Oregon Historical Society Forum of Oregon with Pam Vestal Genealogy Workshop www.gfo.org August 5, 9:30 a.m.–noon Researching Chinese-American 2505 SE 11th Ave., Suite B18 GFO Library Family History Portland, OR 97202-1061 with Christine DeVillier (Corner of 11th & Division) Tips and Tricks: Finding what You 503-963-1932 Need and Making the Most of October 7, 10 a.m.–noon Oregon Historical Society [email protected] What You Find 1200 SW Park Ave Free Gen Talk Genealogical Pits I Have Fallen Third Saturday of most months at Into and How to Avoid Them Portland, Oregon 97205 2 p.m. with an interesting speaker. In this class, researchers of Chi- Save the Date and Early nese American family history will Library Hours Hotel Registration Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday gain background knowledge and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. NGS 2018 Family History Conference techniques specific to researching Wednesday the Chinese American population. 9:30 to 8 p.m. May 2–5, 2018 Grand Rapids, MI This class will illustrate the use of Friday and Saturday Conference hotels reservations resources ranging from historic 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. open 15 August, 2017. and archival documents to contem- Sunday http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/ 12 noon to 5 p.m. porary DNA testing, and everything Northwest Genealogy Conference in between. Contents August 16–19, 2017 Arlington WA $20 / $15 for OHS members September Workshop .....................Flyer Including free beginning gene- http://www.ohs.org/events/gene- Fall Seminar ....................................Flyer alogy class. Space is limited. alogy-workshop-researching-chi- FamilySearch Microfilm News ............1 https://stillygen.org/cpage.php?pt=50 nese-american-family-history.cfm Reboot Campaign Success ....................1 Federation of Genealogical Board Retirements .................................1 Half-Day Workshop Events and Conferences ........................2 with Mary Kircher Roddy Societies’ 2017 National Conference Beginner’s Boot Camp ..........................3 September 9, 2017 FamilySearch Interface .........................4 Aug. 30–Sept. 2 Pittsburgh, PA Friends of GFO.......................................5 Finding Your People: Indexes & Bagging a Live One Whether you are beginning your GFO Star .................................................7 genealogy adventure or have been Book Sales Team ....................................7 GenTalk Raffle Donations ....................................7 at it for decades, join fellow geneal- Special Interest Group Meetings .........7 with Alice Collins Plebuch ogists and family historians.