Tales & Trails Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society Tales and Trails P.O. Box 1088 The Dalles OR 97058-1088 NOTE! NEW MAILING ADDRESS October, 2014 Volume 28, Number 4 Serving Hood River, Wasco and Sherman Counties in Oregon and Skamania and Klickitat Counties in Washington Inside This Issue Editor’s Comments 2 Mailbox Vacant Position Duties 3 1930’s—1940’s Photos Online Death Indexes and Darrell Hill holds up the awards that he and Dee were given by the 4 Records Washington State Genealogical Society for their many contributions to Just a Typewriter our society over the years. President Fred and VP Barbara made the 5 House Histories presentation the day after our September meeting. Photo by Dee Hill The research experience of our DNA—Three Articles President’s Report members is a very impressive 6 The September meeting brought tool. USGS Historical Topographic us back together after our summer I first started attending meet- 7 Map Explorer adventures. The meeting was ings six or seven years ago. Since Upcoming Events great, and the program brought in then I have served as vice presi- Genealogical Proof Standard some new folks that have an inter- dent for two years and am now 8 est in genealogy. In some ways completing my third year as Building a Timeline? we are a struggling organization, president. It has been a wonder- 9 but I am optimistic about our fu- ful experience because I have ture because genealogical research learned a huge amount about ge- CensusReporter & Census continues to fascinate many peo- nealogy. You will profit from the Tool 11 ple. At some point in most of our your involvement with CGGS. lives we realize we want to know So please consider getting in- Intriguing Photos more about where we came from volved in the leadership of our 12 and our ancestors. You can do society. Our future depends on this on your own, but the CGGS you! offers you a way to increase your knowledge of how to proceed. Fred TALES & TRAILS is published quarterly in Jan., Apr., Jul. and Oct. Submissions by the 20th of the previous months may be e-mailed to Jim Bull at [email protected] or sent by USPS mail to: Jim Bull , T&T Editor, P.O. Box 156, Trout Lake, WA 98650-0156. We welcome articles related to genealogy and family history. October 2014 Board of Directors busy with the many family de- Editor’s Comments President mands made on their time in our Fred Henchell 509-365-5283 more hectic world of today. [email protected] Once again it is time to deter- The future of the Columbia mine the future of our organiza- Gorge Genealogy Society is in Vice President tion! Barbara Pashek 541-298-1973 your hands! Will it continue as a [email protected] At our meeting on Sept. 13 the viable organization or slowly process to determine our future fade away? Will you help it re- Secretary leadership was started when I vol- main viable? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linda Colton 541-490-0344 unteered to chair the Nomination [email protected] Committee. I’ve put out a call for a Mailbox Treasurer couple of volunteers to help re- Juanita Neitling 541-218- cruit members willing to serve in DATE: 7 September 2014 7714 the following positions starting [email protected]. TO: Columbia Gorge Genealogi- Jan. 1, 2015. (2 Yr. Terms) cal Society Membership President and Vice-President FROM: Sandy Bisset Mark Adams 541-980-8180 Membership Chair RE: RESIGNATION AS MEM- [email protected] Publicity Chair BER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Publicity In addition candidates are As of December 31, 2014 I will Georga Foster 541-296- needed for a one year term as: no longer be available to set up 2882 Program Chair [email protected] For Duties see programs for the Columbia Publications Chair Article page 3 Gorge Genealogical Society meet- Programs & Education Education Chair ings. I am resigning from my po- Sandy Bisset 541-298- In the adjacent Mailbox item you sition as Program Chairman, and 1240 will find Sandy Bisset’s note of [email protected] as such, resigning from the Board resignation as Program Chair ef- of Directors of Columbia Gorge Tales & Trails Editor fective December 31 of this year. I Genealogical Society. I am work- Jim Bull 509-395-2755 have to assume that also means [email protected] ing with Georga Foster to set up she will no longer continue in the programs for January, February, Education committee role nor will and March 2015. I will do a Q&A Standing Committees she continue being a critical liai- session on DNA one month, Historian – Terri Earl son with The Discovery Center. Georga has a family history case 541-333-2498 It has been my observation that study one month, and she is Hospitality – Mary Watts over the past 5 or 6 years it has working with a DAR officer for 541-296-3590 been more and more difficult to another month. The dates are not Telephone –Donna Holycross find members willing to serve on 541-298-2865 yet firm. It has been a rewarding the nomination committee let experience and I will continue to Blog - Georga Foster 541-296-2882 alone as a candidate for a position attend the membership meetings http://cggsblog.blogspot.com/ on the Board of Directors or a and teach an occasional class if committee. From my perspective, Publications– Dee Hill requested. 541-296-6680 that trend line makes it easy to An important decision, and one Research – Lorna Elliott predict that our organization is in that should be on the next board 541-298-5687 a potential death spiral. meeting agenda, is the appoint- Surnames – Rose Denslinger Yes, our older members have 541-296-4140 ment of a Discovery Center liai- Technology – Mark Adams less energy than they used to and/ son as I will no longer be in a po- 541-980-8180 or have seen their interests sition to do this. This person Website – Cynthia Henchell change. Our younger members are needs to oversee the newsletter 2 . Tales & Trails collection, file cabinet and con- Vacant Position Duties programs and speakers, ensures tents, room reservations/ President: Confirm meeting ar- any needed technical support for assignment/rent, meeting cancel- rangements, prepare agendas for program presenters is available lations and changes, and pro- and preside over Board and Publications: [In the past this has gram notices in CGDC newslet- Membership Meetings, appoint involved the reproduction of our vari- ter. When this person is ap- committee chairs with concur- ous documents in response to orders pointed I will gladly introduce rence of Directors, ensure that received and mailing the document. them to the appropriate persons committee work is meeting any At the Sept. 2014 Board meeting it and protocol. key deadlines and/or making was decided to put digital copies of This can be announced in the progress on project work. our publications on the website. This newsletter as a recruitment ad- Vice President: In the absence project will involve finding volunteers vertisement if you wish. of the president performs those to scan all publications and getting Sandy Bisset duties, assists the president when the images to Cindy Henchell like we ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ called upon, serves as Chair of have done for past newsletters. When Dear Jim, the annual Nominating Commit- the task is done there will no longer be We want to thank the Columbia tee, succeed the president in the a need for a publications committee.] Gorge Genealogical Society for event of death, resignation or re- Education: [In the past, this com- their kind words of appreciation moval. mittee’s efforts have varied from orga- that Fred Henchell and Barbara [The above offices are currently nizing workshops, to presenting pro- Pashek presented to us. two year terms under the existing By grams to arranging displays at local I regret I didn't think of getting -Laws. When candidates were not libraries and/or community events, to their picture with Darrell, but found last year, Fred Henchell agreed mentoring individual members as the thought you might like to share to serve one additional year as Presi- need/opportunities arose.] this with the members. dent and Barbara Pashek agreed to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darrell was thrilled (mostly just serve, and was appointed, as Vice PHOTOGRAPHS for the company) and that he President for one year with the un- DOCUMENTING could show off his trophy room derstanding that she would move up with new people. 1930’s – 1940’s to President in 2015. A revision of AMERICAN LIVES We both wish you all continued the By-Laws has been discussed by success and we will miss all of the Board to establish this “President AVAILABLE ONLINE you. Darrell & Dee Elect” approach but no action has ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ been taken as yet.] During the 1930s and 1940s, the Hello Jim, Committee Duties: Federal government created a pro- I was going through our peri- Membership: Serves on the gram to document the every-day odicals today and wanted to let Board of Directors, recruiting of lives of Americans. The Library of you know how much I enjoyed new members, keep and maintain Congress houses the resulting the July issue of Tales & Trails a record of members in good photographic images and many ~ Write an Interesting Story, standing and notify members are now available for online view- Finding Your Roots book re- whose dues are in arrears. ing. Hundreds of these images view, Dangers of Internet Gene- Publicity: Serves on the Board show Oregon during the Great alogy, gotGenealogy graphic of Directors, publicize all meet- Depression and World War II.