Blog Update

This morning I randomly looked at my blog gophergenealogy.blogspot.com and was shocked to find the following update. There were 50,000 in February 2015. In January 2017 there were 100,000. Will it make 150,000 by this January?

Pageviews all time history
137,541

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Germany 7068
Netherlands 5110
France 4498
Ukraine 3414
Canada 1156
United Kingdom 728
Poland 604
Turkey 596

Thank you to those who take the time to read my posts. It truly is a miracle that I am writing. The past couple of years have involved so many volunteer hours at the Watts House and in Columbia County, Oregon. I am speaking less and working more for clients. On Wednesdays I volunteer four hours at the local Family History Center. This week I am returning to Gladstone Family History Center to do two classes on research at familysearch.org in Spanish. We will see how I do with my rusty Spanish. It will be great to visit with so many genealogy friends. Please come if you are able, free and a free lunch. From 9-3. Information and syllabus available at http://milwaukiefamilyhistoryconference.blogspot.com/

Watts House Collection - 31 Research Notebooks Available

 Watts House Collection - 31 Research Notebooks available at the Watts House

Watts Family

Watts, Nessly, Jacoby Family History

Blue notebook -

       Scappoose, Oregon Historical Sketches by J. G. Watts

       Watts/Price Store Ledger Book

       Cash Book, Ledger for Water Accounts July 1941-June 1942

       Journal Ledger for Water Accounts July 1942-June 1944

       SE Ledger for Water Accounts June 1945-February 1946

       Journal Record Taxes 1948-1949

Watts Family Encyclopedia by Van Watts

The Watts House copied from Columbia County Historical Society

Watts/Becker Scrapbook copied portions from Columbia County Historical Society

Watts (From Benjamin F. Watts) Overland Journal copied from Columbia County Historical Society

Francis H. Watts and his Family copied from Columbia County Historical Society

Dorris Watts and Scappoose History by Caroline Dorris copied from Columbia County Historical Society

Oregon Columbia County Records 1854-1958, Watts Deeds, Marriages, Records Index

Watts Land Records Government Land Office

William and Lena Burg Family History Research

J. P. West Family History Research

Scappoose, Oregon Information Notebook 1

Scappoose, Oregon Information Notebook 2

Columbia County, Oregon Information Notebook

U.S. Federal Census/State of Oregon/Columbia County

Oregon Centennial 1959 Governors, misc.

Oregon Centennial 1959 Recipes, etc.

Oregon Centennial 1959 Native Americans

Oregon Centennial 1959 Oregon Highlights

First Congregational Church of Scappoose, Oregon Books 1890-1984

Watts House Library Books Inventories: Scappoose Public Library, Watts House transferred books, Books at Watts house before transfer

Scappoose, Oregon Garden Club 1956-1972

Small Ledger Book probably from J. G. Watts, Level 1, Book 3, Cash Book

Scappoose, Oregon Important Documents (in tote)

Scappoose, Historical Society Board Information Notebook 1

Scappoose, Historical Society Board Information Notebook 2

Scappoose, Historical Society Board Information Notebook 3

Family Pictures and People in the Community (in tote)

Family Pictures and People in the Community (in tote)

Still to work on:

Four totes - 2 for Scappoose information, 1 for pictures and 1 for Scappoose Historical Society Board

Five flat totes - Pictures sorted and ready for scanning

Some of the notebooks are just printed copies while others contain items relevant to the topic.  

Some Book Serendipity at GFO Seminar

Saturday I attended the seminar in Milwaukie, Oregon at the Milwaukie Center, with CeCe Moore as the speaker, put on by the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. It was a fantastic program on DNA research. The speaker was so motivating in encouraging me in wanting to do more of this type of testing and discovering more about my ancestors. We had a wonderful lunch and enjoyed visiting with so many friends. Then I bought way too many books, but I am prepared for reading when I take breaks from working on the DNA results. Thank you to my friend Tricia Oberndorf from St. Helens for driving and helping me cart the books home.

Watts Books at the Watts House with Signatures of Family Members

Watts Books at the Watts House with Signatures of Family Members

Acres if Diamonds by Russell Herman Cornwell, John D. Moore & Co., published 1901, Philadelphia, singed in fire, J. G. Watts.

American Cookery, The Boston Cooking School Magazine, April 1934, Property of Mrs. Watts, Gardening Section.

Baxter’s Practicle Up to Date Receipt Book for Bakers, 1896/1922, signed by author, Mary A. Ewing.

Call Julii Caesaris – Commentarii by George Stuart AM, Eldredge & Brother, Philadelphia, 1863/1867, J. G. Watts March 1884.

English American Literature by Truman J. Backus, New York, 1881, donated by J. G. Watts, inscribed “a present to Rose by a friend.”

Fortieth Anniversary of the Statehood of Oregon by State of Oregon, W. F. Leek State Printer, Salem, Oregon, to J. G. Watts County Clerk 1898-1900 with picture.

Good Morals and Gentle Manneers by Alex M. Gaw AM, American Book Co., New York, 1873, Mrs. J. G. Watts.

History of the Great War Vol. 1-8, New York, 1916, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Henry Collier, June 24, 1941.

McGuffey’s High School Reader by Van Atnwarp, Bragg & Co., New York, 1889 to Mr. J. G. Watts when County Superintendent of Schools, 1891

New Normal Mental Arithmetic by Edward Brooks, Sower Potts & Co., Philadelphia, 1873, James G. Watts December 9, 1880.

Old Fashioned Roses by James Whitcomb Riley, Bobs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, 1912, Mary A. Ewing 1940.

Oregon Native Son Historical Magazine, Native Son Publishing Co., October 1900, singed in fire, J. G. Watts.

The Harvard Classics, New York, 1909-1914, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Henry Collier June 24, 1941.

The Library of Universal Literature by Frank Crosby, New York, 1900, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Henry Collier, June 24, 1941.

The Life and Works of Washington Irving Vols. 1-2, by Pollard & Moss, New York, 1893, donated 1955 by H. E. Burns father of Archie Burns, who was a grandson of Wm. Watts, Scappoose, Oregon.

The Orthoepist by Alfred Ayres, D. Appleton & Co. New York, 1880/1888, J. G. Watts.

The Shakesperein Reader by John W. S. Hows, New York, 1881, signature and notes by J. G. Watts, PHS 1887.