Letter
of Genealogical Activities 2015-2020 20
May 2020
To the ICAPGen
Renewal Review Board,
It is
amazing to review the genealogical activities that I have been involved in over
the last five years. Due to health issues there were some periods of time in
which my activity was limited. Listed here is a synopsis of what that work
encompasses.
Groups I am associated with:
·
Association
of Professional Genealogists - International and State of Oregon. I meet
monthly with a group of APG members to share our projects and learn from each
other. The Oregon APG group meets quarterly and visit research sites within
Oregon.
·
Genealogical
Council of Oregon – this group folded in 2015.
·
Genealogical
Forum of Oregon – This group provides the largest research facility in the
state of Oregon. They provide many educational opportunities. I am a life
member.
·
Daughters
of the American Revolution – no longer active member.
·
New
England Historic Genealogical Society – watch their webinars on New England Research. Do research using
their online catalog and have access at the Family History Center locally.
·
ICAPGen
– assist with testing as needed. They provide educational resources including
webinars
·
UGA
– no longer active member.
·
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – The church provides many
educational webinars, conferences and other resources for education. Rootstech
provides online webinars.
·
Scappoose
Historical Society and the Watts House in Scappoose, Oregon.
·
The
Genealogical Society of Washington County, Oregon.
·
The
Washington County Museum, Oregon.
·
Columbia
County Museum Association, Columbia County Oregon.
My volunteer work includes:
Chapter
Representative for Oregon APG. 2015-2019
Volunteered
at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon 2015-present, member since 2002, now life
member.
Contribute
as a writer for the quarterly “Bulletin” publication for the Genealogical Forum
of Oregon 2010-present. Proof reader for “The Insider” newsletter of GFO
2015-2019
Instructor
at local family history fairs 2015-present, have been a presenter since 2002.
Family
history consultant for LDS church 2015-present, having served most years since
1998.
Volunteered with the Genial Genealogists Group that meets monthly
at the St. Helens, Oregon Public Library. Provided three presentations for
them. Group began meeting in February 2018.
Volunteered with and helped to organize the Columbia
County Historical Societies Group in
2017. We meet quarterly at one of the six participating
groups museums for a discussion relative
to the operations of the museums.
Volunteered at the Scappoose Historical Society at the Watts’
house in Scappoose, Oregon from 2016 to 2019. Served as genealogist and one
year as board member. This has been a major project of organizing the
collections at the house and placing priceless documents, pictures and other
artifacts in a safe and secure filing cabinet. Lists were created of the
collections to assist researchers in discovering items of the people who lived
in this area since 1846 and the Watts family specifically as they arrived in
1852 and took Donation Land Claims for this area. A database was created of the
family and now holds 1,500 individuals and 483 marriages. Many of the families
had inter-marriages and the database is helpful with other families who lived
in the community.
My blog
was first established in 2011. Pages include: Calendar, GFO Bulletin Articles,
Lectures, Book Reviews Published, Book Wish List and FAQ. There are also seven
major articles. This blog is publicly accessible, and includes work done for
clients and my own family history. Over the past nine years there have been
over 171,368 views and 117,868 in the past five years. There are many inquiries
about the families listed. There are 357 posts, covering a variety of topics,
including several for work on New England research.
Under
lectures there is one specific lecture for New
England Research –
Researching Your New
England Ancestors
Come discover the rich heritage of your
ancestors in the wealth of resources found in the early records of the New
England states. Learn how to perform a thorough research of the resources from
your own home. Build a case for the ancestral lines you seek to establish.
Appeared on a local radio show with Melinda Bernert to Concerned Citizens of Columbia County (otherwise known as 4C’s) August 10, 2019. Tomorrow's topic on Setting the Record Straight: the ins and outs of genealogy, the ethics surrounding DNA testing and how to get started on your own family tree. Join me and my guest Genealogist Susan Olsen LeBlanc, Accredited Genealogist.
Taught classes:
9/21/2019 Genial Genealogists Conference, St. Helens, Oregon,
Research in Washington County, Oregon
4/1/2019 Genial Genealogists, St. Helens, Oregon, Military
Research
9/15/18 Klamath Falls, Oregon, 2 classes, New England Ancestors and Research
Strategies
4/2/2018 Genial Genealogists, St. Helens, Oregon, Familysearch.org
3/10/18 Sweet Home Oregon, 2 classes, German research and
Religious Affiliations
10/28/17 Milwaukie Family History Fair, Gladstone, Oregon,
FamilySearch.org – The Basics
5/13/17 GSWC, Hillsboro, Oregon, Ancestry.com – Tips and
Tricks
3/25/17 GFO, Portland, Oregon, GFO French Canadian Resources
10/30/16 LDS Church, St. Helens, Oregon, FamilySearch.org –
The Basics
9/10/16 GSWC, Hillsboro, Oregon, Ask an Expert sessions
4/12/16 GFO, Portland, Oregon, US Military Records
11/14/15 Milwaukie Family History Fair, Gladstone, Oregon, New England Ancestors
10/3/15 GFO Virginia Interest Group, Portland, Oregon, War
of 1812 Bicentennial
6/25/15 Milwaukie FHC, Gladstone, Oregon, Genealogy
Education – Enhance Your Research
4/18/15 PAPAFUG group, Lake Oswego, Oregon, Ancestry.com –
Tips and Tricks
3/7/15 GFO Virginia Interest Group, Portland, Oregon,
Researching in Familysearch.org
2015
Gladstone Community School six classes
Educational Experiences:
SLIG
2017 Forensic Genealogy - The Coaching Lab: Forensic Genealogy from Inquiry to
Affidavit, Coordinator Catherine Desmarais CG, and Amber Tauscher.
SLIG
2015 Diving Deeper into New England, Coordinator D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS,
Cathi Demarais, CG, and Diane Florence Gavel, CG.
Genealogical
Forum of Oregon Seminars –
10/14/2017 GFO Fall Seminar – CeCe Moore
on DNA research.
08/15/2016 GFO Fall Seminar – D. Joshua
Taylor on research strategies.
04/21/2015 GFO Spring Seminar - Laura G.
Prescott on research strategies.
Local
Conferences -
2019
Milwaukie, Oregon Stake Family History Fair, LDS Church in Gladstone, Oregon.
2019 Genial Genealogists Family History Conference, St. Helens, Oregon Public Library.
2019 Genial Genealogists Family History Conference, St. Helens, Oregon Public Library.
2017 Milwaukie, Oregon Stake Family
History Fair, LDS Church in Gladstone, Oregon.
2015 Milwaukie, Oregon Stake Family
History Fair, LDS Church in Gladstone, Oregon.
Webinars and other online
presentations
Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Researching
Your Connecticut Ancestors, by Marion
Pierre-Louis
Pilgrims
and Patriots, Discovering Your Massachusetts
Ancestors by Marian Pierre-Louis
New
England Deeds and Probate by Marian Pierre-Louis
Looking
After the Poor: Finding Your Ancestors in New England Poverty Records, by
Marion Pierre-Louis
Get the
Most from AmericanAncestors.org by Claire Vail
Top
Genealogy Destinations in Rhode Island
by Diane Boumenot
Understanding
Massachusetts Vital Records, by
Marion Pierre-Louis
A
Terrible Malady: Disease and Epidemics in New England by Lori Lin Price
Ancestry Academy
Massachusetts: Researching in the Bay State by
Marian Pierre-Louis
The
Green Mountain State, Vermont
Research by Catherine Becker Wiest Desmarais
NEHGS
What's
New at AmericanAncestors.org?, by Don LeClair
Find
Your 17th Century New England Ancestors
with NEHGS by David Dearborn
Vermont Settlers to 1784 Study Project by
Scott Andrew Bartley
Early New England Families Study Project by
Alicia Crane Williams
Family History Library
United
States Research: New England Region
by Jason Harrison
Southern California Genealogical
Society
Using
Military pension Files to Fill Gaps in Family History by J. H. Fonkert
Publications
Subscribed To:
2020
APGQ, GFO Bulletin
2019
APGQ, GFO Bulletin, Family Tree Magazine, Internet Genealogy, Your Genealogy
Today
2018 APGQ,
GFO Bulletin, Family Tree Magazine
2017 APGQ,
GFO Bulletin, UGA Crossroads, Family Tree Magazine
2016
APGQ, GFO Bulletin, UGA Crossroads, Family Tree Magazine
2015 APGQ,
GFO Bulletin, Family Tree Magazine
There
are others including newsletters, that I read online or at the local
genealogical society.
Books
read as well as many more:
Before
We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, 2017
Ethical
Dilemmas in Genealogy by Penny Walters, 2019.
Hiding the Past,
Genealogy Fiction by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, 2013.
Cumberland
County Pennsylvania Church Records of the 18th Century by F. Edward
Wright, 2008 reprint.
History
of the Big Spring Presbyterian Church, Newville, Pennsylvania, 1737-1898, by
Gilbert Ernest Swope, 2008, reprint.
Abstracts
of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1785-1825, by F. Edward Wright, 1998
reprint.
Women’s
Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel, 1992.
Breaking
Chains – Slavery On Trial in the Oregon Territory, by R. Gregory Nokes, 2013.
Worthy
Brown’s Daughter by Phillip Margolin, 2014.
Orphan
Train by Christina Baker Kline, 2013.
Orphan
Train by James Magnuson and Dorothea G. Petrie, 1978, 286 pgs. A CBS movie.
Sacred
Places New England and Eastern Canada, A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS
Historical Sites
by
LaMar C. Berrett, General Editor, 1999.
Websites
Utilized in Research:
Americanancestors.org
Ancestry.com
Archives.com
Cyndislist.com
Familysearch.org
Findagrave.com
Findmypast.com
Fold3.com
GenealogyBank.com
MyHeritage.com
Rootsweb.com
USGenweb.com
Worldcat.com
WorldGenweb.com
Worldvitalrecords.com
Other
websites are accessed in the local Family History Center via the Portal.
Professional Work:
I
presented to 10 different local and regional genealogical societies from
2015-2020, some more than once. Total presentations given during the last five
years is 24, including two presentations of Researching Your New England Ancestors. In 2015 I taught my last term of classes through the
Gladstone Community School Program, teaching six classes per term. There are
eighteen different classes in the series. There was financial payment for about
half of the total presentations.
Articles
Written
Published
article in the Bulletin for the Genealogical Forum of Oregon, December 2019, “The Life and Collections of Rose Ewing
Watts (1868-1959) of Scappoose, Columbia County, Oregon.”
Published
article in the APGQ, September 2018, “Volunteering,
Organizing Museum Collections, and the Power of Collaboration.” With
Patricia Oberndorf.
Published
article in the APGQ, March 2015, “Milton
Rubincam, Preserving a Legacy.” With some follow up information.
Work
with clients on their personal research 2015-present. The surnames include:
2019
Unander, Johnstun, Rigby, Fletcher, Herr and Troxel, Wagner, Clothier and Watts,
Cole, Mason, Whitney, Thompson, Brown, Hanna, Harrington, Klusman
2018
Bradford, Herrington, Clothier and Watts
2017
Mason, Bradford, Herrington, Forensic Work, Watts, Johnson
2016
Gyrte, Unander, Smallwood, Johnson, Brown, Watts
2015 Dillard,
Schulte, Weber, Forensic Work, Gladstone Community School Series of Classes
Travel
for Genealogy Work:
2019
1098 miles
2018 1306
miles
2017
1046 miles
2016
642 miles
2015
430 miles
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