thanks for the great info, Tom! On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 12:00 AM, <orforum-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A helpful Newsletter (Tom O'Brien) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:47:50 -0800 > From: "Tom O'Brien" <tom.obrien4@comcast.net> > Subject: [GFO] A helpful Newsletter > To: ORFORUM@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <510D3526.7020003@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > It can sometimes be difficult to keep up with the latest news in the > genealogical world but there are a number of good newsletters to help us > with that effort. > > One is the monthly newsletter that is published by our own Connie > Lenzen. It keeps us up to date and aware of what is happening at the GFO > each month. Her summary of event saves a lot of time, can be printed out > and posted on your refrigerator. > > One of my other favorites is the*GenealogyInTime Magazine Newsletter*. > It helps me keep up to date with the latest news regarding genealogy > websites. Below is a listing of the newest genealogy records that have > become available on the internet (these records are also listed by > country > < > http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/NewGenealogyRecords/most_recent_genealogy_records_by_country.html > > > and many can be searched using our free Genealogy Search Engine > < > http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Tools/free_genealogy_search_engine.html > >): > > If you too, find this type of information helpful you may wish to > subscribe at > > http://www.genealogyintime.com/news/six-billion-free-genealogy-records.html?awt_l=84G7A&awt_m=Ig.bUW9YZQk.Vy > > The price is right. > > Below is the latest summary from *GenealogyInTime Magazine Newsletter* . > I have marked with bold type some of the ones that I found interesting > but I suspect you may have interest in others. > > Tom O'Brien > > > February 2013 > > *Ireland* -- FindMyPast Ireland has put online an additional 2.1 million > records from Irish Petty Session order books. These are essentially > lower court records that cover all but the most serious civil and > criminal cases. For example, it could be a court record that covers > something such as a trespass charge. Most records are fairly > comprehensive and typically list the name of the complainant, the name > of the defendant, names of witnesses, cause of complaint, details on the > judgement, details of any fines and details of any sentence. This latest > addition spans the years 1850 to 1912 and involves records from the > counties of Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Louth, > Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Waterford. Access is by subscription. > [Irish Petty Session Records <http://www.findmypast.ie/>] > > *US* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 944,000 images of county birth > records from *Ohio*. Some of these images have already been transcribed > and cover a wide time span from 1841 to 2003. Access is free. [Ohio > Birth Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1932106 > >] > > *Peru* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 390,000 records of civil > registration records from Peru. The vast majority of the new additions > are from the capital of Lima. These records can be searched by name and > span the years from 1874 to 1996. They cover primarily birth, marriage > and death records. Access is free. [Peruvian Birth, Marriage, Death > Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1430936 > >] > > *World* -- FamilySearch.org has formed a partnership with OCLC to share > genealogical data. OCLC is a non-profit library organization that > originally started as the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and has > since grown to become an international library cooperative that is best > known for the *WorldCat* library catalog. WorldCat links over 10,000 > libraries worldwide. It is essentially the world's largest library catalog. > > In this new partnership, FamilySearch.org will make its catalog of > genealogical information accessible to WorldCat users. In exchange, > going forward FamilySearch will be incorporating WorldCat search results > into their website. What this means for genealogists is that the sharing > of genealogical information across two major (and free) organizations > will ultimately make it easier for people to find their ancestors. Well > done FamilySearch! [WorldCat <http://www.worldcat.org/>] > [FamilySearch.org <https://www.familysearch.org/>] [Press Release > <http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/2013/20135.htm>] > > If you know of new online genealogy records that we may have missed then > please send us an email at letusknow@genealogyintime.com > <mailto:letusknow@genealogyintime.com> This can include genealogy > records from anywhere in the world and in any language. Please include a > link to the new records in your email. > > > January 2013 > > *Isle of Man *-- The Manx Museum has put online nearly 400,000 pages of > newspapers and other publications from the Isle of Man (a crown > dependency of the UK). The newspapers date from 1792 to 1960 and can be > searched by time period, publication name and keyword (such as a name). > This is a great source of information if you are looking for birth, > marriage or death announcements. Access is by subscription. [Historic > Isle of Man Newspapers > < > http://www.newspapers.gov.im/Default/Skins/IOMDemo/Client.asp?skin=IOMDemo&enter=true&AppName=2 > >] > > *Ireland* -- FindMyPast Ireland has launched an index of Irish birth, > marriage and death (BMD) records. The collection comes primarily from > the Index to the Civil Registration and spans the years from the 1840s > to the 1950s. Please note this is an index to the records, it is not the > full record itself. Once a name has been found in the index, the volume > and page reference number needs to be noted. Then it is possible to > order the full record from the General Register Office. This BMD index > consists of some 21 million names. Until the end of January 2013, the > FindMyPast Ireland website is offering 50 free credits by entering the > code "FMPIEBMD" (it usually costs about 5 credits to view one record). > Normally access is by subscription/credit. [Irish Birth Marriage Death > Index <http://www.findmypast.ie/>] > > *Israel* -- Israel's Antiquities Authority has launched a new online > archive that covers the period of the British Mandate from 1919 to 1948. > The website is in English and it is full of texts, pictures, maps and > drawings from the period. At the moment, there are only a few hundred > items on the website, but the intent is to eventually feature tens > thousands of documents and photographs. Access is free. [Israel British > Mandate Archive <http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/>] > > *Luxembourg* -- FamilySearch.org has created a collection of 1.1 million > images of Luxembourg census records that date from 1843 to 1900. In > addition to listing all household members, these records show name, age, > gender, marital status and profession. Some records also show additional > detail such as full date of birth, place of birth, nationality and > religion. The images in this collection can be searched by municipality > and then by year. Access is free. [Luxembourg Census Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/records/collection/2037957/waypoints > >] > > *Cuba* -- The Cuba Genweb project maintains a database of ship > passengers arriving and departing Havana Cuba in the 1800s. The database > has now surpassed 130,000 records. The records can be searched by > surname, first name and ship name. A typical record lists the name of > the individual, the name of the ship, the port of departure, the port of > arrival and the date of arrival. Most of the ships in this database came > from ports along the Eastern Coast of America. Access is free. [Historic > Cuba Ship Passenger List <http://cubagenweb.org/>] > > *US* -- FamilySearch.org has indexed some 360,000 passenger *ship > records for Seattle, Washingto*n. These are passenger and crew lists of > ships that arrived in Seattle between the years 1890 to 1957. A typical > record lists the name of the individual, age, sex, marital status, > occupation and citizenship as well as details on the ship such as the > name of the ship and date of arrival. Some records also list additional > details such as last permanent address and final destination. Many of > the ships that docked in Seattle during this time period had come from > Asia. This is a good record set to search for anyone who had ancestors > who migrated from Japan. These records can be searched by name. > [Historic Seattle Ship Passenger Lists > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1916081 > >] > > *Canada* -- Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has just released a new > version of the 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces. This census > covers the three prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and > Manitoba. This census has been available to search before, but it was > limited to image searches by geographic region. The new database can now > be searched by name, age, and keyword. We have found this to be a > massive improvement. One ancestor that we had difficulty tracking down, > we were able to locate in about 30 seconds with the new and improved > database. It is definitely worth checking out. Access is free. [1906 > Census of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba > <http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/1906.aspx>] > > *Canada* -- The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is looking for > volunteers to help transcribe documents for The Ontario Name Index > (TONI). The documents that require transcription include everything from > diaries to letters to obituary notices to old newspapers, all from the > province of Ontario. Transcribers work from the comfort of their home > and the society will send you pdfs of the documents that require > transcription. Complete details can be found on the OGS website. [The > Ontario Name Index > < > http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogsblog/?p=2893&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OgsBlog+%28OGS+Blog%29 > >] > > *US* -- Genealogy Trails has completed their *US Civil War Union Soldier > Headstone Project*. Over 167,000 soldier records and burial records are > now available to view on the website. A typical record lists the name, > rank, company, regiment, place of burial, grave number and date of death > (if known). Most of the records are for Union soldiers who died between > 1879 and 1903, although a few War of 1812 veterans are also included in > the database. This project is the result of a two year effort and it is > very well done. Access is free. [Union Soldier Burial Records > <http://genealogytrails.com/cwstones/>] > > *Australia* -- The National Archives of Australia is looking for > volunteers to help transcribe records. They have created a special > section on their website called arcHIVE for anyone interested in > transcribing records. To make the process easier, every document > awaiting transcription is identified as easy, medium or hard. You also > have the option of choosing the type of record that you would like to > transcribe. This allows transcribers to work at their own pace and > comfort level from their own home. What could be easier? [Transcribing > National Archive of Australia Records <http://transcribe.naa.gov.au/>] > > *Northern Ireland* -- The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland > (PRONI) has re-launched their collection of 29 city (or street) > directories in a new database. These directories cover the period from > 1819 to 1900 and typically list the name, occupation and address of the > person. Most of the directories are for Belfast and region. In total, > this database covers some 20,000 pages, which represents roughly 1 > million names. The new database can be searched by keywords (such as a > name), by specific city directory and by year. It is very well done. > Access is free. [Historic Belfast City Directories > <http://streetdirectories2.proni.aetopia.net/>] > > *Scotland* -- Deceased Online has added to its headstone collection with > 41 additional cemetery and churchyard burial sites from Fife in Eastern > Scotland. The new additions are composed of some 80,000 records that go > back as far as 1635. Each record consists of a photograph of the > headstone plus a transcription of the inscription. Deceased Online now > has records from well over 250 cemeteries in Scotland featuring > nearly1.2 million names. Access is by subscription. [Fife Burial Records > <https://www.deceasedonline.com/>] > > *World* -- Google has prepared a short and very interesting video that > summarizes the main search terms featured in 2012. Although not > specifically about genealogy, it does provide an interesting context for > anyone that uses Google to search for their ancestors. > > *US* -- FamilySearch.org has created a very interesting indexed record > collection of some 4.1 million records of Germans who migrated to > America between the years 1850 to 1897. These records come from the > Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. The key information found in these > records are name, age, sex, last residence in Germany and expected > town/city destination in the United States. Access is free. [German > Immigration Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2110801 > >] > > *Denmark* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 2.6 million additional > images to the existing collection of Danish estate records. These > records date from 1436 to 1964 and can be searched by county. The > records are full of genealogical information and contain everything from > details on property management to military conscription lists for > certain regions. Access is free. [Historic Danish estate records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/records/collection/2015318/waypoints > >] > > *England* -- FamilySearch.org has indexed an additional 1.3 million > parish records for Westminster. These records span the period from 1538 > to 1912 and were prepared in cooperation with FindMyPast. Access is > free. [Westminster Parish Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2072795 > >] > > *Spain* -- FamilySearch.org has added 831,000 images of Catholic Church > records from the Diocese of Segovia. These records include baptisms, > confirmations, marriages, deaths, indexes, church censuses, testaments > and land records. [Segovia Church Records > < > https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1433451 > >] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ORFORUM list administrator, send an email to > ORFORUM-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ORFORUM mailing list, send an email to > ORFORUM@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ORFORUM Digest, Vol 8, Issue 15 > ************************************** > -- Cherill C. Vencil 16469 Lexington Court Lake Oswego, OR 97034 cherillc@gmail.com 503-635-6786

__________________________________________________________ [1]The Legal Genealogist [2]http://fusion.google.com/add?source __________________________________________________________ And the answer is Posted: 04 Feb 2013 03:57 AM PST A win for genetic genealogy The Legal Genealogist is not a morning person. To put it mildly. Generally speaking when I'm up at 5 a.m. it's because I haven't been to bed yet. But I had to know couldn't wait would ld it be, could it be? And the answer is Yes! At the press conference at the University of Leicester, England, this morning, scientists confirmed that the skeletal remains found under a parking lot in Leicester late last summer are those of King Richard III. The lead archeologist on the project, Richard Buckley, announced the teamâs conclusion: âBeyond reasonable doubt the individual exhumed at Grey Friars on September 12th is indeed Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England.â [3]http://www.legalgenealogist.com/components/com_wordpress/wp/wp-As noted in [4]yesterdayâs blog, the forensic evidence by itself seemed pretty compelling,[5]1 and Buckley reiterated what was known in the press conference. Contemporary accounts were that Richardâs body had been taken to the Grey Friars friary immediately after the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 where his forces lost to those of his successor, Henry VII, and had been hastily buried near the altar. And thatâs exactly where the skeleton was found. And the bones were carbon-dated to a period from 1455-1540. [6]http://www.legalgenealogist.com/components/com_wordpress/wp/wp- Dr. Jo Appleby of the team then explained that the skeleton fitted other known facts about Richard: it was an adult male but with an unusually slender, feminine build. Thatâs consistent with descriptions of Richard. The bones were of a man in his late 20s or early 30s, and Richard was 32 when he died. The wounds suffered by the person buried were consistent with battle wounds and with reports at the time of how Richard had died. And the man had a serious curvature of the spine (though no withered arm, despite Shakespeareâs descriptions). So, Appleby said, the skeletal evidence provided a âhighly convincing caseâ that this is Richard III. But the absolute nail in the coffin (pun absolutely intended although there actually was no coffin here) was the DNA analysis ssomething that couldnât have been done without both good scientific work and good genealogy. Prof. Kevin Schürer of the University said the team was confident of the genealogical work identifying a Canadian-born furniture maker as a descendant of the Yorkist line, from which Richard also descended. Michael Ibsen was identified as a 17th generation nephew of Richard III in a direct female line of descent so he would have the same mitochondrial DNA as Richard. That means the DNA was passed down over more than 500 years from mother to daughter to daughter to daughter and finally to a son who agreed to be tested. This sort of genealogy is surely easier when youâre talking about descendants of royalty and nobility than peasantry, of course, but even in the upper crust following the female line down through that many generations is agonizingly difficult. But in this case, good solid genealogical efforts traced the line forward from Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (3 May 1415 31 May 1495), mother of Richaard III and Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter (1439-1476), through 16 generations of Anneâs direct female descendants and finally to 55-year-old Michael Ibsen, a furniture-maker now living in London.[7]2 Geneticist Dr. Turi King then spoke and explained that extracting an adequate DNA sample from the remains was difficult but analysis of the sample from the skeleton was possible for comparison against Ibsenâs sample. And, it turns out, genealogists had identified a second man, whoâs chosen to remain anonymous, who also descends from Anne of York who also agreed to be tested. The result of this three-way analysis, according to Dr. King: âthere is a DNA match between the maternal DNA from the family of Richard the Third and the skeletal remains we found at the Grey Friars dig.â And the serendipity of the whole thing? Mitochondrial DNA, the type used for this analysis, the only type that could be used here, is passed by a mother to all of her children, but only a daughter can then pass it on to the next generation.[8]3 So Michael Ibsen and his anonymous distant cousin, the men whose DNA was tested for comparison, canât pass this type of DNA on to their own children. Neither Michael Ibsen nor his cousin have living female relatives in this line of descent. In other words, one more generation and this result today wouldnât have been possible. Now just how much more of a reason do we as modern genealogists need to get ourselves and our cousins DNA-tested, I ask you? And just how cool is this whole turn of events? For more information: [9]The University of Leicester news release [10]University of Leicester Richard III home page [11]University of Leicester Lines of Descent page [12]University of Leicester Richard III DNA results page [13]Richard III Leicester Facebook page [14]Richard III Society updated page (to launch today) [15]Debbie Cruwys Kennettâs blog post You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video __________________________________________________________ SOURCES Images courtesy of University of Leicester Judy G. Russell, â[16] Rewriting history through DNA,â The Legal Genealogist, posted 3 Feb 2013 ([17] http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog : accessed 4 Feb 2013). [18]â© [19]Table 1, Plantagenet DNA(http://plantagenetdna.webs.com/ : accessed 2 Feb 2013). [20]â© See ISOGG Wiki ([21] http://www.isogg.org/wiki), â[22] Mitochondrial DNA,â rev. 30 Jul 2010. 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The Forum needs receptionist/research assistants. Volunteer positions are open for both fill-in and permanent days. It is imperative that we have at least two persons working each shift. Currently the following days do not have a second person: 2nd and 3rd Mondays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Tuesdays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 1st and 4th Thursdays 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturdays 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Some of the duties are welcoming patrons into the library, answering the phone, and assisting our patrons with their research.Training is on the job by an experienced person. This is a fun way to expand your knowledge of what the Forum library has to offer and to help you in your own research. For more information about volunteering, go to our website, www.gfo.org and click on Volunteers. Can we count on you to take one or more of the vacant positions? Please contact me at cvlauer2743@gmail.com or leave a message at the desk, 503-963-1932 . Cathy Lauer Volunteer Coordinator

Hi Everyone, The GFO Writers' Forum will meet on Saturday, February 9th, from 11:45 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. at the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. Everyone is welcome, whether you have participated before or not. This is your chance to get started writing or improve your writing, whether you are writing for yourself or for others. We learn about good writing techniques -- write and read what we write to each other. Without exception, everyone who has participated in this group over the last seven years writes better than they did when they started. This year we are working with Roy Peter Clark's Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer published by Little, Brown and Company in 2006. Each year we work with a book, but this particular book has been the most helpful of any book we worked with. Now we are working more specifically on language and at this meeting we will be working with Tool 34 Workshop: "Write from Different Cinematic Angles: Turn Your Notebook into a Camera" Feel free to bring you lunch! Hope to see you there!! Peggy Peggy Baldwin, MLS Family Passages LL www.familypassages.com 503-916-9410 Pacific Northwest & Oregon Trail

This coming Saturday, Duane Funk will be the speaker at the Illinois Interest meeting. He will be presenting a program on Illinois Cemeteries and, as always, when Duane speaks, we all learn! The group meets in the GFO Library between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. On the second Saturday of all months (except Dec, Jun, and July). (Putting that on your calendar now will ensure that you don¹t miss a meeting.) Duane will present some ways to be successful with sites such as GenWeb (for each county), and Find A Grave (for the whole state). Some times your information is more detailed than other times. Both sites can help you find someone, even if you know very little about where they might be buried. He will present some other sites too‹ones that I should learn more about too‹that approach things from a different angle than either of the above. With good luck you will find an ancestor¹s grave and even have a photo of it for your files. You may have added information you didn¹t know you could find. I had no real idea when Grandma Mary Jane died other than between the last sighting in New Jersey and Grandpa¹s arrival in Illinois with Step-Grandma Ann Elizabeth. I know that everyone who attends will learn something new about searching the cemeteries in Illinois...or even another state. You can take the information from this class and use it in many other places. So if you are wanting to improve your cemetery searching skills, just join the group!

It can sometimes be difficult to keep up with the latest news in the genealogical world but there are a number of good newsletters to help us with that effort. One is the monthly newsletter that is published by our own Connie Lenzen. It keeps us up to date and aware of what is happening at the GFO each month. Her summary of event saves a lot of time, can be printed out and posted on your refrigerator. One of my other favorites is the*GenealogyInTime Magazine Newsletter*. It helps me keep up to date with the latest news regarding genealogy websites. Below is a listing of the newest genealogy records that have become available on the internet (these records are also listed by country <http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/NewGenealogyRecords/most_recent_genealogy_records_by_country.html> and many can be searched using our free Genealogy Search Engine <http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Tools/free_genealogy_search_engine.html>): If you too, find this type of information helpful you may wish to subscribe at http://www.genealogyintime.com/news/six-billion-free-genealogy-records.html?awt_l=84G7A&awt_m=Ig.bUW9YZQk.Vy The price is right. Below is the latest summary from *GenealogyInTime Magazine Newsletter* . I have marked with bold type some of the ones that I found interesting but I suspect you may have interest in others. Tom O'Brien February 2013 *Ireland* -- FindMyPast Ireland has put online an additional 2.1 million records from Irish Petty Session order books. These are essentially lower court records that cover all but the most serious civil and criminal cases. For example, it could be a court record that covers something such as a trespass charge. Most records are fairly comprehensive and typically list the name of the complainant, the name of the defendant, names of witnesses, cause of complaint, details on the judgement, details of any fines and details of any sentence. This latest addition spans the years 1850 to 1912 and involves records from the counties of Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Louth, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary and Waterford. Access is by subscription. [Irish Petty Session Records <http://www.findmypast.ie/>] *US* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 944,000 images of county birth records from *Ohio*. Some of these images have already been transcribed and cover a wide time span from 1841 to 2003. Access is free. [Ohio Birth Records <https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1932106>] *Peru* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 390,000 records of civil registration records from Peru. The vast majority of the new additions are from the capital of Lima. These records can be searched by name and span the years from 1874 to 1996. They cover primarily birth, marriage and death records. Access is free. [Peruvian Birth, Marriage, Death Records <https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1430936>] *World* -- FamilySearch.org has formed a partnership with OCLC to share genealogical data. OCLC is a non-profit library organization that originally started as the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and has since grown to become an international library cooperative that is best known for the *WorldCat* library catalog. WorldCat links over 10,000 libraries worldwide. It is essentially the world's largest library catalog. In this new partnership, FamilySearch.org will make its catalog of genealogical information accessible to WorldCat users. In exchange, going forward FamilySearch will be incorporating WorldCat search results into their website. What this means for genealogists is that the sharing of genealogical information across two major (and free) organizations will ultimately make it easier for people to find their ancestors. Well done FamilySearch! [WorldCat <http://www.worldcat.org/>] [FamilySearch.org <https://www.familysearch.org/>] [Press Release <http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/2013/20135.htm>] If you know of new online genealogy records that we may have missed then please send us an email at letusknow@genealogyintime.com <mailto:letusknow@genealogyintime.com> This can include genealogy records from anywhere in the world and in any language. Please include a link to the new records in your email. January 2013 *Isle of Man *-- The Manx Museum has put online nearly 400,000 pages of newspapers and other publications from the Isle of Man (a crown dependency of the UK). The newspapers date from 1792 to 1960 and can be searched by time period, publication name and keyword (such as a name). This is a great source of information if you are looking for birth, marriage or death announcements. Access is by subscription. [Historic Isle of Man Newspapers <http://www.newspapers.gov.im/Default/Skins/IOMDemo/Client.asp?skin=IOMDemo&enter=true&AppName=2>] *Ireland* -- FindMyPast Ireland has launched an index of Irish birth, marriage and death (BMD) records. The collection comes primarily from the Index to the Civil Registration and spans the years from the 1840s to the 1950s. Please note this is an index to the records, it is not the full record itself. Once a name has been found in the index, the volume and page reference number needs to be noted. Then it is possible to order the full record from the General Register Office. This BMD index consists of some 21 million names. Until the end of January 2013, the FindMyPast Ireland website is offering 50 free credits by entering the code "FMPIEBMD" (it usually costs about 5 credits to view one record). Normally access is by subscription/credit. [Irish Birth Marriage Death Index <http://www.findmypast.ie/>] *Israel* -- Israel's Antiquities Authority has launched a new online archive that covers the period of the British Mandate from 1919 to 1948. The website is in English and it is full of texts, pictures, maps and drawings from the period. At the moment, there are only a few hundred items on the website, but the intent is to eventually feature tens thousands of documents and photographs. Access is free. [Israel British Mandate Archive <http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/>] *Luxembourg* -- FamilySearch.org has created a collection of 1.1 million images of Luxembourg census records that date from 1843 to 1900. In addition to listing all household members, these records show name, age, gender, marital status and profession. Some records also show additional detail such as full date of birth, place of birth, nationality and religion. The images in this collection can be searched by municipality and then by year. Access is free. [Luxembourg Census Records <https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/records/collection/2037957/waypoints>] *Cuba* -- The Cuba Genweb project maintains a database of ship passengers arriving and departing Havana Cuba in the 1800s. The database has now surpassed 130,000 records. The records can be searched by surname, first name and ship name. A typical record lists the name of the individual, the name of the ship, the port of departure, the port of arrival and the date of arrival. Most of the ships in this database came from ports along the Eastern Coast of America. Access is free. [Historic Cuba Ship Passenger List <http://cubagenweb.org/>] *US* -- FamilySearch.org has indexed some 360,000 passenger *ship records for Seattle, Washingto*n. These are passenger and crew lists of ships that arrived in Seattle between the years 1890 to 1957. A typical record lists the name of the individual, age, sex, marital status, occupation and citizenship as well as details on the ship such as the name of the ship and date of arrival. Some records also list additional details such as last permanent address and final destination. Many of the ships that docked in Seattle during this time period had come from Asia. This is a good record set to search for anyone who had ancestors who migrated from Japan. These records can be searched by name. [Historic Seattle Ship Passenger Lists <https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1916081>] *Canada* -- Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has just released a new version of the 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces. This census covers the three prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This census has been available to search before, but it was limited to image searches by geographic region. The new database can now be searched by name, age, and keyword. We have found this to be a massive improvement. One ancestor that we had difficulty tracking down, we were able to locate in about 30 seconds with the new and improved database. It is definitely worth checking out. Access is free. [1906 Census of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba <http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/1906.aspx>] *Canada* -- The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is looking for volunteers to help transcribe documents for The Ontario Name Index (TONI). The documents that require transcription include everything from diaries to letters to obituary notices to old newspapers, all from the province of Ontario. Transcribers work from the comfort of their home and the society will send you pdfs of the documents that require transcription. Complete details can be found on the OGS website. [The Ontario Name Index <http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogsblog/?p=2893&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OgsBlog+%28OGS+Blog%29>] *US* -- Genealogy Trails has completed their *US Civil War Union Soldier Headstone Project*. Over 167,000 soldier records and burial records are now available to view on the website. A typical record lists the name, rank, company, regiment, place of burial, grave number and date of death (if known). Most of the records are for Union soldiers who died between 1879 and 1903, although a few War of 1812 veterans are also included in the database. This project is the result of a two year effort and it is very well done. Access is free. [Union Soldier Burial Records <http://genealogytrails.com/cwstones/>] *Australia* -- The National Archives of Australia is looking for volunteers to help transcribe records. They have created a special section on their website called arcHIVE for anyone interested in transcribing records. To make the process easier, every document awaiting transcription is identified as easy, medium or hard. You also have the option of choosing the type of record that you would like to transcribe. This allows transcribers to work at their own pace and comfort level from their own home. What could be easier? [Transcribing National Archive of Australia Records <http://transcribe.naa.gov.au/>] *Northern Ireland* -- The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has re-launched their collection of 29 city (or street) directories in a new database. These directories cover the period from 1819 to 1900 and typically list the name, occupation and address of the person. Most of the directories are for Belfast and region. In total, this database covers some 20,000 pages, which represents roughly 1 million names. The new database can be searched by keywords (such as a name), by specific city directory and by year. It is very well done. Access is free. [Historic Belfast City Directories <http://streetdirectories2.proni.aetopia.net/>] *Scotland* -- Deceased Online has added to its headstone collection with 41 additional cemetery and churchyard burial sites from Fife in Eastern Scotland. The new additions are composed of some 80,000 records that go back as far as 1635. Each record consists of a photograph of the headstone plus a transcription of the inscription. Deceased Online now has records from well over 250 cemeteries in Scotland featuring nearly1.2 million names. Access is by subscription. [Fife Burial Records <https://www.deceasedonline.com/>] *World* -- Google has prepared a short and very interesting video that summarizes the main search terms featured in 2012. Although not specifically about genealogy, it does provide an interesting context for anyone that uses Google to search for their ancestors. *US* -- FamilySearch.org has created a very interesting indexed record collection of some 4.1 million records of Germans who migrated to America between the years 1850 to 1897. These records come from the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. The key information found in these records are name, age, sex, last residence in Germany and expected town/city destination in the United States. Access is free. [German Immigration Records <https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2110801>] *Denmark* -- FamilySearch.org has added some 2.6 million additional images to the existing collection of Danish estate records. These records date from 1436 to 1964 and can be searched by county. The records are full of genealogical information and contain everything from details on property management to military conscription lists for certain regions. Access is free. [Historic Danish estate records <https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//familysearch.org/records/collection/2015318/waypoints>] *England* -- FamilySearch.org has indexed an additional 1.3 million parish records for Westminster. These records span the period from 1538 to 1912 and were prepared in cooperation with FindMyPast. Access is free. [Westminster Parish Records <https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2072795>] *Spain* -- FamilySearch.org has added 831,000 images of Catholic Church records from the Diocese of Segovia. These records include baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, indexes, church censuses, testaments and land records. [Segovia Church Records <https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1433451>]

Virginia Group, Saturday, February 2, 10 am Revolutionary War, The Southern Campaign Some of the most critical and successful battles fought during the Revolutionary war happened in the south. Some have called it a civil war as passions ran high between Patriots and Tories sometimes pitting brother against brother. Do you think you have or may have a revolutionary war ancestor or are you interested in this period in history? If so, join us for the Virginia Group. Everyone is welcome judiscot@gmail.com "Puzzles of the Past" _http://puzzlesofthepast.blogspot.com/_ (http://puzzlesofthepast.blogspot.com/) "What do you hold so close to your own circle of life that you would not put a price on it? What would it be for you? For me, it is the mountains and the people of Appalachia.” Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains

Greetings! I want to thank all of those who attended. It was a grand crowd.and crowd it was! For all of those who listed emails on the sign-in form I have added you to this group if you weren't there already. Sadly, there are many who did not list their emails and many are GFO members. For this reason, I will send this same email off to the GFO email list so they can be included here, if they wish. I wanted to clarify for all of you that the code for sales on tests is for Family Tree DNA only. That code is good until May 31, 2013 and it is: Aulicino2013 You won't see the price change when ordering until after you enter the code. The sale prices are as follows: Y-DNA 37 marker (reg $169) is $129 Y-DNA 67 marker (reg $268) is $199 mtDNA Plus (reg. $159) is $129 mtDNA FMS (full sequence) (reg$299) is $239 Family Finder (reg. $289) is $199 Geno 2.0 is not on sale and is regularly $199 Remember that I told you the best deal for the autosomal test is to buy the 23andMe test for $99 and when the results arrive, transfer the results to Family Tree DNA for an additional $89. This way you get to be in both databases to find matches. Please be reading your syllabus so you will understand DNA. All of you are capable. It is like learning a foreign language and the learning curve is steep in the beginning, but you can do it. I am not a science major and I understand it. I have compiled the data from the survey. Several of you did not list your preferences by number, but just ticked off the box. For this reason, the survey was difficult to surmise. However, here is the plan based on what you told me. FIRST: I would like to help you along and can do so only if those who made the following remarks would email me. You do not have to tell me what remark you made if you are embarrassed, but I would like to be sure you get an answer. Some of the statements are easy to answer quickly and you shouldn't be left to wait. Also, I am considering a weekly email "lesson" to cover the info below. Let me know if you would like to be on that "email list". Comments Section on problems to solve: Proving if a person is my father I'm need biological father's surname; was given the name of the man who raised me who was not my father. Looking for surname of paternal gr-g-grandfather Find adopted mother's biological family Origin of paternal gr-grandfather, an adoptee Finding cousins and proving a cousin Proving two of same surname living in adjoining towns are related Tracing mother's father's line back to a known immigrant from Holland to NJ-NY area Push lineage back to England and Ireland Ethnic ancestry 11 Y-line brick wall; hoping to jump the brick wall Understanding atDNA vs. other tests: how will it help to have my dad take the Y NEXT: Here is the plan for the remaining three meetings. April Mtg: Y-DNA; mtDNA; atDNA - tested; now what? I will cover this information (and that listed under the comments above) with more time to ask questions in April. However, if we can get you comfortable enough with all this to order a test by the sale deadline, it is better. (The reason for the email lessons) AND.if you had your test results by then, it will even be better for you. July Mtg atDNA at 23andMe, FTDNA, and Ancestry.com Chromosome Mapping (maybe by then we'll have the Build 15 and download of all matches data.oh, dreamer that I am) Oct Mtg Continue Chromosome Mapping and address GedMatch Your opinion is always welcome, as are your questions. I leave for Arizona on Wednesday and will arrive Feb 1, so if everyone would email who are interested in the lessons and who want me to add their email to my files by Feb 1, that would be helpful! Thank you again, Emily If you do not hear from me in a timely manner, just write again...I was buried in email. LOL http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/ Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org <http://www.isogg.org/> ) Administrator for thirteen FTDNA DNA Projects

British Interest Group Sat, Jan 26, 1-3pm Chuck Falconer will share a slide presentation of his photos of historic England, followed by brick walls discussion in the 2nd hour. In March we will have a guest speaker with a presentation on the Scottish borders. See you there! Contact person: Lyleth Winther, lylethw@gmail.com

Just a reminder that the DNA Interest Group will meet this coming Saturday in the back of the library at 10. As we have a group following us at 1 pm and they need to set up, let's not go overtime or continue discussions outside of the library in the hall. We will cover the following via a web view of test results. There is no power point presentation. Y-chromosome DNA Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Autosomal (atDNA) (Family Finder and 23andMe, touching upon AncestryDNA) Geno 2.0 (new test from National Geographic Society) General Info from Family Tree DNA's conference in November. There is a nine-page handout which may be purchased at $.05 per page to cover my costs. I will not have change. BRING something to back your handout for writing as there will not be room to have the tables, I'm guessing. Spread the word; bring friends. This may be the only time this year that the basics are covered at this level. Best wishes, Emily If you do not hear from me in a timely manner, just write again...I was buried in email. LOL http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/ Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org <http://www.isogg.org/> ) Administrator for thirteen FTDNA DNA Projects

ASK NOT WHAT THE GFO CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THE GFO! Actually if you are a member of the board you CAN help decide what the GFO does for you and every member of this wonderful 67-year old organization. Yes, we have been around since 1946. Amazing, isn't it? We all hope that it can be around for many, many more years, but since we are a 100% volunteer organization it takes many members to volunteer to keep it going. Right now we are asking for only 2 members (out of 800+)* to join the board as Vice-President and Treasurer. If you are interested in either of these positions, please call any member of the nominating committee. Diane O'Dell 503.772.2891 Susan Gysel 503.427.4653 Pete Falcone 310.477.5028 *Many of these members live too far from Portland to be able to be on the board - they are excused. Also, those of you who have already served on the board can be excused, too, unless you want to re-up.

More Research Assistant / Receptionists are needed. We have several afternoon spots from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. that have only one person working. In order to assist our patrons, we should have at least two persons working on each shift. There are vacancies on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. For a description of the duties, check our website www.gfo.org/ under Volunteering. Please consider giving a few hours per week or month so we can keep our library open until 5:00 p.m. Send me a message at catlauer@comcast.net or leave a message at the reception desk, (503) 963-1932 Thanks in advance, Cathy Lauer Volunteer Coordinator

I just zapped the list of those who want to hear about Coles County, Illinois, Info new on the internet. If that is you, send me a note and I¹ll rebuild the list with you on it. Kristy

The GFO can't do it without YOU! There are 3 opportunities on the Board of Directors starting July 1, 2013 for two-year terms. VICE-PRESIDENT -- Are you a person who could do the following? • Fill in for the President in her/his absence. • Oversee a project of a mutually agreed-upon choice. • Attend the monthly board meetings. TREASURER -- Do you have the following qualifications? • Accounting experience with knowledge of non-profit organizations. • Familiarity with Quickbooks. (Quickbooks programs to be provided for your at-home use) • Able to give a time commitment of approximately 8 hours per month. • Attend the monthly board meetings. DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE -- Could you be a representative on the board for the general membership? • Attend the monthly board meetings. • Make decisions for the good of the GFO. (The Director-at-Large position is to be nominated from the floor at the March General Membership meeting.) If you are interested in any of these positions, please call one of the following members of the Nominating Committee before 31 Jan, 2013. Diane O’Dell 503-772-2891; Susan Gysel 503-292-2987; Pete Falcone 310-427-4653

From: Koozer, Jennifer [mailto:KoozerJ@trimet.org] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:50 AM Cc: Egnew, Coral Subject: Light rail construction update for Powell Boulevard area Hello neighbors, here is a happy New Year update for construction activities around 17th & Powell - North of Powell: . At the dead-end of Gideon Street, crews continue extensive sewer construction away from streets and sidewalks. This includes work on the next two Sundays, January 13 and 20, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. . On the north side of Gideon Street, building demolition is underway near the dead-end. Additional buildings are scheduled for demolition in February. . Demolition of retaining walls along Powell Boulevard between about 14th and 20th avenues is tentatively scheduled for March. This will include lane closures, with some nighttime work to minimize traffic impacts. South of Powell: . Retaining walls along Powell Boulevard are nearing completion and crews are scheduled to begin drilled shafts for the new bridge structures in early February. . Underground utility construction on 17th Avenue is nearing completion and civil construction (street/sidewalk/trackway) is scheduled to begin in the next few weeks on the east side the street as far south as Rhone Street. The new bridge over Powell is currently scheduled to open this fall. Construction information online <http://trimet.org/pm/construction/index.htm> is updated weekly. Please don't hesitate with any questions. Thanks! Jennifer Koozer TriMet Community Affairs Representative Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project 503-962-2116 - office 503-805-2193 - mobile 503-962-2222 - construction emergencies Follow the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project: trimet.org/pm <http://trimet.org/pm/> | @PMLRProject <http://twitter.com/> | facebook.com/portlandmilwaukie <http://www.facebook.com/portlandmilwaukie>

Greetings! Starting in 2013 the GFO DNA Interest Group is meeting on the fourth Saturdays in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct only. Please put this schedule on your calendar: Jan 26 from 10-noon Apr 27 from 10-noon Jul 27 from 10-noon Oct 26 from 10-noon PLEASE NOTE: At this moment, the Calendar on the GFO site is correct, but the information under the Interest Group section was never updated. I have request that this be done right away. The January meeting is for Newbies and anyone who needs a review in the topics below. The basics of these will be covered. I think we can meet in the back with the projector as there is no Power Point presentation, but I will show you the information online. Handouts are $.05 per printed side as that's my cost from my local UPS company. Y-DNA (Y-chromosome DNA - all-male line; top line of the pedigree chart) mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA - all-female line; bottom line of the pedigree chart) atDNA (autosomal DNA - Lines anywhere on a six-generation pedigree chart) Geno 2.0 (National Genographic's new atDNA test for ANCIENT ancestry) FTDNA Conference in November (my blog covers nearly everything, so check it out first. Third URL below my name.) Hopefully, there will be time for questions as there is the British meeting following us at 1 pm. We need to be out of their way so they can set-up also. For this reason, we may move to the hall to answer some of your questions if time runs out. Thank you, Emily If you do not hear from me in a timely manner, just write again...I was buried in email. LOL http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/ Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org <http://www.isogg.org/> ) Administrator for thirteen FTDNA DNA Projects

This is a good read from one of National Geographic's 'digital nomads.' http://digitalnomad.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/06/finding-william/ Enjoy. April Ober (still looking for her William, great-grandfather William McKechnie, and his assumed Scottish roots)

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS! There are three opportunities for you to serve on the GFO Board of Directors, starting July 1, 2013, for a two-year term. VICE-PRESIDENT – Are you a person who could do the following? • Fill in for the President in her/his absence. • Oversee a project of a mutually agreed-upon choice. • Attend the monthly board meetings. TREASURER – Do you have the following qualifications? • Accounting experience with knowledge of nonprofit organizations. • Familiarity with QuickBooks. (The QuickBooks program will be provided for your at-home use.) • Able to give a time commitment of approximately 8 hours per month. • Able to attend the monthly board meetings. DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE – Could you be a representative on the board for the general membership? • Attend the monthly board meetings. • Make decisions for the good of the GFO. The Director-at-Large position is to be nominated from the floor at the March General Membership meeting. If you are interested in any of these positions, please call one of the following members of the Nominating Committee preferably by January 31: Diane O’Dell, 503-772-2891; Susan Gysel, 503-292-2987; or Pete Falcone, 310-427-4653.

OK.Twice today I said June when I met January..The show is on PBS January 9 at 9 pm according to the website I sent earlier, but obviously my brain is on overload.not hard to do these days! Hopefully, everyone just checked out the URL, but I was asked to resend the info anyway. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/decoding-neanderthals.html Enjoy, E If you do not hear from me in a timely manner, just write again...I was buried in email. LOL http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/ Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org <http://www.isogg.org/> ) Administrator for thirteen FTDNA DNA Projects

Greetings! The following link is to the PDS show Decoding the Neanderthals and could be of great interest to many of you as the Neanderthal is known to have interbred with humans. Testing with National Genographic's Geno 2.0 test can tell you if your DNA contains some Neanderthal markers. The show is on June 9th at 9pm on PBS, but check local times. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/decoding-neanderthals.html> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/decoding-neanderthals.html Enjoy, Emily If you do not hear from me in a timely manner, just write again...I was buried in email. LOL http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/ Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org) Administrator for thirteen FTDNA DNA Projects If you do not hear from me in a timely manner, just write again...I was buried in email. LOL http://writingyourmemories.blogspot.com/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/speaker/EmilyAulicino.html http://genealem-geneticgenealogy.blogspot.com/ Northwest Regional Coordinator and Speaker for ISOGG (www.isogg.org <http://www.isogg.org/> ) Administrator for thirteen FTDNA DNA Projects