Join us for the first meeting of the GFO book group Saturday, May 11, 11:45 am - 12:45 pm. We'll name the group, decide how often to meet, and then do the fun stuff - choose a book to read to come back in June ready to discuss. Here are some suggestions of non-fiction books of authors who explore their identity through the history of their family and their connections to the past. Bring your own book suggestions too! * * - The Fiddler on Pantico* Run: An African Warrior, His White Descendants, Our Search for Family*, by Joe Mozingo (CM) - *Reunion, A Search of Ancestors*, by Ryan Littrell - *They Came in Ships: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record*, by John Philip Colletta (CM) - *Roxanna Britton: a Biographical Novel*, by Shirley S Allen - *The Quack’s Daughter*, by Greta Nettleton - *The Monster in the Closet: A Bumpy Ride Down the Genealogy Trail*, by Judith Harris - *Only a few Bones: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy and Its Aftermath*, by John Phillip Colletta (family history murder mystery) (C, GFO) - *The Journey Takers*, by Leslie Albrecht Huber - *Running Away to Home: Our Family's Journey to Croatia in Search of Who We Are, Where We Came From, and What Really Matters*, by Jennifer Wilson (CM) - *Slaves in the Family*, by Edward Ball (M) - *Skookum: An Oregon Pioneer Family’s History and Lore*, by Shannon Applegate, 2005. (CM) - *My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir*, by Mark Whitaker (CM) - *The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century*, by Martha Hodes. (CM) - *Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence*, by Carol Berkin. (CM) Note: (MC) means that a copy is available through Multnomah County Libraries or Clackamas County Libraries Genealogy Book Group Saturdays 11:45 am – 12:45 pm