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PO Box 8254 | Bend, Oregon 97708-8254 | Phone: (541) 317-9553
Email: [email protected]
DISTANT VOICES
APRIL MESSAGE By Marsha Lakes
Join us on Tuesday, April 17th at 10:00 a.m. for a morning of genealogy.
Williamson Hall—2200 NE Hwy 20—Bend (behind Jake’s Restaurant)
Marsha Lakes presents: “Paper, Software, Online—So Many Choices;
How to Figure Out What Will Work Best For You”
NOTES
General meetings
are the 3rd Tues-
day of the month
at 10 a.m. Check
out the list of
program presen-
tations on p. 3.
Schedule a
Mentor for one-
on-one help.
See p. 9.
Library Hours are
listed on p. 9.
BGS Writers
Group meets on
Tuesday, April 24.
See p. 5.
F irst, let me say that I have greatly missed my monthly interactions with all of you and all the assorted BGS activi-
ties. I have been keeping
up with all of the activi-
ties and processes that
BGS is involved in from
afar. I am very pleased by
the directions that I see
the BGS Board moving
toward. And, I am very
excited that I will be join-
ing you all this month at
April’s General Member-
ship meeting where I will
be the presenter. You can
read more about that
here in the newsletter.
The last several months
have been a crazy time for Rick and me.
We closed on the sale of our home in
Bend on October 3rd and left with the
largest U-Haul available the next day. We
drove directly to Tucson (3 days of slow
driving!) and put our belongings in stor-
age for what we thought would be a
month or so. Well, six months later, we
find most of our belongings are still in
storage awaiting construction of our new
home.
We thought at first that we could just
stay with family and
friends throughout the
southwest while waiting,
and we would be building
memories as a family.
Well, that lasted four
months. We are now liv-
ing in an apartment just
moments away from our
new home that we have
just received a closing
date... May 8th is the offi-
cial day!! We are very anx-
ious. We know that we
have made a positive
change for our family to
be in Tucson. We have been able to see
our granddaughter Kylie about once a
week as she attends University of Arizona
Law School. It means a lot to me.
Needless to say, my genealogical research
has been in turmoil. The reason is proba-
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April 2018 | Vol. 25—No. 4
end
ociety
enealogical
Newsletter of the Bend Genealogical Society
Our mission is to provide essential resources for researching, teaching,
exchanging, and preserving the records of family history.
Marsha at Saquaro
National Park in Tucson
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bly obvious: It’s packed away. The computer is in what box? We
don’t have WiFi, now what? Where did I put my thumb drives? We
left the laptop in what city? The list could go on and on. It has given
me time to reflect on my genealogy research... and many of those
thoughts will be shared during my presentation. I have also had
some time to pay attention to online groups and what people are
doing and saying. I have been able to do some research on the
evolving best practices in genealogy. And, I’m making making plans
for when we are settled once again. I am so anxious to be “home”
and focus on my research and just living normally.
As I close my comments, I would like to give a shout out to many
of those that are critical to leading BGS into the future—The entire
BGS Board that has continued to work hard in my absence: Ann
Evensen, Sandy Thompson, Linda Beilby, Susan Agli, and Glen Rob-
erts. Many kudos to others who give countless hours to make BGS
an asset to the genealogical community in Bend: Eileen Krueger,
Maggy Wilcox, Lori Hill, George Larson, Gary Putnam, Cynthia
Stubenrauch, Gus Oberg, Barbara McGee, George Warren, Jennifer
Wegner, Charlie and Sally Brown, Patricia deWitt, and so many
more wonderful volunteers! Much gratitude to everyone!
I also welcome all of the new members. I’m looking forward to see-
ing old friends and making new ones! See you soon!
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APPOINTED POSITIONS
Parliamentarian: Maggy Wilcox
Membership Committee: VACANT
Program Committee: VACANT
Librarian: Cynthia Stubenrauch
Education: George Larson
Finance Committee: Patricia deWitt
Records Preservation: Eileen Krueger
Publicity: Sandy Thompson
Newsletter: Sandy Thompson
Yard Sale Co-Chairs: VACANT
ELECTED OFFICERS
President: Marsha Lakes
Vice President: VACANT
Secretary: Susan Agli
Treasurer: Sandy Thompson
Director at Large #1: Linda Beilby
Director at Large #2: Ann Evensen
Past President: Glen Roberts
To reach any of the BGS Officers or Committee Chairpersons, send an email to the BGS general email box, and it will be forwarded to him/her.
Or call the BGS Office/Library and leave a message for the individual you want to reach, and it will be passed on.
BGS Phone: (541) 317-9553
BEND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEES
BGS EMAIL ADDRESS:
BGS WEBSITE: http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs/
For the best year ever,
we need your help!
Contact BGS,
to volunteer today.
APRIL MESSAGE NEW
BGS
DNA Interest
Group is
Forming
Help us start a DNA
Interest Group after Marsha’s presenta-
tion on April 17. Bring a Brown Bag lunch,
if desired, and we’ll work together for
about 30-45 minutes on this task:
Make a list of all the beginner and ad-
vanced questions we have about DNA.
We will send the questions to Lisa
McCullough, who is our May meeting
speaker. Your questions will help guide
her regular program presentation for be-
ginners AND at the Brown Bag Interest
Group after the presentation, when she
will address more DNA topics.
Plan for 2 Brown Bags,
1) after the April 17 meeting
and 2) after the May 15
meeting to spend extra
time learning from Lisa.
mailto:[email protected]://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs/
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Have you taken a break from genealogy and are
trying to figure out how to get back into it?
Are you just beginning your genealogical research
and overwhelmed by all that’s available online?
Are you wondering what software or online programs
will work best for you?
At the moment, Marsha is going through the same thing.
On April 17, she will offer her perspective on how to navi-
gate modern genealogy, both online and in the real
world.
As always, Marsha will include audience participation in
her presentation.
Come to hear her thoughts, share your ideas, learn a lot,
and enjoy a morning cup of coffee with your genealogy
friends!
SC
HE
DU
LED
PR
OG
RA
MS
April 17, 2018— 10 a.m. At Williamson Hall, 2200 NE Hwy 20, Bend
Paper, Software, Online—
So Many Choices.
How to
Figure Out
What Will
Work Best
for You
Presentor:
Marsha
Lakes
PR
OG
RA
M
2017—2018 PRESENTATION
10 a.m. to noon At Williamson Hall
(behind Jakes Restaurant)
Visitors are Always Welcome!
April 16, 2018 BGS Board of Directors Meeting
10 a.m. – All members are welcome
April 17, 2018 “Paper, Software, Online–So Many
Choices” by Marsha Lakes
Followed by a Brown Bag: DNA Interest Group Planning
(see p. 2)
April 21, 2018 SPRING SEMINAR
Amy Johnson Crow, CGSM
See p. 6-7 for more Information and
Registration Form
April 24, 2018 BGS Writers Group (See p. 5)
2:00–3:30 p.m.
May 14, 2018 BGS Board of Directors Meeting
10 a.m. – All members are welcome
May 15, 2018 “DNA Today—I Took a DNA Test;
What’s It All Mean?” Lisa McCullough, Portland
Followed by a Brown Bag: DNA Interest Group More DNA with Lisa
June 16, 2018 BGS YARD SALE
Help BGS & clean out the unwanted items in your house!
We need Co-Chairs to be able to hold the Yard Sale in June.
Can you help?
From Trash to Treasure
April 2018— DISTANT VOICES — Page 4
Stereograph Viewer
I have a stereograph viewer called the “Perfecscope,” which was manufactured by
Underwood & Underwood, patents—1895 & 1896. At one time (per Wikipedia),
Underwood & Underwood was the largest publisher of stereo cards in the world,
producing 10 million a year. I think it is great fun to look at old stereographs
from the 1800s to early 1900s.
I only have 10 cards to look at, including a couple of Underwood & Underwood cards, but I’ve just found a new
free resource to be able to make more: “The Oregon Historical Society Digital Collections,” which is available at:
https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/. Search for stereograph and there are 362 hits with images. Most were taken by
Carlton E. Watkins, who photographed many areas on the west coast in the 19th century.
This is a stereograph of Lower
Multnomah Falls, picture taken in
1867 (no copyright any longer). All
I had to do is download the image,
print it the correct size, pop it in the
viewer, and see it in stereo.
There are thousands of other images
and documents in the digital collec-
tions. Perhaps you’ll find something
of interest to your family.
How Many of You Are There? Reprinted from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, 13 June 2017
The following is for U.S. residents only: There are 325,060,629 people
in the U.S. How many have your name? To find out, go to: http://
HowManyOfMe.com/, and enter your own name. NOTE: Don’t worry,
the site’s Privacy Policy assures everyone the site doesn’t share your name or any other information about you.
Specifically, it states, “We do not share search data of individual users or e-mail addresses with anyone, nor do
we intend to start.” The site’s search will tell you how many people in the U.S. share your first name and also how
many share your last name, along with a bit of other information. It then tells you how many people have exactly
the same first name AND last name as you. I don’t see any serious genealogical uses for this web site, other than
perhaps determining how rare a name might be. Perhaps it could also be used as a tool when trying to find a
suitable name for the baby your family is expecting. Want a unique name?
The site is based on data in the 1990 and 2000 censuses. I searched for my maiden name. The site found 1,027,964
others with the first name, Sandra, and 376 others with the last name, Stromgren, but only 1 person with the
name, Sandra Stromgren. I wonder who she is?
THAT THIS & By Sandy Stromgren Thompson
Perfecscope
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https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/http://howmanyofme.com/http://howmanyofme.com/
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If you shop at Amazon, use AmazonSmile, and BGS will earn a donation on eligible purchases. Select the Bend Genealogical Society, Bend, OR, as your charity of choice the first time you log into Smile.
Then, every time you shop, by logging into Amazon through smile.amazon.com, you will help earn a donation from Amazon for BGS.
https://smile.amazon.com/
And sign into your Amazon Account as usual.
GoodShop AND GoodSearch Using GoodShop for online shopping & Good Search
for web searches , you help support BGS.
Select the Bend Genealogical Society as your charity of choice and search or shop to your heart’s content.
Amazon purchases do NOT generate a donation to BGS from Good Shop. Please use AmazonSmile.
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Earn a donation for the Bend Genealogical Society by shopping at
Fred Meyer with your Rewards Card! Link your Rewards Card to BGS by log-
ging into your Rewards account. Search for us by name or number 93496.
NOTE: Fred Meyer requires that you select your charity of choice annually.
If you do NOT see Bend Genealogical Society as your charity of choice at
the bottom of a receipt, please select BGS again on the Rewards website.
www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards
BGS Writers Group
If you have an interest in writing,
join the BGS Writers Group. If
you have missed prior meetings,
it’s okay. You can join the group
anytime; everyone is welcome.
4th Tuesday of the Month
2:00–3:30 p.m.
Location: Williamson Hall
Topics to write about are preselected and purposely
vague. Interpret them however you would like.
When you read your story to the group, sugges-
tions for improvement may be offered in gentle,
supportive ways. Sally Brown makes the group fun,
and helpful at the same time!
Writers Group dates/topics:
April 24, 2018—Write about “Memorable Teach-
er or Class” (or a topic of your choice).
May 22, 2018—Write about “Parents” (or a topic
of your choice).
Where did we come from? How do we identify ourselves? Where do we live now?
There is a very interesting collection of 26 maps that
show how different ethnic groups, such as German-
Americans or Irish-Americans, are distributed across
the 48 states of the continental U.S. The maps certain-
ly illustrate that our ancestors immigrated to areas
where there were others similar to themselves.
Find the 29 maps at: http://www.businessinsider.com/
maps-of-ancestry-groups-in-america-2013-9
The maps are based on data in the U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey, 2006-2010, Five Year Es-
timates.
The study was published by Greyhouse Publishing in
Ancestry and Ethnicity in America: a Comparative
Guide to over 200 Ethnic Backgrounds, March 2012,
4,115 pages in 2 volumes. I doubt I’ll ever get to re-
viewing the entire study.
THIS THAT & (Continued from page 4)
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April 2018— DISTANT VOICES — Page 6
Bend Genealogical Society’s
SPRING SEMINAR
Featuring
Amy Johnson Crow, CGSM
Nationally-known genealogist & educator
Helping Family Historians Make More Discoveries
Amy’s Seminar
Presentations
For both beginning &
advanced genealogists
Ten Years is a Long Time:
Census Substitutes for the
In-between Years
Finding Ancestors
Before 1850
What Do You Mean
There’s No Record?! Using
Vital Records Substitutes
How Do I Know That’s
My Ancestor?
Seating is limited for this premier event. Register Today!
Registration is
Required
Deadline – April 17
$50 BGS members
$65 non-BGS members
Registration Includes:
Saturday Seminar
Seminar Materials
Buffet Lunch —
Sandwich Bar, Chef’s
Choice Salad, Fruit &
Dessert
Coffee/tea all day
A Day of
Genealogy
with
Friends
SATURDAY – April 21, 2018 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
At the Deschutes Children’s Foundation East Bend Campus Conference Room 2125 NE Daggett Lane, Bend, OR 97701
Registration is Required – Seating is Limited
For More Information: Call BGS at (541) 317-9553 or email [email protected]
Find the Registration Form Online at: www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs
Amy’s Blog:
www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/
http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gshttps://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/
April 2018 — DISTANT VOICES — Page 7
April 21 Featuring Amy Johnson Crow
Bend Genealogical Society – 2018 Spring Seminar
Registration includes:
Saturday Seminar,
April 21, 9:00 am–3:30 pm at the
Deschutes Children’s Foundation
Lunch—Sandwich bar, chef’s choice
salad, fruit & dessert. Coffee/Tea service
all day.
Seminar Materials
QUESTIONS?
Call BGS: (541) 317-9553
Email BGS: [email protected]
Send payment and completed form to:
Bend Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 8254
Bend, OR 97708-8254
We will confirm registrations via email.
At the Deschutes
Children’s Foundation
East Bend Campus
Conference Room
2125 NE Daggett Lane,
Bend, OR 97701
9:00 AM
Check in and enjoy a cup of coffee
or tea. Breakfast is not provided.
9:20 AM – Seminar Begins
Morning sessions
LUNCH
Afternoon sessions
3:30 PM – Seminar Ends
NOTE: Unknown if road construction will
be an issue on April 21.
Registration Form – 2018 BGS Spring Seminar
April 21 Featuring Amy Johnson Crow
Name
Address
Phone
Amount Enclosed: $
Registration Deadline – April 17
After April 17,
cost is $65 for all registrants
Registration Fee (per person)
$50 – BGS Member
$65 – Non-BGS Member
Checks payable to:
Bend Genealogical Society
Credit card payment is not available
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The Bend Genealogical Society’s program year is from June 1 to May
31. At the meeting on May 15th, we will elect Officers for the Board
of Directors to 1-year terms for the 2018–19 year.
The slate below is respectfully submitted by the current Board.
Nominations can also be made from the floor on May 15th.
Position of President—Susan Agli
My interest in genealogy came from my love of history and research,
so I was excited to join BGS in 2017. I have learned so much and enjoy the company of like-minded people. I have
extensive experience as a mediator, and since 2007, I have been a full-time real estate broker. I believe the role of
BGS President is to respect our past achievements, adhere to what has been successful, and be open to new ideas
and technologies that support our mission. I’m looking forward to the upcoming year!
Vice President—No Nominee
We do not have a nominee for Vice President. Are you interested?
Secretary—Maggy Wilcox
I am a retired English teacher and have been a member of BGS since moving to Bend early in 2005. I was Secretary
a few years ago. I’ve worked on the Operations Manual Review Committee, have served as Parliamentarian for
three Presidents, and am on the mentoring team. I’m an ardent genealogist!
Treasurer—Sandy Thompson
I have lived in Bend since 1982 and joined BGS in 2002 after attending a Beginner’s Class. I love researching family
history and enjoy sharing my adventures. I also love retirement now after a 46-year career as an accountant and
manager for private business, for government and for another nonprofit. I’m looking forward to continuing to
serve BGS as the Treasurer again in the coming year. Thank you to BGS for supporting passionate genealogists.
* Director-At-Large #1—Linda Beilby (1-year term)
I retired from California State University, Sacramento in 2000 and then opened and ran a Bed & Breakfast in Ham-
ilton, MT, for about 10 years, before relocating to Bend on 4 July 2014. I’ve been working on my family history for
about 17 years and have several brick walls to show for my effort. My other interest is quilting. I’m looking forward
to continuing being a Director-At-Large for another year.
Director-At-Large #2—Gary Putnam (2-year term)
I am a native, fifth-generation Oregonian, born in Astoria. I have spent my working life as a lawyer and business
executive in the financial and real estate fields, and have lived in Bend since 2011. I’ve been researching and writing
about my genealogy since 1961 and have completed nine books. My primary fields of research interest are New
England and New York, Ohio, Oregon, Greece, Mexico and Medieval European ancestry. I really enjoy mentoring
and am very interested in DNA research.
Glen Roberts will continue to serve on the Board as the Past President and provide his expertise.
* Linda will be elected for one year, so the two Director-At-Large terms will not end at the same time. Eileen Krueger
was elected to the position, but when she resigned in November 2017, the Board appointed Linda to fill the position.
ELECT BGS OFFICERS IN MAY
April 2018 — DISTANT VOICES — Page 9
BGS Genealogical Library Williamson Hall—2200 NE Hwy 20
Normal Hours of Operation
Tues. & Wed. 1:30–5:00 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Occasionally, a volunteer is not available to open the library. Feel free to call ahead of your visit
to make sure someone is there.
BGS Phone: (541) 317-9553
Just Beginning
Or Have Questions?
Try Genealogy Mentoring!
Work on your own genealogy question one-on-one
with a BGS volunteer mentor. You don’t have to be a
BGS member to schedule a mentor. There is NO COST.
Make A Mentoring Appointment
You can request an appointment for a date and time
when the Library is open that fits in your busy life. We
will do our best to accommodate your request.
Mentoring is Available
All Year, Including Summer
To help our mentors help you, submit a Mentoring Re-
quest Form to tell us about your question(s). Request
your preferred date/time on the form, which is on our
website, in the Library, or available at meetings.
On the website, the form is a computer-fillable PDF.
Attach it to an email and send to:
George Larson, Mentoring Coordinator
George will confirm your appointment via email.
Mentoring Location: Williamson Hall. Wi-Fi is
available. Bring your laptop, if desired.
Consider volunteering to be a
mentor, because the great part
about helping someone work his/her
way up a difficult hill is finding
yourself closer to the top, too!
Lori Hill George Warren
Cynthia Stubenrauch Cindy Larson
Sandy Thompson Gary Putnam
Tim Beilby
To Our Dedicated
Library Volunteers
During March
BGS Research Trip
to Salt Lake City
November 11 to 17, 2018
5 full days of research at the Family History
Library in Salt Lake City. BGS has reserved a block
of 3 double rooms at the Plaza, right next door to
the Library, that will accommodate 6 participants.
Space is limited. All expenses are paid by the par-
ticipants.
Contact Susan Agli for more information and to
reserve your spot for the trip.
Email: [email protected]
See What’s in the Library Before You Come
Y ou can now review the books that we have in the Library at home using lists that
are on the BGS website (Click
here to see the lists).
There is an alphabetical list of
titles, so you can look for a
specific book.
There are also lists by category, so you can see
what we have for Ohio, for example.
Then, come to the Library to review the books
that look promising for your research. Our dedi-
cated Library Volunteers are there to help you.
http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs/librarycollection.htmlhttp://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs/librarycollection.html
April 2018— DISTANT VOICES — Page 10
We all know Cyndi’s List, FamilySearch Wiki, USGenWeb, and Google searches are really useful for
finding links to genealogy resources that help our research. Another website to use of links to
genealogy resources is LINKPENDIUM (http://www.linkpendium.com/).
I check them all. You never know which one might reveal a link you need to get past a brick wall!
DISTANT VOICES is the official newsletter of the Bend Genealogical Society (BGS). Mailing Address: PO Box 8254; Bend, OR 97708-8254. Phone Number: (541) 317-9553
Web Page: http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs
BGS is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of Oregon and is an approved charitable and tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service.
Video presentations from Roots
Tech 2018 are available for FREE
viewing online. For example, learn about: “Organizing
and Preserving Photo Collections” on Wednesday;
“The Secret to Compelling Stories” on Thursday;
Ice Skater Scott Hamilton’s story on Friday; and
“Advancing Your Genealogy With DNA” on Saturday.
There are many other videos each day, too. Go to:
https://www.rootstech.org/rootstech-2018-videos
April 14-15, 2018: GFO Spring Seminar on
Military Records with Michael Strauss, AG.
Info: https://gfoorg.presencehost.net/learn/
spring-seminar-2018.html
April 17, 2018: Wandering the Native American Trail,
talk by Rick Steber, at 7:30 pm in the Five Pines Confer-
ence Center in Sisters. Free Fireside Stories presented
by the new Three Sisters Historical Society.
April 21, 2018: BGS Spring Seminar in Bend,
OR, with Amy Johnson Crow, CG. Registra-
tion is required. Info is on p. 6-7.
April 21, 2018: Rogue Valley Genealogical
Soc. Spring Seminar in Medford, OR. Rick
& Pam Sayre, both certified genealogists.
Info: http://www.rvgsociety.org/
May 5, 2018: Grant County Genealogical Soc. Spring
Seminar with Pam Vestal, professional genealogist,
John Day, OR. Pre-registration cost is $35.00. Email:
May 10, 2018: Finding and Following the Paths of My
Cuban Cousins, FREE GFO GenTalk at 2:00 p.m. by
Janice Sellers. Flyer: http://gfo.org/file_download/
inline/79dc092d-27de-40a5-802a-59a33a0c92cf
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 29, 2018:
FREE Family History Discovery Day in Bend, OR, at
the LDS Church, 1260 NE Thompson Dr. Details will
be available later this summer.
JOIN THE FUN TODAY! Our membership year runs from June 1 to May 31.
Please Renew or become a New Member for the
2017–2018 program year now. The membership form is
available at: http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend
-gs/membership.html. You can mail it, drop off at the
Library, or bring it when you come to hear Marsha’s
presentation on April 17. We want to help you
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