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Saturday, April 11
Unearthing Ancestors in Agricultural Census Records (Education)
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR and on Zoom
If your ancestors were farmers, whether they owned a farm or rented land, you may find them in the census agricultural schedules for the U.S. and individual states. Learn what crops they grew, livestock they raised, and what was sold. These details will provide more insight into their daily life and how they supported themselves.
Instructor: Dawn Carlile
Class fee: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.
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Saturday, April 11
Training for Processing Our Family History Donations (Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
This will be a hands-on training processing a family history donation. You will learn how to review the material in the donation, sort items, what to keep, what to discard, and how to preserve the donation. Donations may be scanned to create a digital file, become a vertical file, or organized and put into a binder, with some indexing. |
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Sunday, April 12
Research Party - In Person (Special Interest Groups)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
The Research Party is an opportunity to do research at OGS with others. Everyone works on their research but is free to discuss what they are working on, share finds, and ask questions. It is not meant to be an instructional event, just a fun time to research when the library is not normally open. You will be able to access many of the records on FamilySearch that are not available to you at home. You are welcome to bring a beverage and snack.
We meet in the even months on the second or third Sunday from 1:00 – 3:00 pm in the Annex.
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Sunday, April 12
OGS Genealogy Book Club - In Person (Special Interest Groups)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
We meet monthly on the second Sunday of each month from 3:00 to 4:00 pm PT. Anyone is welcome to join our book club. Contact Dawn for more information.
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Thursday, April 16
OGS Board Meeting (Meetings)
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
All members are welcome to attend any board meeting.
The board meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 3:00 PM PT |
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Saturday, April 18
Volunteer Appreciation & Annual meeting (Special Events)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 965 Oak Alley, OGS Library Annex
Join us for our annual meeting as we honor our volunteers. OGS is a 100% volunteer-run organization, so all of us work for free to keep it going. If not for our wonderful volunteer members and, occasionally, their spouses or other family members, we would not be able to accomplish what we have.The president and treasurer will deliver a brief annual report, and then we will enjoy cake and give out a few door prizes. You must be present to win.
We continually ask for help with maintaining the library, outreach programs, meetings, classes, and various projects. We want you to know how much we appreciate all of you.
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Saturday, April 25
EXCEL SPREADSHEETS WORKSHOP – How to use them for Genealogy (Education)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR and on Zoom
We will explore how to use Excel Spreadsheets/Workbooks to create a form, a timeline, and ways to keep track of other information that you want to keep all in one place. The same principles apply to using Google Sheets and Office Libre, Open Office, etc., but I cannot answer questions about those platforms. The handout will be emailed after signing up for the workshop or will be handed out at class time. You may bring a beverage in a lidded container and a snack.
REQUIREMENTS: A laptop or tablet with Excel installed; this will be a hands-on WORKSHOP, and attending in person is a very big plus. If viewing from home, it will help to have a second monitor or watch it on a tablet and use your computer for Excel. A basic knowledge of Excel is also a plus. If you don’t have a laptop, then come prepared to take lots of notes. I have never done this on Zoom, so we'll see how that works. The recording will be available for two weeks following the workshop.
Instructor: Linda Aubrey
Class fee: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.
Email education@oregongs.org to attend in person. |
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Saturday, May 2
OGS Writers Group (Special Interest Groups)
2:00 pm OGS Library, 955 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
The OGS Writers’ Group meets on the first Saturday of the month at 2:00 pm. We’ll begin in the OGS library and move to the annex if we need more space.
All writers and wannabe-writers are invited. There is no agenda for this meeting; it will be a gathering of people who like to write about family history—whether for publication, for sharing with family members, or simply for their own satisfaction. If you've already done some genealogical writing, please bring that along to share. Seeing other people’s writing can spark ideas for our own writing.
If you have questions and want to talk to me before the meeting, you can text me at 541.513.3918 or email christina.b.armstrong@gmail.com.
I hope to see you there!
Tina Armstrong
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Sunday, May 10
Genealogy Q & A - In Person (Special Interest Groups)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
Stuck on a brick wall? Perhaps you’re unsure where to look next or how to find the records you need. We will provide suggestions for you. We will not conduct the research for you, but you can use our ideas as a starting point and conduct further research in resources that may help solve your research dilemma.
Feel free to bring your laptop and any relevant paper research with you.
Genealogy Q & A meets on the second Sunday in the odd months in the Annex. Everyone is welcome to bring their questions, brick walls, or requests for guidance researching their family history. If you would like more information, you can contact Linda A. or Dawn.
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Sunday, May 10
OGS Genealogy Book Club - In Person (Special Interest Groups)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
We meet monthly on the second Sunday of each month from 3:00 to 4:00 pm PT. Anyone is welcome to join our book club. Contact Dawn for more information.
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