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April 2018 — DISTANT VOICES — Page 1

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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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

April 2018— DISTANT VOICES — Page 2

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!

(Continued from page 1)

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:

[email protected]

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/


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!

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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

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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


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

(Continued on page 5)

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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.

http://www.goodsearch.com/

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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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 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

Email

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


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


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

[email protected]

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


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:

[email protected]

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

LIBRARY

SOCIETY & RESEARCH

BEND GENEALOGICAL

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