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Volume XL, Number 7 Salem, Oregon July 2018
President: Elizabeth Tice—503-363-0880—email:
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Elizabeth Tice—503-363-0880—email:
[email protected]
WVGS Web Site http://www.wvgsor.org
WILLAMETTE VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
WVGS ACTIVITIES—SALEM MEETINGS
July 12th, Thursday 11:30 am to 1:30 pm WVGS Executive Board
Meeting. We will meet at the Broadway Commons in an upstairs room.
The Broad-way Commons is at 1300 Broadway Street NE, Salem. Board
meetings are open to all members.
Willamette Valley Genealogical Society Meeting July 14th, 2018,
10:30 am to 1 pm
Salem Public Library Central Library 585 Liberty St SE Salem, OR
97301
Anderson Room A, Lower Level
10:30 am — 11:45 am General Membership Meeting: A business
meeting will be held to conduct society business. 12 noon -— 1 pm
Program:
Bill Stam “The All-Nations Native American Veterans Memorial”
The All-Nations Native American Veterans Memorial was started on
April 20 of 2013 after Bill Stam
transported a life-size bronze statue of a Native warrior
hunting buffalo nearly 800 miles to his home in Jeffer-son, Oregon.
In the years since its creation, the Native memorial now has 17
flags from 17 tribal nations flying and 14 large blue granite slabs
each containing hundreds of names of Native veterans. Though the
memorial holds both living and those in memoriam, the memorial
certainly honors those that have fallen.
The only one of its kind in the world, the memorial now houses a
14-foot-tall, 3,000-pound fiberglass statue of a Plains Indian
chasing a buffalo, an elk statue, a trading post, four teepees,
eight colorful tribal flags and five stones with hundreds of names
of Indian veterans etched in them, including the Code Talkers of
World War I and World War II.
Bill Stam, who is “German, Danish and Lakota,” served in Vietnam
and Korea, first in the Navy and then in the Air Force. After that,
he worked as a civilian hydraulic mechanic on C-5 and C-141
transports.
Our programs are always open to the public.
Upcoming Programs
August 2018 –Virginia Green– Women of Importance in Salem’s
History September– Tom O’Brien from GFO-Geneanet October—Panelists
“Preserving Artifacts, Documents and Photos” November– Jerry
Rodgers– Mayflower December—Auction, Book Sale and Potluck
2018 Meeting Dates
All in Anderson A/B at Salem Public Library except Oct. January
13 July 14 February 10 August 11 March 10 September 8 April 14
October 13 (Loucks Aud.) May 12 November 10 June 9 December 8
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WVGS Information
WVGS Officers for 2018 Elected Officers
President: Elizabeth Tice 1st Vice-President (Program): Doug
Crosby 2nd Vice-President (Membership): Suzan Rempel Recording
Secretary: Sally Broadwater Corresponding Secretary: Tony Hoff
Treasurer: Barbara Foster
Appointed Positions Newsletter Editor: Elizabeth Tice Beaver
Brief Editors: Dennis Hill & Craig Smith Librarians: Deanne
Smith Volunteer Coordinator: Craig Smith Publicity: George Cropsey
Webmaster: Dennis Hill Periodicals: Jerry Rodgers
NORPAC Label Redemption Program This money-making program is
just to cut out the UPC code on FLAV-R-PAC, Santiam, and WESTPAC
products and turn them in to WVGS. Labels can be turned in at any
Saturday WVGS meeting or mailed to WVGS.
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MEMBERSHIP REPORT By Suzan Rempel Membership as of June 11, 2018
was 21 Life Mem-bers, 56 single memberships, 11 family member-ships
(22 individuals), and 1 Historical Society for a total of 100
members. Welcome new members Lorraine Purnell and Robin Cannon!
Newsletter We send newsletters to our members and ex-change
societies by email from our Yahoo email account
([email protected]). If any member would prefer a hard copy, please
let me know. Or if we don’t have your e-mail and you’re willing to
get your newsletter by e-mail, let me know your e-mail address. The
same is true for our exchange societies and com-plimentary
newsletters. We also are emailing the Beaver Briefs to members. If
you want a hard copy, the cost is still an additional $6.50 for
postage. Beaver Briefs can be accessed by members on our web-site
under Member Page with a password. If you need your password,
contact Liz Tice.
WVGS and Salem Public Library The Willamette Valley Genealogical
Society collec-tion of books, CDs and microfilm/microfiche is
housed at Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St SE Salem, Oregon.
Our collection is online through the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional
Library Service. The catalog for Salem Public Library can be
searched at https://catalog.ccrls.org/client/en_US/spl/?dt=list
Parking at Salem Public Library The Library Parkade is metered
parking at $.75 an hour. Parking is free after 6 pm. The Pringle
Parkade is free on week-ends and after 6 pm. Oth-erwise you will
have to find street parking in the res-idential areas. Volunteer
Hours at Salem Public Library: Monday Closed Tuesday - Saturday
11:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm DNA Help By appointment
Fred Meyer Community Rewards Willamette Valley Genealogical
Society has signed up with Fred Meyer Community Rewards as a
non-profit. If you shop at Fred Meyer and use your Rewards Card, it
also helps us.
• Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred
Meyer Rewards Card to
Willamette Valley Genealogical Society. You can do this on our
website under Help.
• Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are
helping WVGS earn a donation!
• You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates,
just as you do today. Thank you!
• WVGS’s Fred Meyer Community Rewards number is 82436.
Questions about Autosomal DNA? Denise Sproed, member of the
Association of Professional Genealogists, is available to answer
your questions about Autosomal DNA testing after 5pm. Contact her
on our web page to make an ap-pointment.
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WVGS News
WVGS Newsletter July 2018—Page 3
May Program Emily Aulicino , professional genealogist, presented
a program “You have a DNA Match! Now What?”. Emily reviewed the
basics of DNA testing—Y-DNA, mtDNA, AtDNA and terms associated with
DNA testing. While waiting for results, check your pedigree charts,
compile data, and educate yourself about DNA testing. When your
results arrive, upload your GEDCOM to the company’s site and to
GEDmatch and transfer your results to other sites. Start emailing
matches. Emily gave a list of suggestions of what to include in
your emails to help finding how you match. Look for common
ancestors. Look at blogs, read books, attend webinars. Don’t forget
that WVGS has a DNA helper. Go to our webpage to contact Denise
Sproed for an appointment to help you sort it all out.
Willamette Valley Genealogical Society’s Family Tree DNA Project
WVGS has a DNA Project for both men and women through
www.familytreedna.com. If
any of you have questions regarding DNA and which tests to
order, please e-mail Emily Aulicino at: [email protected]. Emily
is the WVGS Family Tree DNA Project Adminis-trator. WVGS members
(and non-members) receive a discounted DNA test rate rather than
paying the full amount listed on the Family Tree DNA company’s home
page. According to Emily, “The company then gives the society a
percentage of the sale for Y-DNA and mtDNA tests, but not for SNP
tests, Family Finder, nor any upgrades.
You can also get your DNA tested through the WVGS project, and
then submit it to other groups. To receive the WVGS project’s
discount (and earn the WVGS a rebate), go to the WVGS website,
www.wvgsor.org, click on the Research tab, and at the bottom of the
page click on the FamilyTreeDNA logo to go to their website.
www.wvgsor.org
Our Member Page content includes all issues of the society's
Beaver Briefs quarterly publication, the complete 1916 Oregon birth
records, past society newsletters and meeting minutes, tips for
maximizing DNA results, and more.
Dennis Hill, webmaster, has worked hard to scan materials and
make them searchable also, such as the Table of Contents for all
issues of Beaver Briefs.
Current issues of Beaver Briefs are mailed or emailed to all
members four times a year. The Summer 2018 issue will be out on
August 1, 2018.
Beginning July 1st, 2018, you must have a current WVGS Member ID
to access the content on the Member Page. To become a member of the
WVGS, or to renew a lapsed membership, you can click on the
'Membership' button.
July 2018
Candalaria Connection by Jerry Rodgers
Ansearchin’ News is the quarterly publication of
the Tennessee Genealogical Society, first pub-
lished in 1954. Articles cover a broad range of
topics of interest to genealogists that focus on
Tennessee and the southeast. The WVGS has a
nearly complete collection of the first 47 volumes.
PDF format digital copies, with the exception of
the last 10 years, are available online at the Ten-
nessee Genealogical Society website (TNGS).
https://www.tngs.org/
WVGS Collection:
Volume 1 (1954) through Volume 47, #2 (2000)
Indexes:
The TNGS has a topical search feature on their
website. Use the Publications Tab to find the
search box. A broader search option is PERSI
(PERiodical Source Index). PERSI is a consolidat-
ed index to the records of over 8000 genealogical
and historical publications from all over the world.
https://www.findmypast.com/persi
To request a Candalaria publication, use the
online request form at the materials link on our
WVGS website. Scroll down to the materials
stored offsite to find the form. Enter your name,
contact information, and publication(s) requested.
You’ll be contacted when the materials are availa-
ble to view at the WVGS library desk. If you need assistance,
contact one of our helpful volunteers at the WVGS library desk from
11 to 5 Tues-day through Saturday or 1 to 4 on Sunday.
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Mayflower News
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Are you related to one of America's first immigrants? A new
"Pilgrim database" from the New England Historic
Genealogical Society and the General Society of Mayflower
Descendants will let you know for sure. "All information in the
database is derived from the original printed books published by
the General Society of Mayflower Descendants," the genealogical
society said on its website. This is the first time the books'
contents have been made available online. Names we all remember
from history class, including Myles Standish, John Alden and
William Bradford, were on the famed ship, which sailed from England
to the New World in 1620 with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30
people. The database contains authenticated information on more
than 59,450 people in the fifth generation of the Mayflower
passengers known to have de-scendants. That "fifth generation" of
descendants lived in the 1700s and 1800s, so the name you type in
to search the database would have to be one of your ancestors who
lived during that time. There are an estimated 10 million living
Americans and as many as 35 million people worldwide de-scended
from the Pilgrims, according to the General Society of Mayflower
Descendants. Although access to some of the Pilgrim database is
free, the full database requires membership in the genealogical
society, which costs $35 for a three-month plan. D. Brenton Simons,
president of the genealogical society, said the new database makes
it "easier than ever to learn whether an individual is descended
from one who planted the first permanent settlement of New England
in Plymouth Colony and ultimately laid the foundation for
America.”
Hope for Old Daguerreotypes
X-ray Beam Illuminates Long-Forgotten Faces on Damaged
Daguerreotypes
Dick Eastman · June 22, 2018 Anyone who wishes to restore or
repair old photographs has a new tool available for use. As long as
it is a Daguerreotype, experts at the Canadian Light Source, a
high-energy X-ray fa-cility in Saskatchewan, have discovered how to
restore important details from daguerreotypes that have been
written off as beyond recovery.
On the left is the image as it appears to the eye. On the right
is the X-ray scan that reveals where mercury was deposited on the
metal plate when the daguerreotype was originally produced. The
results are impressive. Madalena Koza-chuk, a doctorate student in
chemistry at the University of Western Ontario in London, was able
to use X-ray beams to map out the distri-bution of copper, silver,
gold and iron on the two plates. She then wanted to see whether she
could detect mercury on the plates, but a beam with sufficient
energy was not then avail-able at the Saskatchewan facility. To
complete her investigation, Ms. Kozachuk travelled to an-other
synchrotron at Cornell University in Itha-ca, N.Y. It was there
that the glowing atoms of mercury revealed the images on the plates
in exquisite detail, astounding the researchers. You can read more
in an article by Ivan Se-meniuk in The Globe and Mail web site at:
https://tgam.ca/2Ka7TyC.
Was one of your ances-tors on the Mayflower? You can find out
now. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
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Finding Female Ancestors
July 2018 –Page 5 WVGS Newsletter
Finding Female Ancestors
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Volunteers Needed
Are you looking for a place to volunteer and help others with
their genealogy? The Family History Library at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints on Lone Oak in South Salem is looking
for a volunteer to substitute from time to time. We are open all
day Tues and Thurs. and part time on Sat. and Sunday. Contact
Glenda Wardell at Lone Oak Family History Center.
Ways to Begin to Unravel the Mysteries of Women in Your Family
Tree
March 16, 2015 FamilySearch Blog 1. Mine Male Records Start by
looking at probate records for your male ancestors. Women in the
past often didn’t receive automatic guardianship of inherited money
or es-tates. Therefore, if a husband died owning prop-erty or a
business, the remaining family members would often go to probate
court in order to de-termine who would oversee finances. 2. Let
History Be Your Guide Create a timeline of ancestors' life events.
To create a historical timeline that matches up with your female
ancestor’s life: Establish a timeline that begins with the woman’s
birth and ends with her death. Detail everything you know about
her, including her marriage date and children’s birth dates and
places. Add in life events, such as migrations and
hospitalizations, as you uncover them. Incorporate significant
nation-al and international events, such as wars and epi-demics. 3.
Hunt for Headstones The gravestone of a female ancestor may provide
the last place she lived and uncover family rela-tionships, middle
and maiden names, and dates of birth and death. Emblems on
headstones can re-veal religious beliefs, professions, and
member-ships. Epitaphs may reveal a wide range of details about an
ancestor’s life. 4. Search Multiple Sources for Marriage Rec-ords:
Bibles, Biographies, Cemetery Records, Church Books and
Newsletters, Civil Registrations, Consent Affidavits, Courthouse
Records, Death Certificates Diaries, Divorce Decrees, Engagement
Notices, Frak-turs, Immigration Records, Journals, Land Records
Marriage Banns and Bonds, Marriage Certificates, Li-censes, and
Permits, Naturalization Papers, Obituaries of Family Members,
Orphan Court Records, Pension Files (widows), Probate Records, Town
Histories, Town Records, Wedding Showers, Wills
This obituary was published in 1959. Although her parents names
are given, nowhere is Mrs. Ragsdill’s first name mentioned.! Tip
#1: Know All of Your Ancestor’s Identities This tip suggests that
when searching the women in your family tree, you need to search
for every name she ever went by, whether it be a formal first name
(given name) or an informal nickname. Tip #2: Search by Her
Initials Many assume that men are more prone to be rec-orded by
their initials, but it is common for wom-en also, depending upon
the circumstance. Tip #3: Enter “Maiden Name” as a Search En-gine
Keyword. If you are looking for a maiden name, use “maiden name” or
“maiden name was” as keywords in your search. Tip #4: Incorporate
Cultural Considerations in Searches. A woman might be called by her
Old World name in the family setting, and recorded in other
ancestry records by the more common American spelling. For example,
an ancestor named Mary might also be known as: Maria if your family
came from Spain; from the Netherlands, as Marja or Maaike.
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WVGS Oregon Cemetery Collection
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WVGS Oregon Cemetery Collection
WVGS Oregon Cemetery Collection WVGS has many cemetery books and
loose pages of cemeteries. Although many of these are now on sites
like Find A Grave (with links to other family members), not all
cemeteries have been surveyed and uploaded. In addition some of the
materials we have were done when head-stones were still legible.
These materials are available in our collection at Salem Public
Library. Thanks to WVGS member Jim Johnson! County Cemetery Name
Last Burial Catalog # Polk Co Mark's Farm 1991 929.50979538 P Vol 4
Polk Co Mongomery Cem 1970 Polk Co Montgomery 1987 929.50979538 P
Vol 2 Polk Co Nesmith Famly 1973 Polk Co Nesmith Park Family 1991
929.50979538 P Vol 4 Polk Co Ogden Grave 1987 929.50979538 P Vol 2
Polk Co Pioneer - Burch/ Rickeall 1969, 71 Polk Co Pleasant Hill -
Red Prairie 1995 929.50979538 P Vol 5 Polk Co Pleasant Hill Cem
1970 Polk Co Robbins Family 1970 Polk Co Salt Creek 1991
929.50979538 P Vol 4 Polk Co Salt Creek Cem 1969 Polk Co Schrag Cem
1987 929.50979538 P Vol 2 Polk Co Schrag Family 1970 Polk Co
Sheridan Mennonite 1995 929.50979538 P Vol 5 Polk Co Smith Cem 1987
929.50979538 P Vol 2 Polk Co Smith Family 1970 Polk Co Spring
Valley - Ernest 1991 929.50979538 P Vol 4 Polk Co Staats, Isaac
1987 929.50979538 P Vol 2 Polk Co Stump Farm 1987 929.50979538 P
Vol 2 Polk Co Stump Farm Burial 1974 Polk Co Taylor Cem 1987
929.50979538 P Vol 2 Polk Co Taylor Family 1970 Polk Co Waymire Cem
1987 929.50979538 P Vol 2 Polk Co Whiteaker Family 1995
929.50979538 P Vol 5 Polk Co Willamina 1996 929.50979538 P Vol 6
Polk Co Williams Cem 1987 929.50979538 P Vol 2 Polk Co Williams
Famly 1970 Polk Co Wimple - Wilson Lee 1987 929.50979538 P Vol 2
Polk Co Womer 1970,71
Polk Co Womer Cem 1987 929.50979538 P Vol 2 Polk Co Zena 1995
929.50979538 P Vol 5 Polk Co Zena Spring Valley 1968, 69, 72
Umatilla Co. Agency Indian 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 1 Umatilla Co.
Albee Cem 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 2 Umatilla Co. Bowlus - Milton
1979 Umatilla Co. Butts, Sarah 1972 Umatilla Co. Dockweiler, Marie
1972 Umatilla Co. Ford - Valley 1980 Umatilla Co. Gilliland 1998
929.50979569 U Vol 2 Umatilla Co. Homily 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 1
Umatilla Co. I.O.O.F. Milton 1980 Umatilla Co. McKay Creek 1998
929.50979569 U Vol 1 Umatilla Co. Meacham 1972 Umatilla Co.
Meacham, Harvey 1972 Umatilla Co. Mecham 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 2
Umatilla Co. Mountain View 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 2 Umatilla Co.
Old Agency 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 1 Umatilla Co. Olney Cem. 1998
929.50979569 U Vol 3 Umatilla Co. Pilot Rock 1998 929.50979569 U
Vol 2 Umatilla Co. Pleasant View 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 2 Umatilla
Co. Red Elk - Thornhollow 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 1 Umatilla Co.
Skyview Memorial Park 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 2 Umatilla Co. St.
Andrews 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 1 Umatilla Co. Tutuilla Prest.
Indian Mission 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 1 Umatilla Co. Ukiah 1998
929.50979569 U Vol 2 Umatilla Co. Umatilla Cem. 1968 Umatilla Co.
Vinson Cem 1957 Umatilla Co. Vinson2 1998 929.50979569 U Vol 2
Union Co. Allen, David 1972 Union Co. Clay, Rufus 1972 Union Co.
Delaney, Bobbie 1972 Union Co. Doane, Emilie 1972 Union Co.
Galloway Cem. Elgin 1972 Union Co. Highland - Cricket Flat 1972
Union Co. Indian Creek 1972 Union Co. Mount Pleasant Cem - Scott
1972 Union Co. North Powder 1972 Union Co. Pine Grove Cem. 1972
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Mailing Address: Willamette Valley Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 2083 Salem, OR 97308-2083
Email: [email protected] For more information:
WVGS Web Site Address: http://www.wvgsor.org
WVGS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Please if this is a ❑NEW or ❑RENEWAL
membership Name
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The Willamette Valley Genealogical Society was organized in
December 1968, to create and foster the study of family history, to
aid in the publication of local his-tory, and to aid in the
establishment of materials in local genealogical library
collections. It is an Oregon Non-Profit corporation, and was
determined by IRS to be a 501 (c) (3) organization. Your donations
may be federal tax-deductible.
See our website for information on Life Membership or pick up
a
Life Membership form from an officer. · Pro-rated Amounts for
new members who join after March 31st: SINGLE FAMILY Apr-Jun:
$18.75 Apr-Jun: $22.50 Jul-Sept: $12.50 Jul-Sept: $15.00 Oct-Dec:
$6.25 Oct-Dec: $7.50
Amount enclosed - $ ____________ for Annual Dues ($25 individual
or $30 family membership), includes Beaver Briefs on-line $
____________ for postage to receive copies of Beaver Briefs in the
mail ($6.50) $ ____________ for one-time payment for Life
Membership ❑ Under age 70 ($250) ❑ Age 70 or Over ($200) $
_____________ other (please identify)
________________________________________ $ ___________________TOTAL
ENCLOSED Please make checks payable to WVGS.
Additional Donations ❑ Patron $100 ❑ Sustainer $250 ❑ Benefactor
$500 ❑ Corporate/Trust $1,000
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