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Email: bgs@bendbroadband.com

DISTANT VOICES

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Marsha Lakes

Join us on Tuesday, September 19th for a morning of genealogy.

10 a.m. at Williamson Hall—2200 NE Hwy 20—Bend (behind Jake’s Diner)

Ginger Dehlinger presents: “Family-Inspired Fiction: How to Use Family History to Create Stories”

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 at a time

that fits in your

busy life. See p. 7.

BGS Writers

Group on Tues-

day, Sept. 26.

See p. 2.

BGS trip to the

Library in Salt

Lake City is

Oct. 29–Nov. 4.

See p. 8.

W e certainly have experienced an

interesting summer here on the

High Desert. Between the warmer than

normal temperatures, the smoke-filled

air and the "Apocaclipse" it has been

some summer. We are all very concerned

about those more directly effected by the

fires near Sisters, in the Jefferson Wilder-

ness area, near Crater Lake National Park

and now the very

aggressive fire down

by Brookings

among others. One

cannot help but

think about how to

plan for such an

event closer to

home.

The fires have forced me to spend time

indoors which has led to more time to

spend on my hobbies: working with pa-

per, reading, visiting with family, and of

course, working on my genealogy. I have

been checking out new programs and

websites—you'll hear more about that at

my presentation in April. A critical les-

son I have learned is that our family re-

search is never done. There are always

new online resources,

new stories we discov-

er, or photos to be

found.

The Board has worked

very hard this summer

to develop programs and opportunities

for all of us to continue to grow and

learn as genealogists. We

will be bringing in a few

speakers from out of the

area and some of our regu-

lars that offer helpful, in-

teresting programs. I think

it will be an excellent year.

Our BGS Library will be up

and running again after

Labor Day. We are working to put all of

our titles on our website so you can

search from home to see what we have

and how it might help you. Thanks to

Sandy Thompson for working on this!

On a personal note, our home has sold.

We expect closing to occur the first week

of October and we plan to move out-of-

state at that time.

See you soon!

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Newsletter of the Bend Genealogical Society

Our mission is to provide essential resources for researching, teaching,

exchanging, and preserving the records of family history.

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APPOINTED POSITIONS

Parliamentarian: Maggy Wilcox

Membership Committee: VACANT

Program Committee: VACANT

Librarian: VACANT

Education: George Larson

Finance Committee: Patricia deWitt

Records Preservation: VACANT

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: Eileen Krueger

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@bendbroadband.com

BGS WEBSITE: http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs/

For the best year ever,

we need your help!

Contact BGS,

to volunteer today.

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: Barnes & Noble Cafe

We had such fun at Barnes & Noble in August read-

ing stories about the eclipse that we decided to go

back to Barnes & Noble in September.

Topics to write about are preselected. When you

read your story at the group, suggestions for im-

provement may be offered in gentle, supportive

ways. Sally Brown makes the group fun and helpful

at the same time! 2017 Writers Group dates/topics:

1. Sep. 26, 2017— Choose a photo & write some-

thing about it (or a topic of your choice).

2. Oct. 24, 2017 — Write something about “meal

time” (or a topic of your choice).

3. Nov. 28, 2017 — topic to be announced

4. December — NO Writers Group

BGS Library News The Library is open again after the

August closure due to the eclipse

and end of summer vacations of

our dedicated library volunteers. It turned out to be

a good decision, since the heavy, heavy smoke in

Bend made getting out difficult for many. We are

back to our normal operating hours.

Tues. & Wed. 1:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

The Library has over 2,600 books and journals to

help you with your research. One of our summer

projects was to put lists of the items in our collec-

tion online 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. And there are lists of

items by Category, so you can see what we have for

Ohio, for example. Review the collection at home to

decide what you want to look at, when you come to

the Library.

And remember, members can check out most items

from the Library for a period of two weeks.

Maybe you’d like to be a volunteer Librarian. Just

send BGS an email to let us know!

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September 19, 2017— 10 a.m. At Williamson Hall

Family-Inspired Fiction: How to Use Family History & Documents to Create Stories Presentation by

Ginger Dehlinger, Local Author

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2017—2018

T he advice often given to

writers is “write what

you know.” What we usually

know best is (1) ourselves

and (2) our families, thus

the popularity of books that

are “tell-alls,” memoirs, or

family dramas.

Ginger, long-time Bend resi-

dent, was fortunate to have

a treasure-trove of infor-

mation about her great

grandmother dropped in

her lap. A relative made copies of the 90-year-old

woman’s hand-written autobiography and mailed

them to everyone in the family. Decades later Ginger

incorporated details from those 148 pages in her 2nd

published novel, “Never Done.”

On September 19, Ginger will discuss and show exam-

ples of how documents, such as a memoir, provide

writers with facts and inspiration that can lead to

memorable stories. Autobiographies, diaries, or jour-

nals are treasure maps, but other family documents

also contain information that can feed a writer’s im-

agination. She thinks some of them will surprise you.

Ginger waited until she retired to begin writing in

earnest. She has published two novels and written

many short stories, essays, and poems.

Come on September 19 and learn how Ginger put the

story together for “Never Done.” Bring your questions

about writing and publishing, and enjoy a cup of

coffee with your genealogy friends.

PRESENTATION

10 a.m. to noon At Williamson Hall

Visitors are Always Welcome!

October 17, 2017 “Voting Records: Genealogy’s

Best Kept Secret” Pam Vestal, West Linn

November 21, 2017 “Oh, Grandma, What Have You Done?”

George Larson

December 19, 2017 Holiday Potluck—Sharing Stories

January 16, 2018 “Let’s Learn From Each Other”

Sandy Thompson

February 20, 2018 “How Do I Use the Many Tools in

FamilySearch and Family Tree” Vaunell Temple

March 20, 2018 “Oh, No–Now What? Common Research

Mistakes & How To Avoid Them” Nancy Noble

April 17, 2018 “Paper, Software, Online–So Many

Choices; How to Figure Out What Will Work Best for You”

Marsha Lakes

April 21, 2018 SPRING SEMINAR

Amy Johnson Crow, CGSM

May 15, 2018 “DNA Today”

Lisa McCullough, Portland

June 16, 2018 BGS YARD SALE

Help BGS & clean out the unwanted items in your house!

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B GS lost two of its wonderful members over the

summer. We are honored to remember them and

to be able to have called them friends.

Adele Loudermilk – June 30, 1919 – July 22, 2017

All last year we celebrated the 25th program year of the Bend Genealogical

Society. Its 25th birthday is in January 2018. We owe our organization to Ade-

le’s determination and foresight. It was her dream, and she made it happen.

Widowed at 31 years old, Adele moved from

Southern California to Bend in 1988 to be near

her youngest son. Eventually her daughter moved

to Bend as well. An avid genealogist, she joined

the small genealogy group at the Deschutes His-

torical Society. She brought her expertise, enthu-

siasm and dreams to the group as its President.

The first meeting of the group at the Museum as

the Bend Genealogical Society was in January

1993. Since then, the Society built up the library

holdings, moved to Williamson Hall and into the

computer age. Thank you to Adele! Her life was

well-lived as a beloved Christian wife, mother, friend and for us, a genealogist.

Bob Deane – October 28, 1951 – July 10, 2017

We lost a good friend and colleague this summer with the passing of

our Vice-President Bob Deane. Since he first got involved with BGS, he

served our organization in all the ways that he could. Bob served as

member of the Nominating Committee and then as Vice President for

the past three years. He also became our go-to person about all things

DNA. He was generous and willingly stepped up when needed. His

presence and support will be greatly missed.

Bob worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 32 years prior to his retire-

ment in 2010. From his many presentations and stories, we know that

he had been an avid genealogist for some time. He also was very in-

volved with Habitat for Humanity. He will be sorely missed by his

wife, Norma, his daughter, Caitlin, and his parents, as well as other

extended family and friends. As his genealogy friends, we will miss

him very much, too.

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O ur 2018 Spring Seminar speaker on April 21, 2018 will be Amy Johnson Crow,

CGSM, a nationally-known lecturer, educator, and writer, with a popular

genealogy blog. Follow Amy at: http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/.

Amy’s topic at RootsTech in 2016 was “Best Websites and Apps for Finding Local

History.” View it for free at: https://www.rootstech.org/videos. Check out the

many other lectures that are available, too. The top genealogists speak at Roots-

Tech. See the list of 2017 videos that are available for free viewing at: https://

www.geneabloggers.com/rootstech-2017-session-videos-now-available/

To help Amy set up her presentations for us, we must tell her the topics that we

want for the Spring Seminar by November 15. The Board would like YOUR input

concerning the topics. Please check four (4) of the presentations in the list

below and return your choices to BGS. You can bring the page to the BGS meeting

in September or October, drop it off at the Library, or email your choices to BGS

at bgs@bendbroadband.com. Please submit your choices only once. High vote-

getting topics will be the Seminar presentations.

We’ll announce the winning topics at the November meeting!

Introducing Our Spring Seminar Speaker

I'm Amy Johnson Crow. I'm

a Certified Genealogist with

more than 20 years of expe-

rience helping people dis-

cover their family's history.

I look forward to helping

you discover yours.

VOTE FOR THE SPRING SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

Check four (4) presentations in the list below (please just submit your selections once) and return

your votes to BGS. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR VOTE IS OCTOBER 31.

Researching your Civil War Ancestors Online

After Mustering Out: Researching Your Civil War Ancestors Online

Between the County and Federal Levels: Using State Government Records

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Using Occupational Records

Farm, Factories & Defectives: The “Other” Census Schedules

Ten Years is a Long Time: Census Substitutes for the In-between Years

What do you Mean There’s No Record?! Using Vital Records Substitutes

Silent No More: Researching Deaf Ancestors

Finding Ancestors Before 1850

How Do I Know That’s My Ancestor?

Researching the Family Business

Timelines: The Swiss Army Knife of Genealogical Research

Book It, Tweet It, Pin It: Using Social Media to Grow Your Family Tree

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THAT THIS &

World War I

World War I, or the War to End All Wars, ended on November 11, 1918. This

means that Veterans Day this year will be the beginning of the countdown to

the 100th anniversary of the end of the WWI next year. If you haven’t found

records about your WWI veteran, now could be the time to start and the April-

June issue of NGS Magazine (the Journal of the National Genealogical Society)

could be a big help to you.

The different articles have lots of links to WWI resources and I learned many

things about WWI that I didn’t know. BGS is a member of the National Genea-

logical Society, so NGS Magazines are in our Library. If you are interested in

WWI, this issue is worth a look, and while you’re at it, take a look at other NGS

Magazine issues. One of them might be full of some information that you need.

About 80% of Army records were lost in the fire at the St. Louis Archives in

1973, including those of my Uncle, Haddon W. Stomgren, who was in the Army

in World War I. I never knew much about his involvement in the war, and I was

lucky to find his WWI records at the state level. He lived in Duluth, MN, and

the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) holds records about WWI veterans

from Minnesota. I obtained copies of two files from MHS: 1) Enlistment and

(Continued on page 7)

Includes 27 pgs about World

War I in these 5 sections:

1) Recreating a World War I

Veteran’s Service record.

2) Tracing Movements of US

Army Units in WWI

3) Official Military Personnel

Files of WWI Veterans

4) WWI & Hyphenated Amer-

icans on the Homefront

5) Internment of Enemy Al-

iens During WWI

By Sandy Thompson

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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.

Two Options for Mentoring

1) During hours the Library is open, request a date/

time that fits in your busy life, and we will do our

best to accommodate your request.

2) Attend a scheduled Tuesday mentoring session:

7 Nov 2017 — 6 Mar 2018 — 3 Apr 2018

Time: 10:00 a.m. to Noon

How to request a mentor

To help our mentors help you, submit a Mentoring

Request Form to tell us about your question(s). On

the form, you can request a date/time or select a

scheduled date. The form is on our website (online

preferred), is in the Library, or pick it up at meetings.

Mentoring Location: Williamson Hall. Wi-Fi is

available. Bring your laptop, if desired.

George Larson, Mentoring Coordinator, will confirm

your appointment via email. You can email mentoring

at: bgsmentoring@gmail.com

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

Hugh Pickering Cindy Larson

Eileen Krueger Jae Haynes

Gus Oberg Patricia deWitt

To Our Dedicated

Library Volunteers

During the Summer

Discharge Records. From this file, I learned he was

in a Chemical Warfare unit, and he received a $135

Soldiers Bonus on 12 May 1920 for his service. 2)

Military Service Questionnaire that men filled out

after discharge. Uncle Had

filled out the Questionnaire

himself. I learned the dates he

was in France, and what he was

doing before and after the war.

Never overlook searching

newspapers for your WWI an-

cestor. From this clipping, I

learned that Uncle Had only

completed the 8th grade.

Bend Bulletin

Older issues of the Bend Bulletin are online at:

1) Historic Oregon Newspapers, free—Many, but

not all issues from 1903–1922. Searchable text.

(https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/)

2) Google News Archive, free—Many, but not all

issues from 1903–1994. Not searchable, but can select

a date & browse through the pages looking for an

article or obituary. (https://news.google.com/

newspapers?nid=WTSGYGHz1bkC)

3) Newspapers.com, subscription—122,406 pages

from 1916–1964. Searchable text.

THAT THIS & (Continued from page 6)

Duluth Herald, 6 Sep 1918, p. 19.

Found on the Fulton site: http://

www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html

September 2017— DISTANT VOICES — Page 8

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.

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, 2:oo p.m.: Switched at

Birth: Unraveling a Century-Old Mystery with DNA

(GFO GenTalk), presented by Alice Collins Plebuch.

Free. Info at: http://gfo.org/learn/gen-talks.html

1st Monday: The Genealogical Forum of Oregon Ge-

nealogical Library is FREE to non-

members on the 1st Monday of the

month, except Sept., when it is free on

Sept. 11th. Click here for the Library

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017: Connie Lenzen, CGSM, Port-

land, is the Fall Seminar speaker at the Oregon Gene-

alogical Society. The All-Day Seminar will be held in

Springfield this year. Info: https://oregongs.org/

cpage.php?pt=27

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 (all-day):

CeCe Moore, nationally known genet-

ic genealogist, will be in Portland at

the GFO October Seminar. There is a

Sunday 1/2-day DNA Workshop as

well. Info available at: https://

gfoorg.presencehost.net/learn/fall-seminar-2017.html

IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PLAN FOR 2018!

Jan. 21-26, 2018: Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, In-

termediate to advanced genealogy courses. Info at:

https://ugagenealogy.org/aem.php?eid=24

Feb. 28–Mar. 3, 2018: Roots-

Tech 2018 in Salt Lake City.

Info: https://www.rootstech.org/blog/whats-new-at-

rootstech-2018. RootTech theme: Connect–Belong.

April 14–15, 2018: Military Records with Michael

Strauss, All-day Seminar and 1/2-day Workshop spon-

sored by the Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO).

April 21, 2018: SAVE THE DATE for the

BGS Spring Seminar in Bend, OR, with Amy

Johnson Crow, CGSM.

May 2–5, 2018: Paths to Your Past, 2018 Family Histo-

ry Conference of the National Genealogical Society in

Grand Rapids, MI. Hotel & Events Info: http://

conference.ngsgenealogy.org/accommodations/

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

Ginger’s presentation on September 19.

Everyone who joins/renews will be in the drawing at the Oct. Meeting for 2 copies of the new FTM 2017.

We want to help you

LIBRARY

SOCIETY & RESEARCH

BEND GENEALOGICAL

BGS Trip to Salt Lake City | 29 Oct to 4 Nov 2017

5 full days of research at the Family History Library!

BGS has a group rate (dbl rooms) at the hotel next

door. Phone Nancy Noble at (541) 593-3585 or email

her (bob.nan@msn.com) for costs/reservations.

The Bend Genealogical Society 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 (IRS).

Treasurer Date: Outlook Email Group: Badge/Email to Marilyn:

Membership DB: Copy to President: New Member Packet:

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TOTAL ENCLOSED

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