Special Events
The
theme for this year is “Expanding Our Horizons”.
The
topics and scheduled speakers are:
2007
September
18 “Birth Order,” Speaker: Chuck
Morris, Vice President BGS
October 13 “Genealogy 101: Assisting the
Beginner,” at the Bend Public Library, Brooks Room
November 13 “The Germanic Name Invasion of the
Americas,” Speaker: Philip Wittboldt
December 11 “Strictly Social” – a holiday
celebration and family surnames associations; potluck luncheon to follow
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
2008
January 15 “Significant Happenings in Time
and Pennsylvania Dutch,” Speaker: Curt Lantz, Past President BGS
February
19 “Cyber Crime,” Speakers:
William Walther and Glen Dunsbergen
March
18 “DNA Revisited”
Panel Discussion
April 12 “Software Enhancements
for Your Research,” (roundtables), Speakers: Jinny Collins and Jan Wilhelmsen
May
20 “Heritage Quest:
Updates and Printing Tips,” Speaker: Liisa Sjoblom
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Library
The
Bend Genealogical Society Library is located at Williamson Hall and is free to
the public. It is opened from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The library has a large collection of books, reference material and CDs
covering Oregon and many other areas in the United
States.
There are two dedicated computers available for research. A librarian will be on duty to assist with
research questions. In addition, the
library has wireless (i.e., WiFi) Internet access, and the use of personal
laptop computers with WiFi capability is allowed.
NEW
Publication
From the Bend Genealogical Society
Bend, Oregon
By Karen Windheim
The 1st Land
Deed Index book
of Deschutes
County, Oregon
1893 to
1928.
This book was transcribed into an
excel file [also PDF file] which can be searched either by grantee or grantor,
file date or section & township.
Listed in the note section is the name of the town or neighborhood,
whether it was an estate, affidavit, power of attorney, guardian-ship, or any
of several other reasons why that event was recorded. Each file contains 22,036
lines of information, which took the author-transcriber over two years to
complete. Now, you can easily order a
copy of the original papers, since the book and page number are accessible from
these files. Order instructions for
copies are on the disk.
Order the disk today from
BGS, orders shipped 3-5 days
$21.00
includes postage and handling
This book is the first deeds of record after the
Patent Deeds. When the first files were recorded Deschutes County was still part of Crook County, these records
are only the lands that lay in Deschutes Co.
Records
extracted by Karen Scott Windheim
2005-2007
“End of the trails series” ® May 2007
Duplicate/Used Inventory for Sale
The
following duplicate inventory has been removed from our research library and is
available for sale. Most items are in
fair to good condition and priced accordingly.
“The Researcher’s
Guide to American Genealogy”. By Val D.
Greenwood. Published by Genealogical
Publishing Co., 1988………….$8.00
“A
Handy Guide to Record Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States” by
E. Kay Kirkham. Everton Publishers,
Inc. 1974. Hardbound. Contains
wonderful maps of cities in 1850 time frame. . . .$3.00
“Search and
Research” by Noel C. Stevenson. Deseret
Book Co., 1969 . . . $2.00
“Research in American
Genealogy” by E. Kay Kirkham. Deseret Book Co., 1969 . . . $2.00
“Guide
to Genealogical Records in the National Archives” 1964 . . . $1.00
“Genealogical
Research in England and Wales” – Volume 1 by Smith and Gardener. Bookcraft Publishers, 1976 – (11th
printing.) . . . $3.00
“Genealogical
Research in England and Wales” – Volume 2 by Smith and Gardener. Bookcraft Publishers, 1975 – (11th
printing.) . . .$3.00
“Handbook
for Genealogical Correspondence” – Revised edition. Prepared by The Cache Genealogical Library, Logan utah. Everton Publishers Inc. – 1978 (Third
Printing) (Two copies available) . . .
$8.00
“Alabama
Genealogical Quarterly”. Vol. 2:1
Winter 1980 . . . . . . . $1.00
“Alabama
Genealogical Quarterly”. Vol. 1:4
October 1979 . . . . . . $1.00
“Alabama
Genealogical Quarterly”. Vol. 1:3 July
1979 . . . . . . . . . .$1.00
“Alabama
Genealogical Quarterly”. Vol. 1:2 April
1979. . . . . . . . . .$1.00
“The
Carroll County Historical Society Quarterly”, Arkansas. Fourteen individual issues ranging from
1979-1983. . . $1.00 ea. Or all for $14.00.
“Connecticut
Sources for Family Historians & Genealogists” by Kip Sperry. Everton Publishers, 1980 . . . $.50
“Ebenezer
Record Book 1754-1781”. Births,
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Effingham, Georgia, More Commonly known as Ebenezer Church. Translated & Edited by George F. Jones
& Sheryl Exley. Published by
Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991 ……$6.00
“Rats,
Lice and History: The Biography of a
Bacillus” by Zinsser . . . $2.00
New
England Historical & Genealogical Register, V: 60, July 2006 . . . $5.00
New
England Historical & Genealogical Register, V: 160, October 2006 . . .
$5.00
New
England Historical & Genealogical Register, V: 161, January 2007 . . . $5.00
New
England Historical & Genealogical Register, V: 161, April 2007 . . . $5.00
“Historical
Collections of Harrison Couonty, Ohio” by Charles A. Hanna. Published by Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Inc. 1975 . . . $25.00
CDROM’S
Family
Treemaker – WFT Vol. 2 …………………...$1.00
“ “
“ Vol. 3 ……………………$ 1.00
“ “
“ Vol. 4 ……………………$ 1.00
“ “
“ Vol. 5 ……………………$ 1.00
Family
Treemaker CD 110 Social Security Death
Benefit Records 1937-1993 Vol 1 A-L,
Vol 2 Mm-Z . . . $5.00
Master
Idex for Pedigree Resource File for Discs 1 – 115
Disc 1 A-D
Disc 2 D-J
Disc 3 K-Q
Disc 4 R-Z . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . $4.00
MAGAZINES
“The
Genealogical Helper” by Everton (The following sets are enclosed, wire bond, in
blue binders embossed with gold lettering and the words The Genealogical
Helper. The magazines have some
dog-eared pages and marginal handwriting in places but are otherwise in good
condition.)
1990
Jan–Feb,
May–Jun, Sep–Oct, Nov–Dec. $ 8.00
1991
Jan–Feb,
Mar–Apr, May–Jun, Jul–Aug, Sep–Oct, Nov–Dec. $12.00
1992
Jan-Feb,
Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec. $12.00
1993
May-Jun,
Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec. $ 8.00
1994
Jan-Feb,
Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec. $12.00
1995
Jan-Feb,
Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec. $12.00
1996
Mar-Apr,
Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec. $ 8.00
1997
Jan-Feb,
Mar-Apr, May-Jun, Jul-Aug, Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec. $12.00
Please add $5.00
postage for each book ordered plus $2.00 for each additional book.
Teddie
Allison, Librarian
Deschutes
County Cemetery
Books
The
BGS has an ongoing project to collect information on all burials in Deschutes
County. The data that we accumulate will be
published in book form. Included in
these books are descriptions and histories of the cemetery, plot locations,
names of the people buried there and pictures.
So far, we have completed 5 books.
These books can be purchased from the BGS (see Contact Information). The books and their prices are as
follows. Please add $5.00 postage for each book ordered plus $2.00 for
each additional book.
(Limited number of books on hand. When they are gone, there are no plans to
reprint them.)
“Laidlaw Oddfellows Tumalo
Cemetery, Deschutes Co., OR” $15.00 $ 8.00
“Small
Cemeteries and Lone Graves
of Deschutes Co., OR” 8.00 5.00
“Terrebonne
Pioneer Cemetery, Deschutes Co., OR” 17.00
10.00
“Camp
Polk Cemetery, Sisters, Deschutes Co., OR” 23.00 12.00
“Redmond
Cemetery, Redmond, Deschutes Co., OR” 12.00 – Currently Sold
Out
“LaPine Cemetery, LaPine, Deschutes Co., OR” 8.00
From “Camp Polk Cemetery
book
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Deschutes
County Cemetery Website
The
Deschutes County
Cemetery database that was
developed by the Bend Genealogical Society can be found at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/oregon/deschutes.html
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Other Deschutes
County Books
There
are other books about Deschutes
County written by BGS
members that can be purchased from the BGS (see Contact Information). The books and their prices are as
follows. Please add $5.00 postage for each book ordered plus $2.00 for
each additional book.
“Collected
Memories of Terrebonne, Oregon”
by Debbie Harrison $20.00 – Currently Sold Out
“Patent
Deed Records from Books 1 & 2, Deschutes Co., OR” by Karen Windheim $ 8.00
“Index
of Probate Records, Vol. 1 & 2, Jan 1917 to May 1962, for
Deschutes Co. OR” by Karen
Windheim
$12.00 – Currently Sold Out
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Pioneer Certificates
The
Bend Genealogical Society issues certificates to persons who are directly
descended from pioneers who settled in Central Oregon (i.e., counties of
Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Wasco, Klamath or Lake) before 1950. The certificate is an attractive
sequentially serialized 8 ½” x 11” parchment and suitable for framing. Applicants must prove direct descent and
prove that the ancestor settled in Central Oregon. Applicants may apply for certificates to be issued to themselves
or to other persons. The person to whom
the certificate is issued need not currently live in Oregon. The purpose of the program is to recognize
families of the pioneers, encourage people to undertake genealogical research
and to provide genealogical resources for researchers in our library. An application for the Pioneer Certificate
can be requested by either calling or mailing to the BGS at the respective
information noted at the top of this website.
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BGS T-Shirts
and Sweatshirts
We have a few
very attractive T-Shirts and Sweatshirts left.
At this point there are no plans to order more when these are gone, so
if you want one it’s best to get it now.
Inventory in stock:
Sweatshirts XL size $20.00 -
4 remaining
T-Shirts XL $12.00 - 3 remaining
T-Shirts L $12.00 -13
remaining
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BGS Queries
The
BGS library staff will be happy to search our Deschutes
County resources for a donation of $15. This includes one hour of research
time. Photocopies are an additional 10
cents each. Send your request along with $15. to the attention of Jinny Collins
at BGS at PO Box 8254 Bend, OR.
97708-8254.
Jinny Collins, Director at Large II
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Contact Information
For
information call:
Nola Weber 541-389-1036
Chuck
Morris 541-610-4111
