Mount Hood Family History Conference - March 8-9, 2013

Mount Hood Family History Conference - March 8-9, 2013

Hosted at 12300 SE 312th Ave Boring, OR 97009 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Stephen P. Morse will be the Keynote Speaker for Discover Your Family Family History Conference.

Virginia Group Meeting, Saturday February 2, 2013

Sat, February 2, 10am – 12pm
Geneological Forum of Oregon

2505 SE 11th Ave, B-18, Portland 97202 (map)

DescriptionThis month's program: Revolutionary War, the Southern Campaign A very different war from that in the north, the political climate and crucial battles had a profound influence on southern ancestors. This will be the first of two session on the Southern Campaign.

Virginia Group Meeting, Saturday, December 1, 10am

Join the Virginia Group for two special presentations on Saturday, December 1, from 10:00-12:00. Duane Funk will show us the ports our early ancestors came from, the type of ships they sailed on and describe what life was like for them as they crossed the ocean. In the second hour, Winnifred Herrscraft will share holiday customs of her parents' native Scotland. Members who wish to, may bring snacks for the second hour.

Saturday, November 3, 10 am Transcribing old documents

Ginger Christmas-Beattie will present "Transcribing old documents”, a lecture on reading the English handwriting of America in the 16th and 17th centuries. This can be applied to any document once one has an understanding of the old grammatical forms. Ginger has over 40 years of practical genealogical research experience, and has been involved with the Genealogical Society of Washington County, as well as other genealogical societies throughout The United States. As author and publisher, she has produced 13 books and 7 CD's of historic documents, census and court records and a book on the Christmas Family history through her business, Ancestral Tracks.

If you have documents you need help with please bring them and we can work on them together. Carol and I will bring some examples to practice on as well.

The following is an outline of Ginger's presentation. A four page hand-out will be available at the meeting.

Transcribing Old Documents
Key points to transcribing
Poor Condition of Microfilm and Original Documents
Bleeding Through on Pages from Writing on Other Pages
Errors in Copying Old Documents
Old Terminology
Ink and Paper
Spelling Standards of the Time
Lack of Punctuation
Poor Quality of the Environment
Development of skills
Things to watch for
The basic mechanics of transcribing
Transcription:
Extract:
Abstract:
Documents
Census Reports:
Deeds:
Marriage Records:
Birth and Death records:
Wills
Suggested Reading
Tips

Virginia Group Meeting: October 6, 10 am

Come join us for our October meeting. We have had requests to discuss the history and settlement of Virginia as we have many new members since our very first meeting so that will be this month’s discussion, with some additional information.

We'll talk about the Roanoke Colony, Jamestown, geographical regions and how they affected settlement, Cavaliers, who owns the Ohio River, land records and other factors of the settlement of Virginia.

We’ll also have show and tell for those of you who made some discoveries this summer. Please share.

Carol and I would like to implement our plan to provide individual assistance with your research project. First come, first served. We’ll need some very specific information from you.

• Name 
• Location 
• Time Period 
• What is the specific problem or goal. For example: I’m looking for the parents of John Smith of Lunenburg County, or where did he live before he migrated to Kentucky in 1890, etc. 
• What records have you already researched. Be very specific. 

For the November 3rd meeting Ginger Christmas-Beattie will present "Transcribing old documents”, a lecture on reading the English handwriting of America in the 16th and 17th centuries. This can be applied to any document once one has an understanding of the old grammatical forms.

Ginger has over 40 years of practical genealogical research experience, and has been involved with the Genealogical Society of Washington County, as well as other genealogical societies throughout the United States. As author and publisher, she has produced 13 books and 7 CD's of historic documents, census and court records and a book on the Christmas Family history through her business, Ancestral Tracks.

Original Land Grants-Loudoun County, Virginia

The Loudoun County Mapping Office has several historical maps online, including one showing the original land grants in the area.

Loudoun County Land Grants.

There is a also link to a table of the owners of the land here.

Virginia Circuit Court Preservation Program

In a message dated 8/31/2012 12:26:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Bari.Helms@LVA.VIRGINIA.GOV writes:

"The Virginia Circuit Court Preservation Program (CCRP) is celebrating its
20th anniversary this year. Part of the Library of Virginia's Local Records
Services branch, the program was created in 1992 to address the
preservation needs of some of the most important records in the state - the records of Virginia's 120 circuit courts. ...

Twenty years later, access to Virginia's historic court records has never
been wider with more than 7 million digital chancery court images from
fifty-seven counties and cities now available online through the Chancery
Records Index (CRI), created to increase access to Virginia's historic equity
cases."

http://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryofVa/LibraryofVa>