Volume XLI, Number 3 Salem, Oregon March 2019

President: Elizabeth Tice—503-363-0880—email: eliztice@comcast.net

Newsletter Editor: Elizabeth Tice—503-363-0880—email: willvgs@yahoo.com

WVGS Web Site http://www.wvgsor.org

WILLAMETTE VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

WVGS ACTIVITIES—SALEM MEETINGS

March 7th, 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 March 9, 2019, 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 Speaker: Dave Stewart, assisted by WVGS member Doug Crosby

Basic Concepts of Genetics Genealogy – The class will include a brief discussion of X DNA and its importance in genetic genealogy, the basic concepts of genetic genealogy, new de-velopments in genetic genealogy, what you can do with your DNA data after you get your test results back from the testing company, the impact of third-party genetic programs, and ethical considerations of genetic genealogy. David Stewart was introduced to genealogy by his wife when the family data was recorded on 3 X 5 cards (circa 1965). As he started to dig into his paternal family tree, he upset the en-tire family by disproving oral history. Through DNA matches and research, he has found Scottish ancestors back to mid-1600’s and helped a newly found 2nd cousin find his birth mother and father even though the court and adoption records were sealed. “I am not a DNA expert, but I try to make the most of my DNA knowledge. If asked to describe genealogy, I would say it is an addictive detective game about our ancestors and relatives.” He has pub-lished two books about his ancestors and family tree.

WVGS programs are always open to the public.

Upcoming Programs for 2019 April —Tom Dill & Ed Austin “Railroads and Migration “ May – Video “Creating a Research Plan: Tips from NEHGS Research Services” June – Doug Crosby & Liz Tice ”Research Tips & Hints” July – Group workshop– Approaches to Solving a Brickwall September—Jim Johnson “Land Records” October—Patrick Harris “Aurora Colony”

2019 Meeting Dates

All in Anderson A at Salem Public Library. January 12 July 13 February 9 August 10 March 9 September 14 April 13 October 12 May 11 November 9 June 8 December 14

WVGS Information

WVGS Officers for 2019 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 February 13, 2019 was 22 Life Members, 62 single memberships, 12 family mem-berships (24 individuals), and 1 Historical Society for a total of 109 members. Welcome new members Kate & Mike Saunders of Dallas and Laurie & Paul Warner of Salem.

Newsletter We send newsletters to our members and ex-change societies by email from our Yahoo email account (willvgs@yahoo.com). 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 $7.00 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 IW083 (this is a new number August 2018).

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.

WVGS News

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2019 Membership– Time to Renew! Our special membership committee recommended changes to our form for 2019 so that we can include research information on our Member Page. In addition, due to rising postage costs, the cost of receiving a hard copy of Beaver Briefs will increase to $7.00 for members. An additional op-tion for non-members will be to receive only four mailed issues of Beaver Briefs for $20. We will start our 2019 membership on April 1, 2019. You can mail your completed membership form to our address: WVGS, P.O. Box 2083, Salem, Oregon, 97308-2083. We’re looking to having a great 50th year! We maintain our membership list until March 31, although Beaver Briefs will not be sent elec-tronically or by mail to those who have not renewed for 2019 and this will be the last newsletter for non-renewals.

New Books in our collection at

Salem Public Library

• The Family Tree Cemetery Guide: how to find, record, & preserve your ancestors graves by

Joy Neighbors

• The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Ge-netic Genealogy by Blaine T. Bettinger

• Finding your father's war : a practical guide to researching and understanding service in the World War II US Army by Jonathan Gawne

• The Family Tree historical newspapers guide: how to find your ancestors in archives news-papers by James M. Beidler

• The Great Migration Directory: immigrants to New England, 1620-1640, a concise compen-dium by Robert Charles Anderson

Beaver Briefs The Winter Issue, Volume 51, No. 1, of Beaver Briefs was mailed February 1, 2019. Members can also access the quarterly on our webpage under “Member Page”. The version on our web page has color pictures. Members who have paid $7.00 to cover postage for 4 issues for 2019 will receive a copy by USPS mail (sorry–no color). If you need your password for the “Member Page” please contact us at willvgs@yahoo.com.

Table of Contents SPECIAL ARTICLES: The Voyage of the “Love and Unity”…………...2 Byron D. MacPherson, Illustrator........................5 Writing “Rose” ..................................................... 9 Finding my Great-Grandfather’s War............... 15 Genealogy Tool Box: A List of State Censuses...21 CONTINUING SERIES: Excerpts from the Oregon Statesman…………..29 REGULAR FEATURES: Letter from the Editor…………………………...1 Surname Index .....................................................35

WVGS End of Year Reports Corresponding Secretary Tony Hoff: In 2018 we had 77 research requests, making $975.20 and expenses of $26.46. Librarian Deanne Smith: We only purchased two books due to the fact that no new books had been catalogued by Salem Public Library. We had 13 books donated by members and 7 continuing periodicals donated by members. We subscribed to 4 periodicals: Family Tree Magazine, Mayflower Journal, Mennonite Family History and Ohio Genealogical Society. Volunteer Coordinators Craig and Deanne Smith: We assisted 1,262 patrons at our desk in Salem Public Library. Financial Report: Barbara Foster and Liz Tice Balance on January 1,2018 $28,395.35 Balance on December 31, 2019 $30,797.86 Top 8 sources of Income: Donations $ 4,276.50 Regular dues $ 2,190.25 Research $ 975.20 New Life Members $ 600.00 Cash can $ 464.74 Interest $ 242.93 BB Postage $ 201.00 Fred Meyer Rewards $ 197.90 Top 10 expenditures: Candalaria -$4,010.16 State Farm Insurance -$465.00 Speaker/Programs -$459.99 Library Toner -$259.81 BB Printing -$219.60 BB Postage -$217.79 Newsletter Copies -$200.00 Stamps -$200.00 Anniversary costs -$199.01 Candalaria Supplies -$195.67

DNA Connections

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February Program WVGS member Dave Bruey showed an edited version of Na-tional Geographic’s DVD “Journey of Man”. Dave’s interest in his ancestors’ ways of life over the centuries led to his participa-tion in the National Geographic Genographic Project. The idea of using DNA to trace deep human history arose in the 1950s. The research traces DNA markers inherited over time on the Y chromosome. The identification of migration routes depends on finding isolated populations. What distinguishes the National Geographic test from other ancestry tests is its focus on deep ancestry and the stories that migration patterns tell. The Genographic Project is at https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/about/ The full video is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrkWvzTqNaA The website says about the Geno 2.0 Kit “Building on the science from the earlier phases of the Geno-graphic Project, we have developed a cutting-edge new test kit, called Geno 2.0, that enables members of the public to partici-pate in the Genographic Project while learning fascinating in-sights about their own ancestry. The Geno 2.0 test examines a unique collection of nearly 300,000 DNA identifiers, called “markers,” that have been specifically selected to provide un-precedented ancestry-relevant information. From just a simple saliva sample, we can isolate your unique DNA. We then run a comprehensive analysis to identify thousands of genetic markers on your mitochondrial DNA, which is passed down each generation from mother to child, to reveal your direct maternal deep ancestry. In the case of men, we will also examine markers on the Y chromosome, which is passed down from father to son, to reveal your direct paternal deep an-cestry. In addition, for all participants, we analyze a collection of more than 250,000 other ancestry-informative markers from across your entire genome to reveal the regional affiliations of your ancestry, offering insights into your ancestors who are not on a direct maternal or paternal line.”

Genealogical Forum of Oregon Open House Week

March 23rd-March 31st, 2019

Please join us at the GFO for nine days of classes that are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Only three presenta-tions require registration, the rest are on a walk-in basis -- but all are free. Registration opens March 1 at 9 a.m.

DNA Classes SATURDAY MARCH 30: • DNA 101 DNA Your Paper Trail—

Emily Aulicino Learn the basics about how DNA testing can help your genealogical research.

• 5 DNA testing companies—Dr. Tim Janzen. Understand how to maximize your experience with each of the five major testing com-panies.

• Finding Birth Relatives—Special Guest Barbara Rae-Venter. Tech-niques and tools to help identify birth relatives.

Advance registration required.! • GEDmatch for Beginners—Narda

Foust. Learn the basics of this free third-party tool for DNA analysis

SUNDAY MARCH 31: • DNA 102 Genetic Genealogy—

Special Guest Barbara Rae-Venter. Learn how Barbara cracked the Golden State Killer Case

Advance registration required! • Jumpstart Your Discoveries—

Lisa McCullough. Discover how to maximize your use of Family Tree DNA & Ancestry DNA sites.

• Excel for DNA Analysis—Lisa McCullough Find out how to use Excel to view and manipulate DNA results to make more sense of your matches.

• 3rd Party Tools, what’s new?—Dr. Tim Janzen. Using free 3rd party tools can make your DNA re-search easier and lead to more dis-coveries.

https://gfo.org/learn/open-house.html

Oregon Spring Events

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Bend Genealogical Society 2019 Spring Seminar March 29-30 Featuring Warren Bittner,

Warren is an nternationally-known genealogist, educator and German research specialist

Friday March 29—German Workshop 2pm –5 pm At Williamson Hall, 2200 NE Highway 20, Bend, Or Saturday March 30– Saturday Seminar includes four presentations with Q & A time, Lunch, and all Semi-nar Materials. At LDS Church 60800 Tekampe Rd, Bend, Or For more information see website at: http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs/

GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON

GFO OPEN HOUSE March 23 - 31

Learn How to Find Your Ancestors! • 9 Straight Days • 35+ FREE Family History Classes •

Full Library Access • Everyone is Welcome • Irish Day • Beginning Genealogy Day • Finding Family Day

- Adoption, Siblings, Parents • 2 Full Days of DNA! Please join us at the GFO for nine days of classes that are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Only three presentations require registration, the rest are on a walk-in basis -- but all are free. Registration opens March 1 at 9 a.m. We guarantee that you will learn something!

https://gfo.org/learn/open-house.html

Oregon Genealogical Society 019 Spring Seminar

Our Spring Seminar will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Northwood Christian Church in Springfield. We have been lucky to have some excellent speakers for our seminars and our members requested we invite Janice Sellers back and we are! Janice Sellers was not available on March 9th so we have changed the date to March 23rd. TOPICS: • So You Found Them in the Census: That's Only the

Start! • Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: What's Buried in Cem-

etery Records • Immigration and Naturalization Research (2 ses-

sions)

https://oregongs.org/cpage.php?pt=27

Genealogy Help

Olive Tree Genealogy

Since 1996, Canadian, Lorine McGinnis Schulze has been online on the Olive Tree Genealogy web-site publishing a huge portal to free Ships' Passen-ger lists, Naturalization Records, Palatine Genealo-gy, Canadian Genealogy, American Genealogy, Native American Genealogy, Huguenots, Mennon-ites, Almshouse Records, Orphan Records, church records, military muster rolls, census records, land records and more. The Olive Tree Genealogy has a 3-step Genealogy Finder. Quoting from Lorine's website: First : the free transcribed genealogy records - there are over 1,900 now. Look for your family an-cestors in free genealogy records marked with the . Second: the Genealogy tutorials and help files - Genealogy Help on finding your ancestors in cen-sus records, land records, ships passenger lists, birth, marriage and death records and more. Third: the Genealogy Resource Guides. Genealogy How-to-Guides help you easily find your ancestors as you search ships passenger list, Huguenots, lists, Native Americans, Canadian Immigra-tion, Palatines and more.

Canadian Genealogy I have a lot of interest in Canadian Genealo-gy (especially Ontario) and have gathered lots of free Canadian genealogy databases (Canadian Vi-tal Stats records, free Canadian census, Canadian military records and more) to help you find your Mili-tary ancestors and Canadian family tree. Canadian Genealogy is a complex topic so start with the Canadian province or territory of interest to you for your Canadian ancestor. Search Canadian ships passenger lists for passenger lists of ships arriving in Canadian ports. American Genealogy I'm very interested in my American ancestors, espe-cially New York genealogy. To find your family tree, search New York church records, census rec-ords, land records, mortgage records and military records. I also have a lot of New Jersey and Pennsylvania free genealogy records. You can also search hundreds of free ships passenger lists for all ports of arrival in America!

State Census Information

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Periodicals at Candalaria

COLORADO State, Territorial, and Colonial Censuses

Colorado took several censuses in the years between the federal censuses. The dates are listed below. State census records may have columns that were different or more unusual than those found on federal censuses. The re-sponses and years of coverage may give addi-tional information on the family. Family History Library Books: • 1885 Colorado State Census, 1885 at Fam-

ilySearch Historical Records • 1885 Garfield county missing. Arapahoe

County available online. • 1866 Logan, Morgan, Sedgwick, Weld and

northern parts of Washington and Yuma counties only

• 1860 The Kansas Territory federal census includes parts of Colorado. Kansas has a state copy of that federal census. That state copy and its index including names from Colorado are available at the Kansas State Historical Society.

Ancestry.com • Colorado State Census, 1885 • Family History Library • Indian census rolls, Consolidated Ute, 1923

-1939 • Indian census rolls, Fort Lewis, 1904-1908 For more information see: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Colorado_Census

March 2019 Candalaria Connection by Jerry Rodgers The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research (DSGR) was organized in 1936 to promote the preservation and perpetuation of records of ances-tors and families in the Detroit, Michigan region. The nonprofit publishes a quarterly magazine that includes compiled family histories, vital records, and other unpublished records worthy of a more perma-nent record. Their website has a useful online sur-name search feature. Additional information and links to Detroit area resources are available on the DSGR website. https://dsgr.org/ • Collection at Candalaria: The WVGS collection of The Detroit Society for Ge-nealogical Research Magazine includes publications from Volume 38, (1974) through Volume 76 (2013). The collection is large, but not complete. • Indexes: Using the DSGR website, click on the magazine in-dex tab; enter the sur and given name to compile a list of publications by volume and page. PERSI (PERiodical Source Index). PERSI is a con-solidated index to the records of over 8000 genea-logical and historical publications from all over the world. https://www.findmypast.com/persi To request Candalaria publications 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 infor-mation, and publication(s) requested. You’ll be con-tacted when the materials are available to view at the WVGS library desk. If you need assistance contact Jerry Rodgers at 503-507-7455 or one of our helpful volunteers at the WVGS library desk from 11 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday or 1 to 4 on Sunday.

National Archives Genealogy Resources Says: Though we do not have family trees or documents showing lineage of your ancestors and their descendants, we do have many doc-uments you can research to construct your family's history. For example, if your relatives:

• lived in the U.S. sometime from 1790-1930, they may have been included in the census.

• were veterans of an American war, beginning with the American Revolution, they may have military and pension records.

• arrived in a boat at an American port or crossed borders from Canada or Mexico, they may be listed in immigration records.

• became American citizens through the Federal courts, they may be found in our naturalizationrecords holdings.

• were members of an American Indian tribe, you may find them in our Native American records.

• was of African-American descent, you may find them in post-Civil War records.

• obtained a United States Government passport, their passport applications may be found.

• received a land grant from the United States Government, you may find a land entry case file for them.

• and many more circumstances that generated records .... https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/start-research/nara-resources.html

WVGS Newsletter March 2019 – Page 7

Mailing Address: Willamette Valley Genealogical Society

P. O. Box 2083 Salem, OR 97308-2083

Email: willvgs@yahoo.com For more information:

WVGS Web Site Address: http://www.wvgsor.org

WVGS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Please if this is a ❑ NEW or ❑ RENEWAL membership Name _____________________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________ City _____________________________ State ________________ Zip _________________ Phone ______________________ email: _________________________________________

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 history, 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.

SIGNATURE ___________________________________________________________________Date ______________________

May WVGS include the following in our Members Only membership roster? (please check each box if OK).

YOUR ADDRESS YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

This information will be used to connect members through our website. Contact will be made through a third party. Your contact information will not be posted on the Members Page of our website. I am looking for help or need help with:

I can offer help with:

My 5 main surnames are:

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Willamette Valley Genealogical Society Membership Application Revised December 2018, previous versions obsolete

$ ____________ Annual Dues ($25 individual or $30 family membership), includes newsletter and electronic copy of 4 issues of Beaver Briefs Pro-rated Amounts for new members who join after March 31st: SINGLE Apr-Jun: $18.75 Jul-Sept: $12.50 Oct-Dec: $6.25 FAMILY Apr-Jun: $22.50 Jul-Sept: $15.00 Oct-Dec: $7.50

$ ____________ Additional cost for postage of hard copy of Beaver Briefs in the mail ($7) for members only, 4 issues

$ _____________One-time payment for Life Membership q Under age 70 ($250) q Age 70 or Over ($200) See website for information on Life Membership or pick up a form from an officer. $ _____________Hard copy of Beaver Briefs only ($20) by mail, non-member only, 4 issues

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$ _______________TOTAL ENCLOSED Please make check payable to WVGS.

NAME-ADDRESS-PHONE SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT Woodburn LDS Family History Center 1000 Country Club Rd. [back– ring bell] CLOSED 10 am— 7 pm- 4 pm - CLOSED CLOSED Woodburn, OR 97071 / 503-981-4731 2 pm 8:30 pm 8 pm Salem East LDS Family History Center

862 45th Ave NE CLOSED 9 am— 1 pm— CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED

Salem, OR 97301 / 503-371-0453 4 pm 8 pm

Salem LDS Family History Center 4pm— CLOSED 9am— By 9 am— CLOSED 10 am- 4550 Lone Oak Rd SE 7pm 9pm Appt. 9pm 1 pm Salem, OR 97302 / 503-378-0383 ext 7

Oregon State Archives 800 Summer St NE CLOSED 8 am—12 am and 1 pm—4:45 pm CLOSED Salem, OR 97310 / 503-373-0701 (CLOSED State Holidays) Salem Public Library

585 Liberty St SE 1 pm– 5 pm CLOSED 10 am—9 pm 10 am—6 pm Salem, OR 97301 / 503-588-6052 (CLOSED City Holidays) Willamette Heritage Center

Research Library CLOSED

1313 Mill St SE CLOSED CLOSED 12 pm—4 pm Salem, OR 97301 / 503-585-7012

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