Bend Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 8254
Bend,
OR 97708-8254
541-317-9553
e-mail: bgs@bendbroadband.com
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 Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS).
Bend is located in Deschutes County, Oregon. The goal of Bend Genealogical Society (BGS)
is to provide resources and education in recording and preserving family
history.
Genealogy Research Trip:
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City
When?
October 10 – 16, 2010
Imagine! Five full days of uninterrupted
genealogical research
At the Family
History Library in Salt Lake City
For Information about the trip, call
Teddie Allison, BGS President, at (541) 317-8978
or
Nancy Noble, BGS Program Chair, at (541)
593-3585
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Contents
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Mission Statement
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Membership
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BGS Meetings
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09-10 Scheduled
Presentations
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Library
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Duplicate/Used Inventory for Sale
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Deschutes County Cemetery Books
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Deschutes County Cemetery Website
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Other Deschutes County Books
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Pioneer Certificates
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BGS T-Shirts
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BGS Queries
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Contact Information
BGS Mission Statement
To provide essential resources for researching,
teaching, exchanging and preserving the records of family history.
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Membership
Annual membership fees:
$20.00 Single
$25.00 Household
$50.00 Sustaining
Membership is annually from September through
August. Send your name, address, phone
number, e-mail address, geographical areas of interest
and choice of newsletter delivery (regular mail or email), along with your
check to:
Bend Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 8254
Bend, OR 97708-8254
As a member of BGS, you will have the opportunity
to:
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Learn from speakers
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Receive instruction about research methods
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Receive help with genealogy and the computer
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Receive the BGS newsletter each month
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Submit queries to the BGS chart file and ancestral database
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Avail yourself of other members’ family research
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Support groups
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BGS Meetings
All meetings are held at Williamson Hall Recreation
Building for Rock Arbor Villa Mobile Home Park located at 2200 NE Highway 20,
unless indicated otherwise.
Meetings are on the third
Tuesday of each month, September through May, unless indicated otherwise. The meeting begins at 10:00 AM with a speaker
followed by questions and answers. A
brief business meeting will conclude the event.
2010-2011
Scheduled Monthly Presentations
The topics and scheduled speakers are:
2010
September
21 “Deschutes County Court House
Records: How to Access and Their
Locations”
Speaker:
Nancy Blankenship, County
Clerk
October
19 “German Research via Social
Networking”
Speaker:
Allen Braemer
November
16 “Native American Research: The Warm Springs Tribe”
Speaker:
Jan Kirkpatrick, Author
December
21 “Camp Polk Cemetery History”
Speaker:
Jan Hodgers
Holiday Luncheon – Best Genealogy Stories
Joyous Holidays & Happy New Year
2011
January
18 “Early Central
Oregon History: 1825–1925”
Speaker:
Steve Lent, Bowman
Museum
February
15 “Creating Legacy or Heritage
Albums”
Speaker:
Lori Hill
March
15 “Land Records and Deed
Mapping”
Speaker:
Kay Stein and Vern Threlkeld
April
19 “Hatch, Match and
Dispatch – A Closer Look at Vital Records Research”
Speaker:
Nancy Noble and Teddie Allison
May
17 “Surnames, Nicknames
and Patronymics”
Speaker:
Jinny Collins and Jeanie Bean
June
25 ANNUAL BGS YARD SALE
First Tuesday Interest Groups
October 5, November 2, December 7, 2010
January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, 2011
10:00 – 11:30 am: Beginning
Genealogy
(One-on-one
mentor assistance for beginning genealogists.)
11:45 am – 1:00 pm: Research
Methods
(Contemporary
topics may include genealogical software, websites, search engines, research
aids, etc.)
BGS SPRING SEMINAR
May
14, 2011 Featuring
Henry Z. “Hank” Jones, FASG
Specialist
in 18th Century German Emigrants, particularly the Palatines
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Published articles in the NGS Quarterly, The
American Genealogist,
The
New York
Genealogical and Biographical Record,
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NGS Award of Merit Winner for “Distinguished
Work in Genealogy”
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Film and Television Actor; Singer and Songwriter; Author of 8 books
Some
of the topics Hank will speak about:
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When Sources are Wrong!
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Origins of 18th Century Palatine and Other Immigrants
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Family Tradition: Separating Fact From Fiction
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How Psychic Roots Became an Unsolved Mystery
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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, guardianship, 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 in 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.
Please add $5.00 postage for
first book ordered, plus $2.00 for each additional book.
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“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
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$3.00
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“Research in American
Genealogy” by
E. Kay Kirkham. Deseret Book Co., 1956
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$2.00
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“Unpuzzling
Your Past: A Basic Guide to Genealogy”
by Emily Anne Croom
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$4.00
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“Federal Population
Censuses 1790-1890” (1 copy)
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$1.50
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“1910 Federal
Population Census”
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$2.00
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Genealogical Council of
Oregon
Statewide Conference – Syllabus for 1992
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$2.50
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Genealogical Council of
Oregon
Statewide Conference – Syllabus for 1993
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$2.50
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Family Records Today –
The Journal of American Family Records
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$2.00
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The 1991 Almanac
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$3.00
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. –
Consumers Guide, Fall 1909
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$2.00
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Great World Atlas,
Reader’s Digest, 1963
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$10.00
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“Handy Book for
Genealogists” by George Everton, 9th Edition, 1999
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$20.00
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“What To Say in Your
Genealogical Letters”
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$
.50
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“Genealogy &
Computers for the Complete Beginner”
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$15.00
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“Genealogy &
Computers for the Determined Researcher”
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$20.00
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“The Carroll County
Historical Society Quarterly”, Arkansas. Fourteen individual issues ranging from
1979-1983
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$1.00 ea. or all for
$14.00
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New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGR)
Quarterly
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$2.00
each
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Jan
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April
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July
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Oct
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2005
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2006
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2007
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“Ancestral Roots of
Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650” Fifth Edition with additions and
corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982
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$8.00
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“Heads of Families at
the First Census Taken in the United States
in the Year 1790: North Carolina”
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$10.00
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“Handy Tips For Your
Genealogical Research in Ohio”
by Everton Pub. Ohio Queries, Pioneer Publications, Volume
13
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$ .50
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Guide to Genealogical
Sources at the Pennsylvania
State Archives
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$3.00
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National Genealogical
Society Quarterly
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$2.00
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“Handy Tips to
Migratory Patterns and Immigration to the United States”
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$1.00
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Welsh Family History: A
Guide to Research by John Rowland, et. al. (copy of original book – needs binder)
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$5.00
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“On the Black Hill” by
Bruce Chatwin
(subject – Wales)
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$1.00
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“Fighting for Wales” by Gwynfor Evans
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$1.00
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“Wisconsin’s German Element”
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$5.00
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CD-ROM’S
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Master Index for Pedigree
Resource File for Discs 1 – 115
Disc 1 A-D
Disc 2 D-J
Disc 3 K-Q
Disc 4 R-Z
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$4.00
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Please add $5.00 postage for first 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.
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“Laidlaw Oddfellows Tumalo Cemetery, Deschutes Co., OR”
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$15.00
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Currently Sold Out
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“Small Cemeteries and Lone Graves
of Deschutes Co., OR”
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8.00
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5.00
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“Terrebonne Pioneer Cemetery, Deschutes Co., OR”
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17.00
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10.00
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“Camp Polk Cemetery, Sisters, Deschutes Co., OR”
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23.00
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12.00
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“Redmond Cemetery, Redmond, Deschutes Co., OR”
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12.00
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Currently Sold Out
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“LaPine Cemetery, LaPine, Deschutes Co., OR”
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8.00
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Currently Sold Out
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From “Camp Polk Cemetery
book
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Deschutes
County Cemetery Website
The Deschutes
County Cemetery
page that was developed by the Bend Genealogical Society can be found at
http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/dcemetery.html
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Other Deschutes
County Books
Copies of these sold out books are in the
Library!
“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 – Currently Sold Out
“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 ˝” 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 does not need to 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
We
have a few very attractive T-Shirts 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 All sweatshirts
are sold out
T-Shirts XL size $12.00 3
remaining
T-Shirts
L size $12.00 13 remaining
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BGS Research 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 per page.
Send your research query with a check for $15.00 to:
Marianne Roberts
Bend Genealogical Society, PO Box 8254, Bend,
OR. 97708-8254.
Be sure to include your name, address, phone number
and e-mail address with your query.
Marianne Roberts (e-mail: gtrobert69@hotmail.com)
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BGS Contact Information
Bend Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 8254
Bend, OR 97708-8254
541-317-9553
E-mail: bgs@bendbroadband.com
For additional information call:
Teddie
Allison 541-317-8978
Jeri Kimmel 541-389-6179
