Bend Genealogical Society
P.O.
Box 8254
Bend, OR 97708-8254
541-317-9553
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 record and preserve the family history of Deschutes County.
BGS SPRING SEMINAR
Saturday, April 25 9:00 am–4:15 pm
EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA:
Why They Came & How To Find Them
Featuring: Gary A. Zimmerman, Ph.D.
President, Fiske
Genealogical Foundation
Seattle, Washington
$35.00,
if registered by 4/20
Call BGS at
541-317-9553 for more information
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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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Special Events
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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 and Sweatshirts
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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 in the Deschutes County area.
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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:
· Learn from speakers
· Receive instruction about
research methods
· Receive help with genealogy
and the computer
· Receive the BGS newsletter
each month
· Submit queries to the BGS
chart file and ancestral database
· Avail yourself of other
members’ family research
· 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.
Special Events
The theme for this year is “Footsteps to Your Ancestors”. The topics and
scheduled speakers are:
2008
September
16 “Build A
Book”
Speaker:
Marian Woodall – Author, Professional Business Consultant
October
21 “The Lost Meek Train in Central Oregon”
Speaker:
Steve Lent of the Bowman
Museum in Prineville
November
18 “Researching at the LDS Family
History Center”
Speaker:
Janie Erickson
December
16 “Repairing Books and Preserving
Textiles”
Speaker:
Sue Frewing, Conservator
Potluck luncheon to follow
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
2009
January
20 “Searching Branches of the
Military”
Speaker:
Chuck Morris
February
17 “Where’d I Put It? How Can I Find It?”
Methods
of Organization of Genealogical Materials
Speaker:
Curt Lantz
March
17 “Evaluating Evidence –
Deductive Reasoning in Genealogy”
Speakers:
Kay Stein and Vern Threlkeld, Graduates of the University of Washington Genealogy and Family History
Certificate Program
April 21 “Research
at the NSDAR Library in Washington,
D.C.”
Speaker:
Kathryn Andrews, Regent, Bend
Chapter DAR
May
19 “Using Census Records –
What’s Hidden Within”
Speaker:
Karen Goodman
First
Tuesday Interest Groups
October 17 – December 2 – February 3 – April 7
Beginning Genealogy;
Writers Group
November 4 – January 6 – March 3 – May 5
Genealogy Software Programs; Popular Websites
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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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Legacy from the Past: A
Portfolio of 88 Original Williamsburg Buildings
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$1.00
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The Gardens of Williamsburg
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$1.00
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Ancestral Roots of
Sixty New England Colonists 1630-1650, 5th
Edition
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$5.00
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“The Researcher’s Guide
to American Genealogy”. By Val D.
Greenwood. Published by Genealogical
Publishing Co., 1988
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$8.00
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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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“Search and Research”
by Noel C. Stevenson. Deseret Book Co., 1969
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$2.00
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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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“Guide to Genealogical
Records in the National Archives” 1964
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$1.00
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“Genealogical Research
in England and Wales” –
Volume 1 by Smith and Gardener. Bookcraft Publishers, 1976 – (11th printing.)
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$3.00
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“Genealogical Research
in England and Wales” –
Volume 2 by Smith and Gardener. Bookcraft Publishers, 1975 – (11th printing.)
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$3.00
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U.S. Catholic Sources:
A Diocesan Research Guide by Humling
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$7.00
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“Handbook for
Genealogical Correspondence” – Revised edition. Prepared by The Cache Genealogical Library,
Logan, Utah. Everton Publishers Inc. – 1978 (Third
Printing) (Two copies available)
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$8.00
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“How to Find Your
Family Roots”
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$1.00
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“Searching for Your
Ancestors” by Doane & Bell, 1982
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$1.00
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 Genealogical
Record Binder, black, 5 x 7.5” with folded census sheets
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$
.50
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“Handy Book for
Genealogists” by George Everton, 5th Edition, 1967
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$2.00
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 “Handy
Book for Genealogists” by George Everton, 8th Edition, 1991
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$10.00
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“Handy Book for
Genealogists” by George Everton, 9th Edition, 1999
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$15.00
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“Alabama Genealogical
Quarterly”. Vol. 2:1 Winter 1980
“Alabama Genealogical Quarterly”. Vol. 1:4 October 1979
“Alabama Genealogical Quarterly”. Vol. 1:3 July 1979
“Alabama Genealogical
Quarterly”. Vol. 1:2 April 1979
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$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
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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
$14.00
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“Connecticut Sources for Family Historians
& Genealogists” by Kip Sperry.
Everton Publishers, 1980
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$
.50
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“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
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$6.00
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Georgia Genealogical Research by Schweitzer
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$6.00
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“Rats, Lice and
History: The Biography of a Bacillus”
by Zinsser
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$2.00
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New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGR)
Quarterly
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$2.00
each
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“Historical Collections
of Harrison County, Ohio” by Charles A. Hanna. Published by Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Inc. 1975
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$25.00
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Lane County Historian, The Way It Was. Volume 33, No. 3, Fall 1988
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Oregon 1910 Crook County Census
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$5.00
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Pennnsylvania Genealogical Research by Schweitzer
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$6.00
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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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$15.00
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$ 8.00
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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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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
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 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
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 size $12.00 3
remaining
T-Shirts
L size $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 per page. Send your request along with $15.00 to the
attention of Jinny Collins at Bend Genealogical
Society, PO Box 8254,
Bend, OR.
97708-8254.
Jinny Collins, Director at Large II
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BGS Contact Information
Bend Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 8254
Bend, OR 97708-8254
541-317-9553
For additional information call:
Teddie Allison 541-317-8978
Hugh Pickering 541-504-7003