Genealogical Forum of Oregon Hosts Open House, Offers Free Classes

Genealogical Forum of Oregon's open house runs March 3 through March 11. View the trailer:

CLASS SCHEDULE

March 3 - Virginia Research • German Research

March 4 - Beginning Genealogy Boot Camp (all day)

March 5 - “Finding My Way Home to Ireland” • Online Irish Research • Irish Resources @ GFO

March 6 - U.S. Land Records: Public Land Survey System • How to Find U.S. Land Records • Case Study: Using Land Records • Solving the “Case of the Mystery Dad”

March 7 - Focus on Writing • “Write It Up! • Good Writing Starts with Good Sources

March 8 - HeritageQuest: A Free Ancestry-Lite • Linkpendium • Timelines as an Organizing Tool

March 9 - Researching Mexican Ancestors

DNA DAYS

March 10 - Comparing Three Testing Companies • Y-DNA & mtDNA Basics • atDNA Basics • Organizing Data & Contacting Matches • Dealing with NPEs • Q & A

March 11 - Convincing People to Test and Why • Four Autosomal Testing Companies • Case Study Using atDNA • GEDmatch • DNAGEDCOM • Q & A