The GFO Mission: "To inspire and empower every person to discover and engage with their family history." The Genealogical Forum of Oregon endeavors to make our commitment to diversity more apparent and to seek opportunities to support equity and inclusion.

GFO has many resources from around the globe available to genealogists and others interested in researching family history.

The GFO Library is open for research with no day-use fee! Library tours are Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoons; Beginning research help -- five sessions available every day (with no fee) for individualized help from our research assistants in the library. Sign up at the reception desk or request a session at [email protected].

As found in the Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO) Library. Funeral Cards 53 funeral cards indexed and digitized. Funeral Home Records 23 funeral home records indexed and digitized. Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Membership Applications 118 applications indexed. ...

2025 GFO OPEN HOUSE Join us March 23-29, 2025 • All events are FREE. Come see what we offer! EVERY DAY The GFO library is open for research from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with no day-use fee! Library tours occur each day. Check the online schedule for times.

[email protected] 503-963-1932 gfo.org. The Forum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Gifts and contributions may be tax deductible. Federal Tax ID# 93-6026015 • ISSN 2374-2453 (print) • ISSN 2374-2461 (online) OFFICERS. President Geoff Smith. Vice President. penO. Secretary. Alexa Waddle. Treasurer. Rebecca Tait. Directors at Large. arold ...

The 1950 Census was released on April 1, 2022. The indexing of the census may take some time. Until then, know ahead of time who your people are and where they can be found.

Email your submission to the editors, Geri Auerbach, AG®, and Keri Logan, at [email protected]. Topics do not need to focus on Oregon. Not sure? Email us with your idea. Sign Up Now to receive the Bulletin, Forum Insider and E-News by email. A title-author index to The Forum Insider is available below. This index is not complete.

GFO members may view the book of abstracts in MemberSpace under Digital Collections > eBooks > Genealogical Material in Oregon Provisional Land Claims. In the spring of 1843, the American inhabitants of the Willamette Valley organized a provisional government.

If you would like to attend a meeting but are not a member of NGS, you can find issues of NGSQ, from volume 47 through the current issue, in the GFO library. If you're not in the Portland area, your local genealogical society or public library may have copies as well.