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PO Box 8254 | Bend, Oregon 97708-8254 | Phone: (541) 317-9553

Email: bgs@bendbroadband.com

DISTANT VOICES

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Marsha Lakes

Join us on Tuesday, October 17th for a morning of genealogy.

10 a.m. at Williamson Hall—2200 NE Hwy 20—Bend (behind Jake’s Diner)

Pam Vestal presents: “Voting Records: Genealogy’s Best Kept Secret”

NOTES

General meetings

are the 3rd Tues-

day of the month

at 10 a.m. Check

out the list of

program presen-

tations on p. 3.

Schedule a

Mentor at a time

that fits in your

busy life. See p. 8.

BGS Writers

Group on Tues-

day, Oct. 24.

See p. 8.

BGS trip to the

Library in Salt

Lake City is

Oct. 29–Nov. 4.

See p. 9.

M ost of you know that I am moving

out-of-state. It is happening ra-

ther quickly. For some of you, I will be

on the road as you read these words. My

emotions are all over the place. I have

anxiety regarding an unknown future,

excitement about the opportunity for

new vistas and new experiences, and sad-

ness for leaving friends and the beauty of

Central Oregon. Of course, as part of

this, is my regret and the poignancy of

leaving the Bend Genealogical Society.

BGS is so much more than just a meet-

ing, or a group of people who do geneal-

ogy, or a newsletter, or a seminar, or a

collection of genealogy books. At its

heart, BGS is about people. People who

share a passion for genealogy. Peo-

ple who love to share their love of

the process, the stories and pho-

tos they have discovered, the

brick walls that they

have run into, treasur-

ing the opportunity to

learn from each oth-

er and from the re-

gional and na-

tional level

speakers that

come. It’s also about collaboration, help-

ing to sustain the organization and mak-

ing friends. I have been blessed to have

the opportunity to serve this organiza-

tion. It has been a privilege and an hon-

or. I have learned so much about geneal-

ogy over the past several years. My in-

volvement in BGS has been critical to my

growth. But, I also have made so many

friends. My relationships with all of you

are the best gift from my tenure here.

My hope is that BGS will continue as a

vibrant community of genealogists for

years into the future. For this to happen,

our members—you!—need to step up to

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Newsletter of the Bend Genealogical Society

Our mission is to provide essential resources for researching, teaching,

exchanging, and preserving the records of family history.

AU REVOIR

ADIÓS

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FARVEL

ALOHA CHERRIO

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APPOINTED POSITIONS

Parliamentarian: Maggy Wilcox

Membership Committee: VACANT

Program Committee: VACANT

Librarian: VACANT

Education: George Larson

Finance Committee: Patricia deWitt

Records Preservation: VACANT

Publicity: Sandy Thompson

Newsletter: Sandy Thompson

Yard Sale Co-Chairs: VACANT

ELECTED OFFICERS

President: Marsha Lakes

Vice President: VACANT

Secretary: Susan Agli

Treasurer: Sandy Thompson

Director at Large #1: Eileen Krueger

Director at Large #2: Ann Evensen

Past President: Glen Roberts

To reach any of the BGS Officers or Committee Chairpersons, send an email to the BGS general email box, and it will be forwarded to him/her.

Or call the BGS Office/Library and leave a message for the individual you want to reach, and it will be passed on.

BGS Phone: (541) 317-9553

BEND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEES

BGS EMAIL ADDRESS:

bgs@bendbroadband.com

BGS WEBSITE: http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs/

For the best year ever,

we need your help!

Contact BGS,

to volunteer today.

help with the various activities that make our organization work and provide

the activities and opportunities that the members want. If you would like a cer-

tain Special Interest Group, step up and offer to facilitate it. If you have special

experiences doing your research, offer to share it as a Brown Bag after the general

meeting. Remember, none of us are professional genealogists. We are people who

are learning and growing together.

The program is set for the year, so that is not a critical task, but there is a critical need

right now for leadership for the Board with my departure and with the loss of our Vice

President, Bob Deane. Have you had some experience before leading a committee or

group? Come, sit in on the Board meetings and learn about the day-to-day operations of

our organization. There are Bylaws and an Operations Manual to help describe all the ac-

tivities and processes. We have many members who either serve on the Board today or

have participated in the past; they all are resources. I will be an email, message or phone

call away. I know that you can do this!

Additionally, we have lots of places where just some work needs to be done occasionally

through-out the month. Publicity—Can you help place our events in online calendars or deliver posters to vari-

ous locations? Newsletter—Would you like to write a story or article, or have other ideas for the newsletter? Li-

brarian—Do you have some past experience and have a vision for our library? Or become a Library Volunteer.

Meeting Setup—Are you willing to come an hour before the meeting to help set up? Yard Sale—We need Co-

Chairs. Could the Yard Sale be your way to help? If you see something that needs to be done, step up and do it.

The heart of any organization is the people who are part of it. Let’s make this happen!!

I will remain a member of BGS, and I’ll be the speaker for the April 17, 2018 meeting. So, I will say good-bye till

then. Or, as Anita encouraged me to say, Auf Wiedersehen. Always your friend, Marsha

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (continued from page 1)

MARSHA danke

tak gracias merci

toda mahalo

grazie

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October 17, 2017— 10 a.m. At Williamson Hall

Voting Records: Genealogy’s Best Kept Secret

Presentation by Pam Vestal Professional Genealogist from the Portland Area

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2017—2018

Most of us think that voting records will only reveal our

ancestors’ political leanings, but they can offer so much

more! Wonder-

ing when and

where your ances-

tor became a citi-

zen, or what he

did for a living?

Looking for a date

of birth? Even

what kind of

house he lived in?

Voting records

may have the answer. These often-

overlooked gems can be packed with

genealogical information, and you won’t believe what

they can tell us about our ancestors!

Bring your questions for Pam and enjoy a cup of coffee

with your genealogy friends.

Pam Vestal is a professional ge-

nealogist and speaker from

West Linn, Oregon, and the

owner of Generations Genealo-

gy, LLC. After 20 years as a pro-

fessional writer and a previous

life as a theatrical director, Pam

turned her full attention to her

longtime love of genealogy. Her

articles have appeared in the

Association of Professional Ge-

nealogists Quarterly and her lectures have taken her all

over the west coast.

PRESENTATION

10 a.m. to noon At Williamson Hall

Visitors are Always Welcome!

October 24, 2017 BGS Writers Group (See p. 8)

2:00–3:30 p.m. at Williamson Hall

November 21, 2017 “Oh, Grandma, What Have You Done?”

George Larson

December 19, 2017 Holiday Potluck—Sharing Stories

January 16, 2018 “Let’s Learn From Each Other”

Sandy Thompson

February 20, 2018 “How Do I Use the Many Tools in

FamilySearch and Family Tree” Vaunell Temple

March 20, 2018 “Oh, No–Now What? Common Research

Mistakes & How To Avoid Them” Nancy Noble

April 17, 2018 “Paper, Software, Online–So Many

Choices; How to Figure Out What Will Work Best for You”

Marsha Lakes

April 21, 2018 SPRING SEMINAR

Amy Johnson Crow, CGSM

May 15, 2018 “DNA Today”

Lisa McCullough, Portland

June 16, 2018 BGS YARD SALE

Help BGS & clean out the unwanted items in your house!

October 2017— DISTANT VOICES — Page 4

O ur 2018 Spring Seminar speaker on April 21, 2018 will be Amy Johnson Crow,

CGSM, a nationally-known lecturer, educator, and writer, with a popular

genealogy blog. Follow Amy at: http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/.

Amy’s topic at RootsTech in 2016 was “Best Websites and Apps for Finding Local

History.” View it for free at: https://www.rootstech.org/videos. Check out the

many other lectures that are available, too. The top genealogists speak at Roots-

Tech. See the list of 2017 videos that are available for free viewing at: https://

www.geneabloggers.com/rootstech-2017-session-videos-now-available/

To help Amy set up her presentations for us, we must tell her the topics that we

want for the Spring Seminar by November 15. The Board would like YOUR input

concerning the topics. Please check four (4) of the presentations in the list

below and return your choices to BGS. You can bring the page to the BGS meeting

in September or October, drop it off at the Library, or email your choices to BGS

at bgs@bendbroadband.com. Please submit your choices only once. High vote-

getting topics will be the Seminar presentations.

We’ll announce the winning topics at the November meeting!

Introducing Our Spring Seminar Speaker

I'm Amy Johnson Crow. I'm

a Certified Genealogist with

more than 20 years of expe-

rience helping people dis-

cover their family's history.

I look forward to helping

you discover yours.

VOTE FOR THE SPRING SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

Check four (4) presentations in the list below (please just submit your selections once) and return

your votes to BGS. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR VOTE IS OCTOBER 31.

Researching your Civil War Ancestors Online

After Mustering Out: Researching Your Civil War Ancestors Online

Between the County and Federal Levels: Using State Government Records

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Using Occupational Records

Farm, Factories & Defectives: The “Other” Census Schedules

Ten Years is a Long Time: Census Substitutes for the In-between Years

What do you Mean There’s No Record?! Using Vital Records Substitutes

Silent No More: Researching Deaf Ancestors

Finding Ancestors Before 1850

How Do I Know That’s My Ancestor?

Researching the Family Business

Timelines: The Swiss Army Knife of Genealogical Research

Book It, Tweet It, Pin It: Using Social Media to Grow Your Family Tree

October 2017 — DISTANT VOICES — Page 5

A genealogical act of kindness led me to learn more about local Deschutes County resources. I didn’t

know a lot about local resources, since I don’t have any ancestors who were early Bendites, but now I’m

hooked on our area, its people and history. The Savoy Cafe was part of the family story from the 1920s in Bend

that I was working on and I wanted to know where it was located.

Little ads in the Bend Bulletin from 1921 on told me the cafe

served waffles from 6 to 11 a.m. It was interesting to me that most

of the ads in the early Bulletin did not include addresses. Down-

town was small and everyone must have known where everything

was. I eventually found an ad that stated it was on Oregon Street,

and then when the name changed for a short time in 1925, I found

an ad that had a street number: 143 Oregon St.

All of these ads were found searching Newspapers.com since it has Bulletin images from 1916 to 1964. Oregon

Historic Newspapers is free and has Bulletin issues from 1903 to 1922. I didn’t have the patience to browse

through the free Bulletin issues in the Google News Archive, but it could have been an option.

But where was 143 Oregon? If you drive downtown, you cannot find a location with the number 143. Did num-

bering change from the 1920s to today? No. The numbers for the O’Kane Building (built in 1916) are the same,

though the street is now NW Oregon, instead of just Oregon. How could I find where 143 Oregon was?

The Sanborn Map Company

The Sanborn Map Company was founded in 1866 by Daniel A.

Sanborn, a civil engineer and surveyor, when he published a vol-

ume of Boston, MA, maps for fire insurance underwriters. Using

detailed maps to assess fire risk began in London in the late 18th

century. Sanborn helped establish the practice in America with his

large-scale, accurate lithographed maps in color, which included

addresses and sizes of buildings, types of construction materials,

etc. The company’s archives (the company still exists) hold over 1.2

million maps containing the history of approximately 12,000 Amer-

ican cities and towns. The maps were updated regularly, so they are

a treasure trove of history.

Sanborn map collections are held at various state and university

archives, as well as the Library of Congress, which is digitizing

maps and placing them online. You can read several articles about

the LOC Sanborn collection at: https://www.loc.gov/collections/

sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/. The “Collection Items” link takes

you to the search page. Since Marsha is moving to Tucson, I gave it a try to see if Tucson maps have been dig-

itized. Eureka! Tucson, Arizona was found in the online maps.

Where Was the Savoy Cafe? by Sandy Thompson

Using Multiple Resources to Find Its Location in Bend

Key to the colors on Sanborn Maps

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There are several maps per city and time period. For exam-

ple, the July 1886 edition for Tucson has nine separate

pages. The first page of each edition is an index. All of the

city streets are listed with the page number where you can

find that street. The maps include residential areas, too.

There are several editions online for Tucson:

July 1886—9 pgs Mar 1901—22 pgs

Jan 1889—9 pgs May 1909—34 pgs

Aug 1896—10 pgs 1919—79 pgs

You can see the growth of Tucson through the maps and if

Marsha buys an historic house, she should be able to find it

on one of the maps. The online viewer is easy to use and

you can download images.

The Library of Congress has indexed the 50,406 items it

holds in the Sanborn collection, but only 4,754 are online so far. Alas, no Oregon maps are online yet. The Li-

brary of Congress cannot help me find 143 Oregon… yet.

There are some repositories of Sanborn maps in Oregon and one of them is the Barber Library at Central Ore-

gon Community College (COCC) here in Bend. This was my next destination. The Sanborn maps are in the

map cabinet on the main floor, just past the librarian’s desk. The map drawers are clearly labeled Sanborn

Maps and the city. The Barber collection is not in color, but that does not deter

from its usefulness for research. The maps are about 21.25 inches wide by 25.25

inches high. The Barber Library map drawers include many other maps besides

the Sanborn maps. It’s worth looking through the other drawers.

I looked at all 3 Bend maps and again, Eureka!, I found 143 Oregon on all three

of the them. Below is a snippet from the February 1920 map:

143 Oregon was right next door to the old Central Oregon Bank, which is now, Wells Fargo. The Savoy was

probably where the drive-thru window is today. The other two stores next to 143 are gone, too. The O’Kane

Building though, constructed in 1916, houses popular downtown stores today.

(Continued from page 5) Where Was the Savoy Cafe?

Tucson, July 1886, Snippet of Image 6 of 9 pages

Sanborn Maps at the Barber

Library (# includes index page)

Antelope Nov 1910 1 pg

Bend Nov 1913 3 pgs

Bend Apr 1917 13 pgs

Bend Feb 1920 18 pgs

Bend Sep 1928 37 pgs

Condon Nov 1910 4 pgs

Condon Aug 1922 9 pgs

Fossil Nov 1910 1 pg

Fossil Aug 1922 5 pgs

Prineville Dec 1913 3 pgs

Prineville Oct 1928 6 pgs

Redmond Dec 1913 1 pg

Redmond Feb 1920 2 pgs

Redmond Sep 1928 5 pgs

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Another place I found an address for the Savoy Cafe was in

the 1924-25 Polk Directory, which is in the downtown

Deschutes Public Library and at the Historical Society.

J.S. McVey, who was the Savoy’s proprietor in 1923 and 1924,

had difficulty with his automobile:

The Prohibition Era was from 1920 to

1933. I can imagine that a slice of the

Savoy’s mince pie was popular in Bend.

Why didn’t the Sanborn map have 143

Oregon designated as a Cafe? The Savoy

is mentioned in the Bulletin from 1921 to

1926, with at least 4 different proprietors.

If it was not opened until 1921, it would

not have been on the 1920 map, and if it

went out of business prior to 1928, it

would not be on the 1928 map. The Savoy

may have been co-located with the Amer-

ican Bakery, when the bakery had to va-

cate its shop on Wall to make way for the

new Miner Building (built 1921).

(Continued from page 6) Where Was the Savoy Cafe?

Central Oregon Bank

O’Kane Bldg.

The Savoy Cafe 143 Oregon Ave

Early Bend Picture Postcard – could be circa 1917 (found through a web search for the bank name)

Bend Bulletin, 18 Oct 1924, p. 5 [Newspapers.com]

Bend Bulletin, 19 Nov 1923, Front Page [Newspapers.com]

October 2017— DISTANT VOICES — Page 8

BGS Genealogical Library Williamson Hall—2200 NE Hwy 20

Normal Hours of Operation

Tues. & Wed. 1:30–5:00 p.m.

Thursday 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Occasionally, a volunteer is not available to open the library. Feel free to call ahead of your visit

to make sure someone is there.

BGS Phone: (541) 317-9553

Just Beginning

Or Have Questions?

Try Genealogy Mentoring!

Work on your own genealogy question one-on-one

with a BGS volunteer mentor. You don’t have to be a

BGS member to schedule a mentor. There is NO COST.

Two Options for Mentoring

1) During hours the Library is open, request a date/

time that fits in your busy life, and we will do our

best to accommodate your request.

2) Attend a scheduled Tuesday mentoring session:

7 Nov 2017 — 6 Mar 2018 — 3 Apr 2018

Time: 10:00 a.m. to Noon

How to request a mentor

To help our mentors help you, submit a Mentoring Re-

quest Form to tell us about your question(s). On the

form, you can request a date/time or select a sched-

uled date. The form is on our website (online pre-

ferred), is in the Library, or pick it up at meetings.

Mentoring Location: Williamson Hall. Wi-Fi is

available. Bring your laptop, if desired.

George Larson, Mentoring Coordinator, will confirm

your appointment via email. You can email mentoring

at: bgsmentoring@gmail.com

Consider volunteering to be a

mentor, because the great part

about helping someone work his/her

way up a difficult hill, is finding

yourself closer to the top, too!

Lori Hill George Warren

Jae Haynes Cindy Larson

Sandy Thompson

To Our Dedicated

Library Volunteers

During September

BGS Writers Group

If you have an interest in writing,

join the BGS Writers Group. If

you have missed prior meetings,

it’s okay. You can join the group

anytime; everyone is welcome.

4th Tuesday of the Month

2:00–3:30 p.m.

Location: Williamson Hall

Barnes & Noble was noisy in September, making it

hard to hear. The group decided to return to

Williamson Hall for its meeting location.

Topics to write about are preselected. When you

read your story at the group, suggestions for im-

provement may be offered in gentle, supportive

ways. Sally Brown makes the group fun and helpful

at the same time! 2017 Writers Group dates/topics:

Oct. 24, 2017 — Write something about

“memorable gifts” (or a topic of your choice).

Nov. 28, 2017 — Write something about

“mealtime” (or a topic of your choice).

December — NO Writers Group

BGS Library News You can now review the books that we

have in the Library at home using lists

that are on the BGS website (Click here to see the

lists). There is an alphabetical list of Titles, so you

can look for a specific book. There are lists by Cate-

gory, so you can see what we have for Ohio, for ex-

ample. Then, come to the Library to review the

books that look promising for your research.

October 2017 — DISTANT VOICES — Page 9

DISTANT VOICES is the official newsletter of the Bend Genealogical Society (BGS).

Mailing Address: PO Box 8254; Bend, OR 97708-8254. Phone Number: (541) 317-9553

Web Page: http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs

BGS is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of Oregon and is an approved charitable and tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service.

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 (all-day):

CeCe Moore, genetic genealogist, will be

in Portland at the GFO October Seminar.

Info: https://gfoorg.presencehost.net/

learn/fall-seminar-2017.html

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017: Columbia Gorge Genealogical

Society Genealogy Jamboree, Free, Door Prizes, 10 am–

4 pm in The Dalles. https://gorgegen.blogspot.com/

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017: Connie Lenzen, CGSM will be

the Fall Seminar speaker at the Oregon Genealogical

Society. The Seminar will be held in Springfield this

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

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017: Milwaukie Stake Family

History Conference, Free, 9 am–3:10 pm in Gladstone.

http://milwaukiefamilyhistoryconference.blogspot.com/

IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PLAN FOR 2018!

Feb. 28–Mar. 3, 2018: Roots-

Tech 2018 in Salt Lake City.

Info: https://www.rootstech.org/blog/whats-new-at-

rootstech-2018. RootTech theme: Connect–Belong.

April 14–15, 2018: Military Records with Michael

Strauss, All-day Seminar and 1/2-day Workshop spon-

sored by the Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO).

April 21, 2018: SAVE THE DATE for the

BGS Spring Seminar in Bend, OR, with Amy

Johnson Crow, CGSM.

BGS Trip to Salt Lake City | 29 Oct to 4 Nov 2017

5 full days of research at the Family History Library!

BGS has a group rate (dbl rooms) at the hotel next

door. Phone Nancy Noble at (541) 593-3585 or email

her (bob.nan@msn.com) for costs/reservations.

JOIN THE FUN TODAY! Our membership year runs from June 1 to May 31.

Please Renew or become a New Member for the

2017–2018 program year now. The membership form is

available at: http://www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend

-gs/membership.html. You can mail it, drop off at the

Library, or bring it when you come to hear Pam’s

presentation on October 17.

Everyone who joins/renews will be in the drawing at the Oct. Meeting for 2 copies of the new FTM 2017.

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