Monthly Programs

The Benton County Genealogical Society offers a free program from 10:30am-Noon following the 10:30am General Meeting, 2nd Saturday of the month.  Everyone is welcome to attend!

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SATURDAY Jan 13, 2024 – David Devin – FREE Program 11AM-Noon
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS – SEE 10 Feb below:

Note: If weather conditions are bad, snow and ice, will postpone this guest speaker and reschedule for 10 Feb. 

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 10 Feb 2024 – SATURDAY – David Devin – FREE Program 11AM-Noon
Benton County Historical Museum
1101 Main St., Philomath, OR
Moreland Gallery, 2nd Floor

“David Devin is part of a team that is digitizing the thousands of documents stored in binders and filing cabinets at the Linn Genealogical Society. This multi-year project has had to address scanner settings, file formats, organizing the electronic files, and how to make the documents searchable by computers. They also have a process to proof the scanned documents and recycle the paper. 
David outlines why you should scan, what you should scan, and how you can create digital copies of your genealogical research documents. He demonstrates techniques on scanning documents. He offers ideas on ways to organize your digitized documents using file naming conventions and folder structure. He shows how to add detailed “meta data” such as names, titles, and dates to the files. He discusses how you can use your digitized documents in your genealogy programs. And finally, he has suggestions about life proofing your genealogy research.”

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Saturday March 9th, 2024
Benton County Historical Museum
1101 Main St., Philomath, OR
Moreland Gallery, 2nd Floor
11AM-Noon

Richard (Dick) Powell
Come and hear Dick Powell talk about Starker Forest and give historical information
on Benton County.

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FREE Program…..

Saturday April 13th, 2024
Benton County Historical Museum
1101 Main St., Philomath, OR
Moreland Gallery, 2nd Floor
11AM-Noon

Come and hear Randol B. Fletcher speak on the Civil War in Oregon
Many Oregonians think of the Civil War as a faraway event or something that happens when the Ducks and the Beavers tangle. Few know that the state raised two Union regiments or that more than ten thousand Union and Confederate veterans made their way to Oregon after the war. In fact, the Beaver State has impressive Civil War ties, including the battle death of Senator Edward Baker, the Long Tom Rebellion in Eugene and famous figures like U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp. Join Civil War enthusiast Randol B. Fletcher as he explores the tales behind the monuments and graves that dot today’s landscape and unearths the Hidden History of Civil War Oregon.