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The Genealogical Forum of Oregon Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary With a Multicultural Genealogy Zoomboree, April 16-18

This looks like a major online event! The following is the announcement from the Genealogical Forum of Oregon: Registration is now open! GFO members click here to log in for discount. Genealogy Zoomboree April 16-18, 2021 Non-Member Registration Making the Invisible Visible Join us for a multicultural Genealogy Zoomboree! Four nationally known experts show you …

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Freed Slave Buried in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Cemetery was a U.S. Civil War Vet

From an article by Desmond Brown in the CBC News website: “A former Virginia slave who was laid to rest in the Hamilton Cemetery on York Boulevard is believed to be the first Black man in Canada to have received an official U.S. Civil War headstone. Historian Robin McKee points to the Hamilton Cemetery burial …

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Freed Slave Buried in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Cemetery was a U.S. Civil War Vet

From an article by Desmond Brown in the CBC News website: “A former Virginia slave who was laid to rest in the Hamilton Cemetery on York Boulevard is believed to be the first Black man in Canada to have received an official U.S. Civil War headstone. Historian Robin McKee points to the Hamilton Cemetery burial …

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