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Operating Hours:

First Sat: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(Open Easter)
Mon: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tue: 9:30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Wed: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Most classes and meetings are online.

Additional information on weather closures

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2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Ste B018
Portland, OR 97202

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Fall Seminar 2022 Lawson

Leslie Brinkley Lawson

Leslie Brinkley Lawson is a forensic genealogist specializing in locating missing heirs, identifying unknown heirs, probate research, due diligence, and kinship determination. Her experience ranges from proving family lines to proving parentage for those unable to speak due to injury or disability (dementia, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia). A national and regional speaker, Leslie is a past board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (www.apgen.org), a past President of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogists, and immediate past president of the Oregon Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

  • Let's Find Living People: Locating People in the Last Century

    Learn skills to help you bring those family lines forward to today. We start with what we know and then we build. We will discuss the process to reassemble lives, and figure out where they went and where their descendants are today. We’ll touch on databases available online, as well as other sources to help you find your way.

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GFO Research Library


Operating Hours:

First Sat: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(Open Easter)
Mon: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tue: 9:30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Wed: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Most classes and meetings are online.

Additional information on weather closures

GFO
2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Ste B018
Portland, OR 97202
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