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Newspaper Clippings II

Newspaper Clippings II

A collection of newspaper clippings donated to the GFO.  The articles are primarily from Oregon papers, though there are some from California and Washington.  They include births, deaths, funerals, obituaries, engagements, marriages, anniversaries, military news in the 1940s, and some family news articles.  The dates range from the 1940s to 2014.

California Newspapers

Newspaper Title City
Los Angeles Times Los Angeles
Orange County Register Santa Ana

Oregon Newspapers

Newspaper Title City
Albany Democrat-Herald Albany
Beaverton News Beaverton
The Bee Portland
Hillsboro Argus Hillsboro
Mail Tribune Medford
The Portland Tribune Portland
Seaside Signal Seaside
Statesman Journal Salem
The Valley Herald Milton-Freewater
The Valley News Beaverton
The Valley Times Milton-Freewater
Wallowa County Chieftain Enterprise

Washington Newspapers

Newspaper Title City
The Columbian Vancouver

 

The articles have been scanned and indexed by the GFO Data Extraction Team. 

GFO members may view this collection in the GFO MemberSpace
Digital Collections > Indexed Images > Newspaper Clippings II

When ordering, please be sure to list each scan number for multiple articles.  If more than one article is listed for a person with the same name and with the same date (month and year), all articles for the person will be provided in the same order.  

  • Digital images may be ordered for $7 each.  These will be emailed.
  • Printed hard copies are $15 each.  These copies are letter-size, folded in thirds, and mailed in a letter envelope.

Please place orders by completing this form.

You can also order a copy of the article by sending your return address, index information, and $7.00 per request for a digital copy or $15.00 per request for printed copies (check made payable to GFO) to:

Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Inc.
ATTN: Oregon Obituaries II
2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Suite B018
Portland, OR 97202-1093

Click the link below to view the index. Scan it to identify articles of interest.  Carefully note the Scan Name and the name of the newspaper.

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Additional information on weather closures

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