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This index includes entries (615,592 in October 2014) compiled by examining actual records held by the Oregon State Archives. The spelling of surnames and other information reflects the original records.
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This guide includes maps, county and office histories, scenic images and a comprehensive descriptive inventory of selected records for each of Oregon's 36 counties. The inventory listings describe records available to researchers at the State Archives, county offices, local museums and other repositories.
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These record descriptions and listings are based on useful topics for researchers. Most of the records are available at the Oregon State Archives. Some are indexed online. The guides also give suggestions for records held by other repositories such as the National Archives and Bureau of Land Management.
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Here you may browse State Agency Records Guides including Department ofCorrections (1854-1983), Oregon Department of the Military (1847-1986), and Department of State Lands (1859-1989), and many more.
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The Oregon Historical Society serves as the state’s collective memory, gathering and preserving a vast collection of artifacts, photographs, films, manuscripts, books, and oral histories.
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The Oregon Historical Society's Research Library maintains more than 32,000 books, 25,000 maps, 12,000 linear feet of manuscripts, 3,000 serials titles, 5,000 vertical files, 16,000 reels of newspaper microfilm, 8.5 million feet of film and videotape, 10,000 oral history tapes, and more than 2.5 million photographs.
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Vital Records - Maintained by the Center for Disease Control
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State Libraries - Maintained by publiclibraries.com
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Public Libraries - Directory by state and city
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Lots of indexes by the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society
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US GenWeb - Links for all states and counties
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Cyndi’s List - Over 331,000 Genealogical links
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GenForum - Message boards for surnames, locales, etc
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Oregon FamilySearch Historical Record Collections
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Genealogical Society of Washington County Oregon (Indexes)
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Biographical files and oral history recordings at the Harney County Library
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Digital Archives include copies of their local Myrtle Point Herald and others dating back to 1870
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Historic Oregon Newspapers - scanned by the University of Oregon
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Oregon Digital Newspaper Project
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Oregon Newspaper Index - by the University of Oregon. 977,000+ entries from the Portland Oregonian (1852-1987), the Oregon Daily Emerald (1900-1979), and The Register Guard (1963-2004)
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Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
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Index entries cover some 17,000 obituaries, mainly of Clackamas County residents and former residents from over 100 years of Canby, Oregon, newspapers.
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Oregonians or individuals closely associated with Oregon politics, arts, sciences, athletics, and other pursuits. Each page in this guide includes an image of the individual and a short biographical sketch that summarizes notable accomplishments or actions
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The Oregon Historical Society’s Research Library has a wide array of biographical and genealogical resources
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A place called Oregon — History and Genealogy
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Check links for History, Families, People, Stories, and more
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Good resource for Jewish and/or East European ancestors
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QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
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Oregon Counties and Links by Name
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Newberry Atlas of Counties
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Geology and Earth Science News and Information for Oregon
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Collection of historical Oregon maps
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
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Death Indexes- Deaths, obits, probate files, and burials
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National Cemeteries in Oregon
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Pick a cemetery and search the database
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Search 14 pioneer cemeteries
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Soldiers’ Memorial, Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery
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Pick a cemetery and search the database
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Oregon pays for the disposition of the unclaimed dead through its Indigent Burial Fund. This searchable database, going back to January 2000, lists the names of those whose final arrangements were covered by the fund.
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Oregon State Hospital, 1914 - 1970s
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An exhibit and learning resource exploring the experiences of Oregonians in World War I as seen through the records of the State Council of Defense for Oregon
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The Rebel flag flew in Oregon — Offbeat Oregon History
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The Grand Army of the Republic assembles for its 52nd encampment
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Theodore Augustus Penland — the last surviving member of the G.A.R. in Oregon — findagrave.com
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James W. Smith — Oregon’s last Civil War veteran — Offbeat Oregon History
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The Official Records of the Oregon Volunteers in the Spanish War and Philippine Insurrection
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WW1 draft registration records of Oregon
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Oregon Death Roll, WWI, Army
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From the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, as of December 27, 1921
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American Battle Monuments Commission — WWI : an index to the 226 WWI soldiers from Oregon in the ABMC database. Cemetery links go directly to the page for the soldier and give much more information.
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A list of Spanish American War Veterans buried in Oregon
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Korea National Archives
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Vietnam National Archives
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Nobuo Fujita dropped two incendiary bombs to start a forest fire outside Brookings
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Oregon - List of Governors
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Oregon - List of Senators
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Oregon - The Legal Genealogist - History of the Oregon Constitution
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Oregon - The Legal Genealogist - of crime and punishment in Oregon Territory
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Oregon - The Legal Genealogist - The aging of Oregon
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Oregon - The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857
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Oregon - African Americans in Salem
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Oregon - A Brief History of the Chinese in Oregon, 1850-1950
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Oregon - Japanese Americans in the Columbia River Basin
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Oregon - Lang Syne Society
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Taking the Census in the Applegate Valley of Oregon — William Dollarhide
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Heroes and rascals, shipwrecks and lost gold - Finn J.D. John
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Oregon Trail Timelines
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The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center offers living history demonstrations, interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, special events, and more than four miles of interpretive trails
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“On the Oregon Trail” — by Myra Vanderpool Gormley in genealogymagazine.com
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At the End of the Trail — Clackamas County, home to Oregon City, the first capital of Oregon Territory. As the site of some of the earliest settlements in Oregon, Clackamas is a fascinating area for historians and genealogists.
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The Applegate Trail was blazed by Lindsay and Jesse Applegate in 1846
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Oregon Obituaries - Virgil W. Earp
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Oregon Biographies - James H. McMillen
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Oregon Biographies - Delos D. Neer
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Oregon Biographies - John W. Ogilbee
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Oregon Biographies - Martin L. Pratt
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Oregon Biographies - Otto Schumann
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Oregon Biographies - Robert A. Skeen
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Oregon Biographies - David Solis-Cohen
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Oregon Biographies - Jens C. Westergaard
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A local history collection that honors the people who lived in Sherman County, kept the records, and preserved their stories. It’s truly the work of many, and will appeal to history enthusiasts and genealogists.
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