GFO:Research Guides

Research Guides

The Forum has many resources available to genealogists and this page will serve as a directory, pointing the researcher to information on the Forum’s special collections, as well as providing “how to” information on doing research at the Forum. Please check back often as new guides will be added periodically.

Members of the Forum have created over a dozen research guides that cover a variety of topics, including Searching Vital Record and Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor. Guides from other sources are available at the library.

1950 U.S. Federal Census
U.S. Census Research Guide
Using GFO Land Records for the Oregon Territory (pdf)
Oregon Genealogical Libraries and Collections
House History Resources (pdf)
Searching for the Ancestor’s Multnomah County Naturalization File (pdf)
How to Use Swem’s, The Virginia Historical Index
African American Research (pdf)
Indigenous Peoples Research Guide (pdf)
Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor
Researching U. S. Passenger Lists at the Forum
Search for a Birth Parent
Searching for Vital Records
Guide to the Soundex Code