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An Alphabetical List of GFO Indexes

1850 Census of Nantucket, Massachusetts with Annotations

      Index of names from a ledger book in a donated collection.

1890 Veterans Census 

    6,467 Oregon records indexed. We have census pages on microfilm. 

American Seamen’s Friend Society

    Index of names from a booklet of society members in 1836.

Benson High School Newspaper Clippings

    1,407 newspaper clippings of attendees and alumni of Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon.  This index contains mostly obituaries.

Bible Records 

    Index of names recorded from donated Bibles.

(Part A - in MemberSpace)

Bible Records 

    Index of names recorded from donated Bibles.

(Part B - in Resources > DigitalArchive - available for immediate viewing)

Biographical Records

    12,158 biographies indexed from books in our library. 

Death Certificates - Oregon and Other States

    13,157 death certificates from Oregon and 12 other states/districts.

Donation Land Claims

    7,373 Oregon claims and 1,070 Washington claims indexed. We have records on microfilm. 

Donation Land Claims - Rejected Claims

    841 claims indexed. We have records on microfilm. 

Douglas County [Oregon] Marriages, 1852-1879

1,506 records indexed.

Early Settler Charts

    2,266 forms indexed. We have the submitted forms. 

East Portland News

    1883-1889

Family Histories

     As found in the Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO) Library.

Funeral Cards

     53 funeral cards indexed and digitized.

Funeral Home Records

     23 funeral home records indexed and digitized.

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Membership Applications

    118 applications indexed.

Hillsboro Argus Obituaries

    An index of obituary records from the Hillsboro Argus newspaper from 2001-2012.

Indian War Pensions

    2,984 pensions indexed from Index to Pension Applications for Indian Wars Service between 1817-1898. 

Jackson County Funeral Notices

    320 records indexed. We have scanned the originals. 

Kalamazoo, Michigan school ledger, from 1887-1900

    Includes information about the parents, residence, etc.

Little Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Homes

    36,803 deaths. No further information. 

Marriages by William T. Milliken

    115 marriages from 1916 thru 1948. We have the original documents. 

Masonic Proceedings, 1851-1910

    2,750 entries indexed. We have the books. 

Multnomah County Estates, Wills and Guardianship Abstracts 1852-1901, 1904, 1908

    5,031 entries. We have abstracts of probate records. 

Multnomah County Guardianships

    360 entries. No further information.

Multnomah County Marriages

    64,946 marriages from 1855 thru 1916 (Volumes 1-39). We have the original documents.

Multnomah County Naturalizations, 1943-45

    1,473 naturalizations listed. No further information. 

Multnomah County Poor Farm

    21,717 entries. No further information. 

Multnomah County Poor Farm Cemetery

    No further information. 

Multnomah County Probate Index

    43,176 entries. No further information.

Newspaper Clippings I

    3,321 newspaper clippings indexed. We have scanned the originals. 

Newspaper Clippings II

    7,330 newspaper clippings indexed. We have scanned the originals. 

Northwest Heritage Index

     with Canby Obituaries - Wilsonville Public Library

Onslow County, North Carolina Deed Book 1779-1785

     Abstracts and index by Stephen Wayne Turner

Oregon Obituaries I

     23,252 entries indexing several books of newspaper clippings. 

Oregon Obituaries II

     Over 6,900 obituaries indexed from a collection of Oregon newspapers.

Portland Birth Certificates

    4,837 records indexed. We have scanned the originals. 

Portland Birth Ledger  1864-1905

     Over 16,000 births indexed from Portland, Oregon

Portland Death Certificates

    12,522 records indexed. We have records on microfilm. 

Provisional Land Claims

     4,137 claims indexed from Genealogical Material in the Oregon Provisional Land Claims. 

Register of Veterans at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Roseburg

    1,556 entries. We have photocopies of the microfilm. 

Spencer Leonard (and other) Military Sources

    19,945 entries. We have created a database of sources. 

State of Oregon Office-holders

    239 records (List of bios) 

St. Mary’s Cemetery

   4,322 entries from the index to Connie Lenzen’s St. Mary’s Cemetery, Portland’s Pioneer Catholic Cemetery. This book is in our library.

Vertical Files

     As found in the Genealogical Forum of Oregon (GFO) Library.

Waterfront Passes, Portland and Astoria, 1918

    35 passes listed. We have scans of the originals. 

West Point Obituaries

    217 obituaries from six issues of Assembly magazine.

Westergaard Index to Oregon Deaths

    11,351 deaths. No further information. 

WWI American Battle Monuments Commission

    226 Oregon soldiers in the ABMC database 

WWI Draft Registrations

    179,758 Oregon records indexed. We have records on microfilm. 

WWI Service Flags

    Several newspaper articles describing Service Flags 

Yearbook pictures

    6,613 photographs indexed. We have the yearbooks.