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Wed: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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

Pioneers and Early Oregonians

Biographies of Early Oregonians

Biographies of Early Oregonians

We have 19,424 biographies of Oregon people indexed from books in our library.  Digital images of biographies may be ordered for $7 each or hard copies are $15 each. Contact us with any questions at research@gfo.org

Order one or more biographies by completing this order form. You can copy and paste the line information from the index into the order form Notes field, or type the information in from the index.

You may also order by sending the index information (Surname, Given Name, Book Code and Page#), and $7 with your email address (for digital) or $15 with your return address (for hard copy) per biography to:

GFO - Biography
2505 S.E. 11th Ave., Suite B018
Portland, OR 97202-1093

More books in our library are being indexed.


If you would like to help with the indexing efforts of the GFO, please visit our Support Indexing page.  Current tasks include indexing of:

  • scanned newspaper clippings & vital records (from home)
  • books in our library (onsite only)

We hope to hear from you soon!

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Operating Hours:

Sun: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mon: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (open Labor Day)
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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