United States Resources: Oregon

    Oregon quilt square based on Maggie Malone's 1,001 Patchwork Designs

    ROOTS-L Databases and Files

  • Oregon Surnames in the RootsWeb Surname List

    Surname to search for:
  • Oregon Books We Own
  • genealog.lc-or: Books in the on-line Library of Congress catalog with the subject "Oregon--genealogy."
  • genealog.vital-or: Where to write for Oregon vital records, Oregon genealogical and historical societies, and the state archives. (But see below for more info on the state archives!) Or check Oregon Vital Records Information for more current info on where to write for vital records.
  • Oregon State Archives: Visit their home page and/or check out our series of files about them:
    • genealog.oregon1: Facts about their new facility, who they are, how they acquire records, how a person uses the archives, how they are contacted
    • genealog.oregon2: Census records
    • genealog.oregon3: Land records
    • genealog.oregon4: Military records
    • genealog.oregon5: Naturalization records
    • genealog.oregon6: Probate records
    • genealog.oregon7: Guide to Provisional and Territorial Goverment Records
    • genealog.oregon8: Vital records

    Other Oregon Genealogical and Historical Resources on the Net

    Other Oregon Genealogy and History Pages

  • Linkpendium Oregon County Links
  • Oregon Resources at Rootsweb:
    • State level
    • County level
  • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - U.S. - Oregon
  • The Oregen GenWeb Project
  • American Local History Network
  • The American History and Genealogy Project

    General Resources

  • Oregon Mailing Lists
  • USGenWeb Archives: Oregon
  • LDS Research Outline for Oregon
  • Oregon Family History Centers
  • From Ancestry.com
    • 1880 U. S. Census
    • 1900 U. S. Census
    • 1910 U. S. Census
    • 1920 U. S. Census
  • The USGenWeb Census Project: Oregon
    • Completed Transcriptions
  • Oregon History and Genealogy Resources
  • The Oregon Trail
  • Oregon National Historic Trail
  • Oregon Trail History
  • California National Historic Trail
  • Baker City's Oregon Trail Center
  • Historical Gazette
  • Ye Olde Logging
  • Oregon Home Page: WPA Life Histories
  • Across the Plains in 1844 by Catherine Sager Pringle
  • Oregon Pioneers: The Wagon Train of 1843
  • Census Online: Oregon
  • NEIC: Earthquake History of Oregon
  • Oregon Tornadoes, 1950-1995
  • Sisters of Mercy in Oregon
  • Oregon Ghost Towns
  • Oregon Lighthouses
  • Yaquina Lights
  • Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
  • Pioneer History of Churches of Christ and Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest
  • Oregon Civilian Conservation Corps camps
  • Historic House Museums in Oregon
  • Wells Fargo Returns to Oregon
  • Bonneville Dam: Political History
  • Portland Radio History
  • The Applegate Trail
  • Oregon Postal History
  • Oregon Bibliography - United States and Worldwide Postal History
  • Oregon Archaeology: Prehistory
  • Historic Columbia River Highway
  • Oregon's Covered Bridges
  • Historic Bridges
  • Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
  • Pioneer Sikh Asian East Indian Immigration of the Pacific Coast from Punjab

    Archives, Libraries and Museums

  • Oregon State Archives
  • Oregon State Library
  • Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
  • Benton County Historical Museum
  • Oregon Coast History Center
  • Center for Columbia River History
  • High Desert Museum, Bend
  • Jesuit Oregon Province Archives
  • OHS Oral history Collection
  • Archives at Oregon State University
  • Records Management Division, City of Portland
  • Oregon Collection, University of Oregon

    Cemeteries

  • Tombstone Transcription Project
  • Cemetery Records Online
  • The Oregon Political Graveyard
  • Find A Grave

    Ethnic and Religious

  • American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
  • Photo Album of the Molalla Indians
  • Confederated Tribes of Siletz - History & Culture
  • Native American Documents Project: the Rogue River War and Siletz Reservation

    Local History and Information

  • Mid-Columbia History
  • Brief histories of 25 or so West Oregon Communities
  • History of Benton County
  • Benton County History
  • Historic Buncom
  • History of Central Point
  • Corvallis History
  • Cottage Grove Town History
  • An Oregon Story: Cottage Grove & the Willamette River
  • Oregon Trails in Douglas County
  • Fort Clatsop
  • A History of Fort Yamhill
  • Granite
  • Grant County Historical Overview
  • History of Independence, OR
  • Historic Points of Interest in Lane County
  • Molalla's Proud Past
  • Morrow County History
  • General History of the Town of Netarts
  • Paisley History
  • Portland's Pittock Mansion (don't forget to check out the view!)
  • The Bridges of Portland, Oregon (I love this page...)
  • Sherman County - In the Beginning...
  • Sweet Home History
  • Umatilla County History
  • Columbia Communities: Umatilla
  • Umatilla National Forest
  • Weston, Oregon

    Maps and Gazetteers

  • USGS/GNIS Database of Oregon locations
  • Oregon from Color Landform Atlas of the United States
  • Oregon Profiles: Interactive county maps
  • Pam Rietsch's 1895 U.S. Atlas
  • County Boundary Changes
  • Pacific Northwest Railroad Maps

    Military

  • Civil War, Oregon RootsWeb Message Board
  • Union Regimental Index: Oregon
  • The 1st Oregon Volunteers, 1861-1865
  • 8th Cavalry Regiment - Early History
  • U.S. Military Personnel who died in the Korean War
  • Vietnam Conflict Casualty List

    Photographs

  • Oregon Photographs and Postcards from ORGenWeb
  • Historic Oregon Image Database from Salem Public Library
  • American West Images: Oregon
  • Detroit Publishing Company Photographs from Oregon (mainly the U.S.S. Oregon, but also some pictures from the state of Oregon)

    Societies, Historical and Genealogical

  • The Oregon Genealogical Society
  • Oregon Historical Society
  • Genealogical Council of Oregon
  • Genealogical Forum of Oregon

      Ethnic and Religious

    • Finnish-American Historical Society of the West
    • American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Oregon Chapter
    • Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon
    • The Eugene Oregon Jewish Genealogy Study Group

      Lineage

    • Oregon State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
      • Beaver Chapter - Beaverton
      • Oregon Trail Chapter - Gresham
      • Fort W. S. Harney Chapter - High Desert
      • Anna Maria Pittman Chapter - Keizer
      • Yaquina Chapter - Lincoln City
      • Crater Lake Chapter - Medford
      • Portland Chapter
    • Oregon Society - Sons of the American Revolution
      • Central Coast Chapter
      • Eugene Chapter
      • Lewis & Clark Chapter
      • Republic Chapter
      • Southern Oregon Chapter
      • William Cannon Chapter
    • Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 Oregon Department
      • Barbara Frietchie Tent #2 - Salem
    • Sons of Confederate Veterans
      • Capt. F. M. Jackson Camp No. 1778 - The Dalles
    • United Daughters of the Confederacy
      • Varina Howell Davis Chapter No. 2369 - Klamath Falls
    • California Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (includes Oregon)

      Railroad

    • Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society
    • The Pacific Northwest Chapter - National Railway Historical Society
    • Southern Oregon Chapter - National Railway Historical Society
    • Yaquina Pacific Chapter - National Railway Historical Society

      Special Interest

    • Southern Oregon PAF Users Group
    • Northwest Oral History Association
    • Oregon-California Trails Association
      • Northwest Chapter

      Regional

    • Southern Oregon Historical Society

      Local

    • Aurora Colony Historical Society
    • Bend Genealogical Society
    • Benton County Genealogical Society
    • Blue Mountain Genealogical Society
    • Boston Mill Society "...working to preserve the Boston/Thompson mill properties as a center to interpret the agricultural, commerical, industrial and social life of Oregon's Willamette Valley."
    • Cannon Beach Historical Society
    • Clackamas County Family History Society
    • Clatsop County Genealogical Society
    • Coos County Historical Society
    • Cottage Grove Genealogical Society
    • The Eugene Oregon Jewish Genealogy Study Group
    • Josephine County Historical Society
    • Lebanon Genealogical Society
    • Linn Genealogical Society
    • Marion County Historical Society
    • Molalla Area Historical Society
    • Rogue Valley Genealogical Society
    • Sherman County Historical Society
    • Umatilla County Historical Society
    • Troutdale Historical Society
    • Troutdale Historical Society
    • Willamette Valley Genealogical Society
    • Yamhill County Genealogy Society
    • Yaquina Genealogical Society

    Vital Records

  • Center for Health Statistics and Vital Records Oregon Health Division
  • Oregon Vital Records from VitalChek
  • Oregon Vital Records Information from Elizabeth T. Orsay

    Commercial

  • Ancestor Publishers
  • The Donning Company Publishers
  • The Gregath Publishing Company
  • Higginson Book Company
  • SK Publications Oregon Census CDs
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