FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
Baker County,
Oregon, Gold Mining History The manuscript we now provide gives the reader an overlook of the
gold mining, principally in Baker County, Oregon, but also extending to the
counties of Grant, Harney, Malheur and Union. Along with the history of gold
mining in Baker County, Oregon, this manuscript also provides detailed articles
on the specific mercantile interests tied into the gold trade in Eastern Oregon,
as well as biographies of the miners and principal players of the era.
Harney County Biographies
"An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties" with a
brief outline of the early history of the State of Oregon", Published 1902
Men of Portland
Portland has a rich and colorful history. Many of the biographies will
reflect that.
History of Hood River County,
Oregon 1852 - 1982 Currently this database includes information from "History of Hood River
County, Oregon 1852 - 1982 and 1852 - 1987," "History of Early Pioneer
Families of Hood River, Oregon," families from the Hood River County portion
of the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 Wasco County, Oregon Census. It also
includes the 1910 Hood River County, Oregon Census and part of the 1920 Hood
River County, Oregon Census. There are currently 42,258 individuals in the
database.
Baker County,
Oregon, Gold Mining History The manuscript we now provide gives the reader an overlook of the
gold mining, principally in Baker County, Oregon, but also extending to the
counties of Grant, Harney, Malheur and Union. Along with the history of gold
mining in Baker County, Oregon, this manuscript also provides detailed articles
on the specific mercantile interests tied into the gold trade in Eastern Oregon,
as well as biographies of the miners and principal players of the era.
Thirty
One Years in Baker County A complete history of this county from the time gold was
discovered in Griffin's Gulch in the
year 1861, down to the present
time, is more of a task than
one would at first suppose. The public
records are not a full history of the
affairs of county government during the first years of its
existence, some of the books having been lost.
In the present work, accounts of
events and dates of their occurrence have been taken from written documents
whenever they could be obtained,
and in other cases where no record could be consulted, conclusions
had to be reached by summing up the testimony of the best witnesses
to the fact.
History
of Baker County It is the purpose of this book to make a lasting historic record of
Baker County; to interpret the controlling geology and geography; to
interpret Baker County's place in Oregon's past and present; to recognize
its industry; and to present a record of its people.
Western States Historical Marriage Records Index Over the past decade, the BYU-Idaho (formerly known as Ricks College) Family
History Center has been extracting early marriage records from counties in
the western part of the United States. Virtually all of the pre-1900
marriages are included in the index for Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. Many
Idaho, Nevada and Utah counties have been extracted into the 1930's and
some, much later. A significant number of marriages from Wyoming, eastern
Washington, eastern Oregon, western Colorado and selected counties in
California are also included. For more details, see "List of Counties by
State".
