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• Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians

  For Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.

• American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 - Oregon

  From the Library of Congress.

• Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files

  The purpose of this blog is to showcase the variety of information found in the Chinese Exclusion Act case files and to give guidance on how to locate information in the files. The focus is the files at the National Archives-Seattle from Record Group 85 pertaining to Seattle, Port Townsend, and Sumas, Washington; and Portland, Oregon. Although these files are located in Seattle, the subject of the file may have lived anywhere in the United States.

• Chinese Exclusion Act Records at the National Archives at Seattle

• Early Oregonian Search

  Individuals who lived in Oregon prior to statehood through 1860.

• GEDCOM Index - Oregon

  Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.

• Online County and Town Histories - Oregon

  This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.

• Oregon Black Pioneers

• Oregon Pioneer Biographies

• Oregon State Archives - Early Oregonians Database Overview

  Information that can be found in the database is from census, death, probate, and other records to help researchers find relevant information and documents about people who lived in Oregon prior to statehood. The project can only realistically be defined to include people living in Oregon from 1800 to 1860.

• Our Family Tree - Oregon Genealogy

  Collection of family trees and resources for the state of Oregon: Shortridge, Boylan, Howard, Conrad, Waldo, Sholin, Taylor, Hartsook, Hobson, Gerig

• Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers

  The Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers was established in 1901 by the children of the elderly members of the Oregon Pioneer Association to assist them in carrying out their desire to memorialize those that came to the Oregon Country, founded our civil and military governments, and pioneered our basic industries. All direct line descendants of the pioneers who arrived and settled in the Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, or Washington Territory prior to Oregon statehood, February 14, 1859 are eligible for membership in the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers.

• Swedish Roots in Oregon - An Immigration Research Project

  Swedish Roots in Oregon (SRIO) was formed in 1999 when Ross Fogelquist of Oregon

• The First People of Clackamas County Oregon

  Describes the traditional way of life of the Kalapuya, Clackamas, and Molalla Indians of Clackamas County, Oregon with text, illustrations, and bibliography.

• Tribes and Villages of Oregon