Oregon Sites
- Oregon State Archives Division (Search) - Genealogical and historical information.
- Jackson County Genealogy Library - Lots of indexes by the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society.
- Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries - Pick a cemetery and search the database.
- Multnomah County Pioneer Cemeteries (Search) - Metro's Regional Parks and Greenspaces Department manages 14 pioneer cemeteries.
- Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries - Pick a cemetery and search the database.
- WWI Trivia
- Historic Oregon Newspapers - by the University of Oregon
- Oregon Newspaper Index - by the University of Oregon. This database contains 977,000+ entries featuring the Portland Oregonian (1852-1987), the Oregon Daily Emerald (1900-1979), and The Register Guard (1963-2004).
- Electronic Resources - Multnomah County Public Library.
- Oregon Blue Book - Almanac, History, Notable persons
- Oregon Historical Society - Biographies, History Project, Library
- A place called Oregon - History and Genealogy
- Willamette Valley Genealogical Society - Part of the Oregon State Library site.
- The Volga Germans in Portland - Check links for History, Families, People, Stories, and more.
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon - Good resource for Jewish and/or East European ancestors
- Oregon Trail - We found lots of good links
General Genealogy and Search Sites
| Death Indexes | Indexes for deaths, obituaries, probate files, and burials - Joe Beine | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| Vital Records | Maintained by the Center for Disease Control | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| State Archives | Maintained by the Georgia Secretary of State | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| State Libraries | Maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| Public Libraries | Directory by state and city. | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| Libweb | Lists over 8000 pages from libraries in 146 countries. | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| US GenWeb | Links for all states and counties. County sites may include history, census, church, land, and archived files. Add your own information. Search queries and surnames. | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| Cyndi's List | 280,000 genealogy links. | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| GenForum | Messages boards for surnames, regions, and other topics | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| Quickfacts | US Census Bureau - population statistics | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
- RootsWeb - Free data hosted by Ancestry.com
- Burials
- Find A Grave
- Interment.net
- Cemetery Records - Search High & Low, Above & Below - article by Jeffrey A. Bockman
- Also see Military burials
- Calculators - by SiriusGenealogy.com
The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard
- Using the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules - by Dick Eastman
- Genealogy Myths - by Dick Eastman
- Presidents of the United States
- International
- links at the British Interest Group
- links at the Irish Interest Group
- World GenWeb Project - Links to sites of various countries in the world with information helpful to genealogists.
- National Archives Around the World
LDS Sites
These sites are provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons).
- familysearch.org - Record Search.
- Library Catalog - Search by place, surname, keyword, etc.
- Free classes online
- On-line books - at BYU.
- Family History Centers - find one near you.
- Family Search Internet Service - Search the Ancestral File, IGI, and website indexes.
Military
- National Archives - Military records
- Online Military Indexes & Records - by Joe Beine
- Medal of Honor
- West Point also on Wikipedia
- Burials
- American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Veterans buried overseas.
- Nationwide Veterans' Gravesite Locator - Search for veterans buried in the U.S.
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Honoring Our War Dead: The Evolution of the Government Policy on Headstones for Fallen Soldiers and Sailors - by the National Archives
- Revolutionary War
- Patriot Index Lookup Service - Daughters of the American Revolution.
- Sons of the American Revolution
- Follow the Money – Tracking Revolutionary War Army Pension Payments - by the National Archives
- Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor - by Connie Lenzen
- Civil War
- Civil War at a Glance - NationalAtlas.gov
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System - National Park Service
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (Search)
- Grand Army of the Republic
- History - LoC, SUVCW
- 52nd Encampment in Portland, Oregon, 1918
- Theodore Augustus Penland - the last surviving member of the G.A.R. in Oregon - findagrave.com
- Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers - article by William Dollarhide
- Genealogy notes - by the National Archives
- The Civil War Home Page
- Spanish American War
- Casualties
- Korea – National Archives – Oregon Washington Idaho
- Vietnam – National Archives – Oregon Washington Idaho
- Iraq &
Afghanistan– Washington Post – Oregon Washington Idaho
Land Records
- Public Land Survey System - Wikipedia
- Mapping a Donation Land Claim. WOW! (using the next two links: BLM and Earthpoint)
- Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records
- Search for land transfers from the Federal government to individuals. - Township and Range - Public Land Survey System on Google Earth by Earthpoint.us
- Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records
-
Those Elusive Early Americans: Public Lands and Claims in the
American State Papers, 1789–1837
- by the National Archives - Using
the Congressional Serial Set for Genealogical Research
- by the National Archives
Maps, Gazetteers, etc
| Geology.com | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| Library of Congress | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| Newberry Atlas of Counties | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
| Perry-Castañeda Library | Ore. | Wash. | Ida. |
- Historical Maps Can Help – article by Jeffrey A. Bockman
- Oregon maps from Google – Historical
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names® Online
- Geographic Names Information System – USGS
- Maps, driving directions, etc (Google, MapQuest)
Immigration
- CastleGarden.org (in One Step) - U.S. immigration from 1820–1913
- Ellis Island
- Ellis Island On-Line (in One Step) - U.S. immigration from 1892–1924
- Annie Moore, First Immigrant - by Megan Smolenyak
- Ellis Island and Your Ancestors - by Dick Eastman
- NPS spends $29M on Improvements - by Dick Eastman
- What Passenger Lists Are Online? - by Joe Beine
- Online Searchable Naturalization Indexes & Records - by Joe Beine
- In One Step databases - by Steve Morse - Where's Grandpa?
- Immigrant Ancestors Project - at BYU
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - Passenger lists
- National Archives - Passenger lists
- Genealogy notes - by the National Archives
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Genealogy
Quaker Research
- The Quaker Corner - A repository of resources for enhancing the research of your Quaker Heritage
- Quaker Information Center - Genealogical Searches
- A Quaker Page - Indexes Quaker-specific historical materials available
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