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.
  • Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery
• Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries - Pick a cemetery and search the database.
• Indigent Burial Fund news at Oregon Live. (Search)
• 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

• Oregon Trail Interpretive Center - BLM: Basic Facts,  FAQ,  History Bits
• Idaho State University - by teachers Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher, creators of The Oregon Trail, the award-winning documentary film which aired nationally on PBS.
• "On the Oregon Trail" - by Myra Vanderpool Gormley in genealogymagazine.com
• At the End of the Trail - Clackamas County, home to Oregon City, the first capital of Oregon Territory. As the site of some of the earliest settlements in Oregon, Clackamas is a fascinating area for historians and genealogists.
• The Applegate Trail was blazed by Lindsay and Jesse Applegate in 1846.