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[[ | ''[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Oregon]]'' | ||
== Immigrants == | == Immigrants == | ||
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=== Oregon Donation Land Claim Act === | === Oregon Donation Land Claim Act === | ||
*see | *see {{wpd|Donation Land Claim Act}}, a federal act. | ||
*The Oregon Donation Act of 1850 guaranteed free land to those who settled and cultivated the land before 1 December 1855. 7,437 patents were issued before the expiration of the Act. | *The Oregon Donation Act of 1850 guaranteed free land to those who settled and cultivated the land before 1 December 1855. 7,437 patents were issued before the expiration of the Act. | ||
*New settlers surged into the Oregon Territory, primarily from the Mississippi River valley, the Midwest and the South. | *New settlers surged into the Oregon Territory, primarily from the Mississippi River valley, the Midwest and the South. | ||
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*1860, gold discovery at Pierce, in northern Idaho made Portland an important trade depot. | *1860, gold discovery at Pierce, in northern Idaho made Portland an important trade depot. | ||
*1862, gold discovery at what was Auburn, Oregon by Henry Griffin and David Littlefield opened up settlement of the Eastern Oregon. | *1862, gold discovery at what was [[Auburn, Oregon]] by Henry Griffin and David Littlefield opened up settlement of the Eastern Oregon. | ||
*The completion of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1883 going up north from California, brought many new settlers into Oregon. This was Oregon's first transcontinental rail connection. | *The completion of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1883 going up north from California, brought many new settlers into Oregon. This was Oregon's first transcontinental rail connection. | ||
*Later immigrants came from China, Japan, the Philippines and Latin America. | *Later immigrants came from China, Japan, the Philippines and Latin America. | ||
*By 1889, the Oregon Short Line connected Union Pacific Railway with Oregon Railway and Navigation Company at Huntington, Oregon brought in more settlers faster in more direct link from the East Coast. | *By 1889, the Oregon Short Line connected Union Pacific Railway with Oregon Railway and Navigation Company at Huntington, Oregon brought in more settlers faster in more direct link from the East Coast. | ||
*A helpful source on overland migration is William Adrian Bowen, ''The Willamette Valley: Migration and Settlement on the Oregon Frontier'' (Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1978; | *A helpful source on overland migration is William Adrian Bowen, ''The Willamette Valley: Migration and Settlement on the Oregon Frontier'' (Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1978; {{FHL|81588|item}} book 979.53 X4b; fiche 6101360. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
*There are no known lists of passengers arriving in Oregon ports (such as Astoria, Coos Bay (then Marshfield,) Portland and Tillamook). | *There are no known lists of passengers arriving in Oregon ports (such as [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]], [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]] (then Marshfield,) [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[Tillamook, Oregon|Tillamook]]). | ||
*Records of ethnic groups and shipping enterprises are available at the [[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon Historical Society Library]]. | *Records of ethnic groups and shipping enterprises are available at the [[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon Historical Society Library]]. | ||
=== Trails === | === Trails === | ||
*The [http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] is an educational organization that promotes the story of the westward migration to Oregon, among other places. Their site includes a personal name index to trail diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies, newspaper articles, guidebooks and letters at http://[http://www.paper-trail.org/ | *The [http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] is an educational organization that promotes the story of the westward migration to Oregon, among other places. Their site includes a personal name index to trail diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies, newspaper articles, guidebooks and letters at http://[http://www.paper-trail.org/ A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents]. | ||
=== Minorities === | === Minorities === | ||
*Records of minorities, such as the Basques, | *Records of minorities, such as the [[Basque Ethnic Group|Basques]], [[Sweden: Emigration and Immigration|Swedes]], also {{FHL|144228|item}} and [[China Emigration and Immigration|Chinese]]. | ||
=== Native Americans === | === Native Americans === | ||
*For records of Native Americans, see [[Indians of Oregon|Indians of Oregon]] | *For records of Native Americans, see [[Indians of Oregon|Indians of Oregon]]. Some of these tribes are the Cayuse, Klamath, Modoc, Nez Perce, Paiute, Tillamook, and Umatilla. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
''[[Oregon]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[[Oregon]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
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:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. | :NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. | ||