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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_oregon-usa_40&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry | *'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_oregon-usa_40&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry - index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=2&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Oregon | ||
*'''1882-1903''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2127 Portland, Oregon, Chinese Immigrant Case files, 1882-1903] at Ancestry | *'''1882-1903''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2127 Portland, Oregon, Chinese Immigrant Case files, 1882-1903] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1888-1956''' {{RecordSearch|2822780|Oregon Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1956}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1888-1956''' {{RecordSearch|2822780|Oregon Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1956}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1888-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1042 Oregon, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1963] at Ancestry | *'''1888-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1042 Oregon, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1963] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1895-1954''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1075 Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954] at Ancestry | *'''1895-1954''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1075 Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage | *'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Oregon | ||
*'''1895-1964''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1082/?arrival=_oregon-usa_40&count=50 All U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964] at Ancestry | *'''1895-1964''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1082/?arrival=_oregon-usa_40&count=50 All U.S., Border Crossings from Mexico to U.S., 1895-1964] at Ancestry - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Oregon | ||
*'''1949-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2443351|Oregon, Portland, Index and Register of Vessels, 1949-1955}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Portland, Index and Register of Vessels - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1949-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2443351|Oregon, Portland, Index and Register of Vessels, 1949-1955}} at FamilySearch - [[Oregon, Portland, Index and Register of Vessels - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*[https://www.paper-trail.org/Search Paper Trail Database] A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names & Documents | |||
====Cultural Groups==== | ====Cultural Groups==== | ||
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage | *'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Oregon | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Oregon | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Oregon | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Oregon+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Oregon | ||
==== Passport Records Online ==== | ==== Passport Records Online ==== | ||
*'''1795-1925''' | *'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1795-1925''' | *'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($) | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/genealogical-records-help/record-requests-frequently-asked-questions '''Record Requests Frequently Asked Questions'''] | *[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/genealogical-records-help/record-requests-frequently-asked-questions '''Record Requests Frequently Asked Questions'''] | ||
====Oregon Historical Society Library==== | ====Oregon Historical Society Library==== | ||
'''Oregon Historical Society'''<br> | |||
Davies Family Research Library<br> | |||
1200 SW Park Ave, 4th Floor<br> | |||
Portland, OR 97205<br> | |||
<br> | |||
Tel. 503-306-5240<br> | |||
Email: libreference@ohs.org<br> | |||
*[http://librarycatalog.ohs.org/O90000/OPAC/Index.aspx Research Library Catalog] | |||
*[https://www.ohs.org/research-and-library/research-help/biographical-research.cfm '''Biographical Collections List'''] | |||
:*'''Biography Card File''' | |||
:::Local, state, and regional histories and published biographical resources in our collection at the time the index was completed; | |||
:::Birth, death, and marriage citations from roughly a dozen and a half western Oregon newspapers covering the latter half of the 19th and the first two decades of the 20th centuries; | |||
:::Our 350+ volume collection of scrapbooks created by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.); | |||
:::Indian War Pension Papers filed by veterans or by heirs of those who fought in the territorial Indian Wars (1847 –1879). | |||
:*'''Vertical File Index''' | |||
:::A topical access point to folders of newspaper clipping, magazine articles, flyer, brochures, ad pamphlets related to certain persons or families. :::Genealogy files will often include biographical sketches, obituaries, or family trees. | |||
:*'''Pioneer Card File''' | |||
:::Transcribed questionnaires issued to pioneer descendants at annual Oregon Pioneer Association meetings | |||
:::Notes taken by Judge Charles H. Carey, one‐time president of the Historical Society and author of several histories of the state; | |||
:::Materials donated to the Historical Society by the Lane County Pioneer Association. | |||
:*'''Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) Card File''' | |||
:::An index, by surname, to a variety of genealogical works transcribed and published by the Oregon chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, including cemetery records, court documents, and pioneer reminiscences. | |||
:*'''Donation Land Claims''' | |||
:::An index to the approximately 7,000 land claims filed under the federal government's Donation Land Act (1850 –1855). Entries are listed by surname of claimant or witnesses to the claim, and include brief biographical information taken from the claim form, such as dates and places of births, marriages, and arrival in Oregon, and names of spouses. | |||
====Oregon-California Trails Association==== | ====Oregon-California Trails Association==== | ||
[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://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 [https://www.paper-trail.org/ A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents]. | ||
*[https://www.paper-trail.org/Search '''Search the Paper Trail Database'''] Initial searches are FREE! You can go to the "Search" tab now to begin. These free searches will tell you if a name or document is in the database. It will give you the origin and year of the journey, how the person was mentioned, the name of the party, and the name and author of the document described. [https://www.paper-trail.org/Account/Register '''Subscriptions'''] give you more complete information including a scan of the original survey. This lists the route taken, ages, and other notes about the document. But most importantly, you will have access to the location of known copies of the original document. | |||
==Finding Town of Origin== | ==Finding Town of Origin== | ||
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*1830s and 1840s, other settlements were created in the Willamette River valley. These settlers generally came from '''Midwestern and eastern states, Canada and Russia'''. | *1830s and 1840s, other settlements were created in the Willamette River valley. These settlers generally came from '''Midwestern and eastern states, Canada and Russia'''. | ||
*1843, over 900 more Americans arrived, mostly from '''Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa'''. | *1843, over 900 more Americans arrived, mostly from '''Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa'''. | ||
*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'''. | ||
*Foreign-born immigrants came mainly from '''Canada, Germany, Scandinavia, England and Russia'''. | *Foreign-born immigrants came mainly from '''Canada, Germany, Scandinavia, England and Russia'''. | ||
*Later immigrants came from '''China, Japan, the Philippines and Latin America'''. | *Later immigrants came from '''China, Japan, the Philippines and Latin America'''. | ||
=== African Americans === | === African Americans === | ||
Nokes, R. Gregory. ''Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trail in the Oregon Territory''. Oregon State University Press. c. 2013 [http://www.worldcat.org/title/breaking-chains-slavery-on-trial-in-the-oregon-territory/oclc/816318426?referer=tag_list_view WorldCat] | Nokes, R. Gregory. ''Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trail in the Oregon Territory''. Oregon State University Press. c. 2013 [http://www.worldcat.org/title/breaking-chains-slavery-on-trial-in-the-oregon-territory/oclc/816318426?referer=tag_list_view WorldCat] | ||
==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[ | '''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Oregon Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]] | ||
===What can I find in them?=== | ===What can I find in them?=== | ||
====[[ | ====[[Oregon Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]==== | ||
*'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''. The names of wives and children were often not included. | *'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''. The names of wives and children were often not included. | ||
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*'''1906--''' - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included. | *'''1906--''' - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included. | ||
====[[ | ====[[Oregon Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]] ==== | ||
Over the years, passports and passport applications contained different amounts of information about the passport applicant. The first passports that are available begin in 1795. These usually contained the individual's name, description of individual, and age. More information was required on later passport applications, such as: | Over the years, passports and passport applications contained different amounts of information about the passport applicant. The first passports that are available begin in 1795. These usually contained the individual's name, description of individual, and age. More information was required on later passport applications, such as: | ||
*Birthplace | *Birthplace | ||
*Birth date | *Birth date | ||
*Naturalization | *Naturalization information | ||
*Arrival information, if foreign born | *Arrival information, if foreign born | ||
==In-country Migration== | ==In-country Migration== | ||
*[http://www.railsandtrails.com/gazetteer/1853/routeCA-OR.htm 1853 Routes to California and Oregon] in the Hayward's United States Gazetteer. | |||
*[ | === Oregon Migration Routes === | ||
[[Oregon Trail|Oregon Trail]]{{·}} [[California Trail|California Trail]]{{·}} [[Applegate Trail|Applegate Trail]]{{·}} [[Meek Cutoff|Meek Cutoff]]{{·}} {{nowrap|[[Whitman Mission Route|Whitman Mission Route]]{{·}}}} [[Barlow Road|Barlow Road]]{{·}} [[Klamath Trail|Klamath Trail]]{{·}} {{nowrap|[[Free Emigrant Road|Free Emigrant Road]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Upper Columbia River Route|Upper Columbia River Route]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Nez Perce Trail|Nez Perce Trail]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Lewis and Clark Trail|Lewis and Clark Trail]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Santiam Wagon Road|Santiam Wagon Road]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Siskiyou Trail|Siskiyou Trail]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[Thomas and Ruckle Road|Thomas and Ruckle Road]]{{·}}}} {{nowrap|[[York Factory Express|York Factory Express]]{{·}}}} [[Willamette Valley|Willamette Valley]]{{·}}[[Blue Mountain Pass|Blue Mountain Pass]]{{·}}[[Rogue River Valley|Rogue River Valley]]{{·}} [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)]]{{·}}[[Union Pacific Railroad]]{{·}}[[Northern Pacific Railway]]{{·}}[[Oregon Short Line Railroad]]{{·}}{{nowrap|[[Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company]]}}{{·}}[[Southern Pacific Railroad]]{{·}}[[Columbia Southern Railway]]{{·}}[[Oregon Trunk Railroad]] | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog: | |||
*{{FSC|United States, Oregon - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=476546266|disp=United States, Oregon - Emigration and immigration}} | |||
*{{ | *{{FSC|United States, Oregon - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=1378523277|disp=United States, Oregon - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|United States, Oregon - Minorities|subject|subject-id=1089756909|disp=United States, Oregon - Minorities}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|United States, Oregon - Minorities - History|subject|subject-id=1098685260|disp=United States, Oregon - Minorities - History}} | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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