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Oregon Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Record Types

Oregon Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s($), index & images
About Oregon, Biographical Index Card File, 1900-1986($), index & images
Oregon Pioneer Biographies
County and Town Histories, includes biographies
USGenWeb Oregon Biographies
WPA Life Histories from Oregon
Paper Trail
Early Oregonians Database Index
An illustrated history of the state of Oregon($), index & images
Pioneer days of Oregon history($), index & images
County and Town Histories Oregon, with biographies
Oregon, her history, her great men, her literature, e-book
The story of Oregon; a history, with portraits and biographies, by Julian Hawthorne. Vol. 1, e-book; Vol.2
The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Vol. 1, e-books, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4

Biographies in Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Biographical information is often found in state, county, and town histories.
Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book.
Families represented were not necessarily prominent. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler.
These biographies often start with the first member of the family to settle in the area, and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell where the family moved in from. Children's marriages often are given, with maiden names included.

Finding Biographies[edit | edit source]

The county Wiki page lists several county histories. It also lists local libraries, and societies which probably have copies of local histories.
Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following online, digitized book collections. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town).
The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the FamilySearch Catalog under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History".

The best collections of published biographies in Oregon are at the Oregon Historical Society Library and the Oregon State University. The FamilySearch Library also has an excellent collection. The Genealogical Forum of Oregon offers indexed books in digital or paper form with over 12,000 biographies of early Oregonians.

Some representative biographical encyclopedias are:

Gaston, Joseph. The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, 4 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. FS Catalog Collection book 979.5 H2g; film 1000359]. Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.

Carey, Charles Henry. History of Oregon. 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer History Publishing Co., 1922. FS Catalog Collection book 979.5 H2cc; fiche 6046590. Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.

Lockley, Fred. History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea. 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. FS Catalog Collection book 979 H2Lf; film 1000362 items 2-4.) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.

Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Co., 1903. (FS Library book FS Catalog Collection book 979.53 D3p; film 1000365.

All of these volumes and 43 additional collected biographies are indexed in Patricia Brandt and Nancy Guilford, Oregon Biography Index Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University, 1976; FS Catalog Collection book 979.5 D3b index; film 1321470 item 18.

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+===Online Resources ===
-The best collections of published biographies in Oregon are at the '''[[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon Historical Society Library]]''' and the '''[[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon State University]]'''. The Family History Library also has an excellent collection. Some representative biographical encyclopedias are:
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9056 Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s]($), index & images
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1874 About Oregon, Biographical Index Card File, 1900-1986]($), index & images
+*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/pioneerbios.html Oregon Pioneer Biographies]
+*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#or County and Town Histories], includes biographies
+*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/statewide/statewide-bios.htm USGenWeb Oregon Biographies]
+*[http://loc.gov/search/?in=&q=WPA+Life+histories+Oregon&new=true&st=gallery WPA Life Histories from Oregon]
+*[https://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail]
+*[https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personProfileSearch.do?earlyOregonian=true&searchReset=true Early Oregonians Database Index]
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28567 An illustrated history of the state of Oregon]($), index & images
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28572 Pioneer days of Oregon history]($), index & images
+*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#or County and Town Histories Oregon], with biographies
+*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?field1=ocr;q1=oregon%20biography;a=srchls;lmt=ft Oregon, her history, her great men, her literature], e-book
+*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081782744;view=1up;seq=11 The story of Oregon; a history, with portraits and biographies, by Julian Hawthorne. Vol. 1], e-book; [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081782751;view=1up;seq=14 Vol.2]
+*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081810206;view=1up;seq=12 The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Vol. 1], e-books, [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044099898983;view=1up;seq=5 Vol. 2], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081810198;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081810172;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 4]
-Gaston, Joseph. ''The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912'', 4 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144251&disp=The+centennial+history+of+Oregon%2C+1811%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.5 H2g; film 1000359].) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.
+==Biographies in Local Histories==
+*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''.
+*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book.
+*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler.
+*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included.
-Carey, Charles Henry. ''History of Oregon''. 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer History Publishing Co., 1922. (Family History Library book 979.5 H2cc; fiche 6046590.) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.
+===Finding Biographies===
+*The [[Oregon, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories.
+*Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town).
+**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books''']
+**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books''']
+**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat''']
+**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust''']
+**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive''']
+*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History".
+The best collections of published biographies in Oregon are at the '''[[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon Historical Society Library]]''' and the '''[[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon State University]]'''. The FamilySearch Library also has an excellent collection. [http://gfo.org/resources/indexes/pioneer/biographies-of-early-oregonians.html The Genealogical Forum of Oregon] offers indexed books in digital or paper form with over 12,000 biographies of early Oregonians. <BR><BR>
+Some representative biographical encyclopedias are:
-Lockley, Fred. ''History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea.'' 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. (Family History Library book 979 H2Lf; film 1000362 items 2-4.) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.
+Gaston, Joseph. ''The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912'', 4 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. {{FSC|144251|item}} book 979.5 H2g; film 1000359]. Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.
-''Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon''. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Co., 1903. (Family History Library book 979.53 D3p; film 1000365.)
+Carey, Charles Henry. ''History of Oregon''. 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer History Publishing Co., 1922. {{FSC|144236|item}} book 979.5 H2cc; fiche 6046590. Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.
-All of these volumes and 43 additional collected biographies are indexed in Patricia Brandt and Nancy Guilford, ''Oregon Biography Index'' (Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University, 1976; Family History Library book 979.5 D3b index; film 1321470 item 18). <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
+Lockley, Fred. ''History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea.'' 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. {{FSC|258213|item}} book 979 H2Lf; film 1000362 items 2-4.) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.
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+''Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon''. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Co., 1903. (FS Library book {{FSC|260656|item}} book 979.53 D3p; film 1000365.
+All of these volumes and 43 additional collected biographies are indexed in Patricia Brandt and Nancy Guilford, ''Oregon Biography Index'' Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University, 1976; {{FSC|144219|item}} book 979.5 D3b index; film 1321470 item 18.
+{{Oregon}}
+[[Category:Oregon, United States]][[Category:United States Biography]]