Clackamas County, Oregon
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Maps ~ Biographies ~ Books ~ Oregon Pioneers ~ What's New ~ Miscellaneous History of Clackamas County Oregon City became the county seat for Clackamas County. The city was built on a portion of Dr. John McLoughlin's land claim. In 1844 Oregon City was incorporated by the Provisional Legislature, making it the first incorporated city west of the Rocky Mountains. This area was the terminus for water transportation on the Willamette River and had been a meeting place for Indians, hunters, trappers, and Hudson's Bay Company voyagers for years. The first major overland immigration to Oregon City occurred in 1842. Three years later Samuel Barlow established an immigrant route that ran from The Dalles, around the south side of Mt. Hood, and into Oregon City. The Barlow Road funneled thousands of immigrants into Oregon City and Clackamas County during the 1840s. Oregon City rapidly became the primary urban center in Clackamas County and dominated social and political life in Oregon during the provisional government period. The removal of the territorial capital from Oregon City to Salem in 1852 shifted most of the political activity to Salem. The creation of Multnomah County in 1854, at the request of Portland residents, removed Oregon's principal commercial city from Clackamas County as well as the county's access to the Columbia River. Prior to construction of a courthouse, county records were housed in several locations in Oregon City, including the former provisional state house. Two of the locations burned but the county records were saved. In 1884 a frame and concrete structure was built at a cost of $145,000. In 1935 the county records were moved temporarily to rented quarters while a new courthouse was built. Using construction grants available through the Works Progress Administration the current courthouse was completed in 1937. Clackamas County elected government is composed of five commissioners, a district attorney, assessor, clerk, sheriff, surveyor, and treasurer. Heavily timbered, the county's geoimagesal features include Mt. Hood and numerous rivers - the Willamette, Clackamas, Sandy, Pudding, Molalla, and Salmon. Since its creation, agriculture, timber, manufacturing, and commerce have been the county's principal activities. The population of Clackamas County has steadily increased from 1850. The 2011 population of 378,480 represented a significant increase over the 2000 population of 338,391 . And from the Wiki(((<^☺^>)))<V<☺>V>(((<^☺^>))) Maps This set of Web Pages has Photographs of Historical Buildings, etc. Here is the description: As many thousands of the buildings, churches, residences, shops and mills photographed can also be found on the maps within the Historic Map Works collection, it is fitting that we link the two databases to simplify the research process. With this in mind, we are pleased to offer our visitors to access to these important documents in a format complimentary, yet novel accompaniment to the extensive efforts of the Library of Congress and the National Parks Service. Trails West & Mining History Overland Trail Oregon Trail Oregon Mining Maps 'Ghost Towns in Oregon' ~ The Volcanoes of Oregon (((<^☺^>)))<V<☺>V>(((<^☺^>))) Biographies, Books & Pioneers Oregon "Who's Who": 1929-1944 FS Film # 1000368. Items 10, 11 & 12 ~ FS Catalog and A Complete List of Both Active & Inactive Members of the Oregon State Bar Corrected to September 1 1937 Prepared from the Records of and with The Cooperation of Frederick H Sercombe, Secretary Stevens-Ness Law Publishing Co. Portland, Oregon Alpha by Location: Images: 982-993 <<???>> Who's Who in Oregon Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women Who Are Building A State Vol 1: 1929-1930 Oregon City Enterprise Publishers Oregon City, Oregon Introduction, Abbreviations: Images 1000-1010 Biographies: Image Ranges A - B: 1010-1025 ~ C - E: 1025-1041 ~ F - K: 1041-1067 L - M: 1067-1083 ~ N - R: 1083-1096 ~ S - Z: 1096-1122 <<???>> Vol 2 1936-1937 Addenda: Img 1134 Biographies: Image Ranges A - B: 1135-1178 ~ C - E: 1178-1221 ~ F - K: 1221-1289 L - M: 1289-1329 ~ N - R: 1329-1366 ~ S - Z: 1366-1429 <<???>> "Former Oregonians of Prominance" Img: 1430-1433 ~ Addenda - Errata: 1438-1439 <<???>> Capitol's Who's Who for Oregon A Triennial Reference Work 1942-1944 Compiled and Published By Capitol Publishing Company Publshing Plant, S W 116th and Morrison Portland, Oregon Biographies: Image Ranges A - B: 1450-1482 ~ C - E: 1482-1515 ~ F - K: 1515-1569 L - M: 1569-1598 ~ N - R: 1598-1626 ~ S - Z: 1626-1674 Addenda - Errata: 1674-1678 <<???>> Georgaphical Index: 1940 Alpha by City Location ~ Images: 1439-1446 (((<^☺^>)))<V<☺>V>(((<^☺^>))) <<<New>>> History Of The Pacific Northwest: Oregon And Washington Embracing An Account Of The Original Discoveries On The Pacific Coast Of North America, And A Description Of The Conquest, Settlement And Subjugation Of The Vast Country Included In The Original Territory Of Oregon Also Interesting Biographies Of The Earliest Settlers And More Prominent Men and Women of the Pacific Northwest Volume II, 1889 Compiled And Published By The North Pacific History Company Of Portland, Oregon The Biographies have been split to Alpha Sections The Files are large, but can be downloaded: Please use this link Please use this link for the Index There are Historical Paragraphs about several OR Counties:  "Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography " by Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901 Publication date 1900 Appleton Review ~ Archive.org [All Volumes] "The Family of George Wise & Sarah Tong" Wise-Tong Pioneers of Clackamas, OR by: Arthur D Coleman, 1965 The TOC is here.The book may be downloaded from the FS Catalog Early Oregonians:1800-1860 "Oregon Native Son" Publication with Bio's and Sketches 1899-1900 Index The Books can be read online or downloaded [Archive.org] "The Centennial History of Oregon 1811 - 1912" The S J Clark Publishing Company Chicago, 1912 Clackamas Folk on this Linked Chart~ Read Online or Download "An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon" H. K. Hines, Author; Chicago, 1893 There is an index here, but it does not break down by County. Search the Book using "Clackamas" as the search parameter There are more bios in the USGenWeb Archives. "Stagecoaches of Clackamas County" ~ Documentary Archive.org Link to the mp3 "History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress" Pub: The Minneapolis Journal - The Index is Here Read Online or Download 2 Publications of the Clackamas County Family History Society: Legacy Vol 15,1 ~ Legacy Vol 16,1 Interesting bits and pieces of Clackamas History Family Genealogical Publications There are thousands of these publications Archive.org Link (((<^☺^>)))<V<☺>V>(((<^☺^>))) Family Search "Collections" There is a wealth of Family and Historical information contained on the FamilySearch WebSite. It can be overwhelming to figure out where to start. So, I have created concentrated categories of databases which are accessible via linked pdf files. All of the linked, Searchable Lists can be found here. Cemeteries, Etc [Burial, Cemeteries, Coroner, Funeral Homes, Graves] Church Records [Baptism's, Catholic Church, Christenings, Church [General]] Legal Documents and Resources [Court, Estate, Probate Records] Migration - Naturalization - Travel [Border Crossings, Migration, Naturalization, Passenger Lists, Passports] Military [Bounty [Land], Military [Misc], Pensions, Soldiers, Veteran's, War[s]] Odds and Ends [Applications, Homestead, Membership, Native Americans, Parish [Location & Church], Pioneers, Prison, Voting, Obituaries, Veteran & Soldier's Homes, Children's Home] Vital Records [Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death, Mortality Records] Miscellaneous Family Search Databases "Folks Born in Oregon, but who moved away" Years ago I created 'Named Databases' for these Collections But, they are now over 5 years old, so instead of leaving them static, I have linked the Original Collections so you, the Researcher' can search them. Log into your FS Account for Access (((<^☺^>)))<V<☺>V>(((<^☺^>))) Odds & Ends The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed. The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category" |
"The Fine Print"
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
Clackamas County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
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