Wasco County, Oregon
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The ORGenWeb and The USGenWeb ®
My name is Martha and I am your host for "all things Wasco".
I do not live in Oregon, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am an experienced online researcher and will do my best to answer questions and perhaps help locate
that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'
I can be contacted via email:
Please use this Link
Our Thanks to Constance for her dedication and dilligence for Wasco County.
Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Queries and Lookups
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Funeral Records ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Native American's ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends
Wasco County Neighbors:
Hood River | Clackamas | Marion | Jefferson | Wheeler | Sherman
Search Wasco County
History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Queries and Lookups
Brief History: Wasco County: Wiki
New: Familypedia
The Cities of Wasco County
Antelope ~ Bakeoven ~ Boyd ~ Celilo
Criterion ~ Durfer ~ Matney ~ Maupin
Mosier ~ Shaniko ~ The Dalles
The Oregon History Project and The Oregon Encyclopedia
Biographies ~ Books ~ 'Who's Who'
"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]
New Oregon Resources
/ FS Catalog
Filmed Books: 1000368
"An Illustrated History of Central Oregon:
Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler,
Crook, Lake and Klamath Counties" Western Historical Publishing Company
Spokane, Wash: 1905
Transcribed Biographies courtesy of Jeffrey L Elmer:
Copied with permission and credit to him for his
work through the years.
R ead Online or Download
"Oregon Native Son"
Publication with Bio's and Sketches
1 1899-1900 Index
The Books can be downloaded [Archive.org]
"History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress"
Read Online or Download
"Who's Who - On The Pacific Coast"
Original data: Harper, Franklin, editor. Los Angeles, California:
Harper Publishing Co., 1913.
Images reproduced courtesy of the California State Library [Ancestry]
Index: POB, AK, MN, MO, PA, OR & WI.
Read Online or Download
Biographical Sketches: These were found on the film listed below:
To View, Log in, Search, Catalog,
Enter Film # in the 'Fiche/Film Slot'
Use the Chart for Image #
LDS Film # 8960118
and...
There are a lot of 'Family Histories' in the
FamilySearch Book portion of the FS WebSite.
To access them:
Log in, Search, Books.
Enter County of Choice, a list comes up.
To the left is a list of parameters:
There are 'levels of access' the ones marked
"Public" or Full Permission" can be read online or downloaded.
Historic Maps
Oregon Base Map ~ Oregon Territory Map 1852
David Rumsey ~ Historic Map & Atlas Collection
Perry-Castaneda ~ Map Collection ~ Earthquake Fault Maps
"Oregon - Geo Hazards Viewer ~ MapGoose
American Georgaphical Society Library Digital Map Collection
Humboldt State University Map Collection
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Oregon ~ Railroad Maps
Google Earth ~ Zoom Earth [Weather Tracker]
Metsker Maps: Wasco County: 1933 Atlas
Title Page, Index & Pg 31- Files are Here
Individual Scans of Pages: Contact Martha
BLM Records for Wasco County
There was a nice collection of files.
They have been reformatted for easier viewing.
Use the indexes, then access the BLM WebSite
Trails West & Mining History
Overland Trail ~ Oregon Trail ~ Oregon Mining Maps
'Ghost Towns in Oregon' ~ Mining Camps and Historical Sites ~ The Volcanoes of Oregon
"What's New"
Film # 100368, Item 10, 11 & 12 This section of Film has three OR Items of Interest
The first is:
A Complete List
of Both
Active and Inactive Members
Of The
Orregon State BAR
[Corrected To September 1, 1937]
Prepared from the Records of and with the Co-operation of
Frederick H Sercombe, Secretary
Stevens-Ness law Publishing Co.
Portland, Oregon
The downloaded images are here
Items 11 & 12 are Oregon "Who's Who": 1929-1944
The Chart below will be your guide to the files
The Volume for 1936-1937 is a book found in the FS Catalog: Use This Link
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 - Files & Index
There are Historical Paragraphs about several OR
Counties: Here are the Paragraphs
for Wasco County
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.
Databases, Linked to Family Search
Lookups:
I did not find any lookup volunteers for Wasco County.
If you have resources 'at home' or are willing to do local
'on the ground' research, please contact me: Martha
RAOGK may have local Volunteers
Happy to do lookups on Heritage Hub and the Library
Edition of My Heritage Contact: Martha
If you wish to post Genealogical or Historical Queries online,
try using Cyndi's List or the Ancestry Message Boards
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"The Fine Print"
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
Wasco County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
Please see our ORGenWeb Copyright Disclaimer and other important information.
For information about adopting a Oregon County, an idea or comment, Please Contact Bob
Information contained on all of the pages within the County portion of the ORGenWeb Project
may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes.
Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due.
Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator.
Any person donating information in the future retains the right to have it returned to them upon request
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