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Brief History: Wasco County: Wiki
New: Familypedia

The Cities of Wasco County
Antelope ~ Bakeoven ~ Boyd ~ Celilo
Criterion ~ Durfer ~ Matney ~ Maupin
Mosier ~ Shaniko ~ The Dalles
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 The Oregon History Project and The Oregon Encyclopedia

Biographies and Books

"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.
Read Online or Download

"Oregon Native Son"
Publication with Bio's and Sketches
11899-1900 Index
The Books can be downloaded [Archive.org]

"History of the Great Northwest and it's Men of Progress"
Pub: The Minneapolis Journal - The Index is Here
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.
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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
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"What's 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:
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.

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]

USGenWeb® Archives Access: Tables of Contents
This Link is a searchable pdf file which contains all the links to the Archives.
Each link is fully functional and will access the section for your use.
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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

There are several Newspaper Databases:
Historical Newspapers [ send for list] ,
HeritageHub [Includes NewsBank & Access World News

Kansas City Star ~ Chicago Tribune ~ Los Anteles Times ~ New York Times
Happy to do lookups.
Contact: Martha
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If you wish to post Genealogical or Historical Queries online,
try using Cyndi's List or the Ancestry Message Boards