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
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 The Oregon History Project and The Oregon Encyclopedia

Biographies
"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"
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] ,
America's GenealogyBank ~ Newspapers.com ~ HeritageHub
America's Obituaries & Death Notices [1980 > Current]
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

 
"The Fine Print"

The ORGenWeb Administrative Team
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
Wasco County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham

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Site Updated: 16 May 2023
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