Brief History: Sherman County: Wiki ~ Familypedia
Early History of Sherman County [Thanks Norma]
The Oregon History Project: Sherman County
The Oregon Encyclopedia: Sherman County
The Internet Archives has a nice assortment of books on Oregon History: A search gives these

Sherman County Neighbors:
Wasco ~ Gilliam and Shares a Corner with Wheeler
It also borders the Columbia River
The Cities of Sherman County: Biggs Junction ~ DeMoss Springs ~ Erskine ~ GrassValley ~ Harmony ~ Kent ~ Klondike
LocustGrove ~ McDonald ~ Monkland ~ Moro (countyseat) ~ Rufus ~ Rutledge ~ Wasco

Biographies and Books

A Complete List
of Both
Active and Inactive Members
Of The
Oregon 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
FS Catalog: Use This Link

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




"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
Sherman County Biographies - Index ~ Read Online or Download
The nice folks at Genealogy Trails have transcribed bios: Please Use This Link

"Oregon Native Son"
Publication with Bio's and Sketches
There are many Volumes

There are a lot of 'Family Histories' in the
www.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
And, of course, Google Earth ~ Bing Satellite Mapping

Historic Map Works
Metsker Maps: Sherman Co., 1934 & 1980 Streets
Ogle Atlas: 1913 - Index & Illustrations - Files are Here
Individual Scans of Pages: Contact Martha

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"
1 June 2025

"Northwest Medicine"
The Oregon Medical Association (OMA) is the state’s largest professional organization engaging in advocacy, policy, community-building, and networking opportunities for Oregon’s physicians, medical students, physician assistants, and physician assistant students. In the state capitol of Salem and in Washington, DC, the OMA’s members speak with one voice as they advocate for policies that improve access to quality patient care and reduce administrative burdens on medical professionals.

Volumes 8-71 (August 1909-1972) of Northwest Medicine
 and
 123 (July-December 1975) of the Western Journal of Medicine are available online.

The Scope and Content of the Magazines is best found using the Indexes.
Searching using the terms listed below works best for the following subjects.
Obituary ~ Onituaries ~ Memorial ~ In Memoriam ~ Deceased, Individual Names and Locations.

All of the issues are on the Archive.org Site and can be viewed, searched and downloaded.

Genealogocal Research always includes the search for both Biographies and Obituaries.
I do not find Biographies in the Oregon Issues.

The 1909 Issue has a list of Obituaries in the Index:
https://archive.org/details/northwestmedicin8190nort/page/n8/mode/1up
Like This
Obituary.
Chittenden, C. B., 149.
France, Hugh, 192.
Hughes, B. E., 149.
Matthew, I. N., 192.
Morrison, Edward, 192.
Neagle, J. L., 149.
Springer, W. D., 149.
Stephenson, D. E., 192.
Walston, J. S., 71.
Wightman, W. M., 71.

And in the beginning, they are full Obituaries, later in time Obits become 'Embellished Death Notices"
By the 1940's the Obituaries were shortened considerably, but still enough information to go looking in other Newspapers.
By 1950 this is typical of what an "Obituary" is:

OBITUARY
William E. Abrams of Spokane died October 22 while attending a football game at Pullman.
He was 75 years of age. He graduated from Kansas City Medical College in 1904
and was licensed in the State of Washington in 1906.
January, 1950, Pg 53

Applications for Medical Licenses can be found in these Magazines.
https://archive.org/details/northwestmedicin8190nort/page/72/mode/1u

Sometime before 1950 a Column entitled "Personals" was added - these are great little pieces of info
and continued until 1972.

The final issue of "Western Medicine" [July - December 1975] contains "In Memoriam" entries for deceased Members;
https://archive.org/details/westernjournalof1231cali/page/510/mode/2up

Sample File
https://archive.org/details/westernjournalof1231cali/page/508/mode/2up

Using the Tutorial I have written will give you an idea on how to use the
valuable files on the Archive Site.


Medical and Surgical Directory
of The United States
R L Polk & Co, Publishers,

There is also information on the following:
Officers Of the Medical Department of the United States Army And Hospital Stewards.
Medical Corps of the United States Navy
Medical Officers Of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service.
Including Acting Assistant Surgeons And Hospital Stewards.


Note:
Polk's Medical Register and Directory of North America
There are quite a few: Scroll
Years: 1886, 1890, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1898, 1917
 
The Russian Molokan 1962 Directory
Creator: Samarin, Paul I. [Wiki]
There are names for AZ, CA, OR, Lower CA & Mexico
FS Books: Use This Link


There is a great collection of Films in the FS Catalog:
Data collected by the various BIA Agencies

'Oregon, Indian School Records'

School records, 1880-1950
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Klamath Agency ~ Klamath, Modoc & Paiute Tribes
Film #s: 1028443 ~ 1028444 ~ 1028445 [Item 1]
+++???+++

School Records, 1892-1945
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Grand Ronde-Siletz Agency
List of students 1927-1928 / Film #1025311
School enrollment applications and correspondence 1935-1938 / Film #1025311
School attendance record 1892-1899 / Film #1025311
School attendance record 1897-1938 / Film #1025312
Quarterly school attendance records 1908-1912 / Film #1025312
Student register 1895-1904 / Film #1025312
Record of returned students 1904 / Film #1025312
Permanent school census cards 1932-1945 / Film #1025312
Annual school census report 1930-1943 / Film #1025312
Quarterly school reports 1915-1916 / Film #1025312
List of school age children 1942-1945 / Film #1025312
Student attendance 1912-1913 / Film #1025312
Student lists 1939 / Film #1025312
+++???+++

School Records, 1925-1952
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Northern Idaho Agency
School records, 1925-1952 / Film #1030803 ~ Item 1
+++???+++

Student Records, 1916-1952
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Portland Area Office
Student records, 1916-1952 / Film #s 1028456 ~ 1028457 ~ 1024858 [Item 1]
+++???+++

Student Records, 1946-1952
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Hall Agency
Student records, 1946-1952 / Film #1030802
[Includes a Birth & Death Register: 1901 > 1907

The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be viewed and downloaded
Please Use This Link for Access

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]


Resource Links:
Personal Sherman County Web Pages of Sherry Kaseberg:
Resources Include:
History ~ Newspapers ~ Military ~ Cemeteries ~ Obituaries and...
Please Use This Link
and...
Sherman County Historical Museum
Thank you Sherry!

Family Search Catalog
California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Police Records :
Mug Books and Wanted Bulletins, 1860-1949
This collection contains a lot of interesting information.
Here is a pdf chart with Film Numbers.
For Access: Log into your FS Account, enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot.
The Sac Gen Society created an index which can be downloaded or accessed here.

New Military Resource From the FS Catalog:
State Summary of War Casualties [CA], 1946 US Navy
[US Navy, Marines, Coast Guard]
Records contain: Name, Rank, Parents, Street Address
List below contains records for other States where I host Counties
Records for the States of & Film #s
California, 4218631 ~ Colorado, 4218641 ~ Michigan, 4218677
Minnesota, 4218681 ~ Missouri, 4218687 ~ Oregon, 4218720
Pennsylvania, 4218725 ~ Wisconsin, 4218725
For Access: Log into your FS Account, enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot.
Explanation of the Records: Please Use This Link


Lookups & Queries
At this point, I am the only one volunteering to do Lookups:

There are several Newspaper Databases:
Historical Newspapers  HeritageHub
America's Obituaries & Death Notices ]1980 > Current]
Kansas City Star, Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles [CA] Times ~ New York Times ~ Access World News
Happy to do lookups. Contact: Martha

California Digital Newspapers
This Site has a great collection of CA Newspapers,
and many of them have articles from other States including Oregon ~ Use this Link

More Free Digital Newspapers:
Chronicling America ~ Google Archive Newspapers ~ Purdue University
Wiki List of online Historic Newspapers ~ Archive.org ~ elephind.com ~ Nebraska Digi Newspapers
Utah Digi Newspapers ~ Historical Newspapers [by State]

RAOGK has volunteers for Oregon

The only Query List I could find was for Ancestry Message Boards
Please Use This Link