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Brief History: Wasco County: Wiki
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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.
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"
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"
Medical and Surgical Directory
of The United States
R L Polk & Co, Publishers,
Here are the Pages for1886

Medical and Surgical Register
of The United States
R L Polk, Publishers,
Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago
Here are the Pages for 1890

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.
Here are the pages for 1886 and 1890

Note:
Polk's Medical Register and Directory of North America
There are quite a few: Scroll
Years: 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
Here are the split out alpha sections
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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]
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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
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School Records, 1925-1952
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Northern Idaho Agency
School records, 1925-1952 / Film #1030803 ~ Item 1
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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]
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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

More '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
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
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