[or-roots] This library, that library, which library?

[Harguess, Dale]

There is a great genealogical collection at the Pendleton Public
library.  It is small but I got more copies of obituaries there than I
knew what to do with.  The collection is maintained by the Blue Mountain
Genealogical Society and I would highly recommend it if you have any
folks in North Eastern Oregon.  Right across the river is Walla Walla
where the courthouse is.  They are wonderful there and found divorce
records for me that were from Oregon people who lived in the North
Eastern area of Oregon.

Dale in California

 

Steve & Ronda Howard wrote: 

Are there other places to research around Oregon?

My Gosh, yes!

Although I'm not a patron of the OGS library, so can't comment on its
holdings, informnation is where you find it, and it doesn't have to be
in Portland. 

I really don't do much Oregon specific research, but several public
libraries around the state have rather suprising holdings and somtimes
support facilities -- the ones I found of note are Lake Oswego and
Klamath County (in Klamath Falls). The new Wilsonville Library was built
with good aspirations, and has electonic terminals dedicated for
genealogical use and subscriptions to match, but the holdings are rather
soft.

Nearly every local society has (or had, in some cases) some sort of
library. Not all have the noteriety of  of Portland's Gen Forum or the
OGS.  Take the Mt Hood Genealogy Club -- they used to meet at a private
citizen's home and had a fair collection of Clackamas County specific
information, but that group did not exceed the primary sponser's
lifetime, it would seem -- what happened to the l;ibrary?  The Clackamas
County Historical Society has  a nice little Genealogical Library
especially of  Early Oregon, and if what one is looking for is there, it
is a great little place!

There is a not so little private library up in, I think, Summer (east of
Pyuallup) in Washington -- same name as some slick published genealogy
magazine -- the exact name is obviously escaping me, but then I know
where it is and don't need the name to go there.

And the State Library in Salem

And every little local  LDS Family History Center will have an eclectic
collection of interest to its patrons -- the Oregon City one has a
Kentucky book (reprint) that I had only seen excerpts from with a story
of how my 4th great grandfather was captured during the Battle of Blue
Licks in 1782 and held captive by the Indians, French, and English for 8
months.

And, during good weather, one of the great libraries of all time is only
a day's drive away -- the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (or
two hours in the airplane) -- last time I looked, they didn't have that
Kentucky book, so, as I said, information is where you find it -- it may
be a little library in an out of the way place, but if they happen to
have what you are looking for ...

And I am quite confidernt that there are other private holdings of which
I am unaware.

Bill Strickland
Oregon City

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