[or-roots] Greetings from Salem

[Kith-n-Kin]

Thank you Layne!

Looking forward to seeing some new stuff to dig into!

Pat Dunford

In Tucson

 

From: or-roots <or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> On Behalf Of
SAWYER Layne G * SOS via or-roots
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2020 2:43 PM
To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
Subject: [or-roots] Greetings from Salem

 

Dear Or-Rooters;

 

It has been a good long time since I have posted to the list and given our
new "reality" I thought I would make an effort to send out a few messages in
the coming weeks.  I do hope you are all doing well and that if you are in
"forced isolation" perhaps you are taking the opportunity to do some family
history research.  

 

I wanted to let you all know that Marriage Returns from the Oregon State
Archives' holdings recently became available on the Ancestry website.  These
are the first of several vital records series that will be available through
a cooperative project between Ancestry, Family Search and the Oregon State
Archives.  I checked Family Search today but did not see a listing for this
series so I think perhaps they have not yet been added there but they should
appear sometime in the future.

 

The Marriage returns span the years 1906-1910 and 1946-1966 and consist of
1,441,718 entries.  Marriage returns are the forms completed by the counties
and sent to the Vital Records office (now called Center for Health
Statistics).  They provide slightly different information than what is found
on marriage certificates or licenses.  Probably the most unique (and perhaps
useful) information on the form is the number of marriages for each
individual.  You would be surprised how often people will see that it was
the 2nd or 3rd marriage for one of the parties.  The returns also provide
place of birth and nativity for the parents which can provide good
information for pursuing additional genealogical leads.  

 

I hope for those of you that have access to Ancestry through personal
subscriptions or perhaps your local public library that you will find some
useful records here.  

 

Although the Archives is closed to the public, staff are still coming into
work (in staggered shifts) and responding to remote requests. If you would
like to make a request please feel free to contact the staff.  We have an
online request form
https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/request-oregon-historical-record-index
.aspx that you can use.

 

I hope you are all safe and healthy and look forward to seeing some activity
here on our list.

 

Regards,

 

Layne Sawyer

"List Mom"

Oregon State Archives

 

 

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