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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640054615-02062005><FONT face=Arial>There is
another book that might be informative about Pioneers coming to
Oregon. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640054615-02062005><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640054615-02062005><FONT face=Arial>"<EM>The
Grande Ronde Valley and Blue Mountains: Impressions and Experience of Travelers
and Emigrants, The Oregon Trail, 1812-1880</EM>," a report by Stephen Dow
Beckham for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, La Grande, Oregon.
February 16, 1991. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640054615-02062005><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640054615-02062005><FONT face=Arial>Beckham
found his resources from historical societies, libraries and archives from
Oregon, California, Washington, Indiana and Connecticut.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640054615-02062005><FONT face=Arial>I found
it really interesting reading. I'm not sure if I still have the book or if I
gave it to someone. You might check with the office in La Grande to see if
they have copies available. La Grande Ranger District, 3502 Hwy 30, La
Grande, OR 97850 541-963-7186. They may be available through
interlibrary loan as well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640054615-02062005><FONT face=Arial>A sample
of what is in the book can be found on the Umatilla County History page
that I did several years ago: <BR><A
href="http://gesswhoto.com/um-oregon-trail.html">http://gesswhoto.com/um-oregon-trail.html</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=640054615-02062005><FONT
face=Arial>Trish</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=640054615-02062005><BR><BR></DIV></SPAN><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>DanM<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 02, 2005 8:42 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Conversations
<G> <BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I will check on this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also I read As Told by the Pioneers)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> I bought ( In their own words Indians and
Pioneers )</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also a few other books with good reading.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dan M</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=casebeer@jeffnet.org href="mailto:casebeer@jeffnet.org">Robert L
Casebeer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
; <A title=wb@valiant.wvi.com
href="mailto:wb@valiant.wvi.com">wb@valiant.wvi.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Conversations
<G> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dan Matney wrote: "Oregon is teaming with
stories, interactions and all that. My people interacted with other people
just like every one else's did, I would like to see us all put this big puzzle
together."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I only would like to point out that in the late
1930s there were researchers from the Works Progress Administration taking
stories down from pioneers and pioneer descendants all over Oregon, county by
county, I belive. Many libraries, at least Douglas County Public Library
has theirs, have copies of these</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>interviews...and some are posted on the
Internet. For those who want to ferret out those "big puzzle" Oregon
pioneer stories, these interviews are fascinating.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Bob Casebeer, <A
href="mailto:casebeer@jeffnet.org">casebeer@jeffnet.org</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>