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<DIV>In a message dated 10/3/05 4:46:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, merritthome1@cableone.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>If you are not familiar with Oregon resources I would suggest the following <BR>as good places to visit:<BR><BR>Multnomah County Public Library-Downtown http://www.multcolib.org/ (has a <BR>card index to old newspapers by name)<BR><BR>Genealogical Forum of Oregon http://www.gfo.org/ (library - costs something <BR>to visit and parking can be a challenge but it's got LOTS of information on <BR>Oregon)<BR><BR>Oregon State Archives http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ (has death certificates <BR>you can copy in person (originals) for old records - if they exist - see the <BR>Oregon Death Index - see their online index for other records)<BR><BR>Oregon State Library http://oregon.gov/OSL/ (I haven't been here in several <BR>years but they did have some card files and surname files)<BR><BR>County Courthouses (see http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/counties.html for <BR>more details on specific counties)<BR><BR>The public library in Lake Oswego had a genealogy section also (if my memory <BR>is correct) and that is kind of near Wilsonville.<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>I will add to that list the Oregon Genealogical Society Library at 955 Oak Alley</DIV>
<DIV>in Eugene. There is a great Oregon Room with information about every county in </DIV>
<DIV>Oregon. There is a very comprehensive Lane County section if that area is of interest.</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlncogs/ogsinfo.htm">http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlncogs/ogsinfo.htm</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>Searching the Oregon Historical Records Index at</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://genealogy.state.or.us/start.lasso?location=search">Oregon Historical Records Index</A></DIV>
<DIV>will help speed up your record gathering when at the Oregon State Archives</DIV>
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<DIV>Linda VanOrden</DIV>
<DIV>Junction City, OR</DIV></BODY></HTML>