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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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 </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Walla Walla</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> where the courthouse
is. They are wonderful there and found divorce records for me that were from </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Oregon</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> people who lived in the
North Eastern area of </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Oregon</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dale in California</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Steve & Ronda Howard</span></font>
wrote: </p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><u1:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><u1:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></u1:SmartTagType></u1:SmartTagType></u1:SmartTagType>Are there other places to research around </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Oregon</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>?</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>My Gosh, yes!<br>
<br>
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 </span></font>Portland.
<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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!<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
And the State Library in Salem<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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
...<br>
<br>
And I am quite confidernt that there are other private holdings of which I am
unaware.<br>
<br>
Bill Strickland<br>
Oregon City</p>
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