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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Or-Rooters;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 2<sup>nd</sup> or 3<sup>rd</sup> 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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 <a href="https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/request-oregon-historical-record-index.aspx">
https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/request-oregon-historical-record-index.aspx</a> that you can use.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are all safe and healthy and look forward to seeing some activity here on our list.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Layne Sawyer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“List Mom”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon State Archives<o:p></o:p></p>
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