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<br><br>On December 27, 2020, at 1:42 PM, Linda Vanorden via or-roots <or-roots@omls.oregon.gov> wrote:<br><br><br></font><div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Layne,<br>I am so happy that I got to know you. Thank you for being so helpful both on the list and at the Archives. We family researchers would have had a much harder time without your guidance.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Whatever you have planned for your retirement, I am sure it will work out well for you. Since I retired I compiled a history book about Junction City and guided a group in writing a history of the Ferguson Creek-High Pass are west of town. There is always something to do.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Linda VanOrden</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Junction City</span></div>
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In a message dated 12/25/2020 6:43:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, <a href="mailto:mygen2@d-matney.com">mygen2@d-matney.com</a> writes:
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I know things have been quite on the list but I wanted to send a<br clear="none">> greeting to everyone and wish you all Happy Holidays. This year has<br clear="none">> really been one for the books.<br clear="none">> The Archives still remains closed to in-person research but staff<br clear="none">> are here in rotating shifts and responding to remote requests.<br clear="none">> Please feel free to contact the Reference Desk if you would like<br clear="none">> to make a request. The online form can be found at this link.<br clear="none">> <a href="https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/order.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener" shape="rect">https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/order.aspx</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> We have recently added delayed birth records from 1903-1918 to the<br clear="none">> database, along with many other records over the past months, so be<br clear="none">> sure to keep checking back. <a href="https://genealogy.state.or.us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" shape="rect">https://genealogy.state.or.us/</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On a personal note I will be retiring from state service at the end<br clear="none">> of 2020. I have been with the Archives for 34 years and have loved<br clear="none">> working with the staff and researchers over these many years. Much<br clear="none">> has changed in that time but I know that the commitment to<br clear="none">> preserving and making information from our holdings available will<br clear="none">> continue to be a priority.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I hope you are all staying safe and healthy and that 2021 will be a<br clear="none">> calmer and brighter year for us all.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> All the Best.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Layne Sawyer<br clear="none">> “List Mom”<br clear="none">> Oregon State Archives</div>