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Formation dates, county coordinators, websites, etc.

Clickable County Map

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR COUNTIES AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION!

Not sure which Oregon county? Visit GNIS. Type the town name for "Feature Name" and pick "Oregon" as the state. Choose "Populated Place" and it will tell you which Oregon county you're looking for.

Listing of Oregon Societies with Web Sites,
Listing of snail mail addresses for Oregon Historical and Genealogical Societies. 

Please contact Jan with changes or additions

Updated March 2013

Indian Wars
Spanish American War
Civil War
Korean War
Viet Nam Conflict
WWI

Where to find vital records
County Holdings
Years Available
Costs
New Link to Tom Burrows -
Marriages Database 11/27/2012

Census Records On-line

U.S. Census Bureau
Vital Statistics, Ancestry Breakdown, etc. by State and then County. Choose "Oregon" and then pick a county and table to view.

County Codes for Death Index

Lookups Available
Historic Bridges
Mountain Men
Ghost Towns
Railroad Museums
Hudson's Bay Company
Fur Trappers
Other Oregon History Links

Mystery Photographs
See if you can identify them

Listing of Online Bookstores with Oregon and other States

Oregon Newspapers on Microfilm:

A list of old newspapers available on microfilm

A county-by-county listing of Oregon cemeteries already transcribed and online plus other Oregon cemetery resources available for researchers

Oregon's American History and Genealogy Project site

Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records
http://www.deathindexes.com/

A pro site with a toolbox of all kinds of links to be free and $$ sites: Lawson Research LLC

Includes the following:
Archives Project
Census Images
Digital Map Library
Church Records
Pension Project
Marriage Records
Obituary Project
and many more...
Guidelines/Standards for county websites, including links to the Official Project Name/Logo page