Oregon Archives: 200 Newspapers for Genealogy Research
By Tony Pettinato on July 11, 2024
An article (with a complete title list) about the 200 Oregon newspapers available in GenealogyBank’s online Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
Tag: Oregon
Exploring the California & Oregon Trail in the 1820s and Beyond
By GenealogyBank on August 17, 2023
Explore the fascinating history of the California & Oregon Trail of the 1820s. Trace your ancestry and discover the routes of early settlers... (Read More)
Genealogy Case Study: Researching Isaac Fernald
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 14, 2015
I recently was researching a man from Oregon named Isaac Fernald (1814-1871), and found information related to him in a variety of places online. Isaac’s Death Reported in the News I began my search with GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives, and I found Fernald’s obituary in his home town newspaper: the Portland Daily Press. I... (Read More)
DNA Needed to Solve One of the Oldest Missing Persons Cases
By Duncan Kuehn on June 26, 2014
In this article, Duncan Kuehn describes how DNA research may help solve a missing person case from 1926... (Read More)
Newspapers Break through Genealogy Brick Wall, Solving 100-Year Mystery
By Tony Pettinato on April 22, 2014
Louise A., of Longview, Washington, had a mystery on her hands. A dedicated genealogist, she had been tracing her family history and building her family tree—but had hit a brick wall. There was a 100-year-old mystery in her family history that she couldn’t solve in her genealogy research: what had ever happened to her... (Read More)
Researching Ancestors Who Were Committed to Asylums, Using Old Newspapers
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 6, 2013
Introduction: In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about how difficult it can be finding information about an ancestor who was committed to an asylum (i.e., state hospital)—and how using old newspapers can help. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” When I look at the latter years of... (Read More)
Been on a Cemetery Tour Lately?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 23, 2012
Genealogists and the curious have been touring cemeteries since time immemorial. Here is a newspaper article about a 1913 tour of Portland’s pioneers buried in the Lone Fir Cemetery in Oregon. That cemetery is still actively offering tours today: see Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery – 2012 Calendar of Events. Be sure to check... (Read More)
Has Anyone Ever Used These ‘Farm Work’ Records from Portland?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 2, 2012
A 1918 Oregon newspaper has an interesting article about an effort in Portland, Oregon, to enlist farm worker volunteers to help save that year’s crops, due to the labor shortage caused by WWI. The old newspaper article reads: “Vacation helpers are going to have a big part in saving the Oregon farm crops this... (Read More)
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Charles Dickens’s Birthday
By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 8, 2012
This week marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles John Huffam Dickens, the famous English novelist who created such memorable characters as David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Tiny Tim. Born on Feb. 7, 1812, Charles Dickens remains one of the most popular and beloved writers in the world—in fact, his... (Read More)
