The public is invited to hear Bill Hulse, former County Commissioner, present a talk on “Reminisces of Wasco County” on Saturday, June 11, 2005 at the Rorick House Museum, 300 West 13th Street in The Dalles. Time is 2:00 p.m. Seating will be in the back yard so bring a folding chair. Engagement will be postponed if there is rain. Refreshments will be served. If you have questions please contact 541-296-1867. This event is sponsored by the Wasco County Historical Society. Earline Wasser, President Wasco County Historical Society

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Does anyone have information, or an opinion, regarding the accuracy of the biographies in Joseph Gaston's History of Portland, printed in 1911. I have found several errors in the bio of a relative of mine, Alexander Hamilton, so I wondered if that was an exception or the usual thing. I am particularly interested because Gaston says in a bio of Anna Balch who married (lastly) Alexander B. Hamilton that she had been married to Mortimer Stump and to Eli Morrell (v 2, p 767). After doing considerable research I do not find any data to support a marriage to Morrell, but considerable data on a marriage between her and William Brown with whom she had several children before he died in 1876 and then she married Hamilton in 1879. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Helen

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That isn't all; Many men went to Cal. and left families back where ever they left from. They went to get in on the gold and to disappeared and or get a new wife or whatever. Some even sent word back that to tell family they got sick or hurt in accident and died on the way there. Later as now since genealogy many have been discovered by the census takers as listed there in some other place. The family died later yrs. without even knowing the truth unless someone they knew back home accidentally ran into them before they died. Sometimes they changed their name and used their middle name etc. Many things of today was done then as well as now. [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Robinson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [OREGON] Accuracy of Joseph Gaston's History of Portland? > The mug book biographies, as researchers call Gaston's and similar books, > were collected by professional solicitors, who wrote them after interviewing > the person paying for the biography. The authors priority was to flatter > their patrons so it is no surprise that facts were incorrectly reported. > There are so many mistakes that you can use these biographies only as a > starting point for more research. The people being interviewed may have had > personal agendas or simply have forgotten facts. Although the stated > purpose of these books was "history", the real purpose of the biographies > was to enhance the social stature of the people paying for the listings. > One of the most common reasons that people mis-represented facts is to join > Pioneer societies, which would only allow memberships to people who arrived > in Oregon by a particular year. I would opine (after examining numerous > cases) that these exaggerations were made more often than not. If someone > claims to have emigrated in 1851, start checking the passenger lists in > 1852, then check 1853. Shotgun weddings, desertions and elopements were a > common occurrence in every community and it is understandable that people > would gladly sacrifice accuracy to avoid embarrassment. > > I have found the most reliable source of information is the local newspaper. > Most towns had weekly papers, the local news is usually a few columns, and > you can read about a year of microfilm in two hours. This is a great way to > get a lot of facts, and sometimes the real picture is much more complex than > a simple answer. > -- > Thomas Robinson > http://www.historicphotoarchive.com > > > > > Does anyone have information, or an opinion, regarding the accuracy of the > > biographies in Joseph Gaston's History of Portland, printed in 1911. I have > > found several errors in the bio of a relative of mine, Alexander Hamilton, > > so I wondered if that was an exception or the usual thing. > > I am particularly interested because Gaston says in a bio of Anna Balch who > > married (lastly) Alexander B. Hamilton that she had been married to Mortimer > > Stump and to Eli Morrell (v 2, p 767). After doing considerable research I > > do not find any data to support a marriage to Morrell, but considerable data > > on a marriage between her and William Brown with whom she had several > > children before he died in 1876 and then she married Hamilton in 1879. > > > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > Helen > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

The mug book biographies, as researchers call Gaston's and similar books, were collected by professional solicitors, who wrote them after interviewing the person paying for the biography. The authors priority was to flatter their patrons so it is no surprise that facts were incorrectly reported. There are so many mistakes that you can use these biographies only as a starting point for more research. The people being interviewed may have had personal agendas or simply have forgotten facts. Although the stated purpose of these books was "history", the real purpose of the biographies was to enhance the social stature of the people paying for the listings. One of the most common reasons that people mis-represented facts is to join Pioneer societies, which would only allow memberships to people who arrived in Oregon by a particular year. I would opine (after examining numerous cases) that these exaggerations were made more often than not. If someone claims to have emigrated in 1851, start checking the passenger lists in 1852, then check 1853. Shotgun weddings, desertions and elopements were a common occurrence in every community and it is understandable that people would gladly sacrifice accuracy to avoid embarrassment. I have found the most reliable source of information is the local newspaper. Most towns had weekly papers, the local news is usually a few columns, and you can read about a year of microfilm in two hours. This is a great way to get a lot of facts, and sometimes the real picture is much more complex than a simple answer. -- Thomas Robinson http://www.historicphotoarchive.com > Does anyone have information, or an opinion, regarding the accuracy of the > biographies in Joseph Gaston's History of Portland, printed in 1911. I have > found several errors in the bio of a relative of mine, Alexander Hamilton, > so I wondered if that was an exception or the usual thing. > I am particularly interested because Gaston says in a bio of Anna Balch who > married (lastly) Alexander B. Hamilton that she had been married to Mortimer > Stump and to Eli Morrell (v 2, p 767). After doing considerable research I > do not find any data to support a marriage to Morrell, but considerable data > on a marriage between her and William Brown with whom she had several > children before he died in 1876 and then she married Hamilton in 1879. > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > Helen

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Earline, You are naming most of the major families in my file. You forgot the Baty, Toney, Heard, .... I do have lots of info, please contact me if you are interested in exchanging information. Billie ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earline Wasser" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: [OREGON] Surprise Valley Record September 1930 > Surnames: Monchamp, Mounts, Ruth, Quirk, Weilmunster, Sharp, Tierney, > Ennis, Barnum, Arthur, Rodgers, Peterson, Street, Bowers, Hill, Lindsey, > Frakes, Steward, Morgan, Coughan, Hobs, Phyllis, Hobbs, Daniels, > Wiesendanger, Wood, Coffman, Wheeler, Fisher, Kafader, Lee, Hansen, > Groves, Knight, Ahl, Munroe, Bordwell > > > > > Contact me privately at [email protected] if you want the full article > for a specific individual sent to you. Indicate that individual's name > please and date of article. > > Earline Wasser > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >

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Hello, I need to find out if old criminal records for Oregon are available online. I was told that my dad, William Arthur Maloy was convicted of vehicular manslaugter and had received and 5 year sentence for that. The problem is, is that I don't know, and haven't been able to find out where this happened. Here is what I do know. He was in Klamath Falls, OR on April 5, 1954. He left shortly after. He died on August 9, 1959 in Bakersfield, CA. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. Regards, Anne Marie ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

Try [email protected] I think this is spelled right, have not been there in a while. Like I have been saying the only authority is the people holding the copy right. Get permissions Lets get on with Oregon now l;-) Thanks Dan list manager ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Bowne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:59 AM Subject: [OREGON] copyright laws genealogy > go to google and type in > copyright laws genealogical > and you get over 300,000 hits > thanks > Audrey Bowne > Seattle > [email protected] > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Maybe if you typed "Newspaper AND copyright" you would not get so many hits, but ones more direct. How ever only only having an article and calling the paper would follow up to be only just a few in ones life time <G> Dan M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Bowne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:04 AM Subject: [OREGON] newspapers copyright > I typed > newspapers copyright and got 29,000,000 hits > interesting reading >

For those interested: Columbian Cemetery Special Member Meeting 06/24/2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- There will be a Special Meeting of Members of the Columbian Cemetery Association (CCA) that will be held on June 24, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at: Kenton Historic Firehouse, 8105 North Brandon, Portland, Oregon. The Families of Historic Columbian Cemetery (FOHCC) encourage all CCA members (individuals owning an interest in burial plots, either by purchase or through descendancy from ancestors/relatives buried at the Columbian Cemetery) to attend the Special Meeting. FOHCC supports an Affirmative (For) Vote on all 4 measures under consideration: 1. Vote on adoption of Restated Articles of Incorporation for CCA 2. Vote on adoption of Restated Bylaws of CCA 3. Election of sole Director (Trustee) of CCA 4. Approval of the transfer of all CCA assets (including cemetery Real Property) to the Historic Columbian Cemetery (HCC), a non-profit cemetery organization, organized under IRS code section 501(c)(13), and all members will thereafter exchange their interest in CCA for an identical interest in HCC, afterwhich the old CCA will dissolve. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- How To Vote You may vote in person at the Special Member Meeting on June 24, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at the Kenton Historic Firehouse, 8105 North Brandon, Portland, Oregon. If you cannot attend the Member Meeting in person, you may vote by Proxy. You may appoint your own proxy, or visit the FOHCC website (below) to send your proxy vote to the HCC proxy holder. You may receive copies of the Meeting Notice, Proxy Form, Proposed Bylaws, Proposed Articles, and Transfer Agreement, without charge, by sending a written request to: Sending written request to Mr. George Spencer Tonkon Torp, LLP 888 SW Fifth Avenue, Ste 1600 Portland, OR 97204 FOHCC will also be posting the PDF files of the above docs on the FOHCC website within the next few days: http://www.fohcc.org/ If you have any questions, please contact FOHCC at the above website. (the formal notice will be published in the Oregonian Newspaper, posted at the cemetery, and mailed to members of record with CCA)

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I've been working with old photographs and wanted to know about copyright...that has been an interesting exercise in frustration....thousands of sites for that as well. Lys ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Bowne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: [OREGON] newspapers copyright >I typed > newspapers copyright and got 29,000,000 hits > interesting reading