American Memory; Historical Collections for the National Digital Library at the Library of Congres is an archive of maps from all over. There are original railroad maps, birds eye views, land purchase and territory maps, and so much more. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html enjoy......Teri

More helpful links: When hunting for funeral homes, try: http://www.funeralnet.com For all of you who are searching for older towns, I'd like to refer you to this page. You can research any town, county or state in the U.S. in 1895. It is a 1895 U.S. Atlas with maps, info on population (in 1895), whether town had post office, train station and/or freight depot. You can download maps and print them out for your records, also. This will enable you to find info without having to wait for others to help you. http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm When the home page is downloaded, click on the list of towns and cities in the state you are researching. This will take you to a site that lists them by beginning letter. Click on the approp. letter and a whole list will come up. After you find the town you want and get the info from the list, click back to the home page and click on the approp. map. The maps take about 5 minutes download, but are well worth the wait. Good luck and Happy Hunting! Lois in CA

Hello researchers, a few map sites from Laura here!! This will help you with your search and directions to locations while you are traveling about looking for your ancestors. GREAT mapping site, with wonderful searches, VERY simple http://maps.yahoo.com Great mapping on USGS, but in all your surnames, post office names, creek names, anything and you will get two maps. http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html This has full travel information but also mapping and search choices for museums, etc. http://www.travelocity.com/ GREAT mapping site, with wonderful searches, VERY simple http://maps.yahoo.com This site will give you FULL DRIVING DIRECTIONS also, just great for a virtual trip!! Also, MILEAGE FROM SITE TO SITE. You can search for FUNERAL HOMES and it will give you a full list with phone numbers and map links. Good idea to put in COFFEE too!!! Enjoy, Laura Chushcoff

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Searchers, ACT NOW...here is a great calendar of fairs in Oregon. Taste some of the great wines and I bet the museums will have booths too. Great time to search about for ancestors. http://events.oregonlive.com/search Laura in Seattle PS If anyone finds good calendars like this for local papers or festivals, music events, PLEASE post them! Great place to meet cousins!!

Listers, mapsters!! Great mapping on USGS, but in all your surnames, post office names, creek names, anything and you will get two maps. http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html This has full travel information but also mapping and search choices for museums, etc. http://www.travelocity.com/ GREAT mapping site, with wonderful searches, VERY simple http://maps.yahoo.com Here is the Lincoln Memorial Park and Willamette National Cemetery in full detail for example in Portland, Or This site will give you FULL DRIVING DIRECTIONS also, just great for a virtual trip!! You can search for FUNERAL HOMES and it will give you a full list with phone numbers and map links. Good idea to put in COFFEE too!!! Enjoy, Laura Chushcoff

Hi List-- I recently received a biography on an ancestor that went to Oregon, either in 1862 or 1864. He said in the bio. that the Captain of the train was a well known scout and leader, Jim Morrison. Does anyone have any knowledge of Jim Morrison and or a train that arrived in Oregon City in October 1862. A short history by another member of this train, related to my ancestor, said that they "went West in 1864. I think the date of 1862 may be the right one, but........ Thanks for reading! Joan

It was getting well into summer and the sun seemed a great red disk in the smoky sky. No one, who has not experienced it, can realize the tedious monotony of those long hot days in the lumbering, swaying old wagons, with the dust and the sun and the slow oxen barely moving, the creaking wagons keeping time to the puff, puff of the oxen's feet in the dust, mile after mile, day after day, and week after week. The talk became half hearted, was disconnected or had ceased altogether. It was easier to sleep, so women and children slept a great deal. Even the drivers would nod and nod, till the slowing up of the oxen would call them to themselves again, for even the oxen seemed spiritless and drowsy and had to be continually urged, to keep them moving at all. I used to sit beside the driver and let my feet hang over the front of the wagon box. Hour after hour, I have watched the slow fore feet of the oxen as they lifted them out of pockets of heavy dust, the suction causing little whirls that drifted and settled about their hind feet, as each in turn found almost the exact spot where the fore feet had been, but a moment before. It makes me drowsy even now when I think about it. Mile after mile I have watched them, till I fancied that I saw red where Dave and Jerry stepped. I tried to show it to Mother for I thought their feet were bleeding and I was worried. Mother said "No, you have looked too long at the red sun." I tried to accept that explanation. I also tried to keep from looking at their feet, but there was nothing else to look at, except the wagon just ahead and the perfectly round rim of the horizon. The grass was dying and looked burned and yellow in the glare. Occasionally a driver would go to sleep. One day my brother, Daniel, a great easy going dreamy eyed boy, was driving one of our teams. He was well toward the rear of the long line of wagons. He fell asleep and the oxen, going slower and slower, finally stopped altogether. The following drivers thought it a fine joke when they pulled out and around to leave the boy and the wagon standing there in the lonely road. It was not till camp was made several hours later that Father missed the boy and his oxen. A party was hastily organized to go back for him. Everyone was frightened, for we were in an Indian country, but they found him quite safe, still asleep, in the middle of the dusty road. Father was very angry at the men who had left him behind. Everyone was provoked about it. I suppose that something was said, there usually was when Father felt justified. But anyway, it never happened to Daniel again or to anyone else for that matter, and it was not laughed about or spoken of as a joke either. Walt Davies Monmouth, OR

Does anyone know about the James Walker Harpole Train. I have conflicting information. Somewhere (didn't record my source) I have my family coming in 1852, but I have just received a trunk of my Grandmothers and there is a piece of paper that says they arrived Sept 12, 1853 and they were with the James Walker Harpole Train. Thanks. Ahealy [email protected]

Roger, I my FHC it is 4.25 for 3 weeks. If you want to extend it you can at an additional charge. It is true everyone can use it, however, if you are there and want to use it, anyone else who is using it at that time, has to give it up. I don't understand if this is what your asking. Or telling?<G> Leta in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 8:34 PM Subject: Re: LDS Family History Centers > To listers > this is the practice at most FHC's, that someone pays the 3 months fees, > then the film remains in that center for all to > use. > This is how the centers obtain the films and info they have for us to use. > Roger >

Sam; I am not from Montana but I am from the Church or Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( we don't call it " The Morman Church anymore" ) and I have done Genealogy work at the FHC in my area ( Idaho ). As for your inquiry about finding your family member,you should call or write the Church in Salt Lake City. All member records are kept there and they may be able to help you. The Stake President would probobally tell you the same thing but you would have to find the Stake that Lonepine, MT might be in. It sounds that Lonepine is a small town and there must be a larger town near there where you could find the Stake President in the phone book. We are listed as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and you can usually find the Stake Pres. Office in the listing. They usually have it in the Yellow Pages under "Churches" or it could be in the white pages. Also, you could call & ask a Bishop in Lone Pine if you can get access to a phone book there. Maybe a Library ? I hope this might help you in your search for your family member. Maybe someone from Montana could help you .Good Luck ! [email protected] I have a question for anyone who might be able to help me.. does anyone have a current Stake President Listing for the different states, reason why I am asking is that I'm looking for the Stake President in Lonepine, Montana... I'm trying to locate a family member who is mormon and I'm hoping that someone may have this info for me. I've recently need to contact my half sister who've I've learned that lives in Lonepine Montana but befor my mother could give me her lastname she passed away.. only information she gave me was that my half sister lived in Lonepine, Montana, was mormon and her husbands first name was Daniel and that she looked like myself and my mother.. so I thought I would try and get current Stake Presidents name and contact info and ask him/her if they know of my half sister.. I would appreciate any help with this delima.. I've tried all the websites I could find such as the LDS sites and their links..I've also mailed a letter to the postmaster at the US Post Office in lonepine in hopes they may know the answer.. anyone can help e-mail me at mailto:[email protected] thank you. Sam Bowman ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Thank you, Violet, for making that point about Indefinite films at Family History Centers. Our two centers here in Salem do the same - the one where I volunteer in East Salem has over 6,000 rolls of film on Indefinite loan. It is a wonderful resource for us all. Many of our patrons place their film on Indefinite loan. I realize that not all centers have the space to keep such large Indefinite film collections but those that do are really providing a great service. When I am helping new patrons, it is always such a pleasure to have films there that immediately bring them success, rather than having to wait for one to be ordered. Mimi Stang

Mimi Stang To add towhat you are writing to the list, I shall add the following information. At the LDS FHC, which I go to in Lake Havasu City, AZ during the winter "Snowbird" season, it is the practice of many of us to get the film for 3-3week periods with payments for the that time period in order that the film may remain at that particular FHC permenatly. That being the case, you and others may use it unlimited; and it is listed as a gift by the donor.. Violet Moore Guy Formerly of Wasco Co., OR mailto:[email protected] 07/27/2000 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 4:43 PM Subject: Re: Foren on O.T. in 1851? > Deb - there are literally thousands of things that a Family History Center > can get that you cannot obtain through your local library, because the Salt > Lake City Family History Library does not loan out their microfilms on > Interlibrary Loan. They ONLY > loan (rent) their microfilms to their own branch Family History Centers. > > For instance: I have never been to Sweden, yet I have documented my husband's > Swedish ancestors back to the late 1600's by using microfilm copies of the > old church and census records that the church has microfilmed. These were > only available to me through my local Family History Center, unless I wanted > to make a trip to Salt Lake and view them there. > > I am sorry that you had difficulty in finding your local Family History > Center - it is a proven fact that they are not all created equal but they do > all offer the opportunity to order microfilm from Salt Lake City. What town > are you in? > > For those of you who have not made the attempt to locate and use a Family > History Center, you are missing out on a goldmine of information. Now the > FHLC (library card catalog) is online at familysearch.org so you can check > out what's available at home and then go to the Family History Center and > order the film with the film number you obtained off the Internet. > > Although I am not a member of the Mormon church, I have been a volunteer > staff member at the Family History Center here in Salem for 17 years. I have > a tremendous appreciation for the work the church has done worldwide in > microfilming records. > > Mimi Stang >

To listers this is the practice at most FHC's, that someone pays the 3 months fees, then the film remains in that center for all to use. This is how the centers obtain the films and info they have for us to use. Roger

The Linn County GenWeb site has some good lists of pioneers and wagon trains. I found my ancestors there! Good luck to you. Marilyn http://www.usgw.org/or/linn/trail.html

Start with: http://www.teleport.com/~sflora/ortrail.htm Cecil Clara Rees wrote: > > Is there somewhere on the internet that I can locate the registry for > the Oregon trail immigrants ? > Thank You, > Clara -- Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret., AG6I San Diego CA 92154-3654 mailto:[email protected] ANDERSON-BLAKELY-EGGERS-FORD-HOUK-KIMSEY-MONTGOMERY-RULAFORD-SIMPSON Searchable GEDCOM: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cchouk See also: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=donhouk My Web page menu: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/menu.htm

I have a question for anyone who might be able to help me.. does anyone have a current Stake President Listing for the different states, reason why I am asking is that I'm looking for the Stake President in Lonepine, Montana... I'm trying to locate a family member who is mormon and I'm hoping that someone may have this info for me. I've recently need to contact my half sister who've I've learned that lives in Lonepine Montana but befor my mother could give me her lastname she passed away.. only information she gave me was that my half sister lived in Lonepine, Montana, was mormon and her husbands first name was Daniel and that she looked like myself and my mother.. so I thought I would try and get current Stake Presidents name and contact info and ask him/her if they know of my half sister.. I would appreciate any help with this delima.. I've tried all the websites I could find such as the LDS sites and their links..I've also mailed a letter to the postmaster at the US Post Office in lonepine in hopes they may know the answer.. anyone can help e-mail me at mailto:[email protected] thank you. Sam Bowman ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Is there somewhere on the internet that I can locate the registry for the Oregon trail immigrants ? Thank You, Clara

Deb - there are literally thousands of things that a Family History Center can get that you cannot obtain through your local library, because the Salt Lake City Family History Library does not loan out their microfilms on Interlibrary Loan. They ONLY loan (rent) their microfilms to their own branch Family History Centers. For instance: I have never been to Sweden, yet I have documented my husband's Swedish ancestors back to the late 1600's by using microfilm copies of the old church and census records that the church has microfilmed. These were only available to me through my local Family History Center, unless I wanted to make a trip to Salt Lake and view them there. I am sorry that you had difficulty in finding your local Family History Center - it is a proven fact that they are not all created equal but they do all offer the opportunity to order microfilm from Salt Lake City. What town are you in? For those of you who have not made the attempt to locate and use a Family History Center, you are missing out on a goldmine of information. Now the FHLC (library card catalog) is online at familysearch.org so you can check out what's available at home and then go to the Family History Center and order the film with the film number you obtained off the Internet. Although I am not a member of the Mormon church, I have been a volunteer staff member at the Family History Center here in Salem for 17 years. I have a tremendous appreciation for the work the church has done worldwide in microfilming records. Mimi Stang

Oh, I know it's a good resource -- but right now I'm digging through pioneer records here in California, and our library is just excellent for that. When I've exausted this leg or 10 of the family, I know they all had to come from *somewhere* else. No doubt I'll become familiar with what the Family History Center has shelf by shelf by then. (And hey, maybe they'll have a microfilm machine with a copier on it by then!) I wasn't complaining, I just wanted the next new comer to a Center to ask for all the directions before they ended up in an almost empty building without any signs. :) I'm in Fresno, CA -- born and raised in rural Tulare County, CA, as were my parents, my grand parents, all but 2 of my great grandparents, and even lots of my great great grandparents. (Don't make me count them, It's late in the day!) deb - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - deb Christensen ([email protected]) Graphics Connection Forum http://www.computingcentral.com/topics/graphics/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 2:43 PM Subject: Re: Foren on O.T. in 1851? > Deb - there are literally thousands of things that a Family History Center > can get that you cannot obtain through your local library, because the Salt > Lake City Family History Library does not loan out their microfilms on > Interlibrary Loan. They ONLY > loan (rent) their microfilms to their own branch Family History Centers. > > For instance: I have never been to Sweden, yet I have documented my husband's > Swedish ancestors back to the late 1600's by using microfilm copies of the > old church and census records that the church has microfilmed. These were > only available to me through my local Family History Center, unless I wanted > to make a trip to Salt Lake and view them there. > > I am sorry that you had difficulty in finding your local Family History > Center - it is a proven fact that they are not all created equal but they do > all offer the opportunity to order microfilm from Salt Lake City. What town > are you in? > > For those of you who have not made the attempt to locate and use a Family > History Center, you are missing out on a goldmine of information. Now the > FHLC (library card catalog) is online at familysearch.org so you can check > out what's available at home and then go to the Family History Center and > order the film with the film number you obtained off the Internet. > > Although I am not a member of the Mormon church, I have been a volunteer > staff member at the Family History Center here in Salem for 17 years. I have > a tremendous appreciation for the work the church has done worldwide in > microfilming records. > > Mimi Stang >