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    1. Oregon Trail Lists
    2. Sherry Kaseberg
    3. Genealogical Forum of Portland, OR, in their bulletin, February 1970 published "Rock Inscriptions of the Old Oregon Trail," by Mrs. Milton W. Belsher...lists of people who inscribed their names on rocks along the way. Register Cliff, Wyoming. Courthouse Rock. Chimney Rock. Rock Creek Camp in Idaho. Independence Rock. She included a list made in 1936 by George O. Houser, Editor of the Wheatland newspaper. Mrs. Frank Wojcik made additions and corrections in the bulletins of this time period. Worth a trip to the Forum library in Portland! For example: Rock Creek Camp, Idaho: James Bacon Wm. Buffum Wm. Berry Spencer Buckley Richard Farwell Alfred Gains William Gant Samuel Gilmore - 1844 Carmey Goodrich Wm. Gesner Andrew Hood Wm. Knighton Abe Locke Joel Palmer Theophilus Powell Wm. Rector Mary Fetter Center [widow with three children] Rev. Lewis Thompson Presley Welch [traveled with Joel Palmer]. Submitted by Sherry Kaseberg.

    06/02/2000 11:50:56