I thought Willamette U. was for students studying Law, but Maybe I am wrong about that. I just don't remember that it ever had a pre-med curriculum. Cheryl B.

The Computer Interest Group [CIG] is getting back to work, now that the weather has turned and kids are going back to school. This Monday night from 7:00 to 8:30pm, we'll be talking about... Some of my Favorite Websites. This will include: Ancestry's Historical Newspaper collections - Approaches & Tips. Getting your hands on Specialized Books beyond your local libraries. Finding your ancestors in an un-indexed Census Exploring Heritage Quest Come out and join us on Monday night at the Forum. Marty Krauter CIG Coordinator

I believe Willamette moved its medical school to Portland in the 1890s and by 1931 it had been taken over by the University of Oregon and become it's school. Greg Nelson

Sorry, forgot to "paste" this: http://www.columbian.com/09162004/neighbor/189899.html Connie --- Charleen Oerding <[email protected]> wrote: > Connie, > What is the website address? > Thanks > Charleen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Connie Lenzen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:35 AM > Subject: Thursday's column on genealogy > > > > Thursday's column is about Finnish research. > > > > At the end of the coumn, there is an announcement > of > > the CCGS monthly meeting with the guest speakers > who > > will be talking about Washington resources at the > > Archives. > > > > Connie > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ______________________________ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Hello All: While on a research trip through Oregon, I was at the Oddfellows Cemetery in The Dalles. I did find my great grandfather/grandmother's graves here even though they were not included in the on-line roster. The sexton did have a book that showed where they should be located but there was no headstone. I dug down a few inches with my hands (where there was a very slight depression in the grass) and found a thin layer of concrete. They had scratched their names in the concrete with a stick along with the year of (re)burial (1909). See these pics: http://www.foothill.net/~jbrass/genealogy/goodwin/gravestones/ Catherine1.jpg http://www.foothill.net/~jbrass/genealogy/goodwin/gravestones/ William3.jpg I don't know how large the concrete was, never got to an edge. Of course this concrete was originally visible but over the years it grew over. It appears this was a common practice in this cemetery so the headstone could be placed when it became available. I have also seen wooden and metal uprights used in other cemeteries (with numbers or names, most faded out with time). John Brassfield Goodwin, Polley, Brassfield, Lamson On Sep 19, 2004, at 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > ORFORUM-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 154 > > Today's Topics: > #1 grave robbers ["John Thomas" > <[email protected]] > #2 Re: [GFO] grave robbers [[email protected]] > #3 Re: [GFO] grave robbers ["Gary Murray" > <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ORFORUM-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the ORFORUM-D list administrator, send mail to > [email protected] > > ______________________________ > > > From: "John Thomas" <[email protected]> > Date: September 18, 2004 2:47:22 PM PDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: grave robbers > > > Hello List, > A while back an elderly relative told me a story of how one of our > mutual ancestor's body was stolen from Jason Lee Cemetery in Salem, > many decades ago, by medical students from Willamette University. The > body along with other bodies was recovered and then buried in the > Salem Pioneer Cemetery. Through research I came to the conclusion > that my ancestors were not involved in this incident. Obits and > funeral records show everyone is where they should be and the time > frame for medical students to be at Willamette University doesn't > match. I decided that my relative must have heard the story and maybe > confused it with our ancestors. Last year I discovered that under > the grass and weeds on my ancestors plot there is concrete. My > ancestor died in 1931 so the concrete had to have been poured after > that year. I noticed that other plots in the same area are also > covered in concrete. The City View Funeral home, who maintains the > Pioneer Cemetery, has no idea when or why the pl! > ots were covered in concrete. The Friends of the Pioneer Cemetery > had not heard of any grave robbing and they did not respond to my > question about when and why concrete was poured over some of the > plots. I tried looking up newspaper articles at the State Library and > found nothing. > I was wondering if anyone else had heard of a story of medical > students robbing graves in Oregon and when did it take place, and does > anyone know when and why some of the plots at the Salem Pioneer > Cemetery are covered in concrete? > Thank you > Sheri > > ______________________________ > > > From: [email protected] > Date: September 18, 2004 2:57:29 PM PDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GFO] grave robbers > > > > why some of the plots at the Salem Pioneer Cemetery are covered in > concrete? > ------ > > You will find this in many of the older cemeteries. Families did > this so > there wouldn't be so much maintainence in keeping the plots free of > weeds, etc. > > Daraleen > > ______________________________ > > > From: "Gary Murray" <[email protected]> > Date: September 18, 2004 3:08:07 PM PDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GFO] grave robbers > > > HI: SOME years back i was tramping a verrrry old cemetery in > yamhill > co. and came to a grave that someone had dug down to get any jewelry > that > has been placed on this lady. i had never seen anything like this but > was > told later that it was quite common. these were farm people with > almost > nothing. all these grave robbers would have gotten was a wedding band, > probably worn almost thru from work. how sick can some people be. > gary in az. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 2:57 PM > Subject: Re: [GFO] grave robbers > > >> >> why some of the plots at the Salem Pioneer Cemetery are covered in >> concrete? >> ------ >> >> You will find this in many of the older cemeteries. Families did >> this so >> there wouldn't be so much maintainence in keeping the plots free of > weeds, etc. >> >> Daraleen >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== ORFORUM Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe, send a message to [email protected] that >> contains (in the body of the message) only the single word: >> unsubscribe >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> >>

why some of the plots at the Salem Pioneer Cemetery are covered in concrete? ------ You will find this in many of the older cemeteries. Families did this so there wouldn't be so much maintainence in keeping the plots free of weeds, etc. Daraleen

HI: SOME years back i was tramping a verrrry old cemetery in yamhill co. and came to a grave that someone had dug down to get any jewelry that has been placed on this lady. i had never seen anything like this but was told later that it was quite common. these were farm people with almost nothing. all these grave robbers would have gotten was a wedding band, probably worn almost thru from work. how sick can some people be. gary in az. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [GFO] grave robbers > > why some of the plots at the Salem Pioneer Cemetery are covered in > concrete? > ------ > > You will find this in many of the older cemeteries. Families did this so > there wouldn't be so much maintainence in keeping the plots free of weeds, etc. > > Daraleen > > > > > > > ==== ORFORUM Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a message to [email protected] that > contains (in the body of the message) only the single word: unsubscribe > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello List, A while back an elderly relative told me a story of how one of our mutual ancestor's body was stolen from Jason Lee Cemetery in Salem, many decades ago, by medical students from Willamette University. The body along with other bodies was recovered and then buried in the Salem Pioneer Cemetery. Through research I came to the conclusion that my ancestors were not involved in this incident. Obits and funeral records show everyone is where they should be and the time frame for medical students to be at Willamette University doesn't match. I decided that my relative must have heard the story and maybe confused it with our ancestors. Last year I discovered that under the grass and weeds on my ancestors plot there is concrete. My ancestor died in 1931 so the concrete had to have been poured after that year. I noticed that other plots in the same area are also covered in concrete. The City View Funeral home, who maintains the Pioneer Cemetery, has no idea when or why the pl! ots were covered in concrete. The Friends of the Pioneer Cemetery had not heard of any grave robbing and they did not respond to my question about when and why concrete was poured over some of the plots. I tried looking up newspaper articles at the State Library and found nothing. I was wondering if anyone else had heard of a story of medical students robbing graves in Oregon and when did it take place, and does anyone know when and why some of the plots at the Salem Pioneer Cemetery are covered in concrete? Thank you Sheri

Thought this might be of interest to some. The Hillsboro Argus ran a story in Thursday's paper about the Hillsboro Historical Society's "Monumental Moments." This is being held at the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery this evening from 5 to 7, admission is $3. Folks will be dressed in costume, and will portray people who are in the cemetery. The article has 12 different people being portrayed. The cemetery is located at 1601 W. Baseline. Leslie Lawson

Nathan - Does your picture show two flags flying on top? If so, you seem to describe the Peace Arch in Blaine, Washington at the Canadian border. Sam Hill built it in the early 1920s. This was interesting, searching and reading using Google: " Sam Hill - Another of his projects was the International Peace Arch at Blaine Washington. Construction started in July 1920... The arch is built to straddle the border so one foot is in Canadian soil and the other on American soil... There are two flag staffs on top... There are bronze gates; on the U.S. side the portal says, "children of a common mother," on the Canadian side it says, "brethren dwelling together in unity." It was dedicated in 1922. In 1932, Interstate 5 was rerouted to pass by the arch..." http://hometown.aol.com/Gibson0817/samhill.htm The only problem with this description is the fact that I-5 was not around then in 1932. And who do you think is the "mother"?The Blaine newspaper says that: "The inscription on the Peace Arch, "Children of a Common Mother", is thought to refer to Mother England." For verification there is a nice enlargeable photo at this location: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Peace%20Arch Dave Witthans ----- Original Message ----- From: Nathan Haines Sr. To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:53 AM Subject: [GFO] Question Hi all, I got a picture that I have a question about. It is at some cemetery somewhere but nobody knows where. There is a real large structure in the cemetery that looks like a monument but is open in the middle so it is kind of like an arch. At the top reads "Children of a Common Mother". Anyone ever hear of a cemetery with something like this in it before? I suspect that this is in either CA or OR but not sure. Thanks, Nathan

Hi all, I got a picture that I have a question about. It is at some cemetery somewhere but nobody knows where. There is a real large structure in the cemetery that looks like a monument but is open in the middle so it is kind of like an arch. At the top reads "Children of a Common Mother". Anyone ever hear of a cemetery with something like this in it before? I suspect that this is in either CA or OR but not sure. Thanks, Nathan

You may be interested in attending this meeting. Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon Meeting Notice Date: Wednesday September 22, 2004 Time: 7:30 to 9:30 Place: Neveh Shalom Synagogue (Note changed location!) 2900 Peaceful Lane, Portland Oregon (Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy/ north on Dosch Rd/ right on Peaceful Lane) The Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon (JGSO) invites you and your family and friends to our September Meeting. STEPHEN MORSE ³ ONE-STEP WEBPAGES: A POTPOURRI OF GENEALOGICAL SEARCH TOOLS² Stephen Morse, of San Francisco, developer of One Step Research Tools, (www.stevemorse.org/index/ <http://www.stevemorse.org/index/> ) will explore the nearly 40 web-based tools he has developed: Šone step to Ellis Island data & missing manifests Švariety of tools to search the 1910-1930 census ŠMorton Allen Directory ŠSocial Security death records in one step ŠNew York naturalization records in one step and much, much more This event is FREE to JGSO members, members of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon, and Clark County Genealogy Society. Contributions at the door of $2 door are requested from non-members. Contribution is credited to membership if you join JGSO at the meeting. We will have available at the meeting, JGSO¹s 170 page ³Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy: A Handbook for Beginners and Supplementary Information for Advanced Research². The handbook is free to new members with paid membership, $12 to members, and $18 to non-members. Also available THE JGSO CD-ROM, $15 members, $25 non-members. For more information call Sandra Shapiro (503) 694-5646

>Is anyone else having trouble getting through to the MCL website? I >keep getting: > >A Server Error Has Occurred: (Could Not Attach to Patron Data Source >Profile(attachToSeg). Error = mpShmPtr is NULL.) > >I didn't know if I have a personal problem or if the website has gone down. > >Thanks! Carole Carole, I just now checked and got into the HQ site with out any problems. So try it again, it may have been down for a little while. Janice Janice M. Healy Co-compiler of "Oregon Burial Site Guide" Aloha, Oregon U.S.A. Mailto:[email protected] "Oregon Burial Site Guide" http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/obsg.html See the Oregon Burial Site Guide in Salem, Oregon at the Genealogical Council of Oregon Conference Oct. 1 & 2 located in the Red Lion Hotel on Market Street. Public service site http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ancestors.html

Is anyone else having trouble getting through to the MCL website? I keep getting: A Server Error Has Occurred: (Could Not Attach to Patron Data Source Profile(attachToSeg). Error = mpShmPtr is NULL.) I didn't know if I have a personal problem or if the website has gone down. Thanks! Carole

Thursday's column is about Finnish research. At the end of the coumn, there is an announcement of the CCGS monthly meeting with the guest speakers who will be talking about Washington resources at the Archives. Connie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

The Portland Chapter of DAR is hosting a workshop at the GFO library on Friday, September 24th from 12:30 - 2:30. This is an informational workshop and there will be experts available to answer any questions regarding the society. They will also be offering assistance to anyone wishing to fill out an application and how to document each generation. This is free and no reservation is required. Come and learn what DAR has to offer. Cathy Lauer

Portland Featured History Detectives Monday, September 20 from 9-10pm, TV A California woman wants to find out if a beautiful old alto saxophone that belonged to her father was once owned by the legendary jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker. The search for the answer leads the Detectives to Portland. http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives

If you have any interest in orphans...or just in learning how they were handled in Illinois, join us on Saturday, September 11th, at the Forum. Be there at 9:30 and come right in to the Higgins Room. We'll get role call done there, etc. The teachers who will share all the important information about being an orphan in 'old' Illinois will be Charlie Laughlin and Duane Funk. Bring whatever info you have about researching orphans in IL, or elsewhere, and put in your two cents worth too. Kristy

Hi All, The Writer's Forum will meet for the first time at the GFO on Monday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. If you have needed a jumpstart to get started writing about your delicious genealogical finding, this might just be what you need. Hope to see you there! Peggy Baldwin

Crossing the Northern Border: Canadian Genealogical Resources is the topic of our first general membership meeting of the Genealogical Forum of Oregon, this coming Saturday, September 11, 2004. Michele Fricke is the accomplished presenter who will give us a treat and help us find Canadian connections. The meeting will be held at the Forum Library, 1505 SE Gideon St., Portland, Oregon at 2 pm. We hope to see all of the summer suntans, and share our summer adventures in between the special Canadian program and general meeting. Plan to attend. Pat Burling Education Committee