Hi Gerry, Thanks for letting me know where the Washington DLCs are at GFO. I'll look for them. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <orforum-request@rootsweb.com> To: <orforum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 12:00 AM Subject: ORFORUM Digest, Vol 7, Issue 50 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Help please with DLC confusion (Gerald S. Lenzen) > 2. Re: Help please with DLC confusion (Jan Fenter) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 14:34:24 -0700 > From: "Gerald S. Lenzen" <gerrylenzen@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [GFO] Help please with DLC confusion > To: orforum@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4FA44B60.5090400@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > Jan, > > The Washington DLC microfilms are in the metal cabinets with the other > State of Washington microfilm materials. > > Gerry > > Gerald S. Lenzen > 10411 SW 41st Ave. > Portland, OR 97219-6984 > Phone: 503-244-4357 > Cell: 971-227-0087 > > On 5/4/12 11:04 AM, Jan Fenter wrote: >> Hello GFO, >> I need your help. I'm researching Donation Land Claims and have run into >> something confusing to me. I'm not sure on what side of the Columbia >> River I should be looking for the paperwork on a couple DLCs. Based on >> the location of the two claims, my mind logically says I look at the >> Washington DLCs, even though the Authority says it is an Oregon-Donation >> Act. Is my thinking correct....do I look at Washington DLCs? >> >> The BLM website states the following regarding the Authority: >> September 27, 1850: Oregon-Donation Act (grant) (99 Stat. 496). >> >> Washington was a Territory in 1853 and a State in 1889. >> >> Using the Washington Atlas& Gazetteer, by DeLorme, I've been able to >> narrow down the two claim locations to the Camas, Washington area. >> Township 2N, Range 3E, Sections 23, 24, 25, 26. Date: January1866. Land >> Office: Olympia. >> Township 1N, Range 3E, Sections 11, 12, 13, 14. Date: August 1871. Land >> Office: Vancouver. >> (I have the names of the claim owners, Accession number and Document >> number for the above two claims.) >> >> The microfilm boxes at GFO only show land offices in Oregon. Has anyone >> seen the microfilm for the Washington DLCs at a repository in Vancouver, >> or maybe some place in Portland? If so, where? I don't want to have to >> drive a long distance to find and read the film. >> >> Searching the DLCs for Oregon has given me new information (names, dates >> and places), and I've been able to use other information in the claims as >> a needed source to verify other family information. >> >> Jan Fenter >> >