Jan - you might try www.glorecords.blm.gov for original donation claims and sometimes actual document images. Also, for OR and WA claims, go to www.blm.gov/or/ for additional historic info. You have all the info needed to initiate searches. - - Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurel Smith" <bearpair@comcast.net> To: "'Jan Fenter'" <jfent@hevanet.com>; "'ORFORUM'" <ORFORUM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [GFO] Help please with DLC confusion > Jan, > This may not answer your question, but the GFO catalog shows we also hold > Washington (Territory) donation land claim microfilms. Perhaps one of > these > will help. You will see both Olympia and Vancouver certificates. > Laurel > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 100, Olympia Certificates > 530 - 593, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 101, Olympia Certificates > 594 - 655, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 102, Olympia Certificates > 656 - 701; Canceled Claims 90 - 636, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly > Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 103, Colfax - Spokane > Falls > Certificates 1 - 4; Walla Walla Certificate 1; Vancouver Certificates 1 - > 33, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 104, Vancouver > Certificates > 34 - 85, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 105, Vancouver > Certificates > 86 - 155, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 106, Vancouver > Certificates > 156 - 225, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 107, Vancouver > Certificates > 226 - 286, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 108, Vancouver > Certificates > 287 - 310; Canceled Claims 4 - 1569, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly > Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 93, Olympia Certificates > 1 > - 53, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 94, Olympia Certificates > 54 > - 135, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 95, Olympia Certificates > 136 - 229, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 96, Olympia Certificates > 230 - 323, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 97, Olympia Certificates > 324 - 393, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 98, Olympia Certificates > 394 - 459, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 99, Olympia Certificates > 460 - 529, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Book: 979.7 A000 Land] Freeman, M., et. al. > Washington Territory Donation Land Claims: Settlers Before 1850, Seattle, > Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1980 > > [Book: 979.7 A000 Land] Freeman, M., et. al. > Washington Territory Donation Land Claims: Settlers Before 1850, Seattle, > Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1980 > > -----Original Message----- > From: orforum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:orforum-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Jan Fenter > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 12:04 PM > To: ORFORUM > Subject: [GFO] Help please with DLC confusion > > 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 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

You may find land patents for ODLC on the BLM web site, but not the actual donation land claim applications. You do need to consult the microfilm for that. Peggy Peggy Baldwin, MLS Family Passages LLC www.familypassages.com 503-916-9410 Pacific Northwest & Oregon Trail -----Original Message----- From: orforum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:orforum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Don Holznagel Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 1:33 PM To: Laurel Smith; 'Jan Fenter'; 'ORFORUM' Subject: Re: [GFO] Help please with DLC confusion Jan - you might try www.glorecords.blm.gov for original donation claims and sometimes actual document images. Also, for OR and WA claims, go to www.blm.gov/or/ for additional historic info. You have all the info needed to initiate searches. - - Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurel Smith" <bearpair@comcast.net> To: "'Jan Fenter'" <jfent@hevanet.com>; "'ORFORUM'" <ORFORUM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [GFO] Help please with DLC confusion > Jan, > This may not answer your question, but the GFO catalog shows we also hold > Washington (Territory) donation land claim microfilms. Perhaps one of > these > will help. You will see both Olympia and Vancouver certificates. > Laurel > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 100, Olympia Certificates > 530 - 593, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 101, Olympia Certificates > 594 - 655, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 102, Olympia Certificates > 656 - 701; Canceled Claims 90 - 636, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly > Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 103, Colfax - Spokane > Falls > Certificates 1 - 4; Walla Walla Certificate 1; Vancouver Certificates 1 - > 33, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 104, Vancouver > Certificates > 34 - 85, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 105, Vancouver > Certificates > 86 - 155, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 106, Vancouver > Certificates > 156 - 225, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 107, Vancouver > Certificates > 226 - 286, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 108, Vancouver > Certificates > 287 - 310; Canceled Claims 4 - 1569, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly > Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 93, Olympia Certificates > 1 > - 53, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 94, Olympia Certificates > 54 > - 135, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 95, Olympia Certificates > 136 - 229, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 96, Olympia Certificates > 230 - 323, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 97, Olympia Certificates > 324 - 393, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 98, Olympia Certificates > 394 - 459, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Microfilm: 979.7 A000 Land] > Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files : Reel 99, Olympia Certificates > 460 - 529, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2000 > > [Book: 979.7 A000 Land] Freeman, M., et. al. > Washington Territory Donation Land Claims: Settlers Before 1850, Seattle, > Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1980 > > [Book: 979.7 A000 Land] Freeman, M., et. al. > Washington Territory Donation Land Claims: Settlers Before 1850, Seattle, > Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1980 > > -----Original Message----- > From: orforum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:orforum-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Jan Fenter > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 12:04 PM > To: ORFORUM > Subject: [GFO] Help please with DLC confusion > > 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 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORFORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message