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

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