Immigration Rosters of the Elliott Cut-Off: 1853 & 1854, and Immigration Registration at Umatilla Agency, 1853, compiled by Leah Collins Menefee, 1984. http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/1853intro.html Still to come: the 1854 Roster of the Macy Train Jan Phillips [email protected] Oregon State Coordinator Linn County Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project

Please join us in celebrating the rebirth of the Lebanon train depot. SANTIAM TRAVEL STATION DEDICATION RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY Tuesday - May 11th 5:30 p.mm. to 6:30 p.m. The City has recently completed the first phase of restoration of this National Historic Register listed train depot building, thereby initiating its transformation into the SANTIAM TRAVEL STATION - an intermodal transportation facility. This project was accomplished using both local funds and federal ISTEA grant funds awarded through ODOT'S Enhancement Program. This event will occur during National Historic Preservation week at the Santiam Travel Station located on Third Street between Grant and Sherman Streets in downtown Lebanon. The celebration will include: *Ribbon cutting. *A short presentation about how this project came to be. *Presentation of plans for the second phase of restoration and total project completion. *Presentation of projected future uses of the completed facility. *Sharing of stories from former train depot users and affiliates. *Refreshments ! Everyone is welcome at this community-wide celebration. We have planned a short and fun filled event and we hope that you can join us for this special occasion. Please feel free to bring your family and friends. For more information, contact Jody Kaldahl, Project Engineer with the City at 541-451-7459 or Doug Parker, Lebano City Planner at 541-451-7425. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

Hi, As some of you might know, Richard R. Milligan and John Miles, members of the Linn Genealogical Society, have worked extensively on the Oregon Donation Land Claims for Linn County for many years, and Dick has several volumes available for purchase. I am pleased to announce that Dick has allowed us to copy the Table of Contents for his books to the Linn County USGenWeb Project. Visit the web pages listed below for additional information about these pioneers, and how to purchase the volumes. http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/tocdlcatol.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/tocdlcmtoz.html Jan Phillips [email protected] Linn County Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project

Two new cemetery files up: Orleans/Cushman and Knox Butte http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/or/lifiles.htm Jan Phillips [email protected]

Hi, Steve Sprenger [[email protected]] writes to tell me he now has a Class of 1969 Website for Albany Union High School: http://www.proaxis.com/~sprengersh/ Let me know if you have any information about 1999 Class Reunions for any school in Linn County...what I've got so far can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/reunions.html. Jan Phillips [email protected]

Hi, The 1880 Halsey Census, Heads of Household & Widows is up: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/1880hhhalseypct.html Note this does not include the City of Halsey. Jan Phillips [email protected]

1880 Census, City of Harrisburg, heads of household and widows: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/1880hhcharrisb.html 1880 Census, Harrisburg Precinct, heads of household and widows: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/1880hhharisbpct.html Jan Phillips [email protected] Linn County Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project

Hi, The 1880 Census - Heads of Household and Widows, Lebanon Precincts is up: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlgs/1880lebhhw.html Jan Phillips [email protected]

Clara E. Price married Charles E. Wolverton , 3 Oct 1878 in Linn co., OR. I know that Clara died 24 Nov 1931. Is she buried in Linn Co? What is the death date of Charles E. Wolverton? Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

Hi, I got a question the other day about searching through old messages. You can search the ORLINN-L archives by going to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and type in ORLINN-L for the name of the list. At the next screen, type in whatever you wish to search by, and pick a year. Jan Phillips [email protected]

I think this is a GREAT site to use. It is taking me to a ton of places I never knew existed (but how could we on the internet.. LOL) Just passing it on in hopes it helps others. Michelle The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. - GenealogyPortal.com The Internet trade press is abuzz these days with articles about "Internet portals." Even Wall Street venture capitalists are investing millions in companies that provide Web portals. Now Steve Wood has created a genealogy portal Web page. A portal can loosely be defined as a starting place. It provides quick and easy access to many other Web sites of a particular interest. Portal sites such as Yahoo!, Webcrawler and CompuServe.com provide menus grouped by popular topics such as news, weather, sports, Hollywood entertainment, etc. When you click on one of these, you are quickly taken to pages of that interest. These portals are popular as they are easy-to-use "main menus" for many people. Steve Wood's GenealogyPortal.com is similar in concept. The first thing I noticed is that it has a quick and easy method of searching hundreds of genealogy sites looking for names. I searched for my own surname and found thousands of "hits," too many to manage. I then narrowed the search by specifying my great- great-grandfather's name. GenealogyPortal.com quickly found 91 matches and ranked them as to which were "most probable." A rating of four trees indicated a high probability of a match, three trees was still somewhat probable, etc. Each "hit" gave a small extract from the text of the matching site. All I had to do was click on the text, and I could then look directly at the selected site. GenealogyPortal.com also has lists of Archives and Libraries, Guides to Research, Historical Sites, Primary Records, and Research Supplies, as well as a list of Software and Utilities. This is a good site from which to launch your online searches. Look at: http://www.genealogyportal.com

I have added biographies for STARKEY, VINCENT and YEOMANS to my webpage on the participants of the 1852 McCULLY wagon train from Henry County, Iowa to Oregon. Related family names are: STARKEY - SCOTT, GLISAN, FISHER, BYBEE, McCULLY VINCENT - BALL, OZMER, HENDERSHOTT YEOMANS - ANGELL If you would like further info on any of these folks, please contact me. Also, if you have additions, corrections, comments, etc., I'd be very pleased to hear from you. Sandy Wilbur http://www.netcom.com/~symbios Genealogy-History-Ecology-Christianity-Books-NorthCountry Journal

Hi, I'm starting a page of Linn County High School Class Reunions being held this summer. So far, I've only heard from West Albany High School (Albany Union High), but if you have information about any high school reunion for any high school in Linn County, I'll be happy to update this page with your news. Watch your local newspapers for information and let me know: who, what, when, where, contact person, etc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/reunions.html Jan Phillips [email protected]

> >Received the following query on Marion County's query board and was hoping >someone could help Mary June, please respond to her e-mail directly. > > >"Mary June" <[email protected]> >Marion Co. Or Query Forum >A new message, ""Service" School, Albany," >was posted by Mary June on Wed, >07 Apr 1999 >EMAIL: [email protected] >SURNAMES: REED, JAMES, NORTON >DATE: Apr 07 1999 >QRYTEXT: I am seeking information about the "Service" school that was >located in >Albany in 1890. Is there a source for this information? Thanks so much.. Mary June - [email protected]

BOOKS FOR EXCHANGE AND SALE - Lebanon Genealogical Society All books for sale - mail check to the Lebanon Genealogical Society, 626 Second Street, Lebanon, OR, 97355, unless otherwise specified. Exchange Books (if purchasing, P & H is $1.50 for first book, each additional, $0.50): Benton County Cemeteries, includes Kings Valley, Locke, Palestine, Ridder and index, 42 pages, .....$5.00 Douglas County 1860 Census, 46 pages, .....$5.00 Douglas County Marriages, 40 pages, .....$5.00 Douglas County, Index to Soldiers Home, Roseburg, 32 pages, .....$4.00 Gilliam County Marriages, 1885-1900, 22 pages, .....$3.00 Lincoln County Military List 1893, 6 pages, .....$1.00 Linn County Cemeteries, includes Fox Valley, Houston, Jordon, Miller, John Wisner and index, 52 pages, .....$6.00 Linn County Militia List 1874, 42 pages, .....$5.00 Marion County Military Roll 1891, 56 pages , .....$6.00 Multnomah County 1860 Census, 50 pages, .....$6.00 Tillamook County Marriages, 1862-1910, 36 pages, .....$4.00 Tillamook County Censuses, 1860 & 1870, Temporarily out of print Wasco County Marriages, 1854-1900, 103 pages, .....$11.00 Maps of Pennsylvania, 11 pages, .....$2.00 Maryland, Research Sources, 16 pages, .....$2.00 Virginia-The German Element, 71 pages, .....$8.00 Choctaw Nation, Haskell, OK, maps and history, 9 pages, .....$1.00 Virginia Parish Maps, 47 pages, .....$5.00 Goochland County, Virginia 1820 Census, 17 pages, .....$2.00 Maryland - Maps, 24 pages, .....$3.00 Chronology of the Civil War, 6 pages, .....$1.00 *Linn County Wills and Probates, A-G, Abstracts with additional genealogical information, 1859-1880, 38 pages, .....$10.00 *Linn County Index to Obituaries, 1997, Lebanon Express and Albany Democrat-Herald, 14 pages, .....$3.00 *Lebanon Genealogical Society Shelflist, 46 pages, .....$7.00 *Lebanon Death Records, September 28, 1907 Through September 1, 1927, 85 pages .....$20.00 Lebanon Context Statement: A history of how Lebanon was developed, with industries, houses and maps along with early contributors to the city. This book sells for $39.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling. Make checks payable to the Lebanon Historic Resources Commission and mail to the Lebanon Genealogical Society, 626 Second Street, Lebanon, OR, 97355 1892 - Engravings of Prominent Men, businesses and homes in Lebanon is a booklet available for $5.00 made payable to the Lebanon Museum. Mail check to the Lebanon Genealogical Society, 626 Second Street, Lebanon, OR, 97355. We also have available a reproduction of a book originally from Crown Zellerbach in 1940 by Esther Wallace regarding the Strawberry Festival. This booklet is available for $5.00 made payable to the Lebanon Museum. Mail check to the Lebanon Genealogical Society, 626 Second Street, Lebanon, OR, 97355. * indicates that the book is either a new publication or new to our list of books. Please allow four weeks to receive your order

Linn Genealogical Society, Albany, OR, Books for Sale Linn County Marriages Volume 1 - [Jan. 1850 - Aug. 1861] (also includes Marriages not recorded 1847-1861, Early marriages in Oregon Territory 1846-48) - $12.00 Volume 2 - [Sept. 1861 - June 1870] - $7.50 Volume 3 - [July 1870 - March 1882] - $10.00 Volume 4 - [March 1882 - Nov. 1894] - $12.00 Volume 5 - [Nov. 1894 - Nov. 1921] - $15.00 Linn County Pioneer Stories Volume 1 - $15.00 Volume 2 - $15.00 Volume 3 - $15.00 Volume 4 - $15.00 Volume 5 - $15.00 1910 Linn County Census Volume I, Albany, Center, Tallman, Crawfordsville, and East Albany precincts - $12.00 Volume II, Fox Valley, Jordan, Foster, Foster/Cascade National Forest Reserve, Sweet Home, Halsey, Shelborne, and Kingston precincts - $12.00 Volume III, Lacomb, N. Brownsville, N. Harrisburg, N. Lebanon, N. & S. Scio precincts - $12.00 Volume IV, Orleans, Price, Rock Creek, Sodaville, and S. Harrisburg precincts - $12.00 Volume V, Santiam, Shedd, Waterloo, and S. Lebanon precincts - $12.00 Volume VI, S. Brownsville, Syracuse, Tangent, and West Albany precincts - $12.00 Donation Land Claim Families Volumes 1 through 23 - $15.00 each Index of DLC Holders by Name - $12.00 Primitive Baptist Church Records - The Little Church that Traveled - $25.00 Old Time Albany - By Fred Nutting - $15.00 Diary of John McCoy - $15.00 Index - "The Heritage Newsletter" - Society Newsletters - $12.00 Back Issues of Newsletters - $1.50 Please add $3.00 for first book and $1.00 for each additional book for postage. Make checks payable to Linn Genealogical Society. Mail checks and order to: Linn Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1222 Albany, OR 97321-0537

Willoughby Churchill married Matilda Anne Price 11 Aug 1852 in Linn co. Matilda died 6 Jul 1905. Was that in Linn co?? When did Willoughby die? They had these children: Thomas Churchill md. Mary A. Oliver F. Churchill md. Alma Sherrill Edwin Churchill Laura Bell Churchill md. George Jordan And Minnie Drusilla Churchill md. Warren Nichols Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

Hi, I'm pleased to announce the rosters of the Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry in the Spanish American War are now on-line. http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/spanamwar/index.html This project includes a Chronology of Events, the Death Roll, Second Oregon Volunteers, Pay Vouchers Explained, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, and Batteries A and B. These men's ages ranged from about 18 to 49, so this covers men born from about 1849 to 1880. Enjoy!! Jan Phillips [email protected] Oregon State Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/

A few weeks ago the obituary of Ex Linn county Clerk Nimrod P. Payne appeared on this list. It noted he was born Dec 16, 1843 (this was in Vermilion Co., IL.) He died March 9 1895, in Linn co. and [left] "a wife and ten children to mourn his death." I believe the wife was Rosina Colver. This marriage is recorded in Linn Co. as being 2 Aug 1868. What are the names of the 10 children? Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

Hi Kathleen, The 1880 Linn Co. census shows: East Albany Precinct Household #12 Payne, Nimrod P., 36, HH, farmer, born IL, father born OH, mother born VA Payne, Rosina, 32, wife, keeping house, born OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH Payne, Mary R., 12, dau., student, born OR Payne, Morris B., 11, son, student, born OR Payne, L. B., 8, son, student, born Idaho Territory Payne, A. R., 5, dau., born OR Payne, B. L., less than 1, dau., born OR Jan Phillips [email protected] At 08:55 PM 3/29/99 -0800, you wrote: >A few weeks ago the obituary of Ex Linn county Clerk Nimrod P. Payne >appeared on this list. It noted he was born Dec 16, 1843 (this was in >Vermilion Co., IL.) He died March 9 1895, in Linn co. and [left] "a wife >and ten children to mourn his death." I believe the wife was Rosina Colver. >This marriage is recorded in Linn Co. as being 2 Aug 1868. What are the >names of the 10 children? >Thank you, Kathleen Rizer > > >