Jackie ... which murder trial in Antelope are you inquiring about? My great grandfather, Herbert Sherry, was killed in a saloon in Antelope in 1887 by Jack Thompson. I have yet to read about the trial. Audrey Cox Vogelpohl I'm sure they wouldn't have missed a murder trial in town. > > Does anyone have first-hand knowledge of the library's microfilm holdings in The Dalles? I mean, The Dalles' own library. I would guess that they would have those and you could get them through interlibrary loan, no matter what your location.

Jackie, I'd have to check my source documents to be absolutely certain of this, but I believe the newspaper in The Dalles was going strong during the 1880s, and I know that they covered the area pretty thoroughly. I'm sure they wouldn't have missed a murder trial in town. Does anyone have first-hand knowledge of the library's microfilm holdings in The Dalles? I mean, The Dalles' own library. I would guess that they would have those and you could get them through interlibrary loan, no matter what your location. Another great resource, as unlikely as it might seem, is the genealogy section of the library at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. They have an outstanding collection of newspaper microfilm as well as tons of other stuff. The now-retired former head librarian was heavily into genealogy, and he amassed quite a collection at the college library. I was just there about a month ago and I distinctly remember seeing that they even had newspaper microfilms from the Condon paper there. I'm not sure how far west that collection goes, but that would be worth a shot. They could probably tell you who does have them, even if they don't. Cheri thelittlewonder@earthlink.net -- 'Genies' are here---> http://www.historysavers.com/

I think you'll find that the entire area south of The Dalles was fairly well represented in all Wasco Co. news media of the time period you're talking about, Audrey. My family was concentrated down around 13-mile, 15-mile, Friend, Victor and in that area, and I've had pretty good success with getting info from sources in The Dalles from late 19th century until about 1930-ish. After that, the coverage dropped off except in the more rural newspapers or just the "news of outlying areas" sections of The Dalles' paper. Considering the date and more easterly location of Antelope, I wonder if maybe the Burns area genealogy society or even Umatilla County's genealogy society might have some information about your ancestor. It would be worth a try. Regarding historical societies & such, this is a question I've been meaning to ask, too. I know there was once that type of society in The Dalles, which covered the entire area, but it doesn't appear to be in the limelight now, if it's functioning at all. I'm going to do a little digging about that & will post my findings to the list. Interestingly, I need to get ahold of someone who holds the genealogy society's information that was gathered with regard to a great uncle of mine who was a stage coach driver back then. They did some type of article on him several years ago, and I need to get a copy of it. Here's a URL that is handy to have for some of these purposes. It lists all the historical and genealogy societies that are currently known by Rootsweb/Genweb. This is the listing for those in Oregon, whether they have a website or not. http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/link.html Cheri thelittlewonder@earthlink.net -- 'Genies' are here---> http://www.historysavers.com/

My grandfather, Samuel Rufus Cox, was a driver on the Shaniko-Antelope-Mitchell Freight line when he and my grandmother, Bessie Sherry, were married on 7 August 1904, at the home of her mother (Mary Ellen Hughes) and step-father (Allen Grant) at Antelope, Oregon. I visited Antelope this past September and presume there is no historical group there. Where can I find information on the freight line(s) of this era? Thanking you in advance. Audrey Cox Vogelpohl Seattle, Washington

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Dear listers, I posted this last week so thought I would repost. Am in need of someone to help me find the records of my family around The Dalles. Have conformation they owned land there in 1871, that my grandfather was on the 1850 census, that my great grandfather was married there & served in the military. but no records. Can you please help me find them. Thank you Betty -- Names I am researching. McCORKLE, GASS, STAGGS, VINCENT,VAN STEENBURGH ROBERTS, KITZMILLER, HOLT Betty in California http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9123 http://www.angelfire.com/in/bertram

Hello all, I just returned from a trip to the library in Spokane, Wa., doing a lookup for a cyber-friend, & thought I would post what I found, in case it may help someone else. This information I got from the 1900 Oregon Census. ______________________________________________________________________ * Carothers, James as Head of Household. b:Aug.1842 in Illinois, Linn County? Age:57 * Carothers, Nettie as Wife. b:March 1848 in New York. Age:52 * Holgati, Della W. b:Feb 1870 in Oregon. Age:31 (under Relationship it had the letter L). ______________________________________________________________________ Census taken in Umatilla City, Pendleton. * Carothers, Lewis b:Aug.1876 in Missouri. Age:23 ______________________________________________________________________ Census taken in Gilliam County, Lone Rock PCT. * Carothers, Mary b:Aug.1845 in Iowa. Age:55 ______________________________________________________________________ Census taken in Marion County, Salem. * Carothers, Rosa as Head of Household. b:April 1858 in Oregon. Age:42 * Carothers, Millie M. as Daughter. b:Sept.1884 in Wisconsin. Age:15 * Monroe, William A. as Step-Son. b:Aug.1877 in Iowa. Age:23 ______________________________________________________________________ Census taken in Clatsop County, Fort Stevens. * Carothers, Sam W. b:Aug.1877 in Alabama. Age:22 ______________________________________________________________________ Census taken in Gilliam County, Lone Rock PCT * Carothers, Victor as Head of Household. b:Feb.1882 in Oregon. Age:18 * Ortho Ward (was listed as enumerated with) & as Victor's Nephew. ______________________________________________________________________ NOTE THE DIFFERENCE IN SPELLING NOW. Census taken in Multnomah County, Portland. * Caruthers, Lola b:March 1882 in New York. Age:18 ______________________________________________________________________ Census tsaken in Marion County, Salem. * Caruthers, Millie b:Sept.1884 in Washington. Age: 15 ______________________________________________________________________ Census taken in Multnomah County, Portland. * Caruthers, Richard as Head of Household. b:Feb.1859 in Louisiana. Age:41 * Caruthers, Carrie as Wife. b:Dec.1869 in Nebraska. * Caruthers, Richard Jr. as Son. b:Feb.1893 in Kansas. * Caruthers, Darling as Daughter. b:Dec.1895 in Kansas. ______________________________________________________________________ Census taken in Clatsop County, Astoria. * Caruthers, Robert as head of household. b:April 1845 Age:55 b: Canada * Caruthers, Hattie as Wife. Aug. 1848 Age:51 b: Ohio * Caruthers, Richard E. as Son. May 1874 Age:26 b: Washington * Caruthers, Angus P. as Son. Sept. 1877 Age:22 b: Oregon * Caruthers, Rex R. as Son. Oct. 1855 Age: 14 b: Oregon * Caruthers, Ruby as Daughter. (no other info given for Ruby) ______________________________________________________________________

Dear listers, I am new on this list & am looking for an angel volunteer to help me locate information on the Nicholas Staggs family. They owned land at The Dalles & I believe there will be other information there also. please let me know if you can or will help Thank you Betty -- Names I am researching. McCORKLE, GASS, STAGGS, VINCENT,VAN STEENBURGH ROBERTS, KITZMILLER, HOLT Betty in California http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9123 http://www.angelfire.com/in/bertram

Hello to all, I am searching my maternal roots. The names include OLNEY~ HOFFER ~ HOLMES ~ McKay ~. Do any of these names ring a bell? Thanks, Teresa ; )

Hi, I just joined this list today. My name is Lori and I live in Madras, OR. I am looking for information or books about Antelope, OR. My husbands great grand father was Deputy Sheriff for a time there and is buried in the Antelope cemetary. Was there a newspaper in the late 1800's there? Any ideas would be appreciated. Lori