- November 18, 2025Connecting Generations Planning a family reunion can be both exciting and challenging, especially when trying to connect with relatives across…
July 16, 2025From the Supplement to the History of Union County #3 By Bernard Hug History of Union County, Oregon; No. 03…
May 18, 2025A friend recently wrote, "I met a Murray several times in older reunions in John Day. She was a little…
February 27, 2024Isolation was a common feature for the scattered residents in the far reaches of the PNW. Until the 1910s, most…
August 9, 2023After all these years I carry a significant list of family surnames in my mind. Whether researching a document online,…
July 24, 2023A study of just a couple distant strands of my family and the women who withstood so much, enabling us…- July 24, 2023~ Hannah Maria Goddard (1828-1919) Wife of husband of 2nd cousin four times removed. At 18 years old, Hanna first…
- July 10, 2023Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 77, No. 4 (Dec., 1976), pp. 308-340
July 10, 2023In one of my recent blogs, "Sweet Oregon: An Enigma and A Song," the story ended with the unexpected discovery…
June 27, 2023I've traveled Hwy. 97 in Oregon, from Biggs Jct. on the Columbia River to Central Oregon, countless times over the…
June 5, 2023Frank & Rosalia Fisk, circa 1880 I've not encountered many people who aren't intrigued, and often captivated by, images of…
April 26, 2023As printed inThe Blue Mountain Eagle Newspaper, April 7, 1922 Indians, Shoot Outs, and Horse Racing. According to promise I…
