Author: Mgoddard

  • March 6, 2026
    https://oregontrailgenealogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/JD-Ranches.kmz The map image above is taken from a Google Earth presentation of early ranches in the John Day Valley.…
  • March 2, 2026
    The 1845 wagon trains to the Oregon Territory were significant for several reasons. Immigrants had been making their way to…
  • February 5, 2026
    Loula Bebber (South) Humphreys was born in North Carolina in 1883 and passed away in Bend, Oregon in 1969. But…
  • January 25, 2026
    The following is one of those genealogical mysteries which will undoubtedly hurt your brain and completely waste your time!  The…
  • December 15, 2025
    In the 1930s, Kathleen Bales was in her early twenties, and she was falling in love. Her parents, Charles Vincent…
  • April 30, 2025
    As I wrote in "Images of Family Research," I’ve not encountered many people who aren’t intrigued, and often captivated, by…
  • April 15, 2025
    A half hour NE of Potlatch, Idaho is a mountainous area, its prominent feature being Gold Hill, elev. 4646 ft.…
  • April 4, 2025
    Here is a teaser on my upcoming Audible book based on After the Wagon Wheels, Vo. 2, collected stories from…
  • March 21, 2025
    In May of 1877 Cyrus Locey was in Baker City, Oregon and wrote in his journal on the 29th, "...started…
  • February 13, 2025
    Oregon Trail - 1845 Christopher Peter Zumwalt was born 1827 in Cote Sans Dessein Township, Callaway, Missouri, a difficult birth…
  • December 22, 2024
    There may only be a whisper of the Illingworth family name in the Oregon Territory, but a closer examination reveals…
  • August 13, 2024
    Many of us who dabble in the history of the Pacific Northwest and the Oregon Trail are familiar with some…
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