- September 21, 2026The Unforgettable 1911 Pendleton Round-Up By Ron Soodalter It came down to three very different riders vying for the saddle-bronc…
May 15, 2026Old newspaper articles often contain a wealth of information about our pioneering families, providing valuable insight into their lives, their…- May 15, 2026John T. Hammack Leaves to Posterity Interesting Autobiography As printed in The Idaho Statesman, Sun, Sep 15, 1935 Editorial Note:…
April 16, 2026There is no question that my writing has been skewed towards the Oregon Trail and families that settled in the…- March 31, 2026Winifred Jennings Cowley (1859–1924): A Frontier Witness and Advocate for Native Sovereignty In a blog post on the Josephy Center…
March 26, 2026The history of the Oregon Trail is taught at the 4th grade level at my daughter's school. I'd helped my…
March 6, 2026https://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, 2026The 1845 wagon trains to the Oregon Territory were significant for several reasons. Immigrants had been making their way to…
February 5, 2026Loula Bebber (South) Humphreys was born in North Carolina in 1883 and passed away in Bend, Oregon in 1969. But…
January 25, 2026The following is one of those genealogical mysteries which will undoubtedly hurt your brain and completely waste your time! The…
December 15, 2025In the 1930s, Kathleen Bales was in her early twenties, and she was falling in love. Her parents, Charles Vincent…
April 30, 2025As I wrote in "Images of Family Research," I’ve not encountered many people who aren’t intrigued, and often captivated, by…
