The Oregon Trail Genealogy Blog

A Genealogical Mystery & Contest
The following is one of those genealogical mysteries which will undoubtedly hurt your brain and completely waste your time! The…
Gold, Love and Dallying at the Dredge
In the 1930s, Kathleen Bales was in her early twenties, and she was falling in love. Her parents, Charles Vincent…
The Impact of Genealogical Services on Family Reunion Planning
Connecting Generations Planning a family reunion can be both exciting and challenging, especially when trying to connect with relatives across…
Treasured Voices – The Forgotten Oral Histories of Family Pioneers
A friend recently wrote, "I met a Murray several times in older reunions in John Day. She was a little…
The Ghost Town That’s Really a Ghost
A half hour NE of Potlatch, Idaho is a mountainous area, its prominent feature being Gold Hill, elev. 4646 ft.…
Blending Families at the End of the Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail - 1845 Christopher Peter Zumwalt was born 1827 in Cote Sans Dessein Township, Callaway, Missouri, a difficult birth…