The Oregon Trail Genealogy Blog

Woodmen of the World
Woodmen of the World, Baker City, Oregon 1894 Top Row: Duane Terry, Samuel White, C. Y. Burr, Dr. T. N.…
Mining for Family Part II ~ Jesse Brown ~ Cornucopia, Oregon
The Brown & Pierce Store, Circa 1900's, Cornucopia, Oregon. Next to the man leaning against the post is a small…
Mining for Family
After all these years I carry a significant list of family surnames in my mind. Whether researching a document online,…
20 Women, 20 Pioneers, and… Finding the 21st
A study of just a couple distant strands of my family and the women who withstood so much, enabling us…
Embracing Historical Figures within Our Family Trees
In a recent post on another site, an individual described her family connections and their settling of various rural communities…
An Enigma No More: Finding Family for Josie DeMoss
In one of my recent blogs, "Sweet Oregon: An Enigma and A Song," the story ended with the unexpected discovery…