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May 15, 2026Old newspaper articles often contain a wealth of information about our pioneering families, providing valuable insight into their lives, their…
April 16, 2026There is no question that my writing has been skewed towards the Oregon Trail and families that settled in the…
- March 31, 2026
Winifred 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…
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…
- November 18, 2025
Connecting Generations Planning a family reunion can be both exciting and challenging, especially when trying to connect with relatives across…
May 18, 2025A friend recently wrote, "I met a Murray several times in older reunions in John Day. She was a little…
April 15, 2025A half hour NE of Potlatch, Idaho is a mountainous area, its prominent feature being Gold Hill, elev. 4646 ft.…
February 13, 2025Oregon Trail - 1845 Christopher Peter Zumwalt was born 1827 in Cote Sans Dessein Township, Callaway, Missouri, a difficult birth…
