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The Columbia River
Connection
Don Popejoy. Features Don's research
into the Lewis and Clark expedition, focussing on Washington and the Columbia
River, which is also part of the Oregon Trail. Links back to here. |
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Cherokee Trail
Diaries Vols. 1 & 2
Jack & Pat Fletcher. The
book is a culmination of 13 years of research into this California Gold Rush
route from Tahlequah, OK and Fayetteville, AK to the gold fields. |
Oregon
Trail Time
Frame
Clackamas
County History |
Patricia Kohnen.
OTTF is a good starter set of facts about early Oregon. Chronological
listing of Pioneering events and personalities. Extensive bibliography.
Clackamas County History takes us from 1800 to the birth of Oregon in 1843 |
Tales
of the Oregon Trail
as told by Tom Laidlaw |
Tom Laidlaw takes on the persona
of William Cannon, an early pioneer
who came across the country with the Overland Astorians in 1811. He tells
his own life story, stories of the Mountain Men, stories of the Oregon Trail
and the forming of Oregon's provisional government. |
Oregon
Trail Pioneers |
Stephanie Flora' s great
genealogical site. if you can't find your ancestors here, I don't know where
you can. Several emigrant lists. Links to more genealogy sites. |
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Susan Butruille has acheived
fame as an author and speaker. In the course of her research she found
Marie Pantalon,
who wore pants to dig for gold, although it was illegal. Intrigued by the
character, Susan now recreates this colorful lady in a popular Living History
sketch. |
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Jim Tompkins has contributed
much to NW OCTA and to Northwest History Education in general. The website
leads to pages about his several books, stories, and tours. Especially useful
is the Guide to Laurel Hill and the Barlow Road. |
