Oregon Archives, Libraries, and Societies

This entry was originally written by Dwight A. Radford for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

This article is part of the Oregon Family History Research series.

History of Oregon

Oregon Vital Records

Census Records for Oregon

Background Sources for Oregon

Oregon Maps

Oregon Land Records

Oregon Probate Records

Oregon Court Records

Oregon Tax Records

Oregon Cemetery Records

Oregon Church Records

Oregon Military Records

Oregon Periodicals, Newspapers, and Manuscript Collections

Oregon Archives, Libraries, and Societies

Oregon Immigration

Oregon Naturalization

Ethnic Groups of Oregon

Oregon County Resources

Map of Oregon

Oregon State Archives

800 Summer St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/default.htm

The 'Oregon Historical County Records Guide' database on its website provides access to a large number of original sources in its collections.

Oregon State Library

250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-3950
www.osl.state.or.us/home

Oregon Historical Society

1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97203
www.ohs.org

Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Inc.

P.O. Box 42567
Portland, OR 97242-0567
www.gfo.org

Oregon Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 10306
955 Oak Alley
Eugene, OR 97440-2306

University of Oregon

Knight Library, 2d Floor North
15th & Kincaid St.
Eugene, OR 97403
http://libweb.uoregon.edu

Southern Oregon Historical Society

106 Central Ave.
Medford, OR 97501
www.sohs.org

The Oregon GenWeb Project www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ and the Genealogical Council of Oregon www.rootsweb.com/~orgco/mission.htm provide information on statewide genealogical organization. The catalogs for major Oregon academic university and college libraries can be accessed through ORBIS http://orbis.uoregon.edu.