General
|
Genealogy
of Hood River County, Oregon -
A searchable database of Hood River County surnames. The site is
updated often as new information arrives.
|
Ancestry - Has
a great
variety of searchable databases which include census records, military
records, vital records (births, deaths and marriages), periodicals, and
lineages submitted to organizations such as the Sons and Daughters of
the
American Revolution. Most of this site's information requires a
subscription, but the WorldConnect data base is still free.
|
| Hood
River County Message Board -
Post and search this
query system for information about your Hood River County ancestors.
Houses
message from the former GenConnect system for Hood River County. |
| GenForum - A
query system
with many surname and county boards to search. If you can't find one
for
your surname, you can request one be created. A Hood River County board
exists. |
| Military |
| War
Chart - This a chart
listing all the wars involving
the United States throughout the centuries. It would be beneficial to
print
this out and use it as a reference guide when looking for military
records. |
| Revolutionary
War Pension Record Index - A
wonderful database to search
for veterans of the Revolutionary War. |
Union
Regiments - You can start at
the Civil
War Archives home page , but if you want to jump right to the
Union
records for a specific state you can use the links below. These pages
give
you a history of the regiments' movements and battles and some will
even
have roster information.
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| Cemeteries, Wills, Deeds and
Probate |
Interment
in the United States - Far from complete,
but a good start.
|
| Library
of Virginia's Wills and Administrations -
A searchable
database of Virginia wills and other documents. |
| Land Records |
| Bureau
of Land Management - Searchable
database to find land
patents originally issued by the US Government. Downloadable images of
the actual document exist for many of the patents. If these patents
were
later sold you will need to look up the land records in the county in
which
the land is located. |
| GNIS
- Search for place names; categorized by populated places,
cemeteries,
rivers, hills, etc. Find where they are located. |
| Societies |
| NSDAR
(Daughters of the American Revolution) - Once you have
established
that one of your ancestors participated in the American Revolution (on
the side of the US, of course), you can request membership at this web
site. Be prepared to show documentation of your lineage. |
| Links and More Links! |
| Cyndi's List of Genealogy
Sites
on the Internet - Bunches and bunches of links to
everything imaginable
relating to genealogy! A must see! |
| Cyndi Howells'
Oregon
Links Page - Cindy's links specific to Oregon. |
| A
Resource Page for Genealogical Research in Hood River County, Oregon
- Some overlap with these pages, but also some additional links for
Hood
River and Oregon research. |
