Pioneers
Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:
D. J. Holmes address to the Oregon pioneers at their annual reunion held in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon
Address, made June 22, 1901, regarding the hardships pioneers faced before the advent of the railroad.
Henry Hopkins collection
Collection includes typescript reminiscences of Henry Hopkins, and typescript newspaper articles and obituaries.
John B. Horner collection
Collection consists of materials by or belonging to John B. Horner that concern Oregon-related historical topics. These include diagrams and documents concerning the Kalapuya mounds; the text of an address Horner delivered to the Oregon Pioneer Association; and a letter from Gertrude Balch Ingalls with a biographical sketch of her brother, Frederic Homer Balch. Horner (1856-1933) taught English and history at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University).
How we came to Oregon
Typescript poem by John Hamilton McClure about his journey to Oregon with his family in 1853 when he was a child.
Captain Henry L. Hoyt autobiography
Henry Hoyt was a pioneer and maritime figure of early Portland, Oregon. Collection includes manuscript autobiographical sketch with typescript transcript.
Kelly family memorabilia and genealogical records
Memorabilia, genealogical materials, and photographs of the Kelly family and related families. The brothers Clinton Kelly (1808-1875), Thomas Kelly (1829-1903), Albert Kelly (1814-1873), and Gilmer Kelly (1820-1890) were early emigrants to Oregon, and all took land donation claims on or near land that would become part of Portland, Oregon.
Elizabeth B. Landis research notes on the Kilchis River Valley
Elizabeth Landis (born 1908) was the granddaughter of pioneer Warren N. Vaughn, who settled in the Kilchis River Valley in 1853, and the great-granddaughter of Jacob S. Elliot, a homesteader of 1862. Collection includes "History of Kilchis River Valley" by Landis, along with maps, photographs and other illustrations, and a bibliography. Also included is a handwritten copy of a song, "Oregon," written by Vaughn, 1880.
Latourette family papers
Collection includes financial records, ephemera, correspondence, and poetry, mostly of Lyman Ezra Latourette. The Latourette family settled in Oregon City in the late 1840s.
Lebanon Pioneer Reunion records
Records of the Lebanon Pioneer Reunion, Lebanon, Oregon, 1914-1929, with lists of names of Oregon pioneers and residents in Lebanon and Albany areas. Includes photograph of the 1914 reunion.
Turner F. Levens reminiscences
Manuscript reminiscences by Turner F. Levens of early days in the Cascade Range, including the Cascades Massacre on March 26, 1856, during the Yakama War; the Oregon Steam Navigation Company's Cascades portage railway; and family genealogy.