About USGenWeb Projects
USGenWeb
The
USGenWeb Project consists of a group of volunteers working
together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in
every county and every state of the United States. The Project is
non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone.
Organization is by county and state, and this website provides you
with links to all the state websites which, in turn, provide
gateways to the counties. The USGenWeb Project also sponsors
important
Special Projects at the national level and this website provides
an entry point to all of those pages, as well.
Although the basic unit of organization for The USGenWeb Project is
at the county level, State Websites include very important
information as well, including such resources for postings of
unknown county queries, family reunion bulletin boards, state
histories, and maps showing the changing county boundaries, among
others. Many states also have ongoing projects as diverse as the
transcription of Civil War regiments or the reuniting of families
with lost photos, bibles, etc.
As you explore the state and county websites, you will see
considerable variation as each page or database is the creation,
property and responsibility of an individual volunteer. But, you
will also find that all of the counties will provide links for you
to post queries, access the state's home page and access the
archives. All of the volunteers who make up The USGenWeb Project are
very proud of this endeavor and hope that you will find their hard
work both beneficial and rewarding.
The goal of the USGenWeb Project is to make genealogical information
available online. These are stored at the
USGenWeb
Archives. You can view the files for Oregon at the
ORGenWeb
Archives. Or search the archives with our search engine.
Currently, the archives has one miscellaneous file of interest for
researchers at the archives.
How You Can Help
This site was designed to help researchers like you. In order to make this site beneficial to the most people, we need everyone to share their information. After all, the only way people can help you, is if you let them know what you are looking for. Here's how you can help us help you, and how you can help others:
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Review the queries - see if someone is researching the same surname.
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Submit your query - tell other researchers what you are looking for.
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Share your resources - If you have a book or data base that your willing to look in for others, email me, and I will list you on the look ups page.
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Share your knowledge - If you are a local historian or history buff, you could be a great help. Consider submitting a local history.
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Tell me your ideas - I'm always glad to hear them.
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Join the Umatilla County Mailing List - you can ask questions about Northeastern Oregon researching, or answer them. It's a great resource for quick help.
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Don't be shy! - Online genealogists are the friendliest people, so don't be afraid to contact them. We're all just like you!
Take a moment to view how many people have visited this site. Its the link below to Statisfy and it will show you the count. Just think of how useful this site would be if every one of these people would have submitted their information.
