The Digital Public Library Of America








 


 

Still yet another awesome source for family history researchers. The site boosts 11 million items

from libraries, museums, private collections, and archives. Here you will find census records, family bibles, maps, letters from the Civil War, historical newspapers, film, sound, and thousands of other

subjects. Its a goldmine of history information similar to Archives.Com but the navigation is better and the sources are published in a more defining manner.  The link has also been added to the right

in the resources list.



http://dp.la/


April 9, 2016 Program- Researching Family History Using City Directories








 


 


 






The April program will be "Researching Family History Using City Directories".



The program will be presented by Georga Foster. The presentation is based on the

family history of Jesse Coldren Hostetler, his brothers and wife Wilma Dawson Hostetler

It's story of wealth, tragedy and hardships that helped form the foundation of Wasco County and

the City of The Dalles.

The research notes and facts primarily were gleaned from the city directories of The Dalles

and Portland , Oregon. Some information was gathered from the Wasco County deed books and historical newspaper accounts.

Its a mix of stories from Georga's family, historical accounts from The Dalles Chronicle, Sunday Oregonian and a lesson on city directories and their use and history.



The program begins at 1:00PM in the downstairs conference room at the


 Columbia Gorge DiscoveryCenter. Public is invited.