- All About the Oregon Trail
This study guide on the Oregon Trail was originally designed as a companion for the two hour historical video documentary.
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Allabout.html
- Applegate Trail
Information on the Southern Route of the Oregon Trail.
http://www.webtrail.com/applegate/index.html
- Biography of John S. Mires
Information on the life of John S. Mires from Douglas Co, OR 1863.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/or/douglas/bios/mires.txt
- Coon Oregon Trail Diary
The diary of James Madison Coon and Nancy Iness (Miller) Coon while traveling on the Oregon Trail from Mercer County, Illinois to Clackamas County, Oregon in 1847.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orbenton/COONDIAR.htm
- Oregon Pioneer Biographies
Lists biographies of early Oregon pioneers and shares stories of the early settlement of the Oregon Territory, including early Donation Land Claim holders.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/pioneerbios.html
- Oregon Pioneers Project
A list of settlers in Oregon who migrated to or were born in Oregon prior to 1900 that can be obtained by e-mail.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orpionpr/
- Oregon Trail Diaries and Emigrant Biographies
Browse biographies and diaries of families that traveled the Oregon Trail. Also includes biographical sketches of African-American pioneers and settlers.
http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/biomenu.html
- Oregon Trail History Library
Access articles relating to the history of the Oregon Trail and the history of the American West.
http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html
- Oregon Trail Pioneers
Focuses on the pioneers of the Oregon Territory up to and including 1855 with features on explorers, fur traders, missionaries, Indians, and wagon train lists.
http://www.oregonpioneers.com/ortrail.htm
- Oregon Trail: The Trail West
Following the Oregon Trail west from Missouri, through Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Idaho to Oregon, this site provides links to historical sites discussing frontier and pioneer life along the trail.
http://www.ku.edu/heritage/trails/othist.html
- Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers
A nonprofit pioneer heritage association that was organized to preserve the history of the pioneers who settled in the early Oregon Territory.
http://www.webtrail.com/sdop/
- The Oregon Trail
This web site is based on the award-winning documentary film from PBS. Read about the history of the trail and see the historic sites located along the trail.
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
- The Oregon Trail - J. Francis Parkman Jr.
A transcription of J. Francis Parkman Jr.'s text that chronicles his experience crossing America in 1846 on the Oregon Trail.
http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/northamerican/TheOregonTrail/toc.html
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