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Genealogical Society of Douglas County, Oregon

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Genealogical Society of Douglas County, Oregon

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1036 SE Douglas Avenue, Room 105B
Roseburg OR 97470
www.GSDCI.org

GSDC Research Library has an extensive collection of materials relating to Douglas County, Oregon and Oregon in general. We also have a large collection of reference material and information on other states, Douglas County Obituary File (1980 to present), and a Surname File.

09/17/2026

Arleen Backlund wrote a book titled "The Elgarose Loop" 1874-1973. Family names mentioned include "Arant", "Conn", "Diller", "Hankin", and "LaBrie".
Perhaps you or someone you know would be interested in purchasing our copy?

07/19/2026

An informative article on the origins of several towns in Douglas county. The article starts with an overview of Scottsburg, founded by Levi Scott in 1850. Scott partnered with the Applegate brothers in establishing a southern route into the Willamette Valley, later named the Applegate Trail.

The second subject is none other than Heman Wi******er, originally from the state of New York. Wi******er took a San Francisco-based expedition of investors and settlers known as Wi******er, Payne & Co. up the Umpqua river in 1850. The party is credited with establishing Umpqua city (later named Wi******er Bay), along with Elkton and Wi******er.

Sources include Umpqua Valley Life and Wikipedia

There’s a story behind the name of every locale in Douglas County and UV will try to explain them all — or most of them — in short takes appearing in this and subsequent issues of the magazine. This time around, we look at two of the county’s unincorporated communities: Scottsburg, nam...

06/18/2026

In June 1846, Lindsay & Jesse Applegate (accompanied by Levi & John Scott), lead a wagon train over the "Southern Route" from Fort Hall, California through the Umpqua Valley and ending in Willamette Valley. Click the below link to read a letter from Jesse to his brother, as well as numerous other accounts of the dangers encountered by travelers.
https://truwe.sohs.org/files/southernroute.html
Many thanks to Mr. Ben Truwe!

04/24/2026

WWII Veteran researchers..

April 14, 2026April 22, 2026 admin Military Open House at CGGS April 22, 2026 Cottage Grove Genealogical Society invites you to our Military Open House on April 22, 2026, from 1:00-6:00 pm in the Shepherd Room, Cottage Grove Community Center, 600 E. Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove, OR. We’ll have milita...

04/12/2026

We recently gave a presentation to the sixth grade class at Geneva Academy in Roseburg. Using materials provided by GSDC, students were tasked with interviewing their relatives. For most, this was the first time they had given thought to their family history!
If you belong to a civic group, club or other organization that is interested in a similar project, reach out to us.

Address

1036 SE Douglas Avenue, Rm 105B
Roseburg, OR
97470

Opening Hours

Wednesday	1pm - 4pm
Thursday	1pm - 4pm
Friday	1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+15414406178

Website

https://www.gsdci.org/

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