History

F.C. Comstock

F.C. COMSTOCK, merchant, Oregon; born in Otsego Co., N.Y. in 1839; son of William and Fanny Comstock, both natives of New York, who settled on Government land in town of Dunn, Dane Co., in the spring of 1845;

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R.B. Chandler

R.B. CHANDLER, of the Exchange Hotel, Oregon, is a native of Oxford, Me.; at 18 he went to Lowell, Mass., where he was employed in building locks and dams; was also in charge of gangs of men in damming the Merrimack at Lawrence, and controlled 1,500 men in the building

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J.S. Bell

J. S. BELL, of Brooklyn, a veteran of the Civil War, comes of a soldierly line. He was born in Sussex County, N. J., February 9, 1842. His parents, Almond and Mary (Sutton) Bell, were natives of the same state, the former born in 1800 and the latter in 1821.

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William L. Ames

WILLIAM LAFAYETTE AMES was born April 4, 1857 in Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, son of John Norton Ames and Mary Ann Ball Ames. He died June 15, 1951 in Oregon.

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Nathaniel Ames

Nathaniel Ames was born in Killingsley, Conn. on April 25, 1761. He enlisted in the continental service for the campaign of 1779. From the beginning until the end he served in the Revolutionary War.

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Francis M. Ames

FRANCIS M. AMES is a native-born son of Dane county, and during all of his long and active career he has resided within her confines. He was born in the town of Oregon, March 23, 1847, and is the son of John N. and Mary Ann (Ball) Ames, pioneer settlers

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Algard House

Henry N. Algard

HENRY N. ALGARD, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Oregon; born Feb. 20, 1832, in Cayuga Co., N.Y.; son of Joseph and Eliza (Reemer) Algard, both natives of Pennsylvania;

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John Gilbert

JOHN GILBERT has but recently taken up his residence in the village of Oregon, and is now living in comparative retirement, after years of arduous and fruitful toil upon the farm, which is located but a few miles from the place of his present abode. He is a son of

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George Thomson

GEORGE THOMSON, a prominent farmer and carpenter who resides in the eastern portion of the village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, where he has one of the finest homes in the town, was born in Hamilton [province of Ontario], Canada, on 19 January 1847. His grandfather, George Thomson, was a

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Oregon Women in WWII

American women played important roles during World War II, both at home and in uniform. Not only did they give their sons, husbands, fathers, and brothers to the war effort, they gave their time, energy, and some even gave their lives. A new display at the Oregon Area Historical Society

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