Resources

Over the years, there have been many street maps, plat maps, artist renderings of maps, maps created for planning purposes, and more. The Oregon Area Historical Society keeps and displays these maps in posterity for the community. The maps provide historic context to how the village grew and changed over

The Historical Society has a collection of local church and cemetery records in our archives. Church Records Churches are an important part of the community and have records of births, deaths, marriages, and community events. The Historical Society maintains information on the early church history in the village and records

Oregon Observer The local newspaper, The Oregon Observer, has been published weekly since 1880. The Historical society has copies of almost every issue. Physical copies of the newspaper are bound into books.  Obituaries Historical Society volunteers read every issue of the Observer and clip important articles and obituaries. Clippings are

Include information on military files and archives

Include info on business files

The Oregon Area Historical Society has an extensive collection of Oregon High School yearbooks. We are missing a few years. We have every yearbook except the following: 1952, 1954, 1955, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007,

Oregon Area Historical Society’s Family Files give the historical and genealogical information on the families in our community. A file may include genealogical charts, family histories and memories, obituaries, newspaper clippings, census records, photographs and other documents pertaining to the life of your family and ancestors. Stop by the Museum