Come and learn about some Benton County history. This presentation is about Letitia Carson, one of Oregon’s first Black pioneers. Born into slavery in Kentucky, Letitia made the 2,100+ mile Oregon trail journey in 1845 with her Irish husband, David Carson, giving birth along the way. They settled in the Soap Creek Valley in spring 1846, […]
Jim Birken’s February 14th presentation will be titled: A Trip to Discover my Polish Roots. With the help of a Polish organization that does ancestry research, and an excellent tour service in Krakow, Birken journeyed to the town my grandmother left in 1888.
Benton County Genealogical Society presents "Moses & Me: Moses Family Papers" at the Benton County Historical Society. While you may know the name of Vina Moses, do you know anything about the family into which she married? With Moses & Me, Walter Frankel will show the depth of the BCHS's documentary collections to tell the […]
