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CLAIRE McGILL LUCE WESTERN HISTORY ROOM

INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY HISTORY INDEX
M THRU R

New! Search our DIGITAL ARCHIVES
A collection of individual and family histories including diaries, journals, personal life stories,
news articles, and genealogical information about residents of Harney County, past and present.

A - D
E - L
M - R
S- Z

​M
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Mace Families
Mahon, James
Manwaring Family
Marble, Allen S.
Marsden, Dr. W.L.
Marshall, Ansel
Marshall Family
Marshall, Frank ("Coyote Jack")
Martin, Dutch
Maupin Family
Mayfield-Talley Families
McCart, Paul & Helen (Clemens)
McClure, Andrew S.-
  • "Crossing the Plains to Oregon in 1853"
  • "Prospecting the Middle Fork of the Willamette, 1858"
McClure, Harry
McConnell, Charles B.
McDevitt, Father Hugh J.- 
  • "A Priest For All Seasons" by Mark Bliven
McDonald, Edgar H.
McDonnell, Cronin, Jones and Norton
McEwen, Walt
McGill Family
McGowan, Archie
McGowan, Burns Erwin
McHargue, Rush
McKinney, Charles
McKinnon, Roy
McKinnon, Families
McPheeters Families
McQueen, Vella (Mace) Welcome
McLaughlin, Nettie (Calbreath) Brown
McLean Family
McWilliams, Gordon & Blanche
Melvin Family
Mickey, Everett F.
Miller, Charles T.
Miller, Joaquin
Miller, John
Miller, R.A.
Miller, Ruth
Miller, Steve
Miller, Taft
Mosley, Calvin H.
Morgan Family​


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N
Neal, John H.
Newell, Charles Callaway Cooper and Family
Newman, Benjamin Franklin
Nichols, Dan
Norman, Ray- 
  • "South Dakota to the South Pacific"
Nye, Chester
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O
Oakerman Family
O'Brien, Dennis
O'Carroll, Edward
Ogden, Peter Skene
Olivier, Edward and Ida (Simmons)
Olsen, Arthur Raymond
  • Biography of Arthur Raymond Olsen 1886-1975
Olsen, Ray
Opie, Dan & Hazel
Ortego, Prim "Tebo"
Osa Family
Osborn, John & Belle
Otley, Charlie
Otley, Darrell "Red"
Otley, Dorman & Betty (Aitken)
Otley, Fred
  • Fred Otley Diaries; 1888
  • Fred Otley Diaries; 1889
Otley, Harold
Otley, Henry
Otley, Howard
Ott, Terry
Owen, Benjamin Franklin- 
  • "My Trip Across the Plains, 1853"
Owen, Mary (Young)- 
  • "Ten Years of Pioneering in Central Oregon"









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​P
Page, Culver & Helen (Goodlow)
Palmer, Marcellus- 
  • "Descendants of John Palmer"
Parker, James Mariott
Parker, Samuel
  • Diary of Samuel Parker, 1845
Paulus, Norma (Petersen)
Peila, Jack & Theresa
Pengelly, Russell
Penland Family
Poujade, Isadore
Prather, Thomas
Presley, Alice
Pruitt, Ina & Veltie
Pruitt, Kenny
Purdy, Floyd “Clinton”
Purington, Elmore E.

Q
Quier, Daniel and descendants
Quong, Yee & Hom Shee- 
  • "My Name is Yee"
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R
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Raleigh, Bob
Rankin, Tex
Rann, Charles W
Rattlesnake Jack
Redon, Juan & Eleanor (Snow)
Reed, Clifford "Teddy"
Reed, Knols "Nollie"
Reed, Lee Emmett
Reed, Pauline
Rembold, Gus
Renwick, Bill
Reinertson, Rudy & Lorna- 
  • "The Rudy and Lorna Reinertson Story"
Reynolds, Minerva (Kiger)- 
  • "Kiger Gorge"
Rhoades, Lester
Rickard, Aileen Barker- 
  • "Rickard Family History"
Rinehart Family- 
  • "Rinehart Project"
Ritches, Robert
Riddle Family
Riggs, Milton & Eliza
Robertson, Joe
Robie, A.H.
Rockwell, "Klondike Kate"
Ruh, Herman
Rupp, Merlin
Rutherford, Eva


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Hours​

Monday
10 AM to 6 PM
Tuesday
10 AM to 6 PM
Wednesday
10 AM to 6 PM
Thursday
10 AM to 6 PM
Friday
10 AM to 6 PM
Saturday
Noon to 4 PM
Sunday
Closed

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​Burns, OR 97720

541-573-6670

  • About Us
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      • Contact the Harney County Library Foundation
    • Advisory Board
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      • Internet Use Policy
      • Patron Rules
      • Collection Development
      • Photography Policy
      • Privacy Policy
      • Social Media Policy
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    • Fine Free
    • Events Gallery
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    • 2025 Summer Reading Program Schedules
  • Kids
    • Lego My Library Club
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    • Field Trips
  • Teens
    • Teen Advisory Board
  • Western History Room
    • Research
    • Individual & Family Histories
    • Oral History Collection
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    • Special Collections
    • Photo Galleries >
      • Downtown Burns Historic Tour
    • Copyright Information
    • Contact Western History Room Staff
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