Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers

The Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers (SDOP) is a nonprofit pioneer heritage association that meets and is located in Portland, Oregon.[1] The SDOP was organized and incorporated on June 13, 1901 by the children of the elderly members of the Oregon Pioneer Association to memorialize the pioneers who arrived and settled in the early Oregon Country, Oregon Territory or Washington Territories prior to Oregon attaining statehood on February 14, 1859.[2]

Purpose

The mission of the SDOP is to assist the descendants of the Oregon pioneers and interested historians in memorializing those founded the civil and military governments of Oregon and Washington, and pioneered the basic industries of those states by helping preserve and restore historic pioneer-related sites within Washington and Oregon.[1]

Maintained by Merle Miller of La Grande, Oregon. The SDOP hosts an annual picnic at Champoeg State Park which was the location of the territory's first provisional government, an annual selection of Miss Oregon Pioneer and an annual statehood banquet as well as other events throughout the year[3] and assists in genealogical research.[1]

A newsletter, SDOP News is published 5 times a year[1] and mailed to all members.

Membership

All direct-line descendants of Pioneers who arrived and settled in the early Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, or Washington Territory prior to Oregon statehood, February 14, 1859, are eligible for membership. There are more than 1200 members worldwide.[3]

Miss Oregon Pioneer Queens

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Flora, Stephenie. Sons And Daughters Of Oregon Pioneers. Oregonpioneers.com. 2010-06-12. Accessed: 2010-06-12. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5qRb9qIat)
  2. ↑ Fattig, Paul. http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100324/NEWS/3240326 Boone descendants embrace Jacksonville: Members of the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers are visiting Southern Oregon this week]. Mail Tribune. 2010-03-24. Accessed: 2010-06-12. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5qRdWcqib)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jones, Rob. Sons And Daughters Of Oregon Pioneers. WebTrail.com. 2010-06-12. Accessed: 2010-06-12. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5qRbWw0S2)
  4. ↑ Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers name Ellynn Ackerlund Miss Pioneer 2009. Hillsboro Argus. 2009-03-06. Accessed: 2010-06-12. (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5qRe9adkd)