Cottage Grove Genealogical Society

04/27/2026

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Honor Gallery - 56 Servicemen Who "Gave Their All" in WWII From South Lane & North Douglas Counties

04/27/2026

The video of the Honor Gallery is now live on our CG Genealogy YouTube Channel.
https://youtu.be/2XcmPPXY1c4
If any family member of these young men would like a copy of their poster, please contact the Society at info@cggenealogy.org
This project started with a collection of newspaper clippings that Phyllis Foster Pruitt collected during WWII. Some of the clippings didn't have dates and we discovered while looking for those dates that her collection was the tip of the iceberg.
Our new book, Veterans of World War II, South Lane and North Douglas Counties, Oregon, will be available soon.
The book project started as the Society"s project for the 250th Semiquincentennial and to honor the efforts of Phyllis Foster Pruitt, but it grew into so much more as we learned of how many young men and women served and died, to save humanity, in WWII, from South Lane and North Douglas Counties, Oregon.
May these 56🌟Veterans R.I.P.

Honor Gallery - 56 Servicemen Who "Gave Their All" in WWII From South Lane & North Douglas Counties

04/24/2026

Researchers might want to attend this event Saturday at Cottage Grove Library, sorry for the late notice, I hope to see you there:

Hello there, There's a research-focused workshop in Cottage Grove this weekend that I thought the Cottage Grove Genealogical Society would be interested in. I don't know how far the news about History at Your Fingertips has gotten around town so wanted to let you know directly. The workshop will cover some of Oregon's biggest databases such as the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program, Northwest Archives, Oregon Digital and others, and will be customized for Cottage Grove. I know you are familiar with most of these and have done such great work to preserve and share Cottage Grove's heritage so kudos to you all.

Oregon Heritage partnered with the Southern Oregon Library Federation to organize and deliver the workshop which will be held in more than 20 locations in Southern Oregon.

04/23/2026

🌟We have resolved the identity of the raffle winner. Thank you!🌟

Again, thank you everyone for attending our event yesterday!

Raffle winner Doreen 🎉 you didn’t put your phone number on your ticket! Please reply or message me your last name and phone number.

04/23/2026

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April 14, 2026April 22, 2026 admin Military Open House at CGGS April 22, 2026 Cottage Grove Genealogical Society invites you to our Military Open House on April 22, 2026, from 1:00-6:00 pm in the Shepherd Room, Cottage Grove Community Center, 600 E. Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove, OR. We’ll have milita...

04/23/2026

For those wishing to research their WWII Veterans we have added a list of websites that aided our President's quest to document the stories of the 56 young men who "Gave Their All".
Scroll down and view the list of sources with links here:

April 14, 2026April 22, 2026 admin Military Open House at CGGS April 22, 2026 Cottage Grove Genealogical Society invites you to our Military Open House on April 22, 2026, from 1:00-6:00 pm in the Shepherd Room, Cottage Grove Community Center, 600 E. Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove, OR. We’ll have milita...