October 2017 — DISTANT VOICES — Page 1 PO Box 8254 | Bend, Oregon 97708-8254 | Phone: (541) 317-9553 Email: [email protected]D I S TA N T VOICES PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Marsha Lakes Join us on Tuesday, October 17th for a morning of genealogy. 10 a.m. at Williamson Hall—2200 NE Hwy 20—Bend (behind Jake’s Diner) Pam Vestal presents: “Voting Records: Genealogy’s Best Kept Secret” NOTES General meetings are the 3rd Tues- day of the month at 10 a.m. Check out the list of program presen- tations on p. 3. Schedule a Mentor at a time that fits in your busy life. See p. 8. BGS Writers Group on Tues- day, Oct. 24. See p. 8. BGS trip to the Library in Salt Lake City is Oct. 29–Nov. 4. See p. 9. M ost of you know that I am moving out-of-state. It is happening ra- ther quickly. For some of you, I will be on the road as you read these words. My emotions are all over the place. I have anxiety regarding an unknown future, excitement about the opportunity for new vistas and new experiences, and sad- ness for leaving friends and the beauty of Central Oregon. Of course, as part of this, is my regret and the poignancy of leaving the Bend Genealogical Society. BGS is so much more than just a meet- ing, or a group of people who do geneal- ogy, or a newsletter, or a seminar, or a collection of genealogy books. At its heart, BGS is about people. People who share a passion for genealogy. Peo- ple who love to share their love of the process, the stories and pho- tos they have discovered, the brick walls that they have run into, treasur- ing the opportunity to learn from each oth- er and from the re- gional and na- tional level speakers that come. It’s also about collaboration, help- ing to sustain the organization and mak- ing friends. I have been blessed to have the opportunity to serve this organiza- tion. It has been a privilege and an hon- or. I have learned so much about geneal- ogy over the past several years. My in- volvement in BGS has been critical to my growth. But, I also have made so many friends. My relationships with all of you are the best gift from my tenure here. My hope is that BGS will continue as a vibrant community of genealogists for years into the future. For this to happen, our members—you!—need to step up to (Continued on page 2) October 2017 | Vol. 24—No. 7 end ociety enealogical Newsletter of the Bend Genealogical Society Our mission is to provide essential resources for researching, teaching, exchanging, and preserving the records of family history. A U R EVOIR A DIÓS (Continued on page 2) F ARVEL A LOHA C HERRIO S HALOM A RRIVEDERCI
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There are several maps per city and time period. For exam-
ple, the July 1886 edition for Tucson has nine separate
pages. The first page of each edition is an index. All of the
city streets are listed with the page number where you can
find that street. The maps include residential areas, too.
There are several editions online for Tucson:
July 1886—9 pgs Mar 1901—22 pgs
Jan 1889—9 pgs May 1909—34 pgs
Aug 1896—10 pgs 1919—79 pgs
You can see the growth of Tucson through the maps and if
Marsha buys an historic house, she should be able to find it
on one of the maps. The online viewer is easy to use and
you can download images.
The Library of Congress has indexed the 50,406 items it
holds in the Sanborn collection, but only 4,754 are online so far. Alas, no Oregon maps are online yet. The Li-
brary of Congress cannot help me find 143 Oregon… yet.
There are some repositories of Sanborn maps in Oregon and one of them is the Barber Library at Central Ore-
gon Community College (COCC) here in Bend. This was my next destination. The Sanborn maps are in the
map cabinet on the main floor, just past the librarian’s desk. The map drawers are clearly labeled Sanborn
Maps and the city. The Barber collection is not in color, but that does not deter
from its usefulness for research. The maps are about 21.25 inches wide by 25.25
inches high. The Barber Library map drawers include many other maps besides
the Sanborn maps. It’s worth looking through the other drawers.
I looked at all 3 Bend maps and again, Eureka!, I found 143 Oregon on all three
of the them. Below is a snippet from the February 1920 map:
143 Oregon was right next door to the old Central Oregon Bank, which is now, Wells Fargo. The Savoy was
probably where the drive-thru window is today. The other two stores next to 143 are gone, too. The O’Kane
Building though, constructed in 1916, houses popular downtown stores today.
(Continued from page 5) Where Was the Savoy Cafe?
Tucson, July 1886, Snippet of Image 6 of 9 pages
Sanborn Maps at the Barber
Library (# includes index page)
Antelope Nov 1910 1 pg
Bend Nov 1913 3 pgs
Bend Apr 1917 13 pgs
Bend Feb 1920 18 pgs
Bend Sep 1928 37 pgs
Condon Nov 1910 4 pgs
Condon Aug 1922 9 pgs
Fossil Nov 1910 1 pg
Fossil Aug 1922 5 pgs
Prineville Dec 1913 3 pgs
Prineville Oct 1928 6 pgs
Redmond Dec 1913 1 pg
Redmond Feb 1920 2 pgs
Redmond Sep 1928 5 pgs
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Another place I found an address for the Savoy Cafe was in
the 1924-25 Polk Directory, which is in the downtown
Deschutes Public Library and at the Historical Society.
J.S. McVey, who was the Savoy’s proprietor in 1923 and 1924,
had difficulty with his automobile:
The Prohibition Era was from 1920 to
1933. I can imagine that a slice of the
Savoy’s mince pie was popular in Bend.
Why didn’t the Sanborn map have 143
Oregon designated as a Cafe? The Savoy
is mentioned in the Bulletin from 1921 to
1926, with at least 4 different proprietors.
If it was not opened until 1921, it would
not have been on the 1920 map, and if it
went out of business prior to 1928, it
would not be on the 1928 map. The Savoy
may have been co-located with the Amer-
ican Bakery, when the bakery had to va-
cate its shop on Wall to make way for the
new Miner Building (built 1921).
(Continued from page 6) Where Was the Savoy Cafe?
Central Oregon Bank
O’Kane Bldg.
The Savoy Cafe 143 Oregon Ave
Early Bend Picture Postcard – could be circa 1917 (found through a web search for the bank name)
Bend Bulletin, 18 Oct 1924, p. 5 [Newspapers.com]
Bend Bulletin, 19 Nov 1923, Front Page [Newspapers.com]
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Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 (all-day):
CeCe Moore, genetic genealogist, will be
in Portland at the GFO October Seminar.
Info: https://gfoorg.presencehost.net/
learn/fall-seminar-2017.html
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017: Columbia Gorge Genealogical
Society Genealogy Jamboree, Free, Door Prizes, 10 am–
4 pm in The Dalles. https://gorgegen.blogspot.com/
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017: Connie Lenzen, CGSM will be
the Fall Seminar speaker at the Oregon Genealogical
Society. The Seminar will be held in Springfield this
year. Info: https://oregongs.org/cpage.php?pt=27
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017: Milwaukie Stake Family
History Conference, Free, 9 am–3:10 pm in Gladstone.
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