Kaylyn F. Mabey

Kaylyn Fergus Mabey manages the Research Library for the Willamette Heritage Center in Salem, OR.  An avid genealogist and researcher, she has authored several books on her own family history and is a regular contributor to the Statesman Journal, Willamette Heritage Center blog and other local publications.  

Author's Entries

  • Caralyn B. Shelton (1876–1936)

    Oregon Governor Caralyn B. Shelton is recognized as the first woman acting governor in the United States. She served in that position during the transition between the George E. Chamberlain and Frank E. Benson administrations in 1909, three years before Oregon women were granted full voting rights. Carrie Bertha Skiff …

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