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As It Was

SOHS and Jefferson Public Radio volunteers wrote over 3000 As It Was stories that were produced by JPR and presented five days a week over many years . This page presents links to the full text of many of the stories, plus links to the JPR audio versions.
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Title Author Episode
It’s That Time of Year Again; Ghost Stories Abound Bywater, Sharon 3553
Jacksonville House Provides Material for Ghost Stories 3552
Anton A. Roman Becomes Gold Rush Publisher 3551
Investors Buy Nearly Deserted Southern Oregon Town 3550
Two Germans Open Jacksonville, Ore., Bakery and Saloon Luana (Loffer) Corbin 3549
McCloud Railroad Jumpstarts Northern California Logging Gail Fiorini-Jenner 3548
Forest Service Ranger Alerts Soldiers to 1945 Plane Crash Alice Mullaly 3547
Gold Seekers in 1851 Discover Paragon Bay Instead Lynda Demsher 3546
Oregon Artist Ranges from Sign Painting to Fine Art Alice Mullaly 3545
Guests Gather in 1894 for Formal Wedding Laurel Gerkman 3544
Jedediah Smith Defies Mexican Governor, Reaches Oregon Valerie Ing 3542
Timber Baron Builds Brookings, Ore. in Early 1900s Laurel Gerkman 3541
Gold Hill Features Potato Polo in Early 1900s Luana (Loffer) Corbin 3540
Infant Survives Wreck of Coastal Steamer in 1903 Lynda Demsher 3539
Angie Hawkins Heeds Call of the Wild, Dies of Exposure Laurel Gerkman 3538
Early Pioneer Lives for Years in Shasta, Calif., Region Gail Fiorini-Jenner 3537
Watchmaker Pieces Together Old Clock and Player Organ Alice Mullaly 3536
Schoolhouse Converted to Rental Apartments in Wedderburn, Ore. Laurel Gerkman 3535
Benjamin F. Washington Publishes in Northern California Gail Fiorini-Jenner 3534
Place Names Honor Solitary Applegate Prospector Luana (Loffer) Corbin 3533