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
Miner's Equipment, 1850 Carol Barrett 25
Mule Train 1850 Carol Barrett 24
David Douglas and the Douglas-Fir Dawna Curler 24
Early Roads road work required of men, 1847 Carol Barrett 23
Charles Wilke's Men- 1841 Carol Barrett 22
Shale Oil Carol Barrett 21
Bulb Industry, Brookings Carol Barrett 20
Coal Mines, Coos Bay Carol Barrett 19
Denny Bar Stores Carol Barrett 18
Steam Ship Elizabetli Carol Barrett 16
Sinking of the Czarina Carol Barrett 15
Lakeport. Oregon Carol Barrett 14
Coos Bay Transportation Carol Barrett 13
Cape Arago Lighthouse Carol Barrett 12
Coos Bay Shipbuilding Carol Barrett 11
KKK (Ku Klux Klan) Carol Barrett 10
Alois Kalina of Malin Carol Barrett 9
George Bush Carol Barrett 8
The Slavery Issue Carol Barrett 7
Hawaiian Laborers Carol Barrett 6