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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.
| 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 |