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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
Shoe Stops Locomotive on Rogue River Valley Railroad Alice Mullaly 2732
Nurse Brings Professional Medical Care to Medford, Ore. Luana (Loffer) Corbin 2731
Cornelius Gordon Proves an Enterprising Settler Gail Fiorini-Jenner 2730
Cemetery Prohibits Burial of African-American Veteran Kernan Turner 2729
Blackberries Become Horticultural Frankensteins Lynda Demsher 2728
World War II Pilot Receives Honors in Grants Pass Luana (Loffer) Corbin 2727
Railroads Offer Women Opportunity to Prosper Alice Mullaly 2726
Bicycles Become the Jackson County Rage in 1890s Maryann Mason 2725
Great Granddaughter Transcribes Leaves from the Past Jim Long 2724
National Register Lists Williams, Ore., Residence Kernan Turner 2723
Rogue Steam Engine Crashes Twice into Stationary Train Lynda Demsher 2722
Wolf Creek Inn Closes for Repairs While Seeking Concessionaire Kernan Turner 2721
Stunt Flyer Tex Rankin Crashes in Klamath Falls, Ore. Luana (Loffer) Corbin 2720
Wolves Reverse History in Southern Oregon and Northern California Kernan Turner 2719
Adventurer Skis in 53 days from Mount Hood to Crater Lake Luana (Loffer) Corbin 2718
Fighting Editor Takes on Political Machine and the KKK Kernan Turner 2717
Robert Cook Becomes Oregon’s Oldest Postmaster Alice Mullaly 2716
Mailman Describes 22-mile Horseback Delivery Route Kernan Turner 2715
Noxious Scotch Broom Arrives in Oregon as Whiskey Case Packing Jim Long 2714
Callahan Store Know as Biggest Little Store in the West Gail Fiorini-Jenner 2713