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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
War Preparedness Encourages Chromium Mine in Del Norte County Laurel Gerkman 1870
Express Messenger Cornelius C. Beekman Becomes Banker Dennis M. Powers 1869
Applegate Descendant Blazes Combat and Riot-Control Techniques Kernan Turner 1868
Woman Accused of Murdering Husband Escapes Gallows Alice Mullaly 1867
The Agate Desert Blooms under Care of Early Gardener Maryann Mason 1864
John Hart Sells Ranch and Invests in Fraudulent Sales Scheme Christopher Shockey 1863
County Superintendents Precede Education Service Districts Shirley Nelson 1862
Medford Police Recapture Prisoner after 23 Years of Freedom Maryann Mason 1861
Modoc Warriors Become People of Peace Kernan Turner 1860
Small Drinking Town Has a Large Fishing Problem Gail Fiorini-Jenner 1859
Swindlers Sell Dry, Rocky Land to Gullible Easterners Dennis M. Powers 1858
Pioneer Women Treat Childhood Diseases Alice Mullaly 1857
Stagecoach Driver's False Eye, Teeth and Hair Repel Indians Dennis M. Powers 1856
The Orlando Coolidge Nursery Leaves Behind Imposing Home Maryann Mason 1855
Matty Collins Dies Poor, Notwithstanding Discovery of Giant Gold Nugget Dennis M. Powers 1854
Siskiyou County School Named After Hawaiian Miners Gail Fiorini-Jenner 1853
Harney County Oil Wealth Fades in Mirage Alice Mullaly 1852
Long Distance Trains Replace Early Modes of Coos Bay Travel Shirley Nelson 1851
Sticky Fingers Lead Early Pioneer to Prison Christopher Shockey 1850
Medford Laundries Press Marian Anderson's Gown Alice Mullaly 1847