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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
Josephine County's First Hospital Occupies Homes Dennis M. Powers 2017
Ku Klux Klan Lynches Southern Oregonians in Early 1920s Shirley Nelson 2016
Restored Golden Coyote Wetlands Attract Waterfowl Jim Long 2015
Umpqua River Fort Watches Over Siletz Reservation Shirley Nelson 2014
Dirty Buzzard Yields Unexpected Treasures Laurel Gerkman 2013
Fast Horse Fails to Support Stage Robber's Alibi Gail Fiorini-Jenner 2012
Gristmill Supports Farm Production, Supplies Gold Hill and Beyond Dennis M. Powers 2011
Southern Oregonians Favor Pro-Slavery Presidential Candidate Kernan Turner 2011
Gold Beach's Chinook Theater Opens in 1922, Burns to Ground in 1995 Laurel Gerkman 2010
Bonanza "Gunman" Rids Town of Troublesome Drifters Christopher Shockey 2009
Northern California Counties Describe Favorable Prospects for 1882 Amy Couture 2008
Pacific States Mining, Inc. Makes Money During Depression Alice Mullaly 2005
Father's Persistence Pays Off in Gold Gail Fiorini-Jenner 2004
Volunteers Rescue Overwhelmed Pioneers in Southern Oregon Amy Couture 2003
Swedish and Canadian Immigrants Build Timber Empire Shirley Nelson 2002
Mobile Towns Follow Gold Miners from Claim to Claim Dennis M. Powers 2001
Richard Hoffman Reminiscences about Klamath Falls of 1946 Amy Couture 2000
Christmas Spirits Remain High Despite Scarlet Fever Alice Mullaly 1999
Gold Beach Families Honor True Meaning of Christmasin 1897 Laurel Gerkman 1998
Umpqua River Steamboats Connect Oregon Coast to Inland Valleys Shirley Nelson 1997