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George Roy Slocum

Obituary. May 21, 1943 to January 26, 2022

Gorge moved to Oregon as a senior in high school and graduated from Crater High School before…

Vertical File Biographies, SL
Duties Of Sheriffs, Coroners, and Constables 2nd ed.

John G. Crocker, 1871, book in poor condition. Front cover detached from the book, water damage on front and first several pages are almost torn…

347.96 C93 1871
Spring house before restoration 1996 Left Film Cabinet shelf E
Oregon Blue Book 1923-1924

Sam A. Kozer, 1923

353.9795 074 1923
How First Boats Were Shipped to Crater Lake

This 1928 article goes through all of the steps used to have the Portland built boats transported to Ashland, reinforced, then moved to Crater…

Vertical File Subjects, Crater Lake, 1 of 2
Oregon Blue Book 1973-1974

Clay Myers, 1973

353.9795 074 1973
Oregon Blue Book 1987-88

Barbara Roberts, 1987

353.9795 074 1987
Southern Oregon Historical Society: The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon

Vivian Stevenson, 1960

363.973 S74 1960
The Jacksonville Museum A Southern Oregon Institution

Pamphlet prepared by Arthur Samuel Taylor (2 copies) 

PAM 069.0979 T39
Jobs

by J.C. Barnes, Medford, OR - Currency A minimum wage 1934  Commercial Printing Dept. of the Mail Tribune, Medford, OR - A discussion of the…

PAM 331.2 B37 1934
Masonry Comes To Southern Oregon

Henry H. Halvorsen, 1950

355. 134 R25 1992Ore. Cab. REF 366.1 HAL VORSEN, H
SOHS, Community Outreach Programs

 

Compiled in the Spring of 2016, the paper lists and explains all of their areas of outreach.

Vertical File Subjects, SOHS, Miscellaneous
Wheeler's Graded Readers: A Primer

W.H. Wheeler, 1900. Written on inside cover is "Marie (&)? Margaret Weler 001 99" Also stamped "Mcnair Brothers Druggist and Stationers…

372.412 W54 1900
Pioneer Mikes: A History of Radio & Television in Oregon (paperback, two copies)

Ronald Kramer, 2009

384.54 K
Rogue Retreat founder terminated, Chad McComas chose not to resign.

Rogue Retreat founder and executive director Chad McComas was to resign or be terminated from the organization he founded over 24 years ago.…

Vertical File Biographies, Mac/Mc 2 of 2
Discharge Papers, Joseph E Newcomb

Joseph E Newcomb of the New York Infantry's discharge papers along with a personal letter and a hand drawn map of a  Tennessee Lookout…

Vertical File Biographies Newcomb
Handmade Home: Michael Klein, violin-maker built a chalet

Michael Klein took 12 years to turn his 100 acres overlooking the Applegate Valley into a 2,800 square foot home and violin business.  He…

Vertical File Biographies, KL
The Umpqua Trapper

Spring 2023  Vol. LIX No. 1 published by Douglas County Historical Society includes articles on Dr. Eugene R. Fiske,  Memories of my…

G2 F
F. B. Mills Fair View Seed Farm

Pansy shaped advertisement for seeds 1890s? part of accession number 1967.119.6

M51 F3
Dreams and Schemes: Building the Oregon Railroad

Medford Mail Tribune articles 12/23/2012 - 1/6/2013

385.09 M
Stations West, The Story of the Oregon Railways

Edwin D. Culp, 1972

385.3 C84 1972
The Overland Express

William H. Rideing, 1970

388 R53 1970
In The Ruts of the Wagon Wheels: Pioneer Roads in Eastern Oregon

Lawrence E. Nielsen, 1987

388.1 N66
Play-Based Rogue Primary School set to welcome students in Central Point

District 6's newest school is an alternative for families who feel their students would benefit from a more hands-on approach to learning.

Vertical File Subjects, Central Point, OR, Schools, Elementary.
Searching for Mother Hubbard: Function and Fashion in Nineteenth-Century Dress

Sally Helvenston Gray, 2014

391.009 G73
Auto dealer Chuck Butler dies at 83

Chuck Butler was a cherished local philanthropist and a member of numerous Southern Oregon boards and organizations.  He was a civic leader…

Vertical File Biographies, Butler
Fabulous Fashion 1907-67

Stella Blum and Louise Hamer, A Catalogue from The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

391.09 c68 1981
California-Pacific Utilities Company Annual Report 1965

Power Company report with photo of Oregon Shakespeare Outdoor Theater on the cover

PAM 380.06
The Coachman was a Lady, the story of the life of Charley Parkhurst

16 page pamphlet by Mabel Rowe Curtis. Published by the Pajaro Valley Historical Association, Watsonville, California.

Charlie was a noted…

Pam 920 p37 1961
The Gift of Christmas Past: A Return to Victorian Traditions

Book of Victorian Christmas traditions, 1981

394.268 054 1981