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370.97 S68 School Histories V.1 Applegate V.2 Ashland V.3 Jacksonville V.4 Upper Rogue (Incl, Prospect, Gold Hill, Trail, Evan Valley, Shady Cove) V.5 Josephine County, Klamath County, Home, Private Schools

All five volumes located in same box folder.

370.97 S68
Stephen Macartney

Obituary.  12/13/1946 to 9/28m 2022

Steve spent 30 years in Law enforcement, and the last 18 years as Assistant Police Chief of…

Vertical File Biographies, Mac/Mc
Oregon Express Companies

Dale E. Forster, 1985. History of the Oregon Postal Service

383.14 F73 1985
Logging Railroads of the West

Kramer Adams, 1961

385 A33 1961
The Central Pacific & The Southern Pacific Railroad

Lurius Beebe, 1963, photographs by Richard Steinheimer, on the inside cover there is a stick that reads " This Book Belongs to Donald C. Howell

385 B44 1963
Roxy Ann Park stories (MMT June 3, 1928)

There are three stories from that paper about the desire to have a drive and park on Prescott Peak.  None of these exist at this time. …

Vertical File Subjects, Medford, OR. Parks/Prescott
Ruth Ballweg, Obituary

February 29, 1944 to November 20, 2022

Ruth Ballweg was an educator and advocate for Physician Assistants.  As a student, she was a…

Vertical File Biographies, BA, 1 of 2
Hal Dresner, Obituary

June 4, 1937--March 17,. 2023

Hal knew from the age of 9 he wanted to  be a writer, and after he graduated from college, he began a…

Vertical File, Biographies, DR
Railroadiana: The Collector's Guide to Railroad Memorabilia

Charles Klamkin, 1976

385.02 K53 1976
Taking The Sea: Perilous Waters, Sunken Ships, and the True Story of the Legendary Wrecker Captains

Dennis M. Powers, 2009

387.5 P6
My Playhouse was A Concord Coach

Mae Helene Bacon Boggs, 1942. Book of the authors memories of being a pioneer in 1871.

388 B65 1942
Clergy Gathers to Dedicate New Catholic Church.

On April 18, 1929, the Sacred Heart Catholic Church will be dedicated with a solemn procession and a high mass with the Most Reverend Edward…

Vertical File Subjects, Medford, OR, Churches, Roman Catholic
What People Wore: A Visual History of Dress from Ancient Times to Twentieth-Century America

Douglas Gorsline,1962

391 G67 1962
Autobiographies, Class of 1930, Ashland High School

Prepared by Opal Rush Carter and Alice Anderson Webb

Pam 920 A85 1981
Hop Through History: Butte Falls Heritage Day

Five historic sites were open for Heritage Day.  They included the Butte Falls Pioneer Cemetery, E.W.Smith Home and Bill Edmonson Memorial…

Vertical File Subjects, Butte Falls, OR
Reference Book of Childerns's Vintage Clothing: 1900-1919

Kathleen M. La Barre and Kay D. La Barre, 1996

391.2 L113 1996
The Gold Hill Story by D. Florence Kenny

 163 page booklet on the history of Gold Hill, Copyright 1979, revised 1989.

Includes a brief autobiography of D. Florence Kenny.

Pam 920 K34 1989
The Life of Alice Applegate Peil by Florence W. Jones

A 14 page paper written in 1960 for Dr. Frank Haines for his course on History of the Pacific Northwest

Pam 920 P43 1960
Sometimes the Sun and Moon Travel Together: Mythtime Writings, Volume 2

Thomas Doty, 1985

398.2 D64 V3
Protecting Historic Architecture and Museum Collection from Natural Disaster

Barclay G. Jones, 1986

727.6 P96 1986
The Historic Property Owner's Handbook

Constance M. Greiff, 1977

721.02 G74 1977
Space, Style and Structure Building in Northwest America: Volume 1

Thomas Vaughan and Virginia Guest Ferriday, 1974

720.979 F47 1974 V.1
A Pictorial History of Architecture in America Vol. 2

Kidder Smith, 1976

720.973 S65 1976 v.2
Architectural Crafts: A Handbook and a Catalog

Bridget Beattie McCarthy, 1982 

729 M13 1982
After 25 years Rogue Suspects still playing venues large and small

Currently the band has eight members, and  basically play for outdoor venues during the summer.  Guitarist Dirk Price and Greg Frederick…

Vertical File Subjects, Music, City Bands
Primer for Preservation: A Handbook for Historic-House Keeping

Historic-House Keeping Series #1, 1955

728.04 N49 1955
Fire District 5 is busy Building

Construction work is in progress for three Jackson county Fire districts 5 stations.  This is the first big upgrade since 2003 and the…

Vertical File Subjects, Phoenix, OR, Fires and Fire Prevention
Specimen Book of One Hundred Architectural Designs: Showing Plan, Elevations, and Views

Bicknell & Comstock, 1880 ( modern reprint)

728 B52 1880
Hart Pictures Archives: Dining & Drinking

Pam Pollack, 1977

743.9 D55 1977
Make Way!: 200 Years of American Women in Cartoons

Monika Franzen and Nancy Ethiel

741.5 F73 1988