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'Twas Many Years Since, 100 Years in the Waverley Area 1847-1947

Elizabeth F. Dimon, 1981

Area bordering the east bank of the Willamette River north of Milwaukie, Oregon

Settlement, families,…

979.549 D54 1981 Library
A Time for Remembering

by Louise Du Bois Burt b in 1920 to Eva Storey and Flloyd M. DuBois in Wisconsin. Includes genealogical and family history about the following…

920 B82 Library
Timberline Lodge

Friends of Timberline, Edited by Rachael Griffin and Sarah Munro, 1978

History and architecture, construction, arts and furnishings,…

979.549 T54 1978 Library
Letters between George Brown and Lizzie Anderson (Brown, McCall)

1857-1864 letters from George H. Brown and at least one letter from J. A. Wilber. later letters are from the time that George went with his…

920 B87 1857 Library
East of the Cascades

Phil F. Brogan, edited by L. K. Phillips, 1964

Prehistoric period, Indians, settlers, cattle and sheep production, development of towns,…

979.55 B75 1965 Library
History of Hood River County, Oregon 1852-1982

Published by the Hood River County Historical Society, 1982

The family histories and stories written by family members and friends of the…

979.561 H67 1982 Library
The Lady of the House

An autobiography of Sally Stanford. 1966 Signed by the author in 1971 America's Number One Madam who operated out of a house of pleasure 1144 Pine…

920 B88 1966 Library
An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, with a brief outline of the early history of the State of Oregon

Western Historical Publishing Company, 1902

Water, land, Astor Expedition, missions, immigration, Indian Wars, settlement, government,…

979.5 H55 1893 Library
An Original Research Paper on Prescott Metropolitan Park

by Carolyn H. Norton for Dr. Haines Spring Term 1960 for which she received a "C+" Title is questionable. Prescott Memorial Park ? rather than…

PAM 979.5286 N67 1960 Library
Shaniko People

Helen Guyton Rees, 1983

Dedicated to the people who wrested a home from the high desert of southern Wasco County, and helped tame the wild…

979.562 R43 1983 Library
Shaniko, From Wool Capital to Ghose Town

Helen Guyton Rees, 1982

Settlement, railroad, people, school, churches businesses, ranching, ghost town

979.562 R43 1982 Library
The History of Wallowa County, Oregon (2 copies)

History, census, industry, places, people, pictures

979.573, H67 1983 Library
For the Warmth of Generations: The Restoration of the Civilian Conservation Corps- Era Campstoves on the Upper Rogue River

by Brian R. Ballou. 1987 Prospect Ranger District, CCC camp on Union Creek, Emergency Conservation Works ECW. Place names mentioned: Rogue River…

PAM979.528 B36 Library
The Malheur National Forest, An Ethnographic History

By Jerry L. Mosgrove, USDA Forest Service 1980

Environment, Native American groups, military, forest history, maps and illustrations …

979.578 M68 1980l Library
Unforgettable Pioneers

by Barbara Hegne Families covered in this volume at the photos of  Mathews, Woolley, Corbett and Dudley Polk Smith, Turman, Dahak, Mayham (…

PAM 979.5283 H46 1985 Library
Warner Gore collection

Blue print for additions to the home of E. E. Gore// Music America Newspaper 1916// Warranty Deed - E. E. Gore and Hattie Gore// Abstract - T37,…

M49 C 4 Mezzanine List
Warner Gore Collection

Folder 1. The Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School work "The Sunbeam" n5,6,17, 21, 31, 32, 33, 35

Folder 2. The Presbyterian…

M49 A 2 Mezzanine List
Directory of Streets and Roads in Jackson County, Oregon

California Oregon Power Company, January 18, 1960

917.9527 C34 1970 Library
Mountain Excurtion (sic) 1873

Journal of William Hoffman born Sept. 7, 1801, and died Nov. 14, 1885.  Trip from Eagle Point to Linkville and back to Ashland

917.9527 H64 1873 Library
Rogue River National Forest Roads

by Jeff LaLande.  Historical Context and Overview:  The Development of Roads in the Cascade Area of the Rogue River National Forest,…

917.9527 L28 2001 Library
Siskiyou Loop Tour

By Jeff LaLande.  A detailed description in 1976 of buildings, native plants, geological features and historical events from the Ashland…

917.9527 L34 1978 Library
All About Ashland

A Guide to the Oregon Shakespearean Festival and Southern Oregon by Jane Lundin

About Ashland, Where to Stay, Where to Eat

917.9527 L96 1988 Library
Cornelius C. Beekman 1828-1915

by Richard Engeman  a seminar paper, University of Oregon 1980

920 B44 1980 Library
Ten Years on the Pacific Coast

by Reverand Francis Xavier Blanchet translated by Don Wilkins 1937

920 B53 1937 Library
Ten Years on the Pacific Coast by F.X. Blanchet

Francis Xavior Blanchet - translated from the original French by Edward J. Kowrach  includes Jacksonville, Oregon parish (two copies) Ye…

920 B53 1982 Library
Priest's Progress The journey of Francis Norbert Blanchet from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific in three Parishes

by Harriet D. Munnick contains information about the career of Catholic Priest Blanchet (1795-1883) including his time at Ft. Vancouver 

920 B53 M8 Library
Life of Clara Birdseye

by Janice Burkhart for Dr. Frank Haines class. 1959

920 B57 1959 Library
The Birdseyes: A Pioneer Family of the Rogue Valley

by E. Ronald Rice 1960. looks like a school term paper

920 B57 1960 Library
A Brief History of the Birdseye Pioneers

Term paper for Dr. Haines class by Sylvia Baker 1961

920 B57 1961 Library
Interview with Victor F. Birdseye

interview by Marjorie Edens of Victor F. Birdseye in 1977 same as OH61

920 B67 1978 Library