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Mega Index
| Title | Body | Location | Source Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Dodey's Ladies: Being a Mosaic of Fashions and Fancies | Robert Kuncior, 1971, Book on Victorian Woman's clothing from 1830 to 1880. |
391.2 K85 1971 | Library | |
| Dennis Richardson Memorial unveiled at Don Jones Park in Central Point | Friends and family gathered at Don Jones Memorial Park to unveil a memorial to a Central Point city councilor who went on to be a state… |
Vertical File Biographies, Richardson. | Vertical File Biographies | |
| KTVL Alumni reflect on Station's Farewell | When Sinclair Broadcasting annouced it would cease having a local news team on May 15, 2023, past news employees gathered to grieve the loss with… |
Vertical File Subjects , Television | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Michael Todd Dawkins, obituary | August 1, 1946 -May 2, 2023 Michael was a man of many interests, from being a child actor for the OSF, Botony and the garden club, to… |
Vertical File Biographies, DA | Vertical File Biographies | |
| 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 | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Life on the Lower River Road: Fort Vannoy Grade School | Gordon Russ gave a personal history of his time in the grade school. When he started school in 1948, the Dimmick School was a two room… |
Vertical File Subjects, Grants Pass, OR, history | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Grants Pass Hero Jim Eugene Eastman | Jim Eastman joined the Navy before his woth birthday in 1942. He studied medicine at medical field schools and earned the rank of Pharmasist… |
Vertical File Biographies, EA | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Author Edison Marshall: Fame and Fortune | Edison was born in 1894 and moved to Oregon with his parents, a retired published and a teacher. On his 11th birthday he was given a rifle… |
Vertical File Biographies, Edison Marshall | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Slice of Life Preserved on Glass. By Peggy Flint | The Lawrence Powell glass plate negatives were acquired recently by SOHS, and Peggy Flint was assigned to process, catalog and digitize them for… |
Vertical File Biographies, Powell | Vertical File Biographies | |
| 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 | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Leo Jacob Van Dijk | Leo was an influential veterinary leader in southern Oregon since he and his wife Marianne moved here in 1959, He helped set up the… |
Vertical File Biographies, Van Dyke | Vertical File Biographies | |
| He Was A Starter But Got No Further: Careers of A.C. Edmunds | Offprint from Oregon Historical Quarterly, Summer 1983 By George N. Belknap |
Pam 920 E3 | Library | |
| A Letter From Medorem Crawford 1845 | A Letter written by early Oregon Pioneer Medorem Crawford encouraging 2 brothers to join him. Published by the Friends of the Library… |
Pam 920 C73 1971 | Library | |
| A Brief History of Vance DeBar Colvig (1892-1967) | SOHS pamphlet on the life of Pinto Colvig 3 copies |
Pam 920 C64 1983 | Library | |
| On The Golden Trail by Felix G. Coates | Information on the experiences of members of the Coats Family, early pioneers to Oregon and California. |
Pam 920 C62 1915 | Library | |
| Northwest Travelers Guide | a guide for travelers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana |
Pam 919.5 N 1950 | Library | |
| forty-two years in the practice of medicine in Oregon | a paper read by D.M. Brower M.D. before the Jackson County Medical Society, December 17, 1930 |
Pam 920 B76 1930 | Library | |
| Most Rev. F.N. Blanchet, D.D. | the life and labors of his grace Most Rev. Frances Norbert Blanchet, D.D. |
Pam 920 B53 1883 | Library | |
| "Old Beek" Cornelius C. Beekman | article on Cornelius C. Beekman by Gary Meyer Old West magazine, Spring 1993, pp. 40-45 |
Pam 920 B46 | Library | |
| George T. Baldwin, his life and achievements | By Harry J. Drew Klamath County Museum Research Paper Number 9 |
Pam 920 B34 1980 | Library | |
| Autobiographies, Class of 1930, Ashland High School | Prepared by Opal Rush Carter and Alice Anderson Webb |
Pam 920 A85 1981 | Library | |
| The Galusha Family Collection | Finding aid for the Galusha Family Collection, 1820-1900 |
Pam 920 A76b | Library | |
| Armstrong, S.M. letters, 1854 | letters from S.M. Armstrong in Jacksonville to Mary and Sarah Armstrong |
Pam 920 A76 | Library | |
| Jesse Applegate | by Joseph Schaffer, University of Oregon, 1940 |
Pam 920 A66 1940 | Library | |
| From the Desk of Majorie O'Harra | Regional Editor Medford Mail Tribune 1964-1974 Vol. !! pages 236-445 Subjects include: Shasta Valley;Jobs instead of Welfare; Living vs. Passing… |
917.95 O'Harra, M Vol. 2 | Library | |
| Searching for Mother Hubbard: Function and Fashion in Nineteenth-Century Dress | Sally Helvenston Gray, 2014 |
391.009 G73 | Library | |
| Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans & Fashion, 1840-1900 (2 copies) | Joan Severa, 1995, Photographs taken from the 1840s to 1900 showing evolving fashion to help identify the time period of photographs. |
391.009 S49 1995 | Library | |
| fashions in hair: The first 5000 years | Richard Corson, 1980 |
391.09 C67 1980 | Library | |
| Historic Dress in America 1607-1870 | Elizabeth McClellan, 1977 |
391 M13 1977 | Library | |
| Pioneer Dress in the Oregon Country: A Basic Study For Theatrical Use | Wilma Sanders, 1965 |
391 S25 1965 | Library |