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Sandra McCommas Sawyer, obituary

September 1,1937 to October 9, 1922,  She was a loving mother and grandmother, but also a long time Rogue Valley resident, attorney and…

Vertical File Biographies, Sawyer Vertical File Biographies
Dr. John Melson, obituary

February 4, 1942--October 18, 2022.  Dr. Melson was the first neurologist in Medford and started southern Oregon's Neurological Associates.…

Vertical File Biographies, ME Vertical File Biographies
Personal letter to Elks

H.L. Burford wrote a note to the Elks on Hotel Moore stationary praising them for raising their dues $! per month.  

Medford, OR, Elks lodge Vertical File Subjects
Military Wives in Arizona Territory

Jan Cleere, 2021

305.4 C624 2001 Library
Westering Women and the Frontier Experience 1800-1915

Sandra L. Myres, 1982

305.4 M99 1982 Library
Western Women: Their Land, Their Lives

Lillian Schlissel, Vicki L. Ruiz & Janice Monk, 1988

305.4 W52 1988 Library
In Timber Country

Beverly A. Brown, 1995. Working people's stories of Environmental Conflict and Urban Flight. Protests of environmentalists and loggers. Old growth…

306.09 B87 1995 Library
Chinese Women of America: A Pictorial History

Judy Yung, 1986

305.4 Y94 1986 Library
Adapting in Eden Oregon's Catholic Minority 1838-1986

Patricia Brandt and Lillian A. Pereyra, 2002

305.6 B6 Library
A History of Oregon Methodism

Thomas D. Yarnes, 1957

287.6 Y37 1957 Library
Swinging Portals

Dr. William Wallace Youngson, 1948

287.609 Y69 1948 Library
Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America

Gurinder Singh Mann, Paul David Numrich & Raymond B. Williams, 2001

291.0973 M28 2001 Library
Jews in America

Hasia R. Diner, 1999

301.4509 D58 1999 Library
Minorities of Early Jackson County, Oregon

Kay Atwood, 1976

Ore. Cab. Ref. 301.451 AT Library
Growing up in America

N. Ray Hiner and Joseph M. Hawes, 1985

305.2 G88 1985 Library
Women in Pacific Northwest History: An Anthology

Karen J. Blair, 1988

305.4 B63 1988 Library
Defender of the Faith

Wilfred Schoenberg, 1993

282.795 S36 1993 Library
Baptist Annals of Oregon V.I 1844-1900

Rev. C.H. Mattoon, 1905

286 M38 1980 V. 1 Library
Baptist Annals of Oregon V.II 1886-1910

Rev. C.H. Mattoon, 1905

286 M38 1980 V.2 Library
Baptists and the Oregon Frontier

Clifford R. Miller, 1967

286.09 M54 1967 Library
Minister to the Cherokees

James Anderson Slover, 2001

286.1 S63 2001 Library
Early Methodism in Southern Oregon

Ruby Mason, 1972

287.6 M2 Library
Black Oak Way

Black Oak Way is a two-block gravel (not paved) street that begins at Tolman Creek Road and ends at Clay Creek. I don’t understand why it is still…

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A Mosaic Art Building

A mosaic in process since 2011!
Location: Williamson Way.
Mosaic artist: Rob Joseph.
Painter: Linda Lanzhammer.

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Tree Of The Year 2021: Cork Oak On Fourth Street

Where do wine bottle corks come from?
Where do wine bottle corks come from? From Cork oak trees, of course! In fact, about three-quarters of…

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Great Oaks Drive: North Mountain Neighborhood

A fork brought me here!
Few houses. Many trees. Many stories.
Garden of the Month for May 2022.
Pedestrian trail to Bear Creek…

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Thornton Way: Top Of Wimer Street

FROM WIMER STREET TO TUCKER STREET.
“A BUCK WAS STOPPED HERE” STORY.
NAMED AFTER JAMES THORNTON?
HOMES BUILT 1966 TO 2012.

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BIPOC Celebration Mural (Part 3 Of 3): People In The Mural

The BIPOC Celebration Mural is a bold art statement, located on a wall of Ashland High School but meant for the entire Ashland community.

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BIPOC Celebration Mural (Part 1 Of 3): Truth To Power Club

t is also a memorial to Aidan Ellison.
New public art on Mountain Avenue.
BIPOC = Black, Indigenous & People of Color.

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BIPOC Celebration Mural (Part 2 Of 3): Painting And Dedication

MURAL PAINTING, STEP BY STEP.
MEET THE ARTIST: ISA MARTINEZ MOORE.
NEW PUBLIC ART ON MOUNTAIN AVENUE.
BIPOC = BLACK, INDIGENOUS…

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