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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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"A Glimpse of Nature" Hidden in an Alley

A NATURE PANORAMA MURAL.
ARTIST: CYNDE GRAGERT (RIVER).
“HIDDEN ART” IN AN ALLEY.
ASHLAND NEIGHBORHOOD ART SERIES.
This…

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Blue Sky Lane and Apple Way

A “HIDDEN” PATH WITH A SURPRISE.
BLUE SKY LANE OFF TOLMAN CREEK ROAD.
APPLE WAY OFF GREENMEADOWS WAY.
Articles by Peter Finkle,…

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Crispin Street

FROM PATTERSON STREET TO OAK STREET.
“NORTH OF HERSEY STREET” NEIGHBORHOOD.
MEET A NEIGHBORHOOD “STREAM PROTECTOR.”
THREE “IS…

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Herman Schmeling

Obituary.  Jan 7, 1931--July 26, 2022.

Herman was born in Wisconsin, earmed his Masters and PHD at the University of Wisconsin.…

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Billings, at 90, Still Looks Ahead

An article about John, his diary business, and his attempt to turn his land into a golf course.  The article is from the Mail Tribune in 2001…

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Stribley Schussman

Obituary,  Stribley Schussman passed away at 95 August 25, 2022.  His father was a professor at Humboldt State University.  After…

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Captain Bruce M. Albert, USMC, Retired

Captain Albert passed away at 86 on September 28, 2022.  Bruce worked his way up the ranks to Provost Mashall before retiring after 22 years…

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Bill Hollingsworth

Obituary.  March 31, 1934 to  September 28, 2022.  His family moved to Ashland  in 1936, and he had 5 older sisters who…

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Gwyneth Ragosine

Obituary.  Gwyneth died peacefully September 10, 2022.  She was born in England, but emigrated to America to work as a librarian. …

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Ronald Duane Primasing

Obituary.  January 22, 1946 to August 23,2022.  Ronald and his wife lived in Lebanon, Eugene, and Medford where they opened American…

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113 years of trying. Mail Tribune obituary

On Nov.1, 1909 four newspapers merged to create The Mail. A newspaper had started in Medford in 1884, but the paper itself ended on October 1,…

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Todd Leroy Evans

Obituary.  4/25/1962 to 9/21/2022.

Todd Evans passed at the age of 60 after 30 years of fighting diabetes.  He attended OSU, and…

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Chinese Diaspora Archaeology in North America

by Rose, Chelsea and Kennedy, J. Ryan

970.004 R67 2020 Library
Ilma McKern

Ilma was born Nov 27, 1929, died July 30, 2020.  She was an aircraft spotter in WW II, graduated from Western Oregon University.  She…

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