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Mega Index
| Title | Body | Location | Source Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oregon Trail Revisited (3 copies) | Written by Gregory M. Franzwa (1988). In two parts, this book offers a brief history on the Oregon Trail and modern traveler advise on visiting… |
917.8 F73 1988 | Library | |
| Over the Applegate Trail to Oregon in 1846 (3 copies) | Written by Bert Webber (1996). This book covers an overview of the Applegate Trail. People covered in this book are- J. Quinn Thornton, Mrs.… |
917.8 W37 1996 | Library | |
| The Oregon and Applegate Trail: The Diary of Welborn Beeson in 1853 (3 copies) | Written by Welborn Beeson with an Introduction by Bert Webber. This is an unabridged diary of Welborn Beeson that offers a primary resource of an… |
PAM 917.8 B41 1993 | Library | |
| Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography: Volume 1 A-F (2 copies) | Written by Dan Thrapp (1990). This encyclopedia covers approximately 4,500 frontier figures. Paperback 547 pages. |
920.073 T52 1990 V1 | Library | |
| Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings, and Other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff (2 copies) | Edited by Georgia Willis Read and Ruth Gaines (1949). This books is a collection J. Goldsborough Bruff records from 1849-1851. Hardcover 562… |
917.94 B78 1949 | Library | |
| Great Trails of the West | Written by Richard Dunlap (1971). This book covers different trails heading west. Trails covered are: Santa Fe Trail, Applegate Trail, Oregon… |
917.9 DUN 1971 | Library | |
| The Great West | Edited by Charles Neider (1997). In three parts, this books is a collection of works that provides an expansive overview of the history of the… |
978 NEI 1958 | Library | |
| The California and Oregon Trail | Written by Francis Parkman Jr. (1849). Very fragile copy. Please do not open unless have to. This cover Parkmans 1846 journey along the… |
978 PAR 1849 | Library | |
| The Gold Rush Trail and the Road to Oregon | Written by Todd Webb (1963). In four parts this chronicles the trails to California and Oregon. Part 1- The Prelude Part 2- The… |
978 WEB 1963 | Library | |
| The Amazing Story of the Applegates in America | Written by Sharon Taylor (1984). This book chronicles the history of the Applegate family. |
929.2 TAY 1984 | Library | |
| Seven Trails West | Written by Arthur King Peters (1996). Peters provides an overview of the western trail network covering, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Santa… |
978 PET 1996 | Library | |
| On The Oregon Trail | Written by Jonathan Nicholas and Photographs by Roy Cronin (1992). Nicholas and Cronin offer a narative and photographic journey of the Oregon… |
917.8 NIC 1992 | Library | |
| Southern Route into Oregon: Notes and New Map | by Buenna Cobbstone Oregon Historical Quarterly June 1946 |
979.5 S86 1946 | Library | |
| Bohemians in Oregon | by Michael Stastny, 1950 Bohemian settlements in Scio and Klamath Falls |
979.5 S73 1950 | Library | |
| A History of Placer Gold Mining in Oregon, 1850-1870 | by Christian August Spreen Master's thesis from Univ. of Oregon, June, 1939 |
979.5 S67 1939 | Library | |
| The Applegate Trail | Journal of the Shaw Historical Library Volume 10, 1996 |
979.5 S53 | Library | |
| The Pacific Northwest | An Interpretive history by Carlos A Schwantes, 1989 |
979.5 S39 1989 | Library | |
| Historic Silver City. The Story of the Owyhees. | by Mildretta Adams |
PAM 979.621 A33 1960 | Library | |
| The History of the Klamath County Courthouse | History of the Pac N.W. |
PAM 979.591 H43 1959 | Library | |
| The Great Courthouse Battle; Klamath County Museum Research Paper No. 7 | Fourteen years of research of museum archives collected over twenty-four years, consisting of documents, ledgers, physical exhibits, photographs,… |
PAM 979.591 D74 1976 | Library | |
| Klamath County Museum Research Papers no. 5; Houston's Opera House | With interviews of "Old Timers", By C. William Burk |
PAM 979.591 B87 1972 | Library | |
| Preservation and Restoration Kam Wah Chung and Co. | Preservation and restoration feasibility report for Kum Wah Chung and company with photographs to record the building, building details, and the… |
PAM 979.578 S73 1972 | Library | |
| Baker County Sketch Book | Sketchbook of Baker County with illustrations |
PAM 979.575 S74 1956 | Library | |
| Bybee Howell House on Sauvie Island | The Oregon Territorial Farmstead |
PAM 979.549 V39 1974 | Library | |
| A Sense of Place; How do we preserve it? | An Historic Preservation Program for Lane County. |
PAM 979.531 S45 1978 | Library | |
| Doorways into History | The homes and public buildings established by the pioneers of Lane County in the early days. |
PAM 979.531 H37 1966 | Library | |
| The Passing of District 66 | By Mary Wells |
PAM 979.529 W44 1945 | Library | |
| Umpqua Cavalcade | Produced in 1952 to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Douglas County, and to commemorate the spirit of the early pioneers. |
PAM 979.529 U46 1952 | Library | |
| The Burchards Settle in Scottsburg | Presented to Dr. F. Haines by Pat Urie, History of the Pacific Northwest, June 3. 1960 |
PAM 979.529 U75 1960 | Library | |
| Souvenir of Jacksonville, Oregon | Jacksonville Gold Rush Jubilee |
PAM 979.5285 G64 1962 | Library |