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History of the Willamette Valley, Biographical, vol. 3

S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1927, two copies

Accession #s 1962.191.3, 1958.143.3

979.5 C53 1927 v. 3 Library
History of the Willamette Valley, Biographical, vol. 2

S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1927, two copies

Accession #s 1962.191.3, 1958.143.2

979.5 C53 1927 v. 2 Library
Pioneer Days in Canyonville

"book" committee Lawrence Boyle, John Hamlin, Edith Moore, Ira Poole

"Canyonville A Pioneer Town 1828-1868

1st of series of small…

979.529 P55 1968 no. 1 Library
History of Willamette Valley Oregon vol. 1

by Robert Carlton Clark, 1927, illustrated with photographs, chapters on geography, Indians, early exploration, fur trade, Hudson Bay Company,…

979.5 C53 1927 Library
Cultural Resource Overview Umpqua Natl. Forest & Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District

Cultural Resource Overview  Umpqua National Forest and Bureau of Land Management  Roseburg District Volume 1, July 1980

 …

979.529 O74 1980 Library
Nomination of Oakland to National Register of Historic Places

Nomination papers, Oakland, Oregon, Oregon Historic District, to National Register of Historic Places, 1978

papers include descriptions of…

979.529 O13 1978 Library
Umpqua Valley Oregon and Its Pioneers

by Harold Avery Minter, 

Binfords & Mort, Publishers, Portland, OR 1967

"history of a river and its people"  …

979.529 M55 1967 Library
Early Oregon: 1850-1860

by George E. Cole ca. 1905, Jottings of a Personal Recollection of a Pioneer 1850, the story begins with ships entering the Umpqua River sailing…

979.5 C64 1905 Library
A Place Called Douglas County

prepared by Douglas County Planning Department, Keith L. Cubic, Director         2003 Third Edition

under guidance of D.…

979.529 J5 Library
Stars of Oregon: 1841-1941

co. 1943 by Dean Collins, illustrated by Paul Keller, account of Joseph Gale, steamboats and other ships on the Columbia River up to World War II…

979.5 C64 1943 Library
Historic Douglas County, Oregon 1982

Douglas County Historical Society 

copyright 1982

biographical sketches and photos of individuals; family histories

Douglas…

979.529 H58 1982 Library
Oregon: The Way It Was

by Edwin D. Culp, historic photographs and detailed captions of Salem, Portland, Coastal Area, Southern Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eastern Oregon…

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Overstory: Zero

Real Life in the Timber Country of Oregon

by Robert Leo Heilman

old growth

wildlife

river/water

vigilantes for…

979.529 H36 Library
The Chinese Web in Oregon History

by Viola Noon Currier, a thesis at the University of Oregon 1928, includes Chinese in southern Oregon

979.5 CUR 1928 Library
Aircraft Warning System, 1942-1943

Aircraft Warning System, 1942-1943 

written & compiled by Laura E. Hartley

covers Oregon

979.529 H3 Library
Death announcement, Young

Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; John Young age 63 of Jacksonville

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Death announcement, Holst

Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; John Holst and Juennesee Holst

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Death announcement, Owens

Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Sarah Owens, June 1 1903

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Death announcement, Boschey

Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Catherine Boschey age 71 of Jacksonville, OR

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Death announcement, Carter

Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Althea Hearn Carter age 22, wife of Clyde Carter

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Death announcement, Taylor

Newspaper death announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Earl Taylor age 17, Jan 7, 1901 of pneumonia; Robert Taylor age 48 in Ashland

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Wedding announcement, Freeman

Newspaper wedding announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Freeman and Briggs, June 13 1894 in Central Point

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Wedding announcement, Phillips

Newspaper wedding announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Phillips and Messner, Nov 19 1895 at Gold Hill

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Wedding announcement, Owens

Newspaper wedding announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Owens and Young Nov 20 1895 at U.S. Hotel in Jacksonville

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Wedding announcement, Biehn

Newspaper wedding announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Biehn and Newman July 4 1901 at Klamath Falls

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Wedding announcement, Ackley

Newspaper wedding announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Ackley and Patterson, June 18 1901 in Medford

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Wedding announcement, Foster

Newspaper wedding announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; Foster and Dawson, July 6 1901 at Central Point

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Birth announcement, Sheldon

Newspaper birth announcement, undated and unknown newspaper; son to Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Sheldon at Central Point, baby only lived one day.

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Birth announcements, Givens family

Misc. newspaper birth announcements, undated and unknown newspapers:

son to Mr. and Mrs. Givan, Aug 13, 1898

son to Mr. and Mrs.…

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Edwin Johnson, obituary

Newspaper death announcement undated and unknown newspaper; death of Edwin Johnson; died in Portland and transported to Medford for internment

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