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Minutes of the Hudson's Bay Company 1671-74

No. 5 of the Hudson's Bay Record Society.  Dark blue book of a series, pages 276.  Earliest records of trade, "prior records were…

970 H83 1938
Mc Loughlin's Fort Vancouver Letters First Series 1825-38

No. 4 of a Series of Hudson's Bay Record Society. John Mc Loughlin's Letters from Fort Vancouver to the Governor and Committee, open a new topic…

970 H83 1938
Minutes of Council Northern Department 1821-31

No 3 in a series of The Hudson's Bay Record Society.  Dark blue hardback, 480 pages.  This copy is No.300 of a limited Edition which is…

970 H83 1938
Simpson's Athabasca Journal, 1820-1821

Hardback dark blue book, 498 pages.  The Publications of the Hudson's Bay Record Society, I.  This copy is No. 300 of a limited Edition…

971 H83 1938
Art In The Life Of The Northwest Coast Indians

Paperback book, black and red coloring, 275 pages, by Erna Gunther.  Produced by The Portland Art Museum. Photographic collection of…

970.67 G85 1966
Silent Arrows, Indian Lore and Artifact Hunting

Second Edition, Written by E.F. Moore and illustrated by J Anderson. Colored photo, book cover of one of Table Rocks.  This book has one more…

970.66 M65 1973a
Silent Arrows, Indian Lore and Artifact Hunting

Written by Earl F. Moore and Illustrated by Juanita Anderson.  Hardback book, 196 pages. Autographed copy.  Contents: My Friend the…

970.66 M65 1973
Indian Trade Goods

Paperback, in a hard card board folder, 38 pages. Arthur Woodward, black and white photos and illustrations. Oregon Archaeological Society,…

970.6 W65 1965
Western North American Indians Baskets, from the collection of Clay P. Bedford

White paperback book with colored photo of basket on front.  Pages 68.  The California academy of Sciences. April 16, 1980.  A…

970.6 W52 1980
Shoto Clay, Figurines and Forms From the Lower Columbia

Paperback within hard card board cover, pages 27.  A description of clay artifacts from the Herzog Site (45-CL-4) in the lower Columbia…

970.6 S56 1968
The Birch-Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians

Small green bound hardback book, Pages 71. Written by Earnest Thompson Seton. 1907.  Containing the Woodcraft Indian's Constitution, Laws,…

970.6 T4
Stone Age on the Columbia River

Smallest hardback book, with gray and maroon cover page, pages 253.  Written by Emory Strong.  Contents: The Setting, The Culture, Trade…

970.6 S87 1959
Indian Relics of the Pacific Northwest

Smallest, hardback book, with Maroon and yellow cover page, 157 pages.  Written by N. G. Seaman, with black and white photos. Contents: A…

970.6 S41 1946
Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages

Large brown book, 228 pages. Written by J. W. Powell (Second Edition-with charts).  Smithsonian Institution-Bureau of Ethnology. Printed by…

970.6 P69 1880
Collected Papers on Aboriginal Basketry (Anthropological Papers-Number 16)

Light blue paperback, The Nevada State Museum, (1974), 148 pages.  Authors included, JG Gigli, DR Tuohy, PC Orr, CE Rozaire and JM Adovasio…

970.6 N9 1974a
Indian Basket Weaving

Beige smallest paperback book, 91 pages, by Sandra Corrie Newman.  How to weave Pomo, Yurok, Pina Navajo Baskets. Black and white…

970.6 N49 1974
Authentic Indian Designs

Edited by Maria Naylor, Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology. Large paperback book royal blue in color, 219 pages.   Includes,…

970.6 N39 1975
30,000 tons of Tomatoes seen in county area

But the above headline in the Medford Mail Tribune in 1934 was wrong.  There was a great harvest of tomatoes on 250 acres.  There was a…

Vertical File Subjects, Agriculture. 1 of 2
Ledger Pacific and Eastern Railway

1998.98.1: Tan fabric over pasteboard cover. August through December 1918 ledger, way bill freight receipt book for Pacific and Eastern Railway.…

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City Old-Timers Played in Band in Younger Days

This 1933 article in the Medford Mail Tribune refers to an article from 1902 which lists the members of an early day band and glee club from 1892…

Vertical File Subjects, Music, City Bands.
Bill Thorndike Jr. 1953-2025

Bill Thorndike was a longtime pillar of the Rogue Valley, known for his enthusiastic support and participation in community organizations.  …

Vertical File Biographies, TH
Susannah Mask Mathews Johnson Weeks 4/2/1823--12/13/1909

Susannah who was a mulatto slave reached Oregon on October 3, 1853.  She moved West in a wagon train which likely used the Applegate trail.…

Vertical File Biographies, Weeks
Penelope Elender Mask 1796-11/1882

Penelope was a mulatto slave.  She had three children fathered by Dudley Mask.  Her generology is very confused with several versions in…

Vertical File Biographies, Ma
U. S. Bank - Jacksonville

1999.79.6.1: Two copies of newspaper article on Formal reopening of the US Hotel in Jacksonville, after restoration. Jan 21, 1965 

1999…

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Historical Society hires new Director

Will Brake was named new executive director in January of 2025.  He has managed organizations with the goal of keeping them financially sound…

SOHS clippings, 2017 to present.
Central Point Times

Two copies of newspaper article on Formal reopening of the US Hotel in Jacksonville, after restoration. Jan 21, 1965 

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Sheriff Singler's Sacrifice

August Singler, our first law enforcement officer, was the only Jackson Counter sheriff killed in the line of duty.  He left a wife with…

Vertical File Biographies, Singler, August D
Hero of the skirmish at Tarbon Bridge (James Edward Thorton)

James Edward Thorton was a member of Lawton's famous band of scouts.  The twenty of them held back 200 Philippinos at Tarbon Bridge.  He…

Vertical File Biographies, Thornton
A Peek inside Britt Fest's historic Building

Britt's board of director's opened the historic United States Hotel for visitor's as they previewed its future use as their new headquarters.…

Vertical File Subjects, Jacksonville, OR, Historic Houses, United States Hotel
Government wants to dispose of historic Medford courthouse

The Hames A Redden US Courthouse on West Sixth Street in Medford has been classified as a building that is not core to government operations.…

Vertical File Subjects, Historic Houses, Federal Building