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Colleen Dorette Eccleston (obituary)

October 5. 1936 to August 7, 2023

Colleen attended school in Eagle Point, was homecoming queen and valedictorian.  She attended…

Vertical File Biographies, EC Vertical File Biographies
Games of Yesteryear entice new players at Hanley Farm

The Southern Oregon Historical Society hosted a Games Children Played event at Hanley Farm.  Youngsters played with wooden cup and ball toyed…

Vertical File Subjects, Hanley Farm. Vertical File Subjects
Games of Yesteryear entice new players at Hanley Farm

The Southern Oregon Historical Society hosted a Games Children Played event at Hanley Farm.  Youngsters played with wooden cup and ball toyed…

Vertical File Subjects, Hanley Farm. Vertical File Subjects
Hanley Farm preserves history, feeds Southern Oregon Families

The 37 acres of Hanley Farm are more than history of local agriculture.  They also provide food for area families that are dealing with…

Vertical File Subjects, Hanley Farm Vertical File Subjects
Major Expo project moves forward

Jackson County Commissioners approved a contract to build a facility to serve as a multi-use emergency response center such as fires. …

Vertical File Subjects, Emergency Medical Services Vertical File Subjects
Record of Marriage 1854

David Griffith and a native woman named Sally.

Griffith Vertical Files Vertical File Biographies
Trial in death of former child actor set for 2024

Daniel James Burda will have a jury trial in January 20 to 24 regarding his role in the death of Dennis Day who was a Mouseketeer on television.…

Vertical File Subjects, Jackson County, courts Vertical File Subjects
Like it or not, Oregon had a great economic decade

There was steady employment gains, minimum wage increases, and an expansion of Medicad which brought more  benefits to working families…

Vertical File, Subjects, Jackson county Oregon, economic conditions Vertical File Subjects
Fire District 5 is busy Building

Construction work is in progress for three Jackson county Fire districts 5 stations.  This is the first big upgrade since 2003 and the…

Vertical File Subjects, Phoenix, OR, Fires and Fire Prevention Vertical File Subjects
Moses Lapham, teacher of Colver

There are many letters and information about Mr. Lapham.  Colver is also mentioned several times in the work.  

Vertical File Biographies, Colver Vertical File Biographies
Marian Anderson Visits Medford's Holly Theater

March 3, 1940 Marian Anderson sang opera to spirituals in a concert which was delayed by local area flooding.  

Vertical File, Subject Index, Theater Vertical File Subjects
Land Deeds, Commission Papers, Letters, Weather reports

Land Deed to Robert Fullwood 1959.100.1.1 // Military Commission papers, Thompson Hall 1959.100.1.2 // Deed to 40 acres, Medina Co. Ohio…

M31 A 7 Mezzanine List
Ledger - Eagle Point Mill

Ledger for the Eagle Point Mill, ca. 1900

M31 a 6 Mezzanine List
Ledger - Eagle Point Mill

Ledger for the Eagle Point Mill, ca. 1900

M31 A 6 Mezzanine List
Eagle Point Historic Properties Inventory

1990 report on historic properties in Eagle Point, Oregon by Carol Barrett with a small history of Eagle Point, interviews with old-timers and…

979.5283 B27 1990 Library
Country Seats: Lithographic Designs

Henry Hudson Holly, 1978 (first printed 1863)

728 H64 1978 Library
Historic Houses: Restored and Preserved

Marian Page, 1976

728 P33 1976 Library
Palliser's Model Homes: Designs for Model Dwellings

1975 (first printed in 1878

728 P34 1975 Library
Old House Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to American Domestic Architecture 1600 to 1940

Steven J. Phillips, 1992

728 P56 1992 Library
The Shingle Style and The Stick Style Revised Edition: Architectural Theory and Design from Downing to the Origins of Wright

Vincent J. Scully, Jr. 1971

728 S38 1971 Library
Villas & Cottages: The Great Architectural Style-Book of the Hudson River School

Calvert Vaux, 1970

Victorian Domestic Architect: A facsimile of Oliver P. Smith's "The Domestic Architect" A Victorian Stylebook of 1854 featuring Rural and Ornamental Cottages in Grecian and Cottage Styles

The American Life Foundation Library of Victorian Culture, 1978

728 V52 1978 Library
Village & Farm Cottages Cleaveland & Backus 1856

Henry W. Cleaveland, William Backus, and Samuel D. Backus, 1982 (first printed in 1856)

728 V52 1982 Library
The American House

Mary Mix Foley, 1980. Guide to American House Styles 

Primer for Preservation: A Handbook for Historic-House Keeping

Historic-House Keeping Series #1, 1955

728.04 N49 1955 Library
The Bybee Houses and the Appearance of the Greek Revival in Oregon

Sheila Ann Finch, 1970

728.09 F55 1970 Library
Victorian Home Building: A Transcontinental View of 1875

E.C. Hussey, 1976 (first printed in 1875)

728.3 H88 1976 Library
A Gift to the Street

Carol Olwell and Judith Lynch Waldhorn, 1976. Photographs and Commentary on Victorian Houses.

728.3 048 1976 Library
Buying and Renovating A House in the City: A Practical Guide

Deirdre Stanforth & Martha Stamm, 1972

728.302 S73 1972 Library
Houses By Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company

Katherine Cale Stevenson and H. Ward Jandl, 1986

728.373 S84 1986 Library