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Maxine Jameson

Jackson County Bicentennial chairman, list of accomplishments, MMT 9-8-1976

Vol. 3, pp. 426-427 Marjorie O'Harra Scrapbook
The Joe Hill Company

Company builds traditional wooden homes, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davidson, Larry Rubus, Don Snyder, Jeff Golden, Al Guillemette, Ted Ballard, MMT 2-29-…

Vol. 3. pp 422-425 Marjorie O'Harra Scrapbook
Illivale Dairy Farm

Bob and George Martin

Vol. 3, p. 421 Marjorie O'Harra Scrapbook
Collecting Insulators

Mary Lou Carlson, Joan Keeney, Robbie Carlson, Wes and Ruby Bressie

Vol. 3, p 420 Marjorie O'Harra Scrapbook
Kerbyville

Kerbyville Ghost Town and Museum, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Sewell, MMT ??

Vol. 3, p. 419 Marjorie O'Harra Scrapbook
Kitty Ingle

Silver Napkin Ring Collection, Kate Greenaway, MMT ??

Vol. 3, pp. 417-418 Marjorie O'Harra Scrapbook
Indian Rain Rock

Fort Jones Museum, Albert Hedman, Katie Luttrell, Frank Branson, MMT 7-7-1971

Vol. 3, pp 415-416 Marjorie O'Harra Scrapbook
Golden, Oregon

Small ghost town, Carl Anderson, Harold MacIntoosh, MMT 10-7=1964

Vol. 2 pp. 326-327 Marjorie O'Harra Scrapbook
Images of Rail: Yreka Western Railroad

Matt Starman and Tim Stricker, 2011

385 S8 2011 Library
Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest

Carlos A. Schwantes, 1993, signed by the author.

385 S39 1993 Library
This Was Railroading

George B. Abdill, 1958, book one of Abdill's History of Railroads

385 A23 1958 Library
Rails West: A Collector's Album of a Vanishing Era in Railroadiana

George B. Abdill, 1960, book three of Abdill's three part history of railroads.

385 A23 1960 Library
The Central Pacific & The Southern Pacific Railroad (Centennial Edition)

Lucius Beebe, 1980, photographs by Richard Steinheimer.

385 B43 1963 Library
The Central Pacific & The Southern Pacific Railroad

Lurius Beebe, 1963, photographs by Richard Steinheimer, on the inside cover there is a stick that reads " This Book Belongs to Donald C. Howell

385 B44 1963 Library
Irrigation districts predict one-month watering season

The Medford Mail Tribune of April 2022 reported Emigrant Lake had only 14 % of the water it needed.  Local irrigation districts hoped for…

Water Supply Vertical File Subjects
Foothill project hits Milestone

Foothill Road will become a mega corridor.  Medford City council authorized 60 right of way purchases to allow widening of the road to four…

Vertical File, Subjects, Jackson County, OR, Streets and Roads, 1950-present Vertical File Subjects
Pilot, passenger walk away from plane crash

When a small single-engine aircraft with engine trouble glided into the Rogue River's Hellgate canyon, a local rafting outfitter secured the plane…

Aviation crashes Vertical File Subjects
The Crew Experience: SOU focuses on Filmmaking Skills.

A June 2022 MAIL TRIBUNE article explains a course that teaches how to professionally shoot movies.  

Gary Krout, owner of…

Vertical File, Subjects, Southern Oregon State College/SOU, file 2 Vertical File Subjects
Rogue Retreat founder terminated, Chad McComas chose not to resign.

Rogue Retreat founder and executive director Chad McComas was to resign or be terminated from the organization he founded over 24 years ago.…

Vertical File Biographies, Mac/Mc 2 of 2 Vertical File Biographies
Central Point to pay Lasting tribute to Richardson

Central Point has approved plans to honor the legacy of Dennis Richardson who was Oregon's Secretary of State at the time of his death at 69.…

Richardson Vertical File Biographies
Medford middle school Zoning choice explained

The rezoning of the Medford School District has been two and a half years in the making.  The new recommendation breaks down each middle…

Vertical File, Subjects, Medford, OR, Schools, Oakdale Middle School Vertical File Subjects
Patrick Duffy asking $14 million for property that boasts 390 Acres

Patrick bought the property in 1990, and has seven homes on the  ranch which includes two miles of Rogue River frontage.  

Vertical File Biographies, DU Vertical File Biographies
Ashland Council approves Black Lives Statue

A public art piece to memorialize lives lost to racially motivated violence was approved Tuesday by Ashland City Council.  Artist Micah…

Vertical File, Subjects, Blacks In Southern Oregon Vertical File Subjects
Jackson County Jail Overcrowded with Inmates Facing serious charges

Covid-19 safety restrictions slowed down the courts have left the Jackson County Jail packed with defendants charged with serious crimes such as…

Vertical File, Subjects, Jackson County, OR, jail. Vertical File Subjects
Stalking Plea by former professor addressed

Pavlich, a retired SOU professor, had his name removed from an award.  The college will continue to help the victim.

Vertical File, Subjects, Southern Oregon State College, SOU file 2 Vertical File Subjects
Proposal made for makeover of Big Butte Springs Watershed

The Oregon Department of Forestry recently awarded $100,000 for a restoration project in this vital area to protect the health of the forests,…

Vertical File, Subjects, Medford, OR, Water Supply, file 2 Vertical File Subjects
Oakdale Middle School: Important to get this right.

In 1931 The Oakdale building began as Medford High School and ceased operations in 2020.  Then construction began to change the school into a…

Vertical File, Subjects, Schools, Oakdale Middle School Vertical File Subjects
Craterian's McCandless says theater promotes empathy and understanding

Stephen McCandless describes the process of becoming a theater manager.  He also discusses some of his best memories of running the theater…

Vertical File Biographies, Mac/Mc 2 of 2 Vertical File Biographies
A Locomotive Engineer's Album: The Saga of Steam Engines in America Fifth in the Old Railroad Series

George B. Abdill, 1965

385 A23 1965 Library
Logging Railroads of the West

Kramer Adams, 1961

385 A33 1961 Library