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Mega Index
| Title | Body | Location | Source Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Bruce M. Albert, USMC, Retired | Captain Albert passed away at 86 on September 28, 2022. Bruce worked his way up the ranks to Provost Mashall before retiring after 22 years… |
Vertical File Biographies. A-AL | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Bill Hollingsworth | Obituary. March 31, 1934 to September 28, 2022. His family moved to Ashland in 1936, and he had 5 older sisters who… |
Vertical File Biographies. HO | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Gwyneth Ragosine | Obituary. Gwyneth died peacefully September 10, 2022. She was born in England, but emigrated to America to work as a librarian. … |
Vertical File Biographies. RA | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Ronald Duane Primasing | Obituary. January 22, 1946 to August 23,2022. Ronald and his wife lived in Lebanon, Eugene, and Medford where they opened American… |
Vertical File Biographies. Prim | Vertical File Biographies | |
| 113 years of trying. Mail Tribune obituary | On Nov.1, 1909 four newspapers merged to create The Mail. A newspaper had started in Medford in 1884, but the paper itself ended on October 1,… |
Vertical Files Subjects. Newspapers | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Todd Leroy Evans | Obituary. 4/25/1962 to 9/21/2022. Todd Evans passed at the age of 60 after 30 years of fighting diabetes. He attended OSU, and… |
Vertical File Biographies. Evans | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Chinese Diaspora Archaeology in North America | by Rose, Chelsea and Kennedy, J. Ryan |
970.004 R67 2020 | Library | |
| Ilma McKern | Ilma was born Nov 27, 1929, died July 30, 2020. She was an aircraft spotter in WW II, graduated from Western Oregon University. She… |
Vertical File Biographies. Mac/Mc | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Moses Williams, the tireless horseback preacher | By Bill Miller. Rev Moses Williams came to the Rogue Valley by way of Cape Horn. in 1857 he established a Presbyterian congregation… |
Vertical File Biographies. Williams | Vertical File Biographies | |
| ANNE BILLETER FOSTERS CAMARADERIE THROUGH GENEOLOGY | Sunday Centerpiece Community Builder interview regarding Anne's commitment to the Genealogical Society. The society has 23,000 print items.… |
Vertical File Biographies. Anne Billeter is under BI | Vertical File Biographies | |
| Meet the Pioneers | Meet the Pioneers living history returns in October as a fundraiser for the Friends of Jacksonville's Historic Cemetery after a 2 year pause.… |
Vertical File Subjects. Jacksonville History (1 of 2) | Vertical File Subjects | |
| Jacksonville Plat Map 1852 | Includes names of property owners. Original is in the SOHS Archives |
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| Black Americans in Oregon | The attached poster was created by Kira Lesley while she was the SOHS Archivist, about 2019 |
Direct entry | ||
| Auto Dealers Organize | Sun 2-3-1911, Crater Lake garage Jack Neff, Bear Creek Motor James Corrigan, Powell Auto co. Fred Powell, Offutt-Rornes Auto, William Sullivan, C… |
Medford Businesses Automotive | Vertical File Subjects | |
| On the Greensprings | A Personal Glimpse of Long-Ago People and Forgotten Events Unfolding in a Little known corner of Oregon Called the Greensprings by Foley, Anne |
PAM 979.528 F 66 1994 | Library | |
| A Brief History of the Prospect School (Dist. No 59) | by Pearson, Frances I. Includes mention of the Beeson and Slosson saw mill on Mill Creek, the settlement called "Tailholt" residents-… |
PAM 979.528 P41 1959 | Library | |
| Memories of the "Old Normal School" and the "Dark Ages from 1909 to 1925 | as recalled by Homer Billings July 1958. |
PAM 979.5281 B54 1958 | Library | |
| Pernoll Scrapbook Clippings 1896-1934 | Scrapbook pertaining to Applegate Valley, Bridge Point, Provolt, Williams, Jacksonville, Central Point, Grants Pass with emphasis on the following… |
PAM 979.527 P3 | Library | |
| The Journal of E.R. Peterson 1917 | Peterson was the Rural School Supervisor of Jackson County Schools and this journal has summaries of district visits map included: schools… |
PAM 979.527 P48 1983 | Library | |
| The Valley View School House Ashland, Oregon | District No. 8 by Morris, David May 25, 1989 - a school paper in which David got an "A" |
PAM 979.527 R47 1989 | Library | |
| Lithia Park Zoo | paper done by Sandra Rapp for a school assignment in 1989 |
PAM 979.527 R47 1989 | Library | |
| A History of the Holmes Place | by Robert M. Stone May 25, 1989 . The Holmes place refers to a home on Griffin Creek purchased by the author in 1988. The first white owner was BB… |
PAM 979.527 R47 1989 | Library | |
| Southern Oregon Historical Society Calendars | various years |
PAM 979.527 S5 | Library | |
| The Souvenir of Western Woman | Published in Portland, Oregon, 1905. Edited by Mary Osborn Douthit. Includes articles about or authored by in some cases- Abigail Scott Duniway,… |
PAM 979 S69 1905 | Library | |
| History of Baseball in Ashland, Oregon | by Gourley, Larry D. 1959. Paper written for Ashland High School assignment in which Larry got a B- |
PAM 979.5281 G69 1959a | Library | |
| The Lithia Park Story | by Scripter, Charles Eldon. 1975 Newsprint pamphlet with ads and photos. Charles Scripter was Ashland Parks Commissioner 1951-1967. |
PAM 979.5281 S37 1975 | Library | |
| "What is the City but the People?" | An Overview of Ashland City Government. By Kay Atwood, 1999. |
352.16 Atwood, K. | Library | |
| Gold and Silver in Oregon | By Howard C. Brooks and Len Ramp. 1968. State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Bulletin 61. |
553.41 BROOKS, H. | Library | |
| Joanne Halstead | 8/17/1949--8/19/2022 |
HA 1 of 2 | Vertical File Biographies | |
| William "Bill" Thomas Lynch | March 23,1955--August 28, 2022 |
LY | Vertical File Biographies |