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Soft Gold

The fur trade and cultural exchange on the northwest coast of America

Historical Introduction and Annotation by Thomas Vaughan, 1982

973.1074 S63 1982 Library
Armed forces on the west coast

series of essays edited by Langellier, 1981

Spanish in Alta California, Mexican forces in Alta California, establishment of Fort Humboldt,…

973.33 A72 1981 Library
Death in the Dining Room

by Kenneth L. Ames, 1992

American Civilization, a series edited by Allen F. Davis

And other tales of Victorian culture with many…

973.5 A51 1992 Library
Gold Dust

by Donald Dale Jackson, 1980

The saga of the forty-niners--their adventures and ordeals, their courage and greed, their ingenuities,…

973.6 JJ 32 1980 Library
Arrow in the Earth

General Joel Palmer and the Indians of Oregon by Terence O'Donnell, 1991

Lots of notes, sources and quotes

973.6092 O26 1991 Library
The Golden Frontier

The Recollections of Herman Francis Reinhart, 1851-1869

Eyewitness gold rush accounts of California, Oregon, etc. Some illustrations

973.6 R27 1962 Library
History Comes Alive on Medford cemetery tour

Eastwood IOOF Cemetery tour guide Steven Corelis gives monthly tours and points our past mayors, lawmen, war heros, do-gooders and business…

Vertical File Subjects, Medford, Or, Cemeteries Vertical File Subjects
Three Oaks: A History

The Three Oaks Country Store was once the home of James and Margaret Savage.  It is one of the oldest buildings in Southern Oregon, built in…

Vertical File Subjects, Rogue River, Businesses. Vertical File Subjects
Obituary: Leo Joseph Champagne

Leo was boorn in San Francisco where he went to school and studied electrical engineering.  After the army he returned and worked as an…

Vertical File Biographies, CH Vertical File Biographies
Obituary: Kenneth Shady Wendell Challman

September 7, 1947--August 21, 2025.  After time in the navy, Kenneth moved to Shady Cove, Oregon, where he lived while he commuted to SOU for…

Vertical File Biographies, CH Vertical File Biographies
Obituary: Dr. Mary Z Maher

June 17, 1941--September 5, 2025;  Dr. Maher received her degree in Speech and Dramatic Art from the University of Iowa in 1963 and completed…

Vertical File Biographies, Ma Vertical File Biographies
The Chautauqua in Ashland

The Chautauqua movement started in 1874 in New York, and Ashland started theirs in 1893.  Ashland erected a large beehive looking domed…

Vertical File Subjects, Ashland, OR, Chautauqua Vertical File Subjects
CCC and the Oregon Caves tie memories together.

Columnist Paul Fattig writes about a photo of his dad and his CCC crew at the entrance of the Oregon Caves, and remembers other Oregon caves he…

Vertical File, Subjects, Oregon Caves Vertical File Subjects
Craig Lawton Prewitt

August 12, 1954-July1, 2025.  Craig spent most of his life in the Rogue Valley, dedicating himself to work for Zimmer Biomet and as a farmer…

Vertical File Biographies, PR Vertical File Biographies
The Bryden House

The Bryden House as it now stands was built in 1910in the Oak Lawn subdivision which had been designated that "no building less than $2500 be…

Vertical File Subjects, Medford Oregon, Historic Houses, South Oakdale District Vertical File Subjects
The Spirit of Ashland, a walking tour of Ashland's historic downtown

Color brochure highlighting the history of major buildings, past and present, in downtown Ashland.

Published by the Southern Oregon…

PAM 979.5281 S64 Library
Ashland Postoffice, 1852-1960 by Clyde E. Smith

Brief history of the post office in Ashland, written by a retired mail carrier.

Includes a photograph of stage coaches in front of the…

PAM 979.5281 S65 1960 Library
Southern Oregonian, Seventy-Five Years

The Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Southern Oregon University, Winter/Spring 2001

27 pages,  includes a timeline of the history of…

PAM 979.5281 S68 Library
A History of Southern Oregon College 1872-1959

Prepared on the occasion of the Centennial of Oregon's Statehood, Feb. 14, 1959

by Arthur S. Taylor and Hugh G. Simpson

Cover design…

PAM 979.5281 T39 1959 Library
Plan for Colver House

Belfor Property Restoration's Plan for Samuel H. Colver House, Phoenix or Central Point, OR

preliminary investigation for restoration from…

979.5287 B4 Library
WASHINGTON SCHOOL

several people sent information, per request, regarding Washington Elementary School, 610 South Peach Street, Medford, OR, attempting to get…

979.5286 W37 Library
Rogue River Valley Canning Company

by Sharon Zundel for Pacific Northwest History class of Dr. Haines, December 18, 1961

(author noted that the records from 1919-1924 were…

979.5286 Z85 1961 Library
First Presbyterian Church of Medford

by Donna Witter submitted July 30, 1957

organization First Presbyterian Church of Medford, Oregon

with list of Church Officers on page…

979.5286 W58 1957 Library
Laurelhurst, lost community of the UpperRogue

by Robert M. Weiss [Laurelhurst Publications, Eagle Point, Oregon]

people & places of Laurelhurst & Upper Rogue

Voilet Agnes…

979.528 W43 1991 Library
The Lure of Medford

an Oregon Documentary: The Lure of Medford

by Bert and Margie Webber

for Webb Research Group Publishers, Books About the Oregon…

979.5286 W37 1996 Library
75 Years of Medford Football

Collector's Edition 1987 Medford Linebackers Club 

photos of individuals and teams, records, et.

979.5286 S49 1987 Library
A History of Zion Lutheran Church, Medford

A History of Zion Lutheran Church, Medford, Oregon, 1897-1977

from N. L. Swan, October, 1977

979.5286 S93 1977 Library
A Study of the Bertha Bardwell House, Medford, Oregon

"A Study of the Bertha Bardwell House, Medford, Oregon" by Jim Taylor

Arch. 431 - Settlement Patterns

Fall Term 1975 Final Project…

979.5286 T39 1975 Library
CSC Inc. A Personal History

hardbound and 2 paperbacks of CSC Inc, A Personal History by William D. Thorndike, Sr.

"a family story" per Thorndike

Concrete-Steel…

979.5286 T49 1993 and c.2 and c.3 Library
History of the First Presbyterian Church of Medford, Oregon

History of First Presbyterian Church, Medford, OR by Beulah Warner

organized by Rev. Moses A. Williams in Jacksonville, OR, in 1857, later…

979.5286 W37 1952 Library