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As It Was episodes
- As It Was: “Clear It With Marjorie” Barnes Organizes Culinary UnionThe Rogue Valley population more than doubled between 1942 and 1945, mainly due to construction and opening of the Camp White army training base east of Medford, Ore. The valley experienced an acute shortage of workers.2 min
- As It Was: Ashland, Ore., Experiences Sporadic Winter FloodsThe combination of heavy snow in the mountains followed by warm rains sporadically brings serious flooding to Southern Oregon and Northern California valleys.2 min
- As It Was: Missionary Establishes Southern Oregon Presbyterian ChurchesA missionary, the Rev. Moses Allen Williams, came to the gold-mining town of Jacksonville, Ore., in 1857 to establish the first Jackson County Presbyterian Church. He also served as the Jackson County school superintendent from 1862 to 1866.2 min
- As It Was: Body of Missing Soldier Comes Home to Rogue ValleyPeople said Dale Ross could run like a deer.2 min
- As It Was: Alex Sparrow Becomes Crater Lake Superintendent in 1917The first superintendent to serve full-time at Crater Lake National Park, Alex Sparrow, took the job in 1917. He had been a U.S. Army engineer for 24 years and the park overseer of road construction for five years.2 min
- As It Was: Boy Watches Father Blast Salmon with DynamiteWhen Heck Timeus was a boy living in Agness, Ore., he witnessed in the fall of 1918 an act that he found embarrassing and could not condone. He said to avoid conflict he waited until after his father’s death to talk about it.2 min
- As It Was: Editor Espouses White Supremacy in Grants Pass, Ore.White supremacy had an outspoken advocate in backwater Grants Pass, Ore., between 1924 and 1927 in the form of a short-lived newspaper published by J.J. Hoogstraat, cheerleader for the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.2 min
- As It Was: Medford Wild West Roper Greets Buffalo Bill CodyA trick sharpshooter and fancy roper named Ruben Peyton grew up in the same town in Kansas as Buffalo Bill Cody, although Peyton was 11 years his junior.2 min
- As It Was: Cow Creek Indians Overcome Century of U.S. NeglectThe Treaty of April 12, 1854, between the U.S. Government and the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians ceded more than 800 square miles of Southern Oregon to the government for 2.3 cents an acre. The band was left landless.2 min
- As It Was: Fairground Puts Old School on Display in AugustAn authentic 1902 one-room schoolhouse is tucked away on the Del Norte County Fairgrounds in Crescent City, Calif.2 min
About As It Was
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Colorful vignettes dedicated to the regional history of Southern Oregon and Northern California. As It Was is an all volunteer effort -- produced by Raymond Scully and narrated by Shirley Patton in…
partnership with writers from the Southern Oregon Historical Society.If you have a writing background and would like to submit an As It Was essay for consideration, email your written piece to [email protected] collection of As It Was essays is available in a high-quality paperback book at the JPR Online Store. Each episode is also available below.