Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share As It Was
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
As It Was
As It Was episodes
- As It Was: Anton A. Roman Becomes Gold Rush PublisherOne of the more intriguing characters in Siskiyou County’s early history was Anton A. Roman. In 1851, Roman went to Scott Bar but after only a few weeks moved on.2 min
- As It Was: Investors Buy Nearly Deserted Southern Oregon TownIn September 2018, anonymous investors bought the isolated Southern Oregon mountain community of Tiller, reportedly to create a river resort along the South Umpqua River. Tiller was listed for sale at $3.85 million, but the purchase price was not revealed immediately.2 min
- As It Was: Two Germans Open Jacksonville, Ore., Bakery and SaloonTwo German immigrants in the 1800s, John Wintjen and Herman Von Helms, decided Jacksonville, Ore., needed a bakery, so they opened one, followed by a billiard saloon in 1860.2 min
- As It Was: McCloud Railroad Jumpstarts Northern California LoggingThe lumbermen Scott and Van Arsdale had always envisioned the McCloud Valley Railroad Co.2 min
- As It Was: Forest Service Ranger Alerts Soldiers to 1945 Plane CrashForest Service personnel learned to spot enemy planes during World War II, but the ranger at the Cook and Green Camp didn’t need any training on July 29, 1945, to know the small civilian plane that flew over his cabin was in trouble.2 min
- As It Was: Gold Seekers in 1851 Discover Paragon Bay InsteadA small band of men looking for a lost cache of gold found something worth far more.2 min
- As It Was: Oregon Artist Ranges from Sign Painting to Fine ArtThe Oregon artist Emil Knutson was educated at St. Mary’s School in Medford, Ore., but his father taught him to paint signs and on canvas.2 min
- As It Was: Guests Gather in 1894 for Formal WeddingOn Sept. 4, 1894, one hundred guests gathered for a double-wedding at the Guerin farm, near Port Orford, Ore. The nuptials were for Harry Guerin to Ella Bigelow and Tom Guerin to Anna Tichenor.2 min
- As It Was: Jedediah Smith Faces Hard Times on Way to OregonExplorer Jedediah Smith’s party faced hard times in 1828 while making the first recorded Euro-American journey by land from the California Coast to Oregon.2 min
- As It Was: Jedediah Smith Defies Mexican Governor, Reaches OregonMany places in Northern California and Southern Oregon honor the name of early explorer Jedediah Smith, including two rivers and the popular Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. But to the Mexican governor of Alta California, Smith was an outlaw.2 min
About As It Was
From the publisher's feed
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.