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As It Was episodes
- As It Was: Modern Doctor and Indian Shaman Work TogetherThe Klamath Reservation tribes were very proud of their kiuks, known by outsiders as Indian doctors or shamans. One of the most respected was David Chocktoot, or Big Hearted Indian.2 min
- As It Was: Early Visitors Awed by Lake’s Blue WatersIn 1876, a small party started out on horseback to see that magnificent lake high in the Cascades some were beginning to call Crater Lake.2 min
- As It Was: Fort Klamath Offers Museum Stop on Crater Lake HighwayFederal troops were so busy with the Civil War in 1863 that they enlisted the voluntary First Oregon Cavalry to build Fort Klamath. Its mission was to contain Indian resistance to the loss of their homeland to settlers arriving by the thousands on the Applegate Trail.2 min
- As It Was: Yreka, Calif., Prepares to Fight FiresThe early settlers of Yreka quickly learned to fear fire and its catastrophic effects.2 min
- As It Was: Joseph Endert’s Talents Benefit Crescent City, Calif.Joseph Endert, his mother, stepfather and 11 siblings left Ohio for Del Norte, Calif., after hearing of its fruitful farmland. They reached San Francisco and took a side-wheeler boat to Crescent City, arriving in 1871.2 min
- As It Was: Fugitive Kills Jackson County SheriffThe only Jackson County sheriff ever killed in the line of duty, August Singler, died in 1913 in an exchange of gunfire with 19-year-old fugitive Lester Jones.2 min
- As It Was: William D. Mathews Sr. Settles at Fort Jones, Calif.William D. Mathews Sr. was born in Fort Jones, Calif., to Israel S. and Ann Mathews—both early pioneers of Siskiyou County. William’s father was one of the earliest pioneers to enter Scott Valley.2 min
- As It Was: Logging Machine Walks Up and Down HillsMany early-day logging companies around the world used a curious looking piece of equipment called a “Walking Dudley,” described as a power car on rails.2 min
- As It Was: Amos Earle Voorhies Spends 55 Years as JournalistAmos Earle Voorhies came to Oregon from Michigan looking for work as a journalist in 1891.2 min
- As It Was: Conductor Kicks Medford Musicians Off TrainMusic and politics seem to go together, but in 1904, a welcoming band received the bad end of the deal.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.