Shasta, often referred to as “Old Shasta,” faced plenty of petty and violent crime in the 1850’s as it grew into one of the most important gold rush towns in Northern California.

Before the advent of “talkies” in 1927, silent films entertained audiences with dialogue created by gestures, mime or title cards. At the height of the silent movie era, films without sound were shipped to theaters.

When the U.S. Mint asked Gov. Ted Kulongoski to come up with something to serve as an iconic image of the state, he took his wife’s advice.

Many hotels allow pets these days, but that wasn’t the case years ago at the Hotel Medford. Built in 1911 on West Main Street, the five-story hotel boasted crystal chandeliers, a marble fireplace, and luxurious rooms for its wealthy guests. The manager, Emil Mohr, made no exceptions to his “No Pets” rule.

An investigation of a photograph at the Southern Oregon Historical Society of John L. and Lily Demmer reveals a life’s story shared by many other Eastern European immigrants of their time.

Most historians trace the beginning of Southern Oregon’s Rogue Indian Wars to a massacre of peaceful Indians by white miners and other malcontents.

Miners named Benton and Roades discovered gold in 1893 along the creek running through Harrison Gulch, 50 miles from Redding, Calif.

The town of Linkville sprang up in March 1867 – 150 years ago this month -- when George Nurse established a trading post and hotel on the banks of Link River. Oregon had already been a state for eight years at the time.

Do horses talk? How about mules?

Fire lookout stations are a fading legacy of Oregon. Built in the 1920’s and 30’s, often by the Civilian Conservation Corps, fire lookouts have gradually been replaced by planes, helicopters and surveillance cameras. Many have been torn down or left vacant, while others are being rebuilt as vacation rentals.