Join lifelong resident Marcus Axford through the history of Oregon's great film industry, and the actors, directors and movies that shaped the state.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantastoria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_play

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura

http://www.sandragulland.com/tag/18th-century/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatrope

https://www.vox.com/22745191/black-white-movies-belfast-passing-cmon

https://screenrant.com/first-color-movie-world-flesh-devil-wizard-oz/

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/technicolor-la-cin%C3%A9math%C3%A8que-fran%C3%A7aise/JAUR8XV-3nr-Jg?hl=en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolving_views

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_(movie_theater)#Decline

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Kinetoscope

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_shot_in_Oregon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeward_Bound:_The_Incredible_Journey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meek%27s_Cutoff_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_House

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11

https://www.jdpower.com/boats/2000/vip

https://www.slashfilm.com/1270734/batman-forever-built-working-batboat-for-few-seconds-film/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloweentown_(film)#Pre-production

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Journey_(film)#Filming_locations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Wallace

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordfish_(film)

https://www.pdxmonthly.com/travel-and-outdoors/2014/07/ninja-turtles-in-astoria-july-2014

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Willy#Filming

Lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes you on a grand treasure hunting trip to dig up lost stories and legends on Oregon's hidden wealth.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island/articles/what-is-the-history-of-oak-island

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph,_Oregon

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/20/stories-of-lost-gold-and-hidden-treasures-dot-the-oregon-coast/

https://www.offbeatoregon.com/H1008d_spanish-gold-of-neahkahnie-mountain.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeswax_wreck

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mckay_thomas/

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/manila-galleon-wreck-on-the-oregon-coast/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fraser-canyon-war

https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/the-china-bar-treasure.649262/

https://www.oldwest.org/lost-treasures-oregon/

https://offbeatoregon.com/H1004a_CrystalCave.html

Join lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford on a tour of Oregon's dark origins of black history and native clashes with white settlers.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_ancient_Egypt#:~:text=According%20to%20noted%20archeologists%20Mark,paid%20laborers%2C%20rather%20than%20slaves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery

https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/building-the-great-wall/

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/great-wall-of-china

https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/modern-slavery/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAuNGuBhAkEiwAGId4arDmgEDIuxDOH1PONkdvF8UFclTNDAXdaI2CKWTW6sluMhzm8hkdEBoCH2kQAvD_BwE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Whitman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars#Pacific_Northwest

https://scholarworks.umb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1215&context=trotter_review

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/exclusion_laws/

https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww1/Pages/before-fight.aspx#:~:text=Civil%20War,moved%20elsewhere%20for%20war%20service.

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/vanport/

Join lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford as he explores the history and study of poison from Oregon's wilds.

Sources:

History of poison - Wikipedia

An apocalyptic cult, 900 dead: remembering the Jonestown massacre, 40 years on | Religion | The Guardian

Antivenom - Wikipedia

The Science of Snake Venom: How It Works and Its Medicinal Uses (reptileknowledge.com)

Native American Plant Use - Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

https://www.worldhistory.biz/modern-history/79719-arrow-poisons-of-the-north-american-indians.html

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19980813&slug=2766339#:~:text=Death%20by%20snakebite%20is%20rare,venom%20to%20kill%20a%20person.

https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/spider-bite-sends-woman-to-hospital/article_a1cf68dd-25c0-5c92-a1cd-779cda1f511b.html

Stella Nickell - Wikipedia

https://www.centraloregonmushroomclub.com/Prevent-Pet-Poisoning-.htm?m=102&s=873

https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/riney-canine-health-center/health-info/blue-green-algae-poisoning-cyanobacteria-toxicosis

https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-4586-unsolved-murders.html#:~:text=On%20July%2012%2C%202003%2C%20a,Portland%20dog%20owners%20on%20edge.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woman-convicted-for-tampering-with-excedrin

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/11/03/who-poisoned-joe-gilliamtwice/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack

Join lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford on a walk through one of Oregon's darkest memories when white hoods roamed free and corruption ran deeper than ever.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk%E2%80%93Holden_war

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ku-Klux-Klan

https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/senate-and-constitution/14th-amendment.htm#:~:text=Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20on,laws%2C%E2%80%9D%20extending%20the%20provisions%20of

https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/ku-klux-klan-act-of-1871-april-20-1871-an-act-to-enforce-the-provisions-of-the-fourteenth-amendment-to-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-and-for-other-purposes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._W._Griffith

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01439688500260201#:~:text=Much%20like%20the%20present%2D%20day,of%2Dstep%20with%20the%20times.

https://www.history.com/news/kkk-birth-of-a-nation-film

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/14/rise-of-klan-white-nationalism-hate-racism-oregon/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan_recruitment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan_in_Oregon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_land_laws#:~:text=Alien%20land%20laws%20were%20a,to%20own%20land%20and%20property.

https://offbeatoregon.com/1304b-ku-klux-klowns-kome-to-oregon.html

https://offbeatoregon.com/1304c-rise-of-the-ku-klux-klan-in-oregon.html

https://offbeatoregon.com/1304d-fall-of-the-house-of-klux.html

https://qz.com/806978/the-kkk-was-once-a-giant-pyramid-scheme-exploiting-racism-for-tons-of-money

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_W._Olcott

Join lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford in the first episode of 2024 as he dives into the terrifying concept of being lost in the wilderness, as well as other stories of what happens out in the woods of Oregon.

Sources:

Donner Party - Wikipedia

Lansford Hastings - Wikipedia

Lost in Oregon: Hiker's 2012 disappearance joins hundreds of unsolved wilderness cases - oregonlive.com

https://vanished.us/cases/charles-mccullar-crater-lake/

https://thatoregonlife.com/2021/09/14-cold-cases-in-oregon-that-still-have-authorities-baffled/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/family-of-hiker-killed-on-wa-trail-plans-to-sue-sheriffs-office-alleging-sabotage/

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/06/06/washington-hiker-killed-lewis-county-portland-musician-aron-christensen-governor-jay-inslee/

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19990331&slug=2952564

https://www.oregonhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14303&start=30

https://curtdeatherage.wordpress.com/2019/04/10/a-chance-encounter/

https://pcttrailsidereader.com/post/46921374871/deaths-at-crater-lake-national-park-a-morbid/embed

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/bvate7/in_1975_charles_mccullar_19yearold_aspiring/?rdt=44053

https://abcnews.go.com/US/whitney-heichel-missing-oregon-barista-found-dead-man/story?id=17524469

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/02/authorities_identify_body_foun.html

https://www.thechiefnews.com/opinion_paid/offbeat-oregon-history-crater-lake-car-chase-ended-with-hand-grenade/article_b845f050-ce27-11e7-adcd-ef5500f61d3b.html

https://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/08/local-mans-body-missing-4-years-found-in-oregon/

The end of the year is here! Presents have been opened, decorations are coming down and food has been enjoyed. Speaking of food, we have one last story for 2023, join lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford as we go on a tour of Oregon's dairy industry!

Sources:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news/2017/03/how-butter-was-born-and-why-it-spread

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_rebellion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson%27s_Bay_Company

https://www.oregonwinepress.com/article?articleTitle=olden-days-of-the-dairy--1299087949--672--food

https://oregonexplorer.info/content/oregons-dairy-industry?topic=8&ptopic=2

https://www.hbcheritage.ca/history/fur-trade/deed-of-surrender#:~:text=Proponents%20of%20self%2Dgovernment%20wanted,harder%20to%20defend%20HBC's%20monopoly.

https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/trademarks/Pages/dairy.aspx#:~:text=The%20dairy%20industry%20began%20in,was%20second%20only%20to%20lumbering.

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/morning_star_ship_/

https://odncouncil.org/dairy-in-oregon/

https://leveereadycolumbia.org/timeline/22691/#:~:text=In%20May%20and%20June%20of,on%20record%20to%20this%20day.

https://www.geni.com/people/Peter-McIntosh/6000000012091716361

https://www.oregonlive.com/O/2010/09/cheese_maker_peter_mcintosh_br.html

https://www.tillamook.com/our-history

https://www.offbeatoregon.com/1208b-bad-milk-was-killing-babies-in-portland.html

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/tillamook_cheese/

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/12/portlands-best-raw-milk-dairy-killed-22-in-1922/

Sources:

Ancient Earth globe (dinosaurpictures.org)

Silver Falls State Park (oregonencyclopedia.org)

Forest Bathing – What, How, Where? A beginner’s guide | Healing Forest

Mycorrhizal network - Wikipedia

Silver Falls State Park - Oregon State Parks

Talking Trees: How do Trees Communicate? | Let's Talk Science (letstalkscience.ca)

"Daredevil Al" survived 177-foot plunge at Silver Falls | Offbeat Oregon History

Silver Falls State Park (arcgis.com)

Silver Falls State Park fall victim was 'just starting his new life,' friend says - oregonlive.com

Death Investigation: Salem Man Drowns at Silver Falls Park - Salem-News.Com

Renton boy drowns at popular Oregon park | The Seattle Times

State calls parents of boy who fell at Silver Falls State Park 'negligent' in counter-lawsuit | KATU

Teenager injured after jump at Silver Falls State Park Monday (statesmanjournal.com)

Silver Falls State Park shooting that killed one man appears to be accidental, Marion County Sheriff's Office says - oregonlive.com

Janie Landers murder case solved after 38 years (kobi5.com)

Little Girl Lost in Silver Falls Area - Salem-News.Com

Join lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford into the world of prohibition and the damage that was caused by people with good intentions.

Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4937126/#:~:text=In%201981%2C%20Acting%20U.S.%20Surgeon,General%20Richard%20Carmona%20in%202005.&text=Similar%20recommendations%20have%20been%20made%20by%20professional%20societies.

https://medicine.iu.edu/blogs/medical-library/2019/historical-book-of-the-week-effects-of-alcoholic-drinks-tobacco-sedatives-1949#:~:text=By%20Mallery%20True-,Around%20the%20time%20America%20was%20founded%2C%20alcohol%20was%20actually%20thought,to%20sedate%20women%20during%20labor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_alcoholic_drinks

Alcohol and Native Americans - Wikipedia

What’s Behind the Myth of Native American Alcoholism? - Pacific Standard (psmag.com)

Prohibition Party - Wikipedia

Temperance movement | Definition, Leaders, Facts, & Significance | Britannica

The 1800s: When Americans Drank Whiskey Like it was Water - Paste Magazine

The Building Blocks of Prohibition – Prohibition: An Interactive History (themobmuseum.org)

State of Oregon: Prohibition - Prohibition in Oregon

Prohibition-era Oregon was a bootlegger’s paradise | Offbeat Oregon History | #ORhistory

So, Is It Illegal To Collect Rainwater in Oregon? - Survival Sullivan

How Prohibition Worked | HowStuffWorks

Quick disclaimer: I mention King Louis the 15th, and it's actually King Louis the 16th

Our journey comes to an end, Halloween marks the end of our 5 Weeks of Frights event, and we couldn't think of a better way to cap off the spooky season. Join Lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford into the world of Oregon's coolest and weirdest fall events.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/halloween-history-many-traditions-americanized/

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mt_angel_oktoberfest/

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/benjamin-cleaver-24-wn4m3

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cleaver-76

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91354229/benjamin-cleaver

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91367505/rachel-cleaver

https://1859oregonmagazine.com/think-oregon/history/mount-angels-first-oktoberfest/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31216/10-strange-and-wonderful-boat-races

https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/pumpkinregatta

https://jacksonvillereview.com/meet-the-pioneers/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Pumpkin_Regatta#:~:text=The%20race%20was%20founded%20in,at%20the%20age%20of%2073.

https://www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/2022/10/oregon-school-for-the-deafs-nightmare-factory-has-become-a-salem-tradition.html#:~:text=Ed%20Roberts%2C%20a%20student%20life,a%20school%20for%20deaf%20students.

https://www.newportnewstimes.com/coast_life/haunted-taft-halloween-tours-return/article_e97ae558-5e32-11ee-ad7b-e301c56d00ed.html

https://www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/2023/10/oregon-is-home-to-one-of-the-top-rated-halloween-events-in-the-country.html#:~:text=Travel%20website%20Trips%20to%20Discover,Columbia%20River%20community%20of%20St.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_attraction_(simulated)#:~:text=8%20External%20links-,History,in%20the%20Hollycombe%20Steam%20Collection.