Welcome To Oregon: An Oregon Historical Variety Show

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.

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of serial killers and their crimes. Listener discretion advised.

This week lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes you through the horrific acts of violent serial killers who brought families and communities to their knees.

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-book-chronicles-lives-jack-rippers-victims-180971646/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes

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

https://www.wired.com/2013/01/the-myth-of-the-female-poisoner/#:~:text=Over%20the%20centuries%2C%20both%20men,an%20almost%20purely%20feminine%20weapon.

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

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

https://abcnews.go.com/US/remains-brooke-wilberger-found-years-disappearance/story?id=8632233

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

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

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

Lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes you on a journey through the realm of spirits and their stories that haunt the jagged shores of the Oregon coast.

Sources:

https://wou.edu/westernhowl/flashback-friday-dean-of-women-and-namesake-of-todd-hall/

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_story#:~:text=Early%20examples,-Ghosts%20in%20the&text=Another%20early%20account%20of%20a,become%20familiar%20in%20later%20literature.

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

https://portlandghosts.com/haunted-fort-stevens/

https://www.beachconnection.net/news/yaqbayhis061817_744.php

https://www.kgw.com/article/syndication/podcasts/wicked-west/wicked-west-episide-5-yaquina-bay-lighthouse-ghost/283-1ae0bc1c-d7e2-4fed-9032-308a22b1d490

https://offbeatoregon.com/H0912e_YaquinaGhost.htm

https://westsideportlandinsurance.com/bandage-man-cannon-beach/

https://www.alittlebithuman.com/the-bandage-man-of-cannon-beach/

Spooky season continues as lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes you on a journey through the stars, and the strange tales of beings from other worlds.

Sources:

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/08/when-did-humans-first-consider-the-possibility-of-alien-life.html

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

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/special-reports/archive-video/ufo-fighter-jets-redmond-oregon/283-187710228

https://www.kptv.com/2022/07/20/oregon-ranks-no-6-country-ufo-sightings/

https://www.thechronicleonline.com/news_paid/the-strange-case-of-the-st-helens-ufo/article_f8597718-aeb3-11e7-b6b5-cb42d1c6ca18.html

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-history-ufo-sightings/283-0aae9d28-ba3f-4123-9b39-67cfa856f99d

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_in_the_United_States#:~:text=November%202%20%E2%80%93%20In%20California%2C%20designer,craft%20is%20never%20flown%20again.

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/1947-year-flying-saucer

https://www.space.com/nasa-ufo-uap-study-team-first-results-revealed

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/12/ufo-sightings-just-skyrocketed-feds-say-heres-why/?sh=23f7d78018fd

https://www.historylink.org/File/7820

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64252340

Lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford kicks off October with our very first cryptid, and not just any cryptid either, the legendary Bigfoot.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_Canyon#Legend

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

https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2018/01/1924_bigfoot_battle_on_mt_st_h.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Reproduction_and_development

https://wildlifeinformer.com/animals-with-big-feet/

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/ostrich-fact-sheet/

Boo! Did we startle you? Where here is another frightening surprise, back to back episodes of Welcome To Oregon!

This week, lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes to the skies to tell the history of Oregon's aviation, or at least part of it, and the brave men and women who defied gravity.

Sources:

http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Be-Ca/Birds-in-Mythology.html

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Oregon_Beechcraft_Bonanza_crash

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

http://offbeatoregon.com/1207sp-heroic-final-flight-of-jim-wright-howard-hughes-racer-plane.html

https://phys.org/news/2020-01-trolley-dilemma-sacrifice-person-culture.html#:~:text=The%20%22Trolley%20Dilemma'%20is%20an,is%20heading%20straight%20for%20them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules