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Mega Index
| Title | Body | Location | Source Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLoughlin and Old Oregon: A Chronicle | A story of McLoughlin's life and of the Oregon territory. Eva Emery Dye A C McClurg and Co. 1900 |
920 M15 1910 | Library | |
| John McLoughlin | "Father of Oregon" Mcloughlin was the Commandant of the British Hudson's Bay Company and became the "formost figure of the fur trade-… |
920 M15 1935 | Library | |
| From the Gold Mine to the Pulpit | The story of the Rev. T. L. Jones, Backwoods Methodist Preacher in the Pacific Northwest During the Closing Years of the Nineteenth Century.… |
920 J65 1904 | Library | |
| The Career of Joseph Lane, Frontier Politician | A dissertation. Explores the life and politics, including his loyalty to the Southern cause, leading up to the Civil War. He was the… |
920 L24 1942 | Library | |
| Peter Britt: Pioneer Photographer of the Siskiyous | Alan Clark Miller, 1972 The life and work of Peter Britt in the context of his time and location. Many appendices. Trinity College… |
920 B73 1972 | Library | |
| Joe Lane of Oregon | Machine Politics and the Sectional Crisis, 1849-1861 This volume focuses on the role of Joseph Lane in the politics of the Oregon… |
920 L35 1967 | Library | |
| Christian Lehnerr, Pioneer | The story of one pioneer's journey west with his family, and their settlement in the Couqille-Coos Bay area, as told by his daughter. folksy and… |
920 L43 1900 | Library | |
| Life and Letters of Mrs. Jason Lee | Anna Maria Pittman Lee journeyed from Boston around the Horn to Oregon in 1835 to become the wife of the missionary Jason Lee, who she hardly knew… |
920L43 1936 | Library | |
| Mostly Alkali | The Story of General Stephen Perry Joycelyn 's 44 years of service in the US Army, mostly in isolated forts on the Western frontier. The book is… |
920 J62 1953 | Library | |
| Treasures from the Trapper | "Treasures from the Trapper 1965-1994, Douglas County Historical Society includes photos note: The Umpqua Trapper = quarterly… |
979.529 D68 1995 | Library | |
| Memories of Long Ago/Pioneer Stories | by Sherley Clayton, Dillard, Oregon, May 1, 1956 includes story of Mrs. Susan Winston, pioneer, living with daughter and son-in-law Mr.… |
979.529 C53 1956 | Library | |
| Cow Creek Valley Memories, Early Settlers of Riddle, Oregon | by John M. Cornutt (who autographed book, 1971) Riddle, OR early settlers' story, "remembered in John M. Cornutt's autobiography" … |
979.529 C67 1971 | Library | |
| Wagon Trains Lead to Roses in December, Pioneer History of Drain, OR | by Jen Carlson (included had written dedication "Nov. 5, 1959--God bless you--Jen Carlson" history of Drain, OR (first settled 1847) story… |
979.529 C37 1959 | Library | |
| Land of the Umpqua, History of Douglas County, Oregon | by Stephen Dow Beckham (2 copies--1 hardback c.1, 1 paperback c.2) about the Umpqua area, Douglas County, Oregon the land, first… |
979.529 B39 1986 c.1 & c.2 | Library | |
| One Hundred Years in Canyonville | by Bess A. Clough (with dedication: To Miss Mary From Bess A. Clough) story about Canyonville (list of business sponsorships in… |
979.529 C56 1958 | Library | |
| Lone Rock Free State | by Lavola J. Bakken (printed: The Mail Printers, Myrtle Creek, OR) April, 1970 historical adventures and incidents in North Umpqua Valley,… |
979.529 B33 1970 | Library | |
| Living Among Headstones, Life in a Country Cemetery | by Shannon Applegate about small cemetery in western Oregon story about neglected, 5 acre, small cemetery Shannon Applegate inherited… |
979.529 A7 | Library | |
| Talent, Images of America | by Jan Wright of Talent Historical Society; (3 volumes c.1, c.2, c.3) contents: landscape, people, dwellings, downtown, occupations,… |
79.5289 W6 c.1, c.2, c.3 | Library | |
| Report on the Talent Urban Renewal Plan | (2 volumes clipped together) prepared by the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Talent, Oregon: Report on the Talent Urban Renewal… |
979.5289 T2 | Library | |
| Early Pioneers & Settlers of Phoenix & Vicinity + sketch of Samuel Colver | by Orsen Avery Stearns (1843-1926) plus 6 letters of transmittal to Mrs. Effie Talyor, Medford, Oregon Ashland, Oregon 1921-1922 early… |
979.5287 S8 | Library | |
| Talent rural fire department | by Donald L. Roberts, research paper for Dr. F. Haines, Southern Oregon College, History of the Pacific Northwest class August, 1960:… |
979.5289 R62 1960 | Library | |
| Talent, Worth Its Weight in Gold | by Yvonne Reynolds, Lolot Publishing, Talent, Oregon 1996 history of Talent, Oregon and some of those personages who were "backbone and… |
979.5289 R4 | Library | |
| Early Business and Industries of Talent (Oregon) | by Carol J. Malcolm, paper presented to Dr. Francis D. Haines, Jr., for HST 478, History of the Pacific Northwest, June 13, 1975 early… |
979.5289 M34 1975 | Library | |
| History of Sports at Talent High School | by Jim McAbee for college class History of Pacific Northwest history of sports at Talent High School 1936 - 1955 … |
979.5289 M13 1961 | Library | |
| History of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Talent | by Dorothy M. Foster for Dr. Haines' History of the Pacific NorthWest college class History of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Talent … |
979.5289 F68 1961 | Library | |
| Town of Talent | by David E. Curzon, Town of Talent course title 431 - Community Structure and Organization Curzon notes that families keep their… |
979.5289 C87 1960 | Library | |
| History of Talent High School | by Troy Bellah history of Talent High School, with history, curriculum and scholarship, sports, publications, clubs, organizations, special… |
979.5289 B44 1960 | Library | |
| Tailholt, Woodville, Rogue River | Rogue River, Oregon and Vicinity by Elizabeth Sheffield, 1950,printed in Grants Pass, OR town of Tailholt, 1850 = town of… |
979.5288 S54 | Library | |
| Rogue River in 1912 | by Donald W. Moody, June 1959 written to understand reason for changing name of the Town of Woodville to Rogue River in 1912 … |
979.5288 M65 1959 | Library | |
| Hope Presbyterian Church, Rogue River | by Doris Burkett Hope Presbyterian Church, Rogue River, for Dr. Frances Haines' History of the Pacific Northwest 2 copies: c.1… |
979.5288 B87 1961 c.1 & c.2 | Library |