Category: Selected Histories

  Another fun website to check out: Offbeat Oregon History{...}

We found a link today with an interesting Roseburg history article there: http://www.david-loftus.com/Features/gunfight.html Hope you enjoy!{...}

Article by: Peggy A. Rowe-Snyder Well, the lastest edition of the Umpqua Trapper is at the printer.  It is part two of our last edition which explored post offices that{...}

The newest edition of the Umpqua Trapper has now been mailed to members of the historical society. It includes part one of a two part series about post offices in{...}

A time worn, leather bound diary dated from January 1, 1899 to March 1901, written by Marion L. Moore was found among the effects of Jane Clark in October of{...}

Williams' pants had fallen down during the tussle, and he had no recourse but to kick them away so he could run.{...}

Cyrus Hedden was a lifelong Republican. He was publicly spirited, giving generously to assist education and the progress of Douglas County. His repertoire was replete with tales of early Oregon{...}

– by Georgina Durbin   Georgina Durbin is a native of Douglas County, the descendant of the pioneer Sawyers, Nelson, and Perkins families. Born in Gardiner, she has had a{...}