Jackson County Library Services and Southern Oregon Historical Society
Windows in Time: Tales of the Oregon Country
Ashland Library 410 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, United StatesAuthor Carole Nielson, who has published several articles for Wild West Magazine and written several history books, will speak about her book Tales of the Oregon Country, which includes 12 short stories of Oregon History. She has also written Five Bucks for a Quarter and Notorious Women of the Wild West. Carole Nielson acquired a […]
Windows in Time: Robbie Collins, the Man from Jacksonville
Ashland Library 410 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, United StatesJacksonville historian Larry Smith will share the riveting story of Robbie Collins' efforts to preserve Jacksonville's historic buildings by founding the Jacksonville Boosters Club and spearheading the establishment of Jacksonville's National Historic Landmark District. Robbie's preservation work is still reverberating throughout the Jacksonville of today, 60 years later. Robbie lived a life that circled the […]
Windows in Time: The Blue Ledge: From Scandals to Superfund
Ashland Library 410 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, United StatesLaura B. Ahearn will present a wide perspective on the Blue Ledge Mine, including its connections to the orchard boom, socialism, and WWI. What once promised unbounded riches is now a Superfund site full of hazardous materials, while the adjoining Red Buttes are a protected pristine wilderness. Join us and learn more about the romances, […]
