Clarence Meeker was a Medford product through and through. Coming to Southern Oregon in the 1890s at the age of 12, he graduated from the city’s first high school and became a prominent downtown merchant. A natural leader and civic booster, he also served two terms as a city councilman, and as Medford’s wartime mayor. […]

As the towns Ashland and Medford grew in the 1880's, residents sought a place to gather for musical, dramatic, educational, and social entertainments. Join us to hear the stories and histories of these "public amusement" spaces like the Rialto, the still-standing Craterian and Holly, and the forgotten ones like the Ugo, the Isis, the Liberty […]