As It Was Stories

SOHS and Jefferson Public Radio volunteers have written over 2000 As It Was stories that were produced by JPR and presented five days a week over many years . This page presents links to the full text of many of the stories, plus links to the JPR audio versions.

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Episode 3393, Thursday, March 8, 2018, by Sharon Bywater

“Toggery Bill” Offers Fine Clothing and Angling Advice
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Episode 3392, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, by Luana Loffer Corbin

Ferry Carries Land Speculators Across Goose Lake in Early 1900s
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Episode 3391, MAR 6, 2018, by KERNAN TURNER

Boats Play Major Role in Settling the Klamath Basin
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Episode 3390, Monday, March 5, 2018, by Emily Blakely

Kathryn Clarke Becomes Oregon’s First Female State Senator
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Episode 3389, Friday, March 2, 2018, by Laurel Gerkman

Coastal Spotters Scan Skies for WWII Enemy Planes
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Episode 3388, Thursday, March 1, 2018, by Sharon Bywater

Man Seeking Inheritance Dies Before His Time
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Episode 3387, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, by Emily Blakely

Steamboat Creek Takes Name from Mining Jargon

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Episode 3386, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, by Kernan Turner

Yule Handbill Spreads Wartime Alarm through Medford, Ore.

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Episode 3385, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, by Sharon Bywater

Author Matthea Hilda Thorseth Montgomery Dies in Ashland at 100

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Episode 3384, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, by Lynda Demsher

Shorty Noble Leaves Name on Trail to the River

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Episode 3383, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, by Alice Mullaly

Rogue Valley Orchard Boom Goes Bust after 1912

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Episode 3382, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, by Luana (Loffer) Corbin

Daredevil Thrills Spectators, Parachutes from Hot Air Balloon

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Episode 3381, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, by Laurel Gerkman

Meet Mary Adams Peacock: Dressmaker, Muleskinner and Hotelier

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Episode 3380, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, by Alice Mullaly

Liberty Park Neighborhood Rises on Rabbit Scrubland

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Episode 3379, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, by Lisa Gioia

Shasta Children Hide Like Fawns in the Woods from Modoc Warriors

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Episode As It Was Stories by Carol Barrett
114 Sailors' Diggings , 1852, Waldo, Oregon In the Gold Rush section of the As
113 Benjamin Bonney , 1845, Sutter's Fort, Dr. Gildea In the Lost Gold section of the As
112 Scott Valley , 1850, Steven Meek, Scott River post office In the Gold Rush section of the As
111 Lifting Rock , 1852, Salmon River, Cecilville. In the Gold Rush section of the As
110 Dorris Bridge , 1870, Presley Dorris Alturas Pit Indians In the Government section of the As
109 Lassen Trail , 1847, Peter Lassen, hot springs In the Gold Rush section of the As
108 Weaverville In the Gold Rush section of the As
107 Fire Department , 1912, Medford Gold Bug & Danny In the Government section of the As
106 Oregon , 1765, Mayor Robert Rogers, Dr. Marcus Whitman In the Government section of the As
105 Dunbar and His Lost Gold , 1856, Marshfield, OR In the Lost Gold section of the As
104 Josephine County , 1856, Josephine Rollins, Waldo In the Government section of the As
103 Evan's Ferry , 1851, Joel Perkins, Davis Coyote Evans In the From Trails to Roads section
102 Nugget Tom , 1871, Gold Ledge Big Foot In the Lost Gold section of the As
101 Rogue River Trail , 1855, George Morey, Battle Bar In the From Trails to Roads section
99 Banking , 1850's, E. Wadsworth, Cornelius Beekman In the Gold Rush section of the As

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