Windows in Time Lecture Series Presents – “Life in Kerby Oregon: A Retrospective on the Turbulent 1960s”

During its glory days, Kerby was the county seat, boasting two hotels, several saloons, a jail, a school, and one of Oregon’s earliest post offices. Presenter Paul Fattig will talk about those interesting years when the counterculture arrived in the then largely conservative Illinois Valley.  His maternal grandmother, Lela Ingersoll Cooke, owned and lived in the historic Naucke house before it became part of the Kerbyville Museum and History Center.

The monthly Windows in Time lunchtime lectures feature well-known writers and historians and bring alive the people, values, and events that shaped our Southern Oregon heritage. The lectures are jointly sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society and Jackson County Library Services. Programs are presented in Medford (first Wednesdays, in-person and online) and again in Ashland (second Wednesdays, in-person). Recordings of Medford presentations are available on the JCLS Beyond YouTube channel. 

• October 2nd, 12pm-1pm: Large Meeting Room, Medford Library, In-Person & Online
• October 9th, 12pm-1pm: Gresham Room, Ashland Library, In-Person
• Registration: https://jcls.org/local/windows-in-time/
• Questions? Please contact the Southern Oregon Historical Society at 541-622-2025, or Jackson County Library Services at 541-774-8679