southern Oregon

November 2016

Thanksgiving 1898 – Willamette Hotel
Thanksgiving 1898 – Willamette Hotel

Historic Buildings, History Tidbits, People

Thanksgiving 1898 – Willamette Hotel

Heritage Center2020-12-29T14:34:34-08:00November 22nd, 2016|Categories: Historic Buildings, History Tidbits, People|Tags: 1898, Alice Conner, Amelia Bolington Conner, Asahel Bush, Ashland, California, Calistoga, Chemeketa House, Daniel Conner, elevator, Eva Conner, Jerushia Rush Bolwine, John Conner, Kansas, LaBette, Ladd & Bush, Nellie Conner, Nellie Emerson, Oregon Hotel, Saratoga Springs, southern Oregon, stock ranch, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Walter Conner, Willamette Hotel, William Conner|

The year is 1898, the Spanish American War is drawing to a close, the gay ‘90s are still in full swing, and the U.S. [...]

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May 2016

Joseph Gervais
Joseph Gervais

History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized

Joseph Gervais

Heritage Center2020-12-28T18:10:48-08:00May 13th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits, People, Uncategorized|Tags: Adelaide, Alexander McKay, apple orchard, Beaver, Bishop Joseph Norbert Provencher, buffalo, Canada, Champoeg district, Chemaway, Chinook tribe, Clallum Indians, committee, constitution, David Stuart, Donald McKenzie, Donation Land Claim, draft laws, Duncan McDougall, England, Etienne Lucier, Ewing Young, first school in Oregon, Fort Astor, Francois, Francoise, French Prairie, French-Canadian, fur bearing animals, furs, general election, Gervais house, grist mill, HBC, Isaac, Jason Lee, John Jacob Astor, John McLoughlin, Joseph Gervais, Julie, Lake Labish, Louis LaBonte, Marguerite Clatsop, Marie Angelique, Mary, Modeste Demers, Mr. Mathews, naturalized citizen, Nor'wester, North West Company, northern California, Olympic Peninsula, Oregon country, Pacific Fur Company, payroll, petitioning, post-in-sill, Protestants, provisional government, Pudding River, Roman Catholic, Salem, Solomon H. Smith, southern Oregon, supply ship, trapper, Union Jack, United States, voting, Wallace House, Willamette River, Willamette Valley, Wilson Price Hunt, Xavier, Yi-a-must|

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