Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
Dates
- Existence: 1942 - 2014
Biography
Local historian and author Kay Atwood, who has written extensively about the Southern Oregon region. Atwood’s books include Illahe: The Story of Settlement in the Rogue River Canyon, Mill Creek Journal: Ashland Oregon, 1850-1860, and Chaining Oregon: Surveying the Public Lands of the Pacific Northwest, 1851-1855. Her many other books and articles explore the settlement and development of communities in Southern Oregon, and include National Register nominations, cultural resource inventories, and environmental and organizational histories.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
At Home on the Range, 2001
The book, At Home on the Range, describes the lives of Austie Barron and Joan Neil. Joan, the only child of Jesse and Kathryn Neil, was eight years of age when her father died. Later they lost the family home to the bank. Austie and Joan survived adversity with the help of a long-time friend. Here are the experiences of Austie and Joan during the Ranching Days of 1938-1948.