History, Local

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Atwood, Kay. Jackson County history resource guide.

Scope and Contents Military document including information on John and James Russell; Census record for James H. Russell in household of William F. Preston; Census record for James H. Russell, Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Ancestry.com search for James Russell; Miscellaneous notes on James Russell; Census record for J.H. Russell 1880; Letter to Elizabeth from William Russell regarding census records for the Russell family, dated February 24th, 2002; Internet search on James Howard Russell; Census ledger...

Scope and Contents Statement from Ashland Marble Works concerning orders made with proximity to memorial day; Letter to Kay Atwood from Jan Wright regarding a woman who carved her own monument, dated March 4th, 2013; Excerpt of the glossary for “The Strother Family, 300 Years from Virginia to Louisiana” includes miscellaneous notes on the back; Fact sheet for J. Russell; Census image from 1860; Miscellaneous handwritten notes pertaining to the Russell brothers, dated October 12th, 1996; Letter to Kay...

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Typed notes regarding John McLoughlin; Excerpts and quotes from “John McLoughlin and the Far Northwest”; Fraction of township No. 2 South Range No. 2 East Willamette; Typed notes regarding inventory of McLoughlin expenditures

Scope and Contents The real estate abstract documents ownership of the Donation Land Claim John William Abbott received from the United States in 1885 through 1900. These documents list the owners beginning with John W. Abbott and include the Tax Deed auction in 1899 to Kasper Karl Kubli. The abstract ends with the 1900 Kubli sale to John Boyd Robinson and William Kirby by a Quit Claim Deed.The abstract includes the ownership of a second Donation Land Claim received by Homer H. Neal from the United...

Scope and Contents The real estate abstract documents the many changes in ownership of Henry H. Eldridge's Donation Land Claim. The last recorded owner in 1928, is the State of Oregon, which represents the World War Veterans State Aid Commission. In 1859, the United States transferred land to the State of Oregon by a land grant, and the property was sold to George W. Rockfellow for the schools. The abstract includes court documents regarding probates for three landowners. In two probates, the assets were...

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Karuk burden basket made by Marial Billings

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The real estate records show the transfer of ownership for the properties of these two abstracts between various owners through 1865 and 1921. The Articles of Incorporation for the Bank of Ashland in 1884, with William H. Atkinson, John Marshall McCall, and Henry Beach Carter, being the initial investors, is also included. In addition to maps of the properties in the abstracts.

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Blossoms & Branches: A Gathering of Rogue Valley Orchard Memories by Kay Atwood (3 copies); An Honorable History by Kay Atwood (4 copies)

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The survey is a compilation of properties in Klamath County 1-B sites and provides the name of the property and their locations. Materials include a summary of historical information and dates, outlining the events and their significance to the area. Additional documents include handwritten notes and correspondence concerning the data.