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Green Beards and Other Such Novelties

Warren Hartung
Damascus,Oregon

by Warren Hartung
Happy Valley, OR
I walked the streets of Damascus Oregon, watching with wide eyes the Centennial Candle, the Wild West Sherriff’s shoot-outs in the streets, and my Grandfather’s green beard. Yup, he dyed it bright green in celebration of Oregon’s “coming of age”, as he called it.
Remember this is 1959, men [...]

Are you an Ore-fornian?

Cheryl Nelson
Cave Junction, OR

by Cheryl Nelson
Sacramento, CA
Ore-fornian noun: Any native Californian who relocates to Oregon, falls in love with the place, and eventually decides they prefer the Oregon lifestyle better (for any number of reasons) so they end up staying there forever.
I moved to Cave Junction, Oregon in 1979 as a college student. I fell [...]

My Oregon Heritage

Georgia Mae Georg- Albany, OR “I practised so hard and concentrated so intently on getting my part right that I remember little of the rest of the Centennial celebration…”

I Just Happen to be 100 Years Old, That’s All

Faith Black, told by Cheryl Clark- Salem, OR

“Faith Kimball Black turned 100 years old on December 19, 2007…”

Oregon Sesquicentennial: My Story

Richard “Dick” Jenkins - Diamond, OR
“I am a third generation rancher in Harney County Oregon…”