Maryann Mason
As It Was ContributorMaryann Mason, who lives in Ashland, has taught history and English in the U.S. Midwest and Northwest, and Bolivia. She has written history spots for local public radio, interviewed mystery writers for RVTV Noir, and edited personal and family histories. Her poetry has appeared in Sweet Annie & Sweet Pea Review (1999), Rain Magazine (2007), and The Third Reader, an online Journal of Literary Fiction and Poetry. In 2008 she published her first chapbook, Ravelings. She organized a History Day for Southern Oregon, and as an English/history teacher she assigned the National History Day project to her students every year for many years.
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Many years later, George Porter recalled moving in 1890 with his family to the Rogue Valley.The family, led by father L.G. Porter, settled near Prospect…
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Michigan timberman L. G. Porter was one of the first settlers in Medford, Ore., after purchasing timberland around Prospect in the 1890s. Porter believed…
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In May 1948, the Republican candidate for President, New York Gov. Thomas Dewey, addressed an audience of some 2,000 at the Medford Armory. Among other…
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In 1853, Rachel Taylor left Illinois with her family, traveling to the Rogue Valley in what became known as the “Preacher Train” because five Southern…
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When Robert Erway Sr. returned as an adult to the Fall Creek Power House where he played as a 6-year-old, it brought back memories, not all happy ones.…
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Eighty-three-year-old Mrs. A.J. Russell recalled the Christmas of 1865 when she was 27, married and living on Ashland’s North Main Street. The town had 16…
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An original member of the Ashland Highland Kilty Band, Gerald Gunter, had some fond memories of the early days.At one of the band’s first performances,…
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Samuel Colver Jr. was one of Southern Oregon’s successful pioneers, an Ohio boy who studied law at Plymouth College in Indiana, excelled in debate,…
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The Klamath Reservation tribes were very proud of their kiuks, known by outsiders as Indian doctors or shamans. One of the most respected was David…
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Music and politics seem to go together, but in 1904, a welcoming band received the bad end of the deal.Attorney Evan Reames was seeking election as a…
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When the North American fur trade reached its peak in the 1800’s, European and American trappers encountered an abundance of sea otters, especially on the…
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In 1907, George Taverner and his wife, Mary Elizabeth, moved to Ashland, Ore., and bought a home designed by Frank Clark, Southern Oregon’s leading…