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Welcome to Offbeat Oregon History, a public-history resource for the state we love. Here's what you'll find here:

A weekly newspaper column published in about a dozen Oregon community newspapers;
An archive of columns we've published since 2008, with pictures (arranged by date of first publication);
A daily podcast (7 to 12 minutes long) optimized for mobile-device listening via iTunes, Stitcher, or the podcatcher of your choice;
A weekly RSS feed optimized for smartphone newsreader apps like Pulse or Feedly;
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— 1966, LANE COUNTY — COLUMN N° 529 — JANUARY 6, 2019 —

Filming of “worst Western” was an unforgettable spectacle

— 1900, CROOK COUNTY — COLUMN N° 530 — JANUARY 13, 2019 —

Sheepman’s disappearance may be Oregon’s oldest cold case

— 1852, LINN COUNTY — COLUMN N° 531 — JANUARY 20, 2019 —

“Uncle Joab” Powell was West’s most famous pioneer preacher

— 1859, MARION COUNTY — COLUMN N° 532 — JANUARY 27, 2019 —

Plain-talking “Uncle Joab” too blunt for Legislature’s comfort

— 1874, MULTNOMAH COUNTY — COLUMN N° 533 — FEBRUARY 3, 2019 —

Portland’s “Temperance War of 1874”: The backstory

— 1874, MULTNOMAH COUNTY — COLUMN N° 534 — FEBRUARY 10, 2019 —

Stubborn saloonkeeper wouldn't play nice with crusading ladies

— 1874, MULTNOMAH COUNTY — COLUMN N° 535 — FEBRUARY 17, 2019 —

Riot at saloon led to charges … but not against the rioters

— 1874, MULTNOMAH COUNTY — COLUMN N° 536 — FEBRUARY 23, 2019 —

“Temperance Crusade” failed when leaders got too preachy

— 1920s, TILLAMOOK COUNTY — COLUMN N° 537 — MARCH 3, 2019 —

Old-time country doctors led colorful and interesting lives

— 1892, CLATSOP COUNTY — COLUMN N° 538 — MARCH 10, 2019 —

Shyster lawyer planned to steal man’s land by shanghaiing him

— 1886, CLATSOP COUNTY — COLUMN N° 539 — MARCH 17, 2019 —

Letter from afar gave man's family a view to a shanghaiing

— 1916, UMATILLA COUNTY — COLUMN N° 540 — MARCH 25, 2019 —

Umatilla mayor’s wife had an ‘election-day surprise’ for him

— 1886, MULTNOMAH COUNTY — COLUMN N° 541 — MARCH 25, 2019 —

“Prepaid shanghaiing” plot went off the rails — fatally

— 1920s, TILLAMOOK COUNTY — COLUMN N° 542 — APRIL 7, 2019 —

Skunk’s “beautiful pelt” woulda been best admired from afar

— 1930s, TILLAMOOK COUNTY — COLUMN N° 543 — APRIL 14, 2019 —

Old-time loggers, millworkers were tough, stoic characters

— 1924, DESCHUTES COUNTY — COLUMN N° 544 — APRIL 21, 2019 —

Trappers’ disappearance had relative suspecting foul play

— 1924, DESCHUTES COUNTY — COLUMN N° 545 — APRIL 28, 2019 —

Lava Lake murders are still officially unsolved, but …

— 1924, DESCHUTES COUNTY — COLUMN N° 546 — MAY 3, 2019 —

Ship captain doubled down on ill-considered wager … and lost

— 1924, DESCHUTES COUNTY — COLUMN N° 547 — MAY 10, 2019 —

Life station keeper’s cowardice cost 11 sailors their lives

This column will go live on July 12, 2019.

— 1924, DESCHUTES COUNTY — COLUMN N° 548 — MAY 17, 2019 —

“Diamond Bill” Barrett was “The Heiress Whisperer”

This column will go live on July 19, 2019.

— 1924, DESCHUTES COUNTY — COLUMN N° 549 — MAY 24, 2019 —

Portland’s “Shanghai Tunnels”: Mostly myth, but not entirely

This column will go live on July 26, 2019.

— 1924, DESCHUTES COUNTY — COLUMN N° 550 — MAY 31, 2019 —

World champion boxer by day, shanghaier by night

This column will go live on August 2, 2019.

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