a selection of current and recent research projects

  • The Stories of Southern Oregon in SODA the Southern Oregon Digital Archives at SOU’s Hannon Library, on YouTube and in the Internet Archives, funded by Oregon Heritage Commission, National Endowment for the Humanities and LSTA through the State Library of Oregon
  • The Rogue Valley Women’s Movement, 1970-1990 on YouTube and in the Internet Archives, funded by the the Oregon Heritage Commission
  • The United Foundation Trust and its Highest Honor, the Order of the Purple Girdle in the Oregon Historical Quarterly summer 2021
  • Eagle Point, Oregon Heritage, funded by ACRL/OR and JCCC
  • The Big C in YMCA: Civics, Christianity and Physical Conditioning
  • Julius Alonzo Churchill: Shaping the Future of Public Education in Oregon
  • The Ashland Garden Club: From Flowers to Power
  • Pears: Southern Oregon’s Early Wealth

current grants

  • We Celebrate Butte Falls Heritage. For the Big Butte Historical Society, funded in 2021 by the Oregon Heritage Commission, $9364
  • Phoenix Historical Society Supplies. For the Phoenix Historical Society, funded in 2021 by the Oregon Heritage Commission, $2000
  • John Mathews: More than a Name. For the City of Eagle Point, funded in 2021 by the American Rescue Plan through the State Library of Oregon $2000
  • Phoenix Burned, Phoenix Rising. For the Phoenix Historical Society and Museum, funded in 2021 by the American Rescue Plan through the State Library of Oregon $13000
  • Expanding Public Spaces at the Siskiyou Smoke Jumper Base Museum, funded in 2021 by the American Rescue Plan through the State Library of Oregon $20000

southern oregon newspaper project

  • 2022: Illinois Valley News in Cave Junction, thanks to publisher Dan Mancuso
  • 2022: Ashland Tidings, funded by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society
  • 2022: Jacksonville Times, funded by Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
  • 2022: Talent News, funded by the Talent Historical Society
  • 2021: The Applegater, thanks to the cooperation of the board
  • 2021: Jacksonville Sentinel, funded by the Jacksonville Boosters Foundation and Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
  • 2021: Grants Pass Courier, funded by the Library Services and Technology Act through the State Library of Oregon and thanks to the cooperation of Travis Moore, publisher and Kate Lasky, Josephine Community Library District