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Morrow County now represented in Historic Oregon Newspapers online!

Posted on March 7, 2014May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

In partnership with the Morrow County Museum in Heppner, Oregon, several early newspapers from Heppner are now available for keyword searching and browsing online at Historic Oregon Newspapers!

Heppner Weekly Gazette: June 22, 1883-July 31, 1890
The Weekly Heppner Gazette: Nov. 6, 1890-Feb. 18, 1892
Heppner Gazette: March 1, 1892-Feb. 28, 1901
Heppner Times: Nov. 26, 1903-Dec. 8, 1904
Heppner Herald: May 7, 1914-Dec. 26, 1922

Incorporated on Feb. 9, 1887, the town of Heppner has seen many years’ worth of historical events in the Northeastern region of Oregon. In 1885, Morrow County was created, carved from the already existing Umatilla County. In 1888, Heppner welcomed it’s first railroad line, which was a spur from the Columbia River. As more railroads and roads were added over the years, Heppner became a regional trade center. You can follow the community’s enthusiasm and the development of the railroad through these historic newspapers with a search for “railroad,” limited to Heppner titles with results listed in date order. We found the following entries, but there are over 2,000 pages of Heppner newspapers that mention railroads, so you won’t be bored!

In June of 1888, there was much anticipation for the coming railroad as a contributor to economic boom:

Editorial from the Heppner Weekly Gazette reads: "The Gazette. Heppner, Thursday, June 14, 1888. Everyy inhabitant of these primitive Heppner hills looks with pride to our town which came into existence sixteen years ago, and has been growing steadily year after year without interruption ever since. It is to-day a rustling, bustling, wide-awake place, a counterpart of its inhabitants, who are people of broad, liberal views, kind-hearted and energetic and have never been known to shrink from putting up when the general prosperity of the community demanded it. With a railroad now building to Heppner, stage roads and tri-weekly mail routes being projected to reach out to Haystack and Camp Watson, Monument, Long Creek, Fox Valley and Canyon City, and every part of the country that demands such conviniences, places this town in a position to enjoy the fruits of past labors. Property is increasing in value in a manner that is encouraging to owners of real estate. Once piece of property that cost $800 a short time ago, sold recently for $2000; another was bought for $150 and sold for $300 in ten days, and we might name many other transactions of like nature. We have a boom and no mistake. To be brief, gentle reader, come and see Heppner. It is the coming railroad and educational town of Morrow Co. A few hundred dollars invested now, means thousands of clean cash right in your pocket, and in comparatively short time." — Heppner weekly gazette. (Heppner, Umatilla County, Or.) 1883-1890, June 14, 1888, Image 2. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071041/1888-06-14/ed-1/seq-2/

By late November of 1888, the railroad was complete, a cause for celebration:

Clipping from the Heppner Weekly Gazette reads: "One thousand people were present, among whom were many pioneers, who no doubt could hardly realize the change since 1872. At 3 o'clock, the last rail being laid, Mayor Henry Blackman made a short address, yet to the point, which is as follows: 'Fellow Citizens and Ladies: We have assembled here for the purpose of celebrating the completion of the railroad, which connects this city and surrounding country with the outer world. Those who are present among the pioneers who established Heppner in 1872 at that time never dreamed that the iron horse would traverse the Heppner Hills, but it is an actual fact, and we welcome it, not only as the advance guard of civilization, but the opening up of vast acres of grazing, agricultural and timber lands.' " — Heppner weekly gazette. (Heppner, Umatilla County, Or.) 1883-1890, November 29, 1888, Image 2. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071041/1888-11-29/ed-1/seq-2/

As the county seat, Heppner was and still is the home of the Morrow County Courthouse. Constructed in 1903, it is one of the oldest continually used courthouses in Oregon, not to mention a fabulous example of American Renaissance architecture. That same year, a devastating flood crashed through the town killing hundreds of community members and destroying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property. Gruesome reports of victims and body parts being found months after the event can be seen in the Heppner Times, from which digitized issues are available from late 1903 to late 1904:

A clipping reads: "Glen Davis found a human foot one day last week as he was cleanin out an irrigation ditch. It undoubtedly belonged to a flood victim." — Heppner times. (Heppner, Or.) 1???-1912, April 14, 1904, Image 4. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071040/1904-04-14/ed-1/seq-4/

The very same page contains a surprising advertisement for, well, see for yourself:

Clipping reads: "Chinaware Decorated with Heppner Flood scenes - a useful and pretty souvenir" — Heppner times. (Heppner, Or.) 1???-1912, April 14, 1904, Image 4. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071040/1904-04-14/ed-1/seq-4/

Another flood struck again in 1918, along with two fires that destroyed many buildings and homes in the community. The Heppner Herald was one of the many businesses affected by the fire of June, 1918, which apparently started in or near the Palace Hotel and spread by wind, destroying four and a half city blocks. Publisher S.A. Pattison gives his perspective in the July 5, 1918 issue of the paper, which came out a day late due to the fire:

Clipping reads: " Somewhat Disfigured, Still in the Ring. The Herald appears a day late this week and in tabloid form due to certain circumstances over which the publisher had no control. To be brief and frank with this tale of woe the Herald has no more of a printing plant this morning than a rabbit has fighting qualities and the publisher and his family have no more household goods and not much more clothing than a family of sparrows. Everything in home and office was completely wiped out in Thursday's fire and it is only because of the courtesy and true neighborliness of Mr. Crawford and the Gazette-Times force that we are able to appear even in condensed form and only one day late." — Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924, July 05, 1918, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071037/1918-07-05/ed-1/seq-2/

The Heppner Hotel, built in 1920, was part of the town’s rebuilding after the several disasters, and it is one of the historic buildings still standing in Heppner today:

Clipping reads: "Furniture Going in New Heppner Hotel. Rooms ready for guests this week. Dining room probably ready for Christmas - All Equipment First Class. The new Heppner hotel is the scene of much activity this week with a small army of workment installing the carpets, furniture and other equipment. The work is being rushed in order to accomodate the public at the earliest possible moment. — Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924, December 14, 1920, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071037/1920-12-14/ed-1/seq-1/

These clippings are just a few examples of the content that can be found in Heppner’s historic newspapers. Search or browse these titles and see what other kinds of interesting things you can find!

New content from Astoria, Grants Pass, and Pendleton now online!

Posted on February 11, 2014May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

The last portion of historic Oregon newspaper content from our 2011 National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) grant has just been added to Historic Oregon Newspapers online as well as the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website! The following additions can now be browsed and searched at both websites:

(Astoria, Or.) The Daily Morning Astorian. Feb. 1, 1893-Sept. 1, 1899

(Astoria, Or.) The Morning Astorian. Sept. 2, 1899-Feb. 7, 1902

(Grants Pass, Or.) Grants Pass Daily Courier. Jan. 2, 1919-Oct. 28, 1919

(Pendleton, Or.) East Oregonian: E.O. Oct. 2, 1914-March 30, 1915

We are currently working on digitizing even more content with our 2013 NDNP award, so stay tuned for more announcements as new content becomes available.

St. Helens Mist: New Content Just Added!

Posted on January 7, 2014May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

New content from Columbia County’s first newspaper, St. Helens’ Oregon Mist, later titled the St. Helens Mist, has just been added to the Historic Oregon Newspapers website!

Masthead from the Oregon Mist: "Largest Circulation in the County, The Oregon Mist, Twice a Week" — The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, March 27, 1912, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2004260421/1912-03-27/ed-1/seq-1/

Working backwards through time in our digitization efforts, the Oregon Mist is now available for keyword searching and browsing from July 15, 1910-Feb. 14, 1913, and the St. Helens Mist is now available from Jan. 2, 1913-April 22, 1921. This newly added content was digitized in partnership with the St. Helens Public Library, with a grant from the Columbia County Cultural Coalition.

Image from page one of the Oregon Mist - a photograph of a schoolhouse building with caption that reads: "The New School House at St. Helens." — The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, April 10, 1912, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2004260421/1912-04-10/ed-1/seq-1/

Earlier issues of the Oregon Mist, from Aug. 7, 1891-July 7, 1910, are scheduled to be digitized over the next two years as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program. Stay tuned for more announcements and highlights to come!

Oregonian Now Available Through Dec. 1922!

Posted on December 5, 2013May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

The time we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! Historic Oregon Newspapers online now contains the full 20th century public domain run of the Portland Morning Oregonian and The Sunday Oregonian! All newspapers published on or before December 31, 1922 are considered to be in the “public domain,” which means that copyright permission is not required for reproduction or use of the content.

In 1922, the Morning Oregonian successfully launched Oregon’s first commercial radio station, KGW, evidence of which can be found in the newspaper:

Clipping from the Morning Oregonian reads: "The Oregonian Test of Radio Makes Hit. Congratulations Pour in at First of Broadcasting. Another trial tonight. Piano to be installed today and musical selections sent out for short time. "Hello, KGW. THe Oregonian. This is the Vancouver barracks talking. Say old man, you come in like a ton of bricks. What power are you using? Only 50 watts? Why, you sound like a 250-watt outfit. Will you relay a message for me to San Diego? Your voice modulation is perfect, KGW you've got some station there, Congratulations." — Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 24, 1922, Page 5, Image 5. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-03-24/ed-1/seq-5/

Also, by the time 1922 rolled around, the Morning Oregonian was publishing a political cartoon on the front page of every issue! These cartoons are just as telling of the times as the textual content, and can serve to remind us how much things have changed since then, but also how much things have stayed the same! For example, on this day, December 5, in 1922 (91 years ago!!!!), the following political cartoon appeared on the front page of the Morning Oregonian:

Political cartoon depicts several men, apparently members of Congress, throwing bricks at each other, using umbrellas as shields, and running around in a flurry. Bricks are labeled with words such as "charges," "impeachment proceedings," "counter charges," "General Daugherty." Caption reads: "This promises to be as hot a session of congress as the last one." — Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 05, 1922, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-12-05/ed-1/seq-1/

How does this scene compare to the Congress of today? Knowing the context of these cartoons is crucial to understanding their messages, and the textual articles within the papers help to build that understanding.

The Sunday Oregonian also consistently published a Comics Section at the end of each issue, with a more relaxed approach than the highly charged political cartoons of the Monday Oregonian. Stay tuned for our next blog, which will provide a guide to finding cartoons and comics on the Historic Oregon Newspapers site!

Happy searching!

New titles from La Grande, Eugene, and Portland now online!

Posted on November 1, 2013May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

What better way to stay warm in the coming winter months than to hunker down with Historic Oregon Newspapers online? With over 500,000 pages from 75 titles, you can search and browse to your heart’s delight, especially now that we have added four new keyword-searchable titles from La Grande, Eugene, and Portland! We could have spent hours browsing through these new papers alone, but in order to get this news out in a timely manner, below are just a few examples of content that can be found within the new additions:

Eugene, OR. The Eugene City Guard, from February 12, 1876 – April 21, 1900, “Established for the dissemination of Democratic principles, and to earn an honest living by the sweat of our brow:”

Advertisement clipped from The Eugene City Guard reads: "University of Oregon. Eugene. Next session begins on Monday, the 21st day of September, 1891. Tuition, free. Four courses: Classical, Scientific, Literary, and a short English course, in which there is no Latin, Greek, French or German. The English is pre-eminently a Business Course. For catalogue or other information, Address J.W. Johnson, President." — The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) August 15, 1891, Image 4. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022653/1891-08-15/ed-1/seq-4/

La Grande, OR. La Grande Evening Observer, from December 1, 1904 – December 13, 1911, daily newspaper covering eastern Oregon:

Clipping from the La Grande Evening Observer reads: "To make a newspaper requires many hands and several minds. Metropolitan papers can only be printed in large centers of population because of the enormous expense required. In towns the size of La Grande and other Eastern Oregon points the paper that first gives the telegraph news of the world and then confines itself to state and local news is bound to satisfy and please the people. But to do this requires an outlay of money and labor each week that few people realize. La Grande and Union and Wallowa counties are entitled to a good evening newspaper carrying telegraphic news, and that is what the Observer is today. We invite comparison with papers of other cities of this size with the full realization that no loyal La Grande man will be ashamed of the Observer." — La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) May 10, 1910, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2006260039/1910-05-10/ed-1/seq-1/

Portland, OR. The West Shore, from August 1, 1875 – March 28, 1891 and The Illustrated West Shore, from April 4, 1891 – May 2, 1891, Oregon’s first illustrated journal with roots as a booster magazine for the Pacific Northwest:

Image from The West Shore depicts a very detailed drawing of old city buildings and street, with people, horses, and carriages in the street. Caption reads, "Front Street, Portland, Looking South from Alder." — The west shore. (Portland, Or.) March 01, 1876, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2012260361/1876-03-01/ed-1/seq-1/

Image from the Illustrated West Shore depicts, in political cartoon fashion, Uncle Sam sleeping under a tree next to the Columbia River, with a stack of grain sacks nearby as if preparing for a flood. Three women standing in the river with shovels are indicated as representing Oregon and Washington. Caption reads: "Girls in chorus - There are no signs of his waking up. We'll have to do this ourselves." — The illustrated west shore. (Portland, Or.) April 25, 1891, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2012260365/1891-04-25/ed-1/seq-1/

Stay tuned for more announcements and updates to come! Happy Fall, and Happy searching!

Ashland High School’s Rogue News (1929-1973)

Posted on October 18, 2013May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

It all started when a mysterious cartridge of microfilm turned up in the possession of history and journalism teacher Bill Gabriel at Ashland High School in southern Oregon. Well, perhaps the cartridge wasn’t so mysterious, since the words “Rogue News” were clearly hand-printed across the front, but having never seen anything like it before, the true contents of the cartridge remained a mystery.

Back of the microfilm cartridge — 16mm microfilm cartridge containing images of Ashland High School’s Rogue News.

That is, however, until Gabriel contacted us and delivered the cartridge to the ODNP headquarters at the University of Oregon. Luckily, the UO Libraries has special machines that allow for viewing the contents of all kinds of microfilm reels. We were able to load the film onto one of the machines, and sure enough the cartridge contained images of the Rogue News, Ashland High School’s student newspaper, with issue dates ranging from January 18, 1929 – September 21, 1973.

Thanks to Bill Gabriel, Ashland High School, and the ODNP Advisory Board, these issues of the Rogue News are now included in the keyword-searchable Historic Oregon Newspapers online database. This project is not only exciting for the current students and alumni of Ashland High School, it is also a way for students nationwide and across the globe to connect with peers of the past and get a feel for what high school was like during the mid-20th century. Now that the content is available online, it will be interesting and educational to search and browse through the historic pages and identify the similarities and differences from past to present. Although technology and society continue to transform and shift our culture, it is clear that some traditions will remain in place for years to come.

Here are a few snippets from the paper to spark your curiosity:

Clipping from the Rogue News says: "Editing the Rogue: Getting out a Rogue News is no picnic. If we print jokes, folks say we are silly; if we don't they say we are too serious. If we publish original stuff they say we lack variety. If we clip from other papers they say we are too lazy to write. If we stay in the office we ought to be out hunting up news. If we hunt up news we are not attending to business in the Rogue office. If we wear old clothes we're stingy. If we wear new clothes they are not paid for. Like as not some one will say we swiped this article from another paper. We did. — Rogue news. (Ashland, Or.) May 02, 1929, GIRLS LEAGUE EDITION, Image 3. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2013260024/1929-05-02/ed-1/seq-3/

Clipping from the Rogue News says: "Buy Your Rogue: Have you deposited your fifty cents on your 'Rogue'? If you haven't be sure and get it in before Friday. The annual is going to be different this year and you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Think of your future life! When you are old and bald-headed you can draw it out and say, 'See how good looking I used to be!' Then when you are a weakling you can turn to your football picture and show it around. The annual is a record of school events. Your school life is not complete without one, and it is necessary to pay fifty cents now and the rest of your two dollars when you get it." — Rogue news. (Ashland, Or.) April 18, 1929, HI-Y EDITION, Image 2. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2013260024/1929-04-18/ed-1/seq-2/

New Additions from Oregon City

Posted on October 2, 2013May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

In partnership with the Oregon City Public Library, with funding from a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Oregon State Library, more historic newspaper content from Oregon City is now available on Historic Oregon Newspapers. The new additions are:

The Oregon Argus (April 21, 1855 – Oct. 26, 1863)

Oregon City Courier (Nov. 23, 1883 and June 13, 1884)

Oregon Courier (Jan. 31, 1890 – July 3, 1896)

Oregon City Enterprise (Now available from Feb. 24, 1893 – July 13, 1917)

Oregon City Courier (July 10, 1896 – Oct. 8, 1897)

Oregon City Press (Feb. 9, 1898 – April 26, 1899)

Clackamas County Record (Jan. 5, 1903 – July 30, 1903)

Oregon City Courier (July 29, 1904 – July 3, 1919)

Masthead from the Oregon Courier — Oregon courier. (Oregon City, Clackamas County, Or.) 188?-1896, November 03, 1893, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063695/1893-11-03/ed-1/seq-1/

Other titles already available from Oregon City include:

Oregon Spectator (Feb. 5, 1846 – Feb. 10, 1855)

Oregon Free Press (April 15, 1848 – Nov. 25, 1848)

Oregon City Enterprise (Nov. 15, 1872 – Nov. 7, 1878)

Items in the news 100 years ago today in Oregon City:

Newspaper clipping reads: "Forest Fires Squelched - Rain puts an end to threatening fires about Oregon City. The steady rain all day Sunday quenched once and for all several forest fires that had started about Oregon City during the past two weeks, probably caused by carelessness on the part of slashers or campers. One fire out above the Clackamas Heights section had reached a rather alarming stage and had burned an area of several acres of valuable timber, when the welcome rains ended the conflagration. It is not thought that there will be any further trouble from forest fires from now on. — Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, October 02, 1913, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063698/1913-10-02/ed-1/seq-1/

Advertisement from the Oregon City Courier announces special trains to the Oregon State Fair, for $1.50 roundtrip from Oregon City to Portland via the Southern Pacific railroad. John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent. — Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, October 02, 1913, Page 6, Image 6.http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063698/1913-10-02/ed-1/seq-6/

Stay tuned for more updates on new additions to Historic Oregon Newspapers!

Southwest Oregon Recorder now online!

Posted on September 27, 2013May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

In partnership with Langlois Public Library, with funding from the Curry County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Cultural Trust, the Southwest Oregon Recorder is now available for keyword searching and browsing on Historic Oregon Newspapers from September 9, 1884 – February 17, 1885. The Southwest Oregon Recorder was published weekly in Denmark, Oregon, a small community along the southwest Oregon coastline. Around 1887, the publishers moved about 15 miles north on the coast to Bandon, Oregon, changing the paper’s name to the Bandon Recorder, which is also available on Historic Oregon Newspapers from 1890 – 1905, and later the Semi-weekly Bandon Recorder, available online from 1913 – 1915.

Southwest Oregon Recorder masthead — Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, October 07, 1884, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-10-07/ed-1/seq-1/

The Southwest Oregon Recorder contains intimate notes on the activities of local people and visitors, reports on court proceedings, local announcements, county and statewide news, letters to the editor, topics of interest from other states, poems, advice, stories, jokes, birth and death notices, advertisements, and countless other interesting items. We could really spend all day perusing through this title! Here are just a few examples of the content that can be found in the pages of the Southwest Oregon Recorder:

Selections from the latest news:

Clipping reads: "The Latest News: Ohio State election comes off today. There are 273 patients in the Insane Asylum at Salem. Prohibitionists claim that they will poll 100 votes in Yamhill County. Bancroft, the historian, celebrated his 84th birthday on the 4th at his home in New York. Mormons are leaving Tennessee, in compliance with the vigorous demands of the people. The procession at the Cleveland demonstration at Buffalo on the 5th, was eight miles long. Mr. J.A. Stratton has been appointed Clerk of the Supreme Court, vice T. B. Odeneal, resigned. The steamer Texan made the trip from Liverpool to New York in six days and ten hours, the fastest time on record. Washinton Bartlett has been nominated by the Democrats and W.C. Merry by the Republicans for mayor of San Francisco." — Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, October 14, 1884, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-10-14/ed-1/seq-1/

Local happenings of note:

Clipping reads: "A Big Egg - Mr. J.E. Hawkins brought to this office last week a hen's egg, which for the size beats anything ever produced in these parts. It measures six inches in circumference the short way and eight inches lengthwise." — Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, September 23, 1884, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-09-23/ed-1/seq-1/

Advertisements for local businesses:

Advertisement reads: "Reduction in Blacksmith work! Langlois & Nelson. From and after this date we will Shoe Horses all round for $1.50 each. Maul Rings made of best Swedish Iron for 50 cents per pair. All other work neatly done and warranted at corresponding rates. We do no botch work, and don't you forget it. Langlois & Nelson." — Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, January 20, 1885, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1885-01-20/ed-1/seq-1/

Detailed updates on local people and events:

Clipping reads: "Brevities: Mr. Frank Langlois has accepted a position at Parkersburg. A Blaine and Logan club has been organized at Marshfield. Jack Frost made his appearnce across the river last week. Mr. Geo. Bensen and wife were up from Port Orford Saturday. The steamer Coos Bay stopped at Port Orford on her last trip up. Curless's horse will contest for the first prize at the Coquille fair. Miss Alice Hughes returned to her home on the Sixes river last Thursday." — Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, October 07, 1884, Image 1. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-10-07/ed-1/seq-1/

Health Hints:

And other interesting speculations:

Clipping reads: "Crater Lake, Oregon, is inhabited by a dreadful monster. It is said to be as large as a man's body, and swimming with about two or three feet out of water, and going at a rapid rate, as fast as a man could row a skiff, leaving a similar wave behind it." — Southwest Oregon recorder. (Denmark, Curry County, Or.) 188?-18??, November 18, 1884, Image 7. http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088349/1884-11-18/ed-1/seq-7/

What kinds of fun and educational articles will you find in the Southwest Oregon Recorder and other titles in Historic Oregon Newspapers? Happy searching!

East Oregonian: E.O. online through September 1914

Posted on September 25, 2013May 11, 2023 by srabun@uoregon.edu

Historic newspaper pages from the Pendleton East Oregonian: E.O. are now available on Historic Oregon Newspapers online from March 1, 1888 through Oct. 1, 1914!

Image from the East Oregonian newspaper depicts a woman in rodeo dress riding a horse. Caption says "Greetings." — East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, September 24, 1914, 2, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/mps4nqo

Officially incorporated in 1880, Pendleton is located in Umatilla County, adjacent to the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and is the home of the famous annual Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo, which began in 1910. A keyword search for the words “Pendleton Round Up” within 5 words of each other on the Historic Oregon Newspapers “Search” page turns up over 1500 result pages!

Masthead from the East Oregonian depicts a parade of Native Americans and horses behind the words East Oregonian. — East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, September 25, 1914, 2, Image 1. http://tinyurl.com/ll4mbnz

The E.O. began as a daily publication in 1888 and has continued to provide news coverage for the citizens of eastern Oregon to the present day. Learn more about the E.O. on our Historic Oregon Newspapers “History” page, which contains historic essays about the E.O. and other early Oregon newspaper titles.

An image of a cowboy riding a bucking bronco with caption that states: "The most remarkable ride ever made at the round-up." — East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.) 1888-current, September 24, 1914, 2, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5. http://tinyurl.com/lebn586

Content from the E.O. and other Oregon titles is also available via the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website, along with historic newspapers from several other states!

Stay tuned for more new content, and happy searching!

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