Josephine County History, Hikes and Information

A revolutionary new hiking book has just arrived in our area.   “Hiking Sasquatch Country” by Wendy and Gary Swanson departs from the a...

So what qualifies a person to be an "Oregon Pioneer?" Very simply, it's a Euro-American settler who came to the area, now...

"Along the notorious Rogue River, gold seekers, crazed by discovering nuggets that made them rich overnight, were fighting it out.  ...

This illustration created in 1907 for the Oregon Development League was used to promote Oregon's many different natural resources a...

"Our town, Brown[town], had a population of about 800 to 1000, and some seven or eight saloons, three Dry Goods and Clothing, two bake...

WIN A HISTORIC GOLD MINE! That's correct!  A first time ever opportunity to own an actual gold mine!   Raising funds for th...

The first mechanical dough mixer was developed in Rome around 150 BC.  They were powered by donkeys! In 55 BC Rome invaded Britain.  Wi...