“Those were exciting days. A regular pageant of non-descript people, coming and going, all the time. “I have but to close my eyes to live it all...
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Frontier Wedding Menus
“One of the prettiest home weddings of the season was that of Miss Etta Scofield and Roy H. Tracey, Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the home of...
As American as Apple Pie
“Before we were out of the mountains, we met a relief train from the Willamette Valley...as flour was being offered at $1.00 per pound, and as we...
The Cheesy Old West
“A wild, and woolly, rollicking mining camp is the best way I can describe Canyon City, when I first came here. “The men could throw a ball in the...
Sunday Dinner
What do you get when you combine good food, family, friends, laughter, music and entertainment? A pleasant old-fashioned Sunday feast! That’s...
Auld Lang Syne
“January 4, 1883. I take my pen in hand with much pleasure tonight to scratch you a few words,” began Ella Oblinger’s letter to her grandparents and...
Christmas on the Frontier
What is it about Christmas? Be it 2009 or 1889, people who celebrate it always find a way to recognize this holiday. Whether it be cattlemen stuck...
Chinese Food Anyone?
“I’ve known of Chinese cooks, out on the big ranches in Eastern Oregon, that, when full of hop or bad whiskey, would chase everybody with a big...
Puttin’ Up the Pantry
“I have just bought fifty-seven pounds of apples to make jelly for the winter; they were two and a half cents a pound,” wrote Mrs. E.M.H. of Lake...
Out to Lunch
“Venison used to be sold over the block here, just like beef.... “Mrs. Dan (Diudonne) Lajeunesse ran the Thomas Hotel for a time [1900]; she had...
Celebrating July Fourth
“The Fourth of July will remind an American of his home wherever he may be or however far he may be separated from it." “Early in the morning we...
The Chuckwagon Cooky
They were paid $20-$30 a month and were called names like Belly-cheater, Cooky, Coosie, Beef-trust, Dog face, Dutch, Beans, Punk, Grease-pot and...