Pioneer Profiles
Benjamin Franklin Dowell Part 2: Attorney, Packer, Claims Collector, Lobbyist, and Newspaper Publisher – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – June 2016
Last month we looked at the early years of Benjamin Franklin Dowell, great, great nephew of Benjamin Franklin and a pioneer Jacksonville resident, in his role as attorney, packer, and claims […]
Benjamin Franklin Dowell Part 1: Attorney, Packer, and Claims Collector – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – May 2016
With the 1861 B.F. Dowell house being a featured home on the Jacksonville Boosters Club’s Historic Home and Garden Tour this month, it seems appropriate to focus our Pioneer Profile series […]
George Francis Schumpf – Jacksonville Town Barber – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – April 2016
Jacksonville Pioneer George Francis Schumpf was the most successful and longest established barber, operating his barber shop at 157 West California Street from the time he purchased the original building in […]
Judge Frank LeBlond TouVelle: Orchardist, Politician, Philanthropist – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – March 2016
The Judge Frank TouVelle House, located at 435 North Oregon Street in Jacksonville, is considered one of the best examples of Craftsman-style homes in the Rogue Valley. A special January 1, […]
William Hoffman: Merchant and Public Servant – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – February 2016
When William Hoffman arrived in Jacksonville in the fall of 1853, he brought his own gold—six marriageable daughters, a treasure indeed to the many bachelors who had been lured to the […]
Westward, Ho! – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – Dec 2015/Jan 2016
From 1843 to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, some 500,000 emigrants traveled the Oregon Trail to the “promised land” of the Oregon Territory and California in search […]
The Journey West… – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – November 2015
California and the Oregon Territory seemed like the “promised land” to individuals in the eastern half of the United States dreaming of riches, adventure, or better lives. But first they had […]
J.C. Whipp – Artist in Stone – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – October 2015
As you tour Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery during “Meet the Pioneers” on October 9th or 10th, or wander among the tombstones on other occasions, you can’t help but notice the elaborate markers […]
Cornelius C. Beekman, Part 4 – Pariah to Patriarch – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – September 2015
Although Cornelius Beekman may have been the wealthiest and most prominent man in pioneer Jacksonville, wealth and prominence did not guarantee popularity. In fact, when the railroad by-passed Jacksonville in favor […]
Cornelius C. Beekman, Part 3 – A Man in His Prime – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profile – August 2015
Cornelius C. Beekman was arguably the wealthiest and most prominent of the pioneers who settled Jacksonville. Although most closely associated today with banking and the bank that bears his name, banking […]