Pioneer Profiles
Cornelius C. Beekman, Part 2 – Beginnings of a Business Empire – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – July 2015
Cornelius C. Beekman was arguably the wealthiest and most prominent of the pioneers who settled Jacksonville in the mid-1800s. From humble beginnings as a carpenter and express rider, he built a […]
Cornelius C. Beekman, Part 1 – “Mr. Jacksonville” – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – June 2015
Cornelius C. Beekman was arguably the wealthiest and most prominent of the pioneers who settled Jacksonville in the mid-1800s. From relatively humble beginnings as a carpenter and express rider, he built […]
Following the Flag – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – May 2015
Jacksonville’s lovely 1892 Queen Anne-style home on North Oregon Street is best known as the “Nunan House,” named after its original occupants, Jeremiah and Delia Nunan (profiled in the March 2015 […]
“Oregon’s Main Street” – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – April 2015
With spring and summer vacations looming, some of you will be driving over the Siskiyous to visit family and friends in California; others may be looking forward to guests making the […]
Jeremiah Nunan – An Irish Success Story – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – March 2015
Since March 17th celebrates St. Patrick and all things Irish, it seems appropriate for this month’s Pioneer Profiles to feature Jeremiah Nunan, one of Jacksonville’s Irish pioneers. Most people associate Nunan’s […]
Gin Lin – Prominent Mine Boss, Contract Labor Broker, and Businessman – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
Pioneer Profiles – February 2015
As Jacksonville celebrates Chinese New Year this month, we should not lose sight of the original “welcome” given Chinese immigrants when they first arrived in Oregon in the 1850s.
Jackson County greeted […]
Georgia Curran Scott Lind – 20th Century Pioneer
Pioneer Profiles – October 2014
This month I’m taking a break from the ongoing series of stories about 19th Century life in Jacksonville to pay tribute to a special person—Georgia Curran Scott Lind. On August 20, […]
Pioneer Profiles: Jacksonville’s German-Speaking Settlers – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
With Oktoberfest beginning later this month, it seems an appropriate time to celebrate Southern Oregon’s pioneer community of German-speaking settlers. Although comprising only a quarter of the Rogue Valley’s population, first and second-generation immigrants from […]
Pioneer Profiles: Peter Britt, Part 3 – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
The past two Pioneer Profiles have partially explored the public persona of Peter Britt, the pioneer Swiss photographer famed for documenting Southern Oregon’s people, activities, and landscapes, and father of the region’s commercial orchard, wine, and ornamental horticulture industries.
Pioneer Profiles: Peter Britt, Part 2 – by Carolyn Kingsnorth
In June, Pioneer Profiles highlighted Peter Britt’s renown as photographer, artist, and documenter of pioneer life in Southern Oregon. However, Britt was also an avid gardener and is considered to be the father...