Offbeat Oregon History podcast

Mountain town of Bourne was home of a magnificent swindle

History happenings at OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY in Portland, next few mont…

Did primitive Hug Point Road save our beaches?

Pioneer Chinese doc was a city treasure in John Day

Valley was Oregon Trail’s eden, used-ox dealership

The world’s smallest natural harbor used to be even smaller

Atlantis in Oregon: The underwater lost cities

Grisly slasher murder still baffling a century later (2 of 2)

State tried to pin Grisly slasher murder on victim's 'grim widow' (1 of 2)

Astronaut left a piece of Oregon lava on the moon

Beavercreek Bomber: Pay $1 million or out go the lights

Pilot boat’s entire crew mysteriously disappeared

Oregon’s tiger pimp went on the lam, became big problem for Idaho (2 of 2)

Oregon had its own 'Tiger King,' only ours was worse (Part 1 of 2)

Iconic movies filmed in Oregon, Part 3: 1975-1989

Iconic movies filmed in Oregon, Part 2: 1965-1975

Iconic movies shot in Oregon, part 1: 1908-1952

Scenic highway was pitched as a 'park to park' experience (Part 2 of 2)

Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway set the tone for Oregon roadbuilding for dec…

Getting trapped in ship’s wreckage saved mariner

For ex-spy Claire Phillips, fame was fleeting but her PTSD was not (Part 2…

Portland woman ran U.S. spy ring in World War II (Part 1 of 2)

Bloody 1925 prison break ended badly for everyone involved (2 of 2)

Rampant Klan cronyism led to bloody 1925 prison break (1 of 2)

Brutal ‘Oregon Boot’ made our state prison infamous

Meteorites that have fallen on the Beaver State (2 of 2)

Man found meteorite on his neighbor's land ... so he stole it. (1 of 2)

The last-minute choice that made aviation legend Jim Wright a true hero (P…

Aviator Jim Wright's day of triumph: A new world record at Reno Air Races …

The heroic final flight of Cottage Grove's Jim Wright: Part 1 of 3

Trail Blazers’ fate hung on an extra-long bathroom break: Part 2 of 2

Trail Blazers came to Portland thanks to amazing promoter: Part 1 of 2

Lola Baldwin's life mission: Battle human trafficking in Portland

First policewoman was a municipal Rescuer — like Bianca

Did ‘Vortex I’ prevent riots in downtown Portland?

McCall expected ‘Vortex I’ to cost him re-election

Riot at PSU set the stage for ‘Governor’s Pot Party’

Yachter’s treasure caught FBI’s interest too late

Portland's Vaudeville mayor made city famous as well as notorious

When The Oregonian newspaper burgled a candidate’s home

How Stewart Holbrook became Oregon's great storyteller (Part 2 of 2)

Stewart Holbrook: The literary spirit of mid-century Oregon (Part 1 of 2)

How a national mythology was made from massacre

Marcus Whitman: The man behind the myths and the massacre

Portland home of world’s only working P.T. boat

After logger’s murder, bordello madam vanished

Cayuse tribe’s amazing ponies are now very rare

Famous dance hall hosted Berry, Cash, many more

The notorious Tusko led a colorful and tragic life