Offbeat Oregon History podcast

Offbeat Oregon History podcast


Latest Episodes

Wolf Creek Inn: Back-woods retreat for Jack London, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, others
November 18, 2022

he faraway (from Hollywood) rustic haven provided Golden Age stars a place to get away from the pressure of fame and career, and ...

Fog made the difference between a reprimand and a medal
November 17, 2022

Legendary Coast Guard lifesaver took his brand-new rescue boat dangerously close to shore to save four drowning people; hundreds of people were watching and cheering, but...

Researchers solve mystery of “Beeswax Shipwreck”
November 16, 2022

For centuries, mysterious chunks of beeswax have been washing up on Oregon beaches. ...

“Voice of Looney Toons” was the terror of his Portland high school
November 15, 2022

His teachers may not have appreciated Mel Blanc's humor and talents, but Portland radio listeners sure did ...

Gold Rush driver One-Eyed Charley had a secret
November 14, 2022

Only after the body was handed over to the undertaker did the truth come out:

Former whorehouse is a historical treasure today
November 11, 2022

Once the finest residence in Oregon Territory, the John McLoughlin House also was once one of the most disreputable so ...

Homesteader’s plan to get extra land involved bigamy, murder
November 10, 2022

He married her to get title to her land claim, but then she found out he had another wife in Dufur, so she moved out. So...

Fierce debate over UFO sighting continues today
November 09, 2022

Was the flying saucer photographed over the Trent farm near McMinnville real, or a clever hoax?

Oregon called BS on Cali papers’ 1890s UFO stories
November 08, 2022

A handful of California newspapers started a UFO scare in 1896 with a series of stories of sightings. But ...

Oregon has been inhabited since at least 12,400 B.C.
November 07, 2022

Fourteen thousand years ago, in a cold dry cave deep in the Oregon Outback, someone answered a call of Nature