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Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

Creator:: Weber, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn)
Abstract:: The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Project: Phase III Assessment by Mary Kathryn Weber A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to Mary Howard of Frontier Genealogy Resources who taught me how to do genealogical research, and

Kinship, environment and the Forest Service : homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to Mary Howard of Frontier Genealogy Resources who taught me how to do genealogical research, and

The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

Creator:: Stone, Helen Delight
Abstract:: Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: preservationist Mike Byrnes. The March 1993 crew consisted of: Robert Cromwell, George Wisner, Joy Hagler, Mary

An evaluation of the archaeological potential of Riverfront Park in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Littlefield, Steven W.
Abstract:: The archaeological resources contained in Corvallis Riverfront Commemorative Park (RCP) have a great potential to add to the historical record of the warehouse district of the original town of Marysville (Corvallis). The City of Corvallis' proposed Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project and proposed changes to Riverfront Commemorative Park threaten to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the river and the mountain for his sister Mary who lived in New York (Scott 1924:187; McArthur

Beagle, Oregon, An Unknown Casualty of War: Camp White and the Destruction of a Farming Community During the Second World War

Creator:: Shelnutt, Kay
Abstract:: This project examines the landscape of the farming community of Beagle, Oregon prior to and during the Second World War and the effect on it due to the construction of Camp White, a World War II training facility. The Beagle landscape is examined through the prism of current theory that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 48. Letterhead from Glass Brothers' Threshing Company, 1906 106 49. The Glass Ranch, Beagle

Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

Creator:: Manion, Mollie Jo
Abstract:: The Newell Farmstead (35MA41) archaeological site lies in the heart of the French Prairie in the Willamette Valley in the Champoeg State Heritage Area, Oregon. The integrity and depth of deposition have made the Newell site a unique opportunity to look at activity areas and domestic life of early Euro-American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of acculturation : ORMU57, Portland's Old Chinatown, ca. 1870-1920

Creator:: Wernz, Maralee
Abstract:: This archaeological based research uses ceramics in the study of acculturation from a site excavated by an urban archaeology contract firm, and utilizes the theories of consumer choice, ethnicity and acculturation. Artifact analysis took place in the form of minimum vessel counts, artifact relative frequencies, and Chinese artifact values, as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Site ORBE2 : an archaeological analysis of a construction disturbed site

Creator:: Cromwell, Robert J.
Abstract:: This thesis describes investigations of archaeological materials recovered from Site ORBE2, an early-twentieth century historic site in Corvallis, OR. The archaeological materials were found only after construction workers had excavated trenches underneath the still-standing structure on the site in order to install a new foundation. Over 1500 artifacts were recovered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Virginia Steenson (married) B. H. and Mary Ellen Arnold (married) Ernest H. and Lee Rudisill (married

Recognizing individual potters in historic Oregon sites : a visual and chemical analysis of early Oregon redware

Creator:: Peterson, Ella M.
Abstract:: This paper discusses research concerning redware vessel sherds found in an archaeological excavation at Oregon's historic Champoeg State Park, and comparative artifacts from four known Oregon and Washington late nineteenth pottery production sites. Visual and Instrumental Nuclear Activation Analysis comparison studies were conducted on samples from each site. The New...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: time and at my own pace. My mom, Mary Jane Brown-Willis was a constant source of encouragement

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Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Kinship, environment and the Forest Service : homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

An evaluation of the archaeological potential of Riverfront Park in Corvallis, Oregon

Beagle, Oregon, An Unknown Casualty of War: Camp White and the Destruction of a Farming Community During the Second World War

Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

A study of acculturation : ORMU57, Portland's Old Chinatown, ca. 1870-1920

Site ORBE2 : an archaeological analysis of a construction disturbed site

Recognizing individual potters in historic Oregon sites : a visual and chemical analysis of early Oregon redware

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