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Like many aspects of Western history, what we've been taught by history books or the movies isn't the full story.

So today on the show, we're kicking off a special series in collaboration with Oregon Experience, the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, and Jefferson Public Radio.

Chelsea Rose joins us to talk all about unearthing Oregon history, the real stuff.

This has been a really important part of the story of ranching, which still really defines a lot of the identity of folks in eastern Oregon today.

To learn more about the history of Chinese cowboys and ranch workers in Eastern Oregon, check out Chelsea Rose's great article and video collaboration with Christy Ghoshy for OPB's Oregon Experience.

You can find those at opb.org, and we'll link to them in our show notes.

And a special shout out to the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology and to our partner station, Jefferson Public Radio, where Rose hosts the podcast Underground History.

Check it out at IJPR.org. Stay tuned for more from Chelsea Rose about unearthing Oregon history in the months to come.

I'm Mike Green.

You're listening to the Jefferson Exchange on the News and Information Service of Jefferson Public Radio.

And we have a very special guest, Heather Holben.

Heather is the audience services coordinator here at JPR.

She's a recent graduate of SOU with a degree in English and working on a graduate degree in English literature.

So she's a perfect addition to our book guides here on JX Reads.

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You're listening to JX Reads on the Jefferson Exchange.

Our reading guides today are librarian Sammy Pearson, bookstore owner Megan Isser, and JPR's own Heather Holben, who coordinates our audience services and is a recent graduate of SOU.

Heather, tell me about the book Coffin Moon.

I'm Mike Green.

You're listening to the Jefferson Exchange on the News and Information Service of Jefferson Public Radio.

You're listening to Underground History, a collaboration between Jefferson Public Radio and the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, or SULA.

I'm your host, Chelsea Rose, and each episode, we take a deep dive into little-known aspects of history in the region and beyond.

Extra, extra, read all about it, the Southern Oregon Historical Society, or SOHS, recently received the archives from the Medford Mail Tribune, which closed its doors in 2023 after 114-year run.

La transición hacia nuevas fuentes de energía también requiere minerales y el desafío es determinar cómo obtenerlos y quién participa en las decisiones sobre sus costos y beneficios.

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El 8 de octubre se conmemora el Día Mundial de la Visión, una iniciativa que busca crear conciencia sobre la importancia de la salud visual, la prevención de las enfermedades oculares y el acceso a servicios de atención para todas las personas.

También se recuerda que un 8 de octubre de 1871 comenzó el gran incendio de Chicago, uno de los desastres urbanos más devastadores de la historia de Estados Unidos, que destruyó miles de edificios y dejó a unas cien mil personas sin hogar.

I'm Mike Green.

You're listening to the Jefferson Exchange on the News and Information Service of Jefferson Public Radio.

Welcome back to the Jefferson Exchange.

I'm Mike Green.