ONLINE PROGRAM: Windows in Time Presents "The Rogue River Wars: New Perspectives" Online
Please note, this event will take place remotely via Zoom. Zoom meeting details will be emailed to you when you register.
The story of the Rogue River Indian wars is usually viewed through a haze of Hollywood mythmaking. A careful reading of contemporary documents, however, reveals a more human story of rumor, panic, and vengeance. This talk by Ben Truwe will focus on events of the years 1850 through 1855, when cultures clashed in Jackson County.
Medford resident Ben Truwe, author of the Looking Back Jackson County history books and curator of the massive Southern Oregon History, Revised website, has spent the last ten years tracking down, transcribing, and annotating source documents from the 1850s and making them easily available online.
The monthly Windows in Time lunchtime lectures feature well-known writers and historians, and bring alive the people, values, and events that shaped our Southern Oregon heritage. Lectures are jointly sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) and Jackson County Library Services.
Image: Tecumtum, "Chief John," war general of the Rogue Rivers. Photo taken May 1862, upon his release from prison in San Francisco.
- Date:
- 09/02/2020
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- History Presentation/Discussion
- Online:
- This event will take place remotely via Zoom. Zoom meeting details will be emailed to you when you register.
