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The Martin family went missing on December 7, 1958 after heading east from Portland in search of greenery for holiday wreaths. The following spring, the bodies of two of the three daughters were recovered from the Columbia River but, despite search efforts, the fate of the rest of the family remained a mystery. Fast forward several decades to 2025, and enter Archer Mayo: artist and professional diver with a penchant for solving mysteries. -
Courtesy Lloyd SmithDecades after newspaper publisher Amos Voorhies died, a chance find at a garage sale saved thousands of rare photographs of early life in Josephine County.
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Archer Mayo joins host Chelsea Rose on Underground History. -
Chris Ruiz joins Chelsea Rose, host of Underground History. -
Survivors and descendants of those detained at Tule Lake will return to the former Japanese American incarceration camp this weekend to honor its history and resist its erasure. -
Chelsea Rose from the SOU Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA), chats with Kimberly Wooten, a historical archaeologist. -
Joining the Exchange is Megan Lallier-Barron, Curator of Exhibitions at the Oregon Historical Society. -
Anna Sloan of the Southern Oregon Historical Society, and Jeff LaLande, author of "The Jackson County Rebellion: A Populist Uprising in Depression-Era Oregon," join the JX. -
Steven Corelis joins the Exchange to discuss the showcase of vehicles that range from the era of 1900 to the 1970s. -
Host Chelsea Rose is joined by Kimberli Fitzgerald, archaeologist for the City of Salem, and Briece Edwards, historic preservation manager for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
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Over the past 32 years, Morning Edition has broadcast a reading of the Declaration of Independence by NPR staff as a way of marking Independence Day. This year, we also offer some historical context. -
California voted to bar immigrants from schools and social services in 1994. Now most Californians see immigrants as a benefit to the state. -
Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1865. This year marks the 160th anniversary. -
Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith are the guests, the authors of the book War Fever: Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the Great War.
