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For most of us, there is a soundtrack to our lives. Songs from our childhoods, our weddings, or the background for the big and small events, parties, and road trips that shape us. Music is inherently ephemeral, and often only made available to archaeologists via ancient instruments or illustrations, but archaeological investigations from a former commune in Northern California have provided an exciting opportunity to explore the “sonic debris” from the mid-20th century. -
abzee/Getty ImagesThe true history of April Fools' has been a mystery for ages. The theories around its origin story have involved everything from Roman gods and fake popes to the Gregorian calendar and gullible fish.
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Goldschmidt, once a towering figure in state and national politics, admitted sexually abusing a teenager and attempting to cover it up. -
Brian Young, wrote a book, Hogan's Heroes: The Definitive Episode Guide. Young takes his book tour to the Rogue Valley. -
Diana Coogle writes about how hippies helped change American eating habits. -
Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley, Oregon Indigenous historian David G. Lewis highlights Native perspectives about the region. -
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. -
Todd Braje at the University of Oregon brings both disciplines together in his book Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Archaeology and Human History Can Inform Our Planet’s Future. -
Amateur archeologist Scott Kemery leads a team on expeditions to uncover the artifacts left behind by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Their discoveries shed light on the human experience amidst the devastation and honor the memories of those who died. -
What originally began as an effort to get signatures in support of a LEGO set to honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, has grown into a National Park Service LEGO Vignettes social media account -
The 90-year-old chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument has been closed since 2018. Supporters of this National Historic Landmark are seeking additional funding to finish restoration of the hotel. -
There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart. -
The salmon ceremony is celebrated by Humboldt Area Peoples Archive in an interactive display at the Humboldt County Visitors Bureau in Eureka. -
Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering the small East African country.
