Welcome To Oregon: A Oregon History & Lore Podcast

Oregon Voices Network-Marcus Axford

Lifelong resident Marcus Axford takes you on an adventure of the Oregon landscape, it's history and it's lore. From old buildings and institutions, through old growth forest and exploring ancient cryptids, to cultures and times past. Come, take a seat, and let's begin!

  1. 5D AGO

    Episode 44: The Bone Wars

    We finally begin our journey into Oregon's prehistoric history... Sort of! Oregon is rich in fossils, and unfortunately it also played partial host to a feud that saw many of those fossil lost to greed. Stories include Oregon's only dinosaur fossil, Thomas Condon, the Bone Wars, and more! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophanes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil#:~:text=A%20fossil%20(from%20Classical%20Latin,petrified%20wood%20and%20DNA%20remnants. https://www.americanscientist.org/article/american-dinosaurs-who-and-what-was-first#:~:text=The%20first%20ever%20description%20of,first%20formal%20name:%20Scrotum%20humanum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkdale_Cave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckland#Megalosaurus https://www.opb.org/news/article/mitchell-oregon-first-dinosaur-fossil-ornithopod/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34256321/thomas-condon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Condon https://www.nps.gov/joda/learn/historyculture/index.htm#:~:text=In%201862%20gold%20was%20found,there%20were%20fossils%20in%20Oregon! https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/dr-thomas-condon/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Wars#Legacy https://offbeatoregon.com/1601c.bone-wars.374.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Drinker_Cope#Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othniel_Charles_Marsh a href="https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/third-20-million-year-old-hippo-like-fossil-found-on-the-oregon-coast-in-2-weeks/#:~:text=Oregon%20Coast-,Third%2020%2Dmillion%2Dyear%2Dold%20hippo%2Dlike%20fossil,Oregon%20Coast%20in%202%20weeks&text=PORTLAND%2C%20Ore.,unearthed%20at%20Lincoln%20County%20Beach" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    32 min

  2. FEB 26

    Episode 43: The Goodest Boy

    This episode is dedicated to my dog Milo. To celebrate his life, we are going into the history of the state's most courageous canines, with stories of Lewis and Clark's dog "Seaman", Two-Bits the Terrier, and Bobbie The Wonder Dog. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_best_friend#:~:text=%22Man's%20best%20friend%22%20is%20a,since%20become%20a%20common%20colloquialism.&text=Before%20the%2019th%20century%2C%20breeds,towards%20dogs%20began%20to%20shift. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden_Nash https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/introduction-dogs https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/article/evolution-of-dogs#:~:text=Recently%20published%20research%20in%20Cell,Reports%20study%20found%20something%20unexpected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_wolf#:~:text=The%20earliest%20specimens%20of%20the,from%20earlier%20Siberian%20wolf%20populations. https://www.oregonlive.com/native-american-news/2023/12/this-pacific-nw-dog-was-once-kept-for-its-wool-yes-wool.html https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/rare-woolly-dog-hair-found-coast-salish-blanket https://www.nps.gov/people/seaman.htm https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/seaman.htm#:~:text=Seaman%2C%20Meriwether%20Lewis'%20dog%2C,the%20trip%20but%20returned%20later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_(dog)#Seaman_after_the_expedition https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/two_bits_the_world_war_ii_lookout_dog/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_the_Wonder_Dog#Death_and_legacy https://newsregister.com/article?articleId=49202#:~:text=It%20was%20the%20story%20of,lost%20during%20a%20family%20vacation

    37 min
  3. Episode 42: A Law Unwritten

    FEB 14

    Episode 42: A Law Unwritten

    Oregon, as well as the rest of the United States, has been through an interesting period where a man could kill another man whom they believed to be a lecherous homewrecker and often got away with it. This is a period known as the unwritten law. Sources: https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/romeo-and-juliet/ https://legalhistorymiscellany.com/2016/08/08/infidelity-defence/ https://www.thetudorchest.com/post/who-was-the-love-of-henry-viii-s-life https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/50863 https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mary-latham-marries-and-older-man-and-regrets-it/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery_laws#:~:text=Today%2C%20adultery%20laws%20are%20mostly,criminalize%20it%20as%20a%20misdemeanor. https://www.lsd.law/define/unwritten-law https://offbeatoregon.com/1508d.unwritten-law-353.html https://offbeatoregon.com/1308c-reynolds-love-triangle-kissing-the-corpse.html https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/creffield_edmund_and_the_brides_of_christ_church/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Creffield https://offbeatoregon.com/1508e.orlando-murray-UnLaw-354.html https://offbeatoregon.com/1509d.powell-n-brown-UnLaw.html

    34 min
  4. Episode 41: Horrors of Highway 20

    JAN 29

    Episode 41: Horrors of Highway 20

    John Ackroyd. It's a name most of you might not recognize, not like Dahmer or Ted Bundy. However for the people of Santiam Junction and highway 20, John Ackroyd was that nightmare for them, a nightmare they feared they would never wake from. This episode contains some fairly graphic content, listener discretion is advised. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Hare#Impact https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder#:~:text=The%20interpersonal%20traits%20include%20glibness,and%20failure%20to%20accept%20responsibility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arthur_Ackroyd https://www.smith.edu/news-events/news/haunting-stories-highway-20 https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/11/how-did-oregon-killer-john-arthur-ackroyd-die.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_of_Highway_20 https://newportoregon.gov/dept/npd/det.asp#:~:text=Sheila%20Swanson%2C%2019%2C%20and%20Melissa,a%20wooded%20area%20near%20Eddyville.

    31 min
  5. Episode 40: Twisted Places

    JAN 10

    Episode 40: Twisted Places

    Welcome back to a new year of stories! On this episode we dive into unusual locations, places that have unexplained phenomenon or odd urban legends, including the Oregon Vortex, Witches Castle and even more Crater Lake! Sources: https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2016/04/ghosts-of-assonet-ledge.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_the_Dolls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Triangle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Hill,_Oregon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_House_(Portland,_Oregon) https://centralportland.com/2011/08/16/danford-balch-northwest-portland-country-boy/ https://reedquest.org/2022/10/29/2022-10-28-the-haunting-of-the-witchs-castle/#:~:text=She%20said%20%E2%80%9CI%20had%20experienced,wish%20they%20weren't%E2%80%9D. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Spot https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/findingaids/?p=collections/findingaid&id=2876 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/The+Oregon+Vortex,+4303+Sardine+Creek+L+Fork+Rd,+Gold+Hill,+OR+97525/42.6947,-123.2006/@42.6092569,-123.3228514,36020m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x54c585fab43066f1:0xe96a8bb07ae748ef!2m2!1d-123.084617!2d42.4932554!1m0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D https://www.oregon.gov/dogami/milo/archive/HistoricalSociety/GoldHill/GreyEagle.pdf https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_vortex_house_of_mystery_/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Vortex

    30 min
  6. Episode 39: Cult

    10/28/2024

    Episode 39: Cult

    Cults. We have all heard of them, what they are and what they are capable of, and you'll be terrified to learn that we have and had plenty right in our own backyard, including Rajneeshpuram, Heaven's Gate and more. Sources: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/lgbtq-history/the-galli/#:~:text=The%20cult%20of%20Cybele%2C%20also,These%20priests%20were%20the%20Galli. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-cult http://legalhistorysources.com/ChurchHistory220/LectureOne/MagnaMater.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Anand_Sheela#Early_life_and_education https://offbeatoregon.com/23-08d.rajneeshpuramPart4of5.html https://arkasnews.com/a-guru-in-need-of-enlightenment-osho-the-lord-of-the-night/#:~:text=Although%20Osho%20went%20to%20the,those%20who%20were%20his%20disciples. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2017/12/how_oregon_shaped_heavens_gate.html https://offbeatoregon.com/1606a.heavens-gate-ufo-cult-394.html https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/07/twinray-ashland-oregon-the-haven-cult/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carlson_(religious_leader)#Early_life https://ashland.news/controversial-twinray-organization-closes-doors-on-the-haven-in-downtown-ashland/

    36 min
  7. Episode 38: Beneath The Surface

    10/27/2024

    Episode 38: Beneath The Surface

    Ever wonder what lies just beneath the surface of the water? Maybe you'll have less of a curiosity after this episode when we talk about water cryptids! Including stories about Devil's Lake, Wallowa Lake, and more! Sources: https://www.scotclans.com/pages/the-loch-ness-monster https://www.bbcearth.com/news/10-animals-with-pre-historic-roots https://www.britannica.com/animal/plesiosaur https://www.iflscience.com/colossal-claude-from-oregon-folklore-accused-of-causing-underwater-eruption-68065 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal-delake3-5-50/154397178/ https://www.oregongenealogy.com/wallowa/reavis/nez_perce_legend_of_wallowa_lake.htm https://www.lmtribune.com/obituaries/irene-wiggins-of-clarkston-94-retired-hoteliere66f023a/ https://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/supreme-court/1974/528-p-2d-1332-5.html https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/quick-cryptid-snippet-big-wally-aka-the-wallowa-lake-monster https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Wallowa_Lake_Monster https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Devil%27s_Lake_Monster

    34 min
  8. Five Days of Frights Season 2 Trailer

    10/23/2024

    Five Days of Frights Season 2 Trailer

    Welcome back to spooky season! I have missed you all my friends, but I think you will enjoy what we have lined up for this years festivities, even if they are looking a little different this year. So, have a seat as we return to the camp fire once again and enjoy some chills and thrills!

    2 min
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Lifelong resident Marcus Axford takes you on an adventure of the Oregon landscape, it's history and it's lore. From old buildings and institutions, through old growth forest and exploring ancient cryptids, to cultures and times past. Come, take a seat, and let's begin!

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