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Grants Pass: Built in 1902, this is the finest remaining example of the Queen Anne style in Grants Pass, and was the most prominent home in the city prior to World War I. It was built for John Ahlf (1856–1932), a German immigrant and meat packer who became one of the leading businessmen of the Rogue Valley. [7] 2: Allen Gulch Mill
Grants Pass is a city in and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. [8] The city is located on Interstate 5 , northwest of Medford , along the Rogue River . The population is 39,194 according to the 2020 census , making it the 15th most populous city in Oregon .
Carol Spahn, 21st Director of The Peace Corps (Romania 1994–1996) [30] Jody Olsen, 20th Director of the Peace Corps (Tunisia 1966–1968) [31] [32] Carrie Hessler-Radelet, 19th Director of the Peace Corps, (Western Samoa 1981–1984) [33] [34] Aaron S. Williams, 18th Director of the Peace Corps, (Dominican Republic, 1967–1970) [35]
In the mid-1970s, at conferences of global educators in the Midwest, a group of returned Peace Corps volunteers began meeting to discuss their service experiences.They adopted a Peace Corps objective that President John F. Kennedy stated in 1961: "Come home and teach your neighbors about the communities where you served."
The Nunn Center contains over 19,000 oral history interviews featuring a variety of individuals and projects. Significant oral history projects include: the Family Farm Project, the Colonel Arthur L. Kelly Veterans Oral History Project, University of Kentucky history, African American history in Kentucky, [4] Kentucky writers, Kentucky's medical history, the history of professional baseball ...
Josephine County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.As of the 2020 census, the population was 88,090. [1] The county seat is Grants Pass. [2] The county is named after Virginia Josephine Rollins (1834–1912), a settler who was the first white woman to live in the county's boundaries.
Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its favor, the City Council of Grants Pass, Oregon, voted unanimously to adopt a new camping resolution to help address homelessness.
History - Local Website: Grants Pass Museum of Art Grants Pass: Josephine: Southern: Art: Regional artists [36] Gresham History Museum: Gresham: Multnomah: Portland Metro History - Local History of Gresham and surrounding area; run by the Gresham Historical Society Hallie Ford Museum of Art: Salem: Marion: Willamette Valley: Art