Mysteries in our Backyard

posted Dec 12, 2011 5:20 PM by Pat Harper [ updated Jan 10, 2012 2:05 PM by Joanna Loops ]

NEW classes & Training on Doing Local Research, available through the Mysteries in Our Backyard program! Click HERE for the full schedule.

SOHS, the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society (RVGS) and the Jackson County Heritage Association (JCHA) have been busy collecting local mysteries for you to solve! We mean it, the mysteries on our website are questions posted by local historians because the answers are unknown to us.

To investigate the mysteries, just click here. Beginning January 1, 2012, you can claim one as your own, and attend workshops on Saturday mornings to learn more about resources for local history. We hope this can be fun for adults, students and families. Please check the website to learn all about this project.

Thanks to the Jackson County Cultural Coalition, funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust, SOHS in partnership with RVGS and JCHA just received a $1,000 grant for Mysteries in Our Backyard! This grant will help fund student participation in the program!

The Medford Mail Tribune recently published an article about the project, which is available here.