Original Courthouse reveals History Forums for February
By Karl Vercouteren
Original Wasco County Courthouse hosts history forums via ZOOM.
Original Courthouse Preservation Corporation invites you to join Zoom presentations of the 2022 Regional History Forum each Saturday in February at 1:30 p.m.
COVID precautions = no gatherings at the 1859 Courthouse.
Join programs via Zoom: http://OWCCZoomLink.info
To attend by phone, leave a message at 541 296-4798, and we’ll call back with directions.
Saturday, February 5
‘Finding David Douglas’— an Environmentalist Before His Time
Lois Leonard capped a distinguished career in the field of public history and museums by directing and producing this video. It’s a compelling tale of adventure and discovery following the intrepid 19th century Scots botanist/explorer from his native Scotland to North America and beyond.
Saturday, February 12
The Pineapple War: Labor Action in The Dalles
Those who read local newspapers or listen to local radio know Rodger Nichols. Our local historian and member of the Courthouse board tells of the time
The Dalles made national headlines. A 1949 longshoreman strike in Hawaii
led to a riot in our fair city when a boatload of pineapples showed up!
Saturday, February 19
John S. Woodruff: Hermit of the Cave
Georga Foster is president of the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society and volunteers at the Discovery Center Library. There was a man who lived in a cave above the Catholic Cemetery in The Dalles. Over a century has passed and he still is a subject of conversation and speculation. Georga’s program explores the life, family, and past of John Woodruff, the hermit of Hermit’s Cave.
Saturday, February 26
Lorena Trickey: Oregon’s World Champion Cowgirl
Leaders of Crown Point Country Historical Society Steve Lehl and Chuck Rollins present the cowgirl honored in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Lorena was born in a small town at the west end of the Gorge, became one of the great female competitors in the first Golden Age of rodeo, performed as a stunt double in Holly-wood, stabbed one husband, then remarried and became a prospector and miner.
The presentations are available for up to 100 participants. Please log on or dial in at least 15 minutes early. Zoom will be available at 1:00 p.m. The presentation starts promptly at 1:30 p.m.
To attend via computer requires a camera and speakers. You may also attend via cell phone that has camera and speakers, or by landline (just audio). Please leave a message at 541-296-4798 and we’ll call back with the alternative call-in information or with help getting on Zoom if you haven’t done that before.
Visit our website: http://www.OriginalWascoCountyCourthouse.org/
2021 allowed opening summer hours and a smaller-than-usual amount of income from tour boat guests. We can’t pass the sock around at this year’s February programs as we’ve done in the past, but appreciate your membership renewals and donations.
Please make checks out to: Original Courthouse Preservation Corporation, P.O. Box 839, The Dalles, OR 97058
Original Courthouse donations and memberships are tax-deductible and also qualify for Oregon state tax credit under the Oregon Cultural Trust program.
If you’ve already paid your dues, please pass or link the membership application that is below to a friend. Thanks!
