Jointly sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society and Jackson County Library Services\, Windows in Time lectures feature well-known writers and historians speaking about people and events that shaped Southern Oregon&rsquo\;s heritage. Preregister for the Zoom\, June 10\, 12pm presentation at \;https://jcls.libcal.com/calendar/jcls_event/George-Wright-WIT. Or\, following the talk\, view a recording of the program on the JCLS YouTube channel.
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\n\nGuest speaker\, Pat Harper\, former SOHS Archivist and current SOHS webmaster presents &ldquo\;The Life of George Wright: Rancher\, Philosopher\, Friend.&rdquo\; Wright was a rancher who lived in northern California and Jackson County from 1896 to 1981\, raising horses\, cows\, and pigs. He was also a writer and occasional poet who served as a range rider and deputy sheriff. He also recorded hundreds of place names in the Soda Mountain Wilderness area and northern California. Pat will share Wright&rsquo\;s observations on people\, places\, and changes that occurred in southern Oregon during his lifetime.
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