by Deborah Lobey | Mar 25, 2023 | Oral History - Stories
ALMA TATOM Oral History Project Ed and Alma Tatom were interviewed together in 1976 and Alma was interviewed for a second time in 1994. They were long-time residents of the Florence area and made significant contributions to their community. Everyone felt fortunate to...
by Deborah Lobey | Mar 24, 2023 | Oral History - Stories
ED TATOM Oral History Project Ed and his uncle were more than grateful to be rescued the following morning. They hadn’t brought many provisions on board and had only 1 small can of Dinty Moore’s stew remaining. Desperate for drinking water, they had resorted to...
by Deborah Lobey | Mar 24, 2023 | Oral History - Stories
TOM SNEDDONOral History Project The Rhododendron Festival has always been the major annual event for Florence. Tom noticed a decline in the enthusiasm and excitement for the festival in the 1970’s. Rather than see its popularity continue to dwindle, he was determined...
by Deborah Lobey | Mar 24, 2023 | Oral History - Stories
DR. J. F. WILLIAM SAUBERT Oral History Project Part 1 of 2021 Interview with Steve Saubert THE EARLY YEARS In the 1880’s, travel to the Siuslaw River was hardly an easy task. Some describe it as a journey that took determination and “grit”. Pioneers came by horse, or...
by Deborah Lobey | Mar 23, 2023 | Oral History - Stories
STEVE SAUBERT Part 2, Sea Lion CavesOral History Project “. . . his grandmother, Hannah Saubert managed the business at the Caves – lighting the kerosene lanterns and conducting cave tours. She kept a broom handy to chase back the sea lions each day, all the...
by Deborah Lobey | Mar 22, 2023 | Oral History - Stories
CHUCK MYRICK Oral History Project Perhaps best known for his business Chuck’s Plumbing, Charles (“Chuck”) Myrick has lived in Florence for nearly 43 years. Born in Denver, Colorado in 1942, he was adopted at an early age. He grew up in Burns and Ontario, Oregon as...
