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Underground History

Chelsea Rose

Underground History connects culture, history, and place in Southern Oregon and beyond. The program is a collaboration with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology and is hosted by historical archaeologist and research faculty member Chelsea Rose.

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November 6 · 15 min
Unbroken spirit: How Black homesteader Letitia Carson made Oregon history
Underground History host Chelsea Rose uncovers the hidden story of a pioneer in…
October 23 · 29 min
Chinese American doctor Ing Hay provided essential healthcare to Eastern Oregonians
Underground History host Chelsea Rose explores the healthy relationship between…
October 19 · 15 min
How Astoria shaped Oregon’s gothic icon, Vampira
Maila Nurmi grew up in Astoria before finding fame as Vampira. Explore the life…
October 9 · 15 min
Beyond old headlines, Mail Tribune archives preserve a newsroom’s history
Research files, reporter correspondence and photographic outtakes reveal the…
August 31 · 30 min
New archaeological research updates role of women in Oregon’s early timber industry
Archaeologists and citizen scientists teamed up to investigate the remains of…
August 28 · 15 min
Digging into discoveries from Oregon field schools
Oregon archaeologists share discoveries and challenges from field schools at…
August 13 · 29 min
Archaeologists and community historians on the trail of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon
OPB's Jenn Chavez joins with Chelsea Rose, host of JPR's Underground History…
July 22 · 29 min
Chinese American doctor Ing Hay provided essential healthcare to Eastern Oregonians
Underground History host Chelsea Rose explores the healthy relationship between…
July 10 · 15 min
How archaeologists restored Zane Gray's century-old Rogue River cabin
Learn how BLM archaeologists restored Zane Gray's historic Rogue River cabin as…
June 30 · 30 min
New archaeological research updates role of women in Oregon’s early timber industry
Archaeologists and citizen scientists teamed up to investigate the remains of…
June 24 · 14 min
Oregon find may include world’s oldest sewn material, researchers say
Researchers analyzing artifacts from Oregon’s Great Basin say they may have…
June 15 · 15 min
The cost of the 'cozy pioneer': unmasking genocide in the Pacific Northwest
Underground History host Chelsea Rose talks with Marc James Carpenter, author…
May 26 · 29 min
Archaeologists and community historians on the trail of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon
OPB's Jenn Chavez joins with Chelsea Rose, host of JPR's Underground History…
May 4 · 15 min
How a short-lived California commune left behind a musical time capsule
Chelsea Rose digs into the recent past in this episode of Underground History.
April 25 · 30 min
The scars of colonialism in the archaeological record of the PNW
Underground History digs deep into the colonial past of the Pacific Northwest.
April 17 · 14 min
Tribal members and archaeologists support elk conservation in Oregon’s Great Basin
Klamath Tribal Cultural and Heritage director Perry Chocktoot and archaeologist…
April 10 · 15 min
A new book challenges the myths of the American West
Historian Megan Kate Nelson discusses her book The Westerners and how…
March 20 · 14 min
Oregon find may include world’s oldest sewn material, researchers say
Researchers analyzing artifacts from Oregon’s Great Basin say they may have…
March 2 · 14 min
New book explores Chinese American life during the Exclusion Era
Underground History host Chelsea Rose talks with Beth Lew-Williams about her…
February 13 · 15 min
The Siskiyou Line linked Ashland to northern California for 137 years
Chelsea Rose, host of Underground History, looks at the impact of a railroad…

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