Collection: 1871-1900 Yaquina Head Lighthouse Letter books
ddixonhayes added a note to 23 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “Oregon
1891
July 25 Alice Henderson Albany
" " Lulu Martin (?) "
" " R. W. Strong "
" " R W Fisher "
" " Etta Vassals "
" " ...”
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ddixonhayes added a note to 22 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “Oregon
1891
July 23
" " G C Powell & wife
" " Mrs A F Hofer Jr Salem
" " Mr A F Hofer Jr. "
" " Miss Marie Annette Hofer "
" " Laura West ...”
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ddixonhayes added a note to 21 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “July 22 (continued)
S ? Logan Toledo
Phos J Logan
G P Logan
R M Logan
John Logan Newport
S W Ross Albany
Mrs Flora Pio E. Portland
Mr Chas. Pio "
Clayton Pio "
Percy Pio "
Mrs Emma Bowlby Hillsboro
Thomas M Ramsde...”
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NGibson added a note to 18 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “Oregon
1891 (July)
July 12 1891 - Wesley L. Davis, Ed Finnes
July 12 1891 - George F Sylvester Newport
July 12 1891 G Robertson
July 12 1891 Ethel Trapp Jacqueline
July 14 1891 M Jane Morris, Albany
July 14 1891 Mary Sedgwick, Albany
July ...”
hfDonovan97 added a note to 18 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “Oregon
1891 (July)
12th
Wesley L. Davis, Ed “Ti..rs”
Gee F. Sylvester Newport
G.Robertson
Ethel Trapp Yaquia
14th
M. Jane Morris Albany
Mary Sedgwick
Isabel Gray Philomath Origon (‘328’ written above Origon)
B Baldwin ...”
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SalemSara added a note to 49 in 1900-01 Keeper Logs, saying “Possible transcription for the 30th to replace the question marks.
"putting brace on gate"
Cheers,
Sara”
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SalemSara added a note to 49 in 1900-01 Keeper Logs, saying “Possible transcriptions for the 26th to replace the question marks.
"Mr. Withers and Mr. Anderson" and possibly "where he has been P.M. to spend Cristmass" ? I feel confident on the "ristmas" portion of the word.
Cheers,
Sara”
LillianLodine added a note to 21 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “July 22 (continued) Mrs. V. B. Nunn (?) Albany Or
Leta Nunn " "
Zula Nunn " "
M J Price (?) Portland.
Mary E. Johnson – Sioux City, Iowa
Laura E. Frazee, Portland, Or.,
J. N. Ellison Shedd "
S.M. Ellison " "
Jas Gault. " "
Dora Gault " ...”
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Nadine379 added a note to 21 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “JOURNAL of Light-house Station at Cape Foulweather (Visitor log)
1891
July 21 Mrs. N.P. Lind
H. A. Talbot & Wife
22 Prather Columbia, Missouri
Albany, Oregon
Aman...”
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JMickleburgh added a note to 20 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “July 20 1891
Laura E Frazee - Portland, Or
Mrs J H Frasey - Portland, Or
May E Johnson - Sioux City, In
Anna L Pope - Portland, Or
Z F Vaughan - Dallas
Jas Lawton - Dallas
Wm Muller - Newport
July 21 1891
John Stapleton - Salem, Or
Mrs J...”
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JMickleburgh added a note to 19 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “1891 July 16
Geo W Dodder - Albany
Sarah M Dodder - Albany
Bertha M Dodder - Albany
LIllian L Dodder - Albany
Harry D Dodder - Albany
Pi Zeigler Ind - Albany
D Zeigler Ind
Dora J Elliott - Scholl's Ferry, Oregon
Annette Elliott - Scholl's...”
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Evasher added a note to 18 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “July 15, 1891
Mary B. Perin
Caleb Perrin
CJ Cannon
Mary Wood
Laurin B. Baldwin - Philomath
Ole A. Franklin - Philomath
I.G. Knouth - Portland
Ada B. Sheck - Philomarthin
Iona Feigler - Dayton Ind.
U. W. Bal - Newfront
Ward Harklarvarl ...”
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Sarahjd added a note to 18 in Visitor Logs August 15th 1887, saying “Oregon July 12 1891 - George F Sylvester Newport
Oregon July 12 1891 G Robertson
Oregon July 12 1891 Ethel Trapp Yaquina
Oregon July 14 1891 M Jane Morris Albany
Oregon July 14 1891 Mary Sedgwick Albany
Oregon July 14 1891 ? Gray Philomath O...”
DReade added a note to 124 in YH LH location and building Vol. 311, saying “Several pages missing between previous page and this. Numbers at bottom of page jump from 398 to 403 and context is missing between pages.”
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DReade added a note to 122 in YH LH location and building Vol. 311, saying “Obviously a draft letter with much re-writing. The attempt has been made to capture the entire page, including rewritten lines, which hinders comprehension somewhat.”
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DReade added a note to 83 in YH LH location and building Vol. 311, saying “Pioneer Iron Works, owned by Calvin Nutting and Son, at 121-123 Fremont Street. (See the San Francisco City Directory of 1878, p. 700.)”
DReade added a note to 57 in YH LH location and building Vol. 311, saying “Could what looks like "Celilih" Head actually refer to Collins Head? An old map in the 1881 Encyclopedia Brittania shows a town of that name at about the right bearing and distance from the lighthouse.”
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DReade added a note to 17 in YH LH location and building Vol. 311, saying “Onealta was listed as a Benton County post office in the 1885 register of Post Offices and Postmasters.
https://books.google.com/books?id=3oxRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA606&lpg=PA606&dq=%22onealta%22+oregon&source=bl&ots=uA89EEdmsO&sig=ACfU3U1_HPEHrxZONUULrfKOcCU”
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DReade added a note to 86 in YH LH location and building Vol. 311, saying “Suggest "... favor of 3rd inst to hand."
"Since we contracted for Piegeon Point" is duplicated erroneously.
Last paragraph - I believe the symbol after "5 1/4" and "8 1/2" is the symbol for cents.”
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Dan Hagan added a note to 1 in 1912-14 Keeper Logs, saying “January 17, 1912
2 lb duck flew against plate glass and broke the frame. Put in storm frame.”
MJ added a note to 35 in 1912-14 Keeper Logs, saying “Built a pig pen and went to the Ocean Hill Hotel after a pig.”
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MJ added a note to 26 in 1912-14 Keeper Logs, saying “Dec 9th entry states Light Keeper Wilson is Retiring but this entry is in 1913.”
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caroleholmson added a note to 10 in 1912-14 Keeper Logs, saying “October 5 "Plate glass, top tier broken by ducks flying against it at 10 P.M. nicked the lens in places"”
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caroleholmson added a note to 146 in Correspondence of LH board 1901-1910, saying “"Shoot-the-chutes" is a sort of amusement park ride, consisting of a flat-bottom boat that slides down a ramp or slide ending in a lagoon.”
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caroleholmson added a note to 23 in 1910-11 keepers logs, saying “12 Fresh south west to a gale rain sea very rough. Bar 29.42. General duties for the day. Top of ventilator of oil house blown off.”
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mvmatherly added a note to 28 in 1902-03 Keeper Logs, saying “Word "Sooding" on 24th assume they mean as verb form of sod since it is referring to garden? ”
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caroleholmson added a note to 12 in 1910-11 keepers logs, saying “December 14: "Delivered 11 cases of oil to Pickins for Mr. Booth at Newport" Possibly Fred Booth, who worked in Newport as a jeweler before coming on as 2nd asst in 1914? "Mr. J.W. Collins joined this station as second asst keeper"”
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caroleholmson added a note to 8 in 1910-11 keepers logs, saying “August 1: "Thomas Jones 2nd asst joined this station this AM. Thomas Quinn 2nd asst resigned and left station this AM"”
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caroleholmson added a note to 5 in 1910-11 keepers logs, saying “May 18: "crew of the wrecked steam Sch. J. Marhoffer were cared for at this station" The remains of the ship drifted up to what's now known as Boiler Bay, where its boiler is still visible at low tide.”
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caroleholmson added a note to 22 in 1908-09 Keeper Logs, saying “October 1: "Keeper left sta at 10. for New York on important business"
October 29: "Keeper returned to station at 10:00 PM from leave of absence"
Keeper Henry Wilson was born in Boston, Mass. and was a member of the I.O.O.F. of Arbor Vitae, Brooklyn,”
caroleholmson added a note to 15 in 1904 Keeper Logs, saying “Head Keeper Frank M. Plummer, 1st Asst W.P. Ford (promoted from 2nd Asst Aug. 1), Keeper's wife [Malinda] assisting with showing visitors in tower”
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