More about butte falls’ heritage
Dozens of primary and secondary texts about Butte Falls, Oregon have been digitized thanks to a 2023 grant to the Big Butte Historical Society from the Oregon Cultural Trust through the Jackson County Cultural Coalition. The video oral histories were collected thanks to a 2016 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to Southern Oregon University. Here’s links to the 1911 charter for the Town of Butte Falls and minutes from the first years of incorporation, texts and documents, oral histories and more. Enjoy!
CIVIC AFFAIRS
Butte Falls Charter, 1911 and City Council Minutes, 1911-1921 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls Ginger Springs Water System & Source Master Plan, 1993 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls Town Square Master Plan and Design Guidelines, 1996 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls Mill Site Feasibility Study and Appendices, 1999 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls Urban Growth Boundary Amendment, 2000 [text | pdf]
HISTORIES
100 Year History of Butte Falls, Oregon, 2004 [video | mp4]
Arnold, Steve and Harry: Remember Butte Falls | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Arnold, Vernon L. Butte Falls Oregon: A History of its City Government Since Incorporation [text | pdf]
Brown, Charleen and Warren: Little Tokyo and School Stories | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Davis, Karen: We’ve Always Worked in the Woods | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Hamann, Cory: The Sugar Pine Company Cafe | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Hamann, Don: Sustainable Forest Management | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Mattox, Levi Harper 1870-1954. Excerpts from his memoirs [text | pdf]
McCabe, Charles. Interview by Cher Ryberg, 1998 [audio | wav]
McClanahan, Lila: Remembering E.W. Smith | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Moore, Darwin. Interview by Joyce Hailicka, 1997 [audio | wav]
Moore, Darwin: Replanting the Cat Hill Burn | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Ragsdale, Arlen: I Worked in the Woods Until I was 80 Years Old | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Thompson, James Leroy: The Big White | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
Tucker, Bill: Butte Falls Marshall | Stories of Southern Oregon, 2017 [video | mp4]
SCHOOLS
Best of Butte Falls Cookbook [text | pdf]
Brown, Charleen. Butte Falls School District 51 Memories, 2005 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls High School Commencement Programs, 1924-1952 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls High School Guide Book, 1942-1943 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls High School Yearbook, 1969 [text | pdf]
Logger. April 18, 1947 [text | pdf]
Van Groos, Naomi Plantiff v. Butte Falls District School Board, 1931 [text | pdf]
NATURAL WONDERS
Brown, Charleen. Fairy Glen Botanical Park Wild Flower Field Guide, 2015 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls Discovery Loop [tour guide], 1996 [text | pdf]
Butte Falls Garden Club, 1957-1958 [text | pdf]
SERIALS
Butte Falls Bulletin, 1994 -- Digitized for the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program [in progress]
Making Tracks, 1995-1999. Big Butte Historical Society Newsletter [text | pdf]