http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog A history project... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:24:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Mt Hood Ski Patrol A true Mount Hood institution In many ways the Mt Hood Ski Patrol is an inspiration for a pattern set and accepted worldwide when it comes to skiing safety and rescue organizations and practices. The Mt Hood Ski Patrol traces its roots back to 1937, the ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=56 This is the second story that I contributed to the latest issue of the Mt Hood Magazine. Much has been written about how our local village of Welches got its name, but Welches isn't the only town that is identified by the family that established it. Just east of Welches ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=53 Well, it seems that it's been long enough between posts, that I should at least post the articles that I have written for the Mt Hood Magazine. If you haven't been to the web site, please take a minute and give it a peak. The first article is about Wemme, Oregon ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=50 The Gateway to Mount Hood. As I write this, the villages on the south side of Mount Hood are struggling with an identity for our communities; this in preparation for future marketing of our area as a destination for tourism. This is crucial to several projects, including signage identifying us as ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=44 Below is an article that I wrote for the Villages of Mt Hood about my friend Bill White. I've known Bill for quite some time now and have gotten to know him quite well. He and I both have many common interests, mostly the love of local Mount Hood history. This ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=42 I wrote a small article for the Mt Hood Magazine about the post offices from the Villages of Mt Hood recently. I had a limit to the length of the article which I found almost impossible to work within. I very easily could have written more. Perhaps I'll expound in ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=39 I had the pleasure of attending the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the New Deal / Civilian Conservation Corps. The event was sponsored by the US Forest Service, Friends of Timberline, Mount Hood Cultural Center &Museum and RLK and Company (Timberline Lodge). The event started at the historic Zigzag Ranger Station. The ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=27 Below is a letter that I wrote today. I thought of submitting it to the local paper. The letter should explain everything. What do you think? Am I nuts?   Mount Hood… or should I say “Empty Hood”?   There are times when one might obsess over seemingly irrelevant issues when there are so ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=23 I've lived on the old Columbia River Highway in Bridal Veil, and currently live along the course of the Barlow Trail in Brightwood. My love of the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood, and my interest in their history has driven my research into the story of both routes ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=11 It was 1905, one hundred years after the Corp of Discovery was sent west from the United States into the wilderness to report the makeup of their newly acquired territory, and Portland Oregon was throwing a party to celebrate the occasion. In four months, 1.6 million people toured what was ... http://www.mounthoodhistory.com/historyblog/?p=9