Reuben A. Long was a horseman, rancher and philosopher, as well as one of Eastern Oregon's most colorful characters. Many of his collections wound up in a book, co-written with E.R. Jackman, titled "The Oregon Desert." This program looks back at the places, events and people Reub Long wrote about and features several interviews with local folks who knew him.

Chronicles the history of the Gorge with rarely seen images crafted by Carleton Watkins, Sarah Ladd, Benjamin Gifford, Al Monner and many others. These early photographers left a stunning visual legacy through images still considered among the greatest landscape photos ever made

"The discovery of gold brought thousands of Chinese to eastern Oregon in the 1880s - including herbal doctor Ing Hay and businessman Lung on. Together they practiced medicine and operated a general store, Kam Wah Chung & Co., near the town of John Day becoming highly regarded members of the community. Meet people who remember these two men and visit the recently restored building - an Oregon treasure filled with thousands of different herbs and artifacts."...

"The onset of World War Two found Oregonians still reeling from the Depression. But Oregon emerged from the war with a thriving economy, fast-growing cities and a changed population. Seventeen Oregonians describe what happened - on the battlefield and at home - in Oregon at War"-- Container.

For decades, Oregon women worked to get the vote with no success. Then, just after the turn of the twentieth century, a younger generation of women burst onto the scene. Together they won the vote for Oregon women, and went on to help implement social change that dramatically altered the lives of women and children, and improved working conditions for all Americans.

"The discovery of gold brought thousands of Chinese to eastern Oregon in the 1880s - including herbal doctor Ing Hay and businessman Lung on. Together they practiced medicine and operated a general store, Kam Wah Chung & Co., near the town of John Day becoming highly regarded members of the community. Meet people who remember these two men and visit the recently restored building - an Oregon treasure filled with thousands of different herbs and artifacts."--Container...

In 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state in the Union. Road to statehood celebrates Oregon's 150th birthday by exploring the lives of Native peoples already living here and the missionaries determined to change them, the mountain men and fur trappers who came for adventure and wealth and the pioneers who brought their hopes and prejudices with them over the Oregon Trail.