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Edwin E. Osgood (1899-1969)
A caring clinician, careful researcher, and inspirational teacher, Edwin E. Osgood made lasting contributions to hematology and experimental medicine. A native of Fall River, Massachusetts, …
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Emile Pernot (1859-1927)
Emile Francis Pernot was one of Oregon's most influential bacteriologists and contributed several decades of research to the cure of tuberculosis. Among other professional positions, …
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Endangered Klamath suckers
Since Lost River suckers (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose suckers (Chasmistes brevirostris) hatched in the early 1990s, almost none of the fish …
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Engelmann Spruce
With its stiff, sharp-pointed needles and scaly bark, Engelmann spruce are hard to miss among the firs and hemlocks of Oregon's forests. Moisture-loving trees, they …
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Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Ernest Bloch, a Jewish immigrant who spent his final twenty years in Agate Beach, was recognized in his native Switzerland as a child prodigy on …
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Etienne Lucier (1793-1853)
Etienne Lucier, one of the first French Canadians to settle in the mid-Willamette Valley with his family, was a prominent leader in the French-Indian …
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Eva Emery Dye (1855-1947)
As an impressionable and imaginative girl growing up in Illinois, Eva Emery pored over every historical novel written by Sir Walter Scott. Within the pages …
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Evelyn Sibley Lampman (1907–1980)
Evelyn Sibley Lampman was one of three Oregon writers of young adult and children’s books who were at the height of their success during the …
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Five Oaks Museum (Washington County Museum)
The Five Oaks Museum, formerly known as the Washington County Museum, is one of the oldest historical institutions in Washington County. An independent nonprofit organization, …
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Flax and Linen Industry of Oregon
From the mid-1840s until the 1950s, fields of blue-flowering flax flourished in the fertile Willamette Valley to support the only flax industry in the United …
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