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"Justice in Frontier Oregon, 1851-1905," Topic of Historical Society Program
April 15, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Diane Disse, Museum Educator, 541-265-7509
Lincoln County Historical Society/Oregon Coast History Center
545 SW Ninth Street, Newport
NOTE: This is NOT a Chautauqua program.
Just over 100 years ago, many Oregon cities held public executions with men,
women, and children congregating to watch convicted criminals hang from
gallows erected in local fields. In a presentation scheduled for Sunday,
June 7 at 2 p.m., at the Carriage House of the Lincoln County Historical
Society, Diane L. Goeres-Gardner will explore "Justice in Frontier Oregon,
1851-1905."
She will discuss changing attitudes and perceptions of justice
from the 1850 hanging of Native Americans for the Whitman massacre to 1905
when the last execution in Oregon outside of a state penitentiary took
place.
"By understanding the heritage and burden of this strange history, we are
better prepared to consider the modern questions of justice that confront
us," Goeres-Gardner said.
Gardner is a historian and sixth generation Oregonian. Her two most recent
works are Necktie Parties: Legal Executions in Oregon, 1851-1905 and
Murder, Morality and Madness: Women Criminals in Early Oregon. She received
her master's degree from the University of Oregon in 1984 where she studied
under poet Ralph Salisbury. In 2001 she was awarded the Walden Residency
Fellowship for fiction from Southern Oregon University, and in 2002 she won
first place in the Oregon State Poetry Contest narrative division with
Racing the Antelope.
The Lincoln County Historical Society is located at 545 SW Ninth St. in
Newport, one block east of Hwy. 101 behind the Armory. The program is free
and open to the public. Refreshments will be served, and donations are
appreciated. For more information, call 541-265-7509.
The Lincoln County Historical Society administers the Burrows House and Log
Cabin museums, museum stores, and a research library. The museums are free
and open to the public Tuesday through Sunday. Winter hours are 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. The research library is open Tuesday through Thursday; appointments are
recommended. The Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the
preservation and interpretation of the history of Lincoln County and the
central Oregon coast.
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