Opal’s Diary for Students

Opal’s Diary for Students

The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow By Benjamin HoffFor High School & College Students Benjamin Hoff – best-selling author of the Tao of Pooh has written a wonderful biography of Opal Whiteley. His book also reprints her original diary – in...
How Cerro Gordo Mountain was Named

How Cerro Gordo Mountain was Named

Our Forgotten War with Mexico The Battle of Cerro Gordo, 4/18/1847  By Stephen Williamson, (c) 2015 Cerro Gordo Mountain is located six miles east of Cottage Grove, Oregon.  It overlooks Dorena Lake.  Anyone in downtown Cottage Grove can see Cerro Gordo Mountain...
The Flower of Stars, Poems by Opal

The Flower of Stars, Poems by Opal

The following selections from Opal Whiteley’s The Flower of Stars have been slightly edited by Pacific Northwest author Jennefer Jane Harper.  Currently, she is working on a book about Opal Whiteley which features Whiteley’s original poems accompanied by annotation...
Ping Yang on the Mohawk

Ping Yang on the Mohawk

The Forgotten Asians of Western Oregon By Stephen H. Williamson In addition to researching the life of Opal Whiteley, Steve is also noted for documenting the forgotten history of Asians in early Marcola, Oregon. Opal lived in Marcola as a small child. Discover where...