Underground History

Maila Nurmi grew up in Astoria before finding fame as Vampira. Explore the life and legacy of the pioneering television horror host.

Research files, reporter correspondence and photographic outtakes reveal the work behind the headlines as the society organizes the newspaper’s collection.

Archaeologists and citizen scientists teamed up to investigate the remains of the Baker White Pine Mill, revealing evidence of the families that supported Oregon’s timber industry more than a century ago.

Oregon archaeologists share discoveries and challenges from field schools at the Applegate House, Benton County and sites in Eastern Oregon.

OPB's Jenn Chavez joins with Chelsea Rose, host of JPR's Underground History and director of the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, to dig into the little-known stories of eastern Oregon's Chinese cowboys.

Underground History host Chelsea Rose explores the healthy relationship between a Chinese doctor in eastern Oregon and pioneer settlers of the 19th century.

Learn how BLM archaeologists restored Zane Gray's historic Rogue River cabin as it marks its 100th anniversary and why preserving it matters.

Archaeologists and citizen scientists teamed up to investigate the remains of the Baker White Pine Mill, revealing evidence of the families that supported Oregon’s timber industry more than a century ago.

Researchers analyzing artifacts from Oregon’s Great Basin say they may have identified the world’s oldest sewn material, dating back about 12,000 years, offering new insight into early human technology.

Underground History host Chelsea Rose talks with Marc James Carpenter, author of "The War on Illahee: Genocide, Complicity, and Cover-Ups in the Pioneer Northwest."

OPB's Jenn Chavez joins with Chelsea Rose, host of JPR's Underground History and director of the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, to dig into the little-known stories of eastern Oregon's Chinese cowboys.

Chelsea Rose digs into the recent past in this episode of Underground History.

Underground History digs deep into the colonial past of the Pacific Northwest.

Klamath Tribal Cultural and Heritage director Perry Chocktoot and archaeologist Richie Rosencrance join Chelsea Rose to discuss their article, "Collaborative Understanding: Using Archaeology, History, and Indigenous Knowledge to Support Elk Conservation in Oregon’s Great Basin."

Historian Megan Kate Nelson discusses her book The Westerners and how mythmaking shaped the American West.

Researchers analyzing artifacts from Oregon’s Great Basin say they may have identified the world’s oldest sewn material, dating back about 12,000 years, offering new insight into early human technology.

Underground History host Chelsea Rose talks with Beth Lew-Williams about her book and the research behind it.

Chelsea Rose, host of Underground History, looks at the impact of a railroad that once linked southern Oregon and northern California over the Siskiyou mountains.

Underground History host Chelsea Rose visits with "The Oregon Trail" Game Designer R. Philip Bouchard and Underground History Producer Charlie Zimmerman.

Ana Maria Spagna and Eric Gleason join host Chelsea Rose on an investigative journey into a historic rumor, or true crime.

Underground History host Chelsea Rose visits with Nate Pedersen, author of "Pseudo Science: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them."

Daily Beast columnist, award-winning author and renowned cocktail historian discusses his new book, "The Comic Book History of the Cocktail: Five Centuries of Mixing Drinks and Carrying On," and graphic novel history illustrated by comic artist Dean Kotz.

Klamath Tribal Cultural and Heritage director Perry Chocktoot and archaeologist Richie Rosencrance join Chelsea Rose to discuss an article they co-authored with Kelly M. Stewart titled, "Collaborative Understanding: Using Archaeology, History, and Indigenous Knowledge to Support Elk Conservation in Oregon’s Great Basin."

Chelsea Rose visits with Dr. Chris Merritt to discuss his recent lobbying of Congress

Archer Mayo joins host Chelsea Rose on Underground History.