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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.

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."

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.

Rosie Grants joins Chelsea Rose to discuss her unique cookbook.

Chris Ruiz joins Chelsea Rose, host of Underground History.

Host Chelsea Rose is joined by Kimberli Fitzgerald, archaeologist for the City of Salem, and Briece Edwards, historic preservation manager for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.

Anna's incredible life is characterized in a new book, "Not Your China Doll." Author Katie Gee Salisbury joins Chelsea Rose to discuss.

Ana Maria Spagna and Eric Gleason join host Chelsea Rose.

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

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

Chelsea Rose talks with researchers offer historical context and education about the history of Black Americans in Oregon.

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.

The Alta Heritage Foundation sends trained dogs and archaeologists to homes burnt by wildfires to recover cremains left inside. There is never a cost to the families.

The effort to unearth Oregon's Gold Rush arifacts

Chelsea Rose talks with renowned Egyptologist Arto Belekdanian

Indigenous natives know the generational history and culture of this land.

Underground History host, Chelsea Rose, visits the High Desert Museum in Bend, OR.

Underground History interviews a curator for the Oregon Historical Society and host of one of southern Oregon's most popular haunted houses.

Professional archeologists clash with creators of misinformation.

Interview with the author of The Age of Melt

Underground History discovers 19th century Chinese salmon canneries

Public historian, Finn J.D. John joins Underground History to discuss some of the stranger aspects of Oregon's past

Chelsea Rose talks with renowned Egyptologist Arto Belekdanian

Averie Foster at Oregon OSHA talks about toxic substances that can be found in old stuff in museums... and homes

Johanna Isaacson, who wrote the book Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror.

Todd Braje at the University of Oregon brings both disciplines together in his book Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Archaeology and Human History Can Inform Our Planet’s Future.

What originally began as an effort to get signatures in support of a LEGO set to honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, has grown into a National Park Service LEGO Vignettes social media account

Anthropologists are reconsidering possessing artifacts that belong to surviving cultures.

Chelsea Rose from SOULA chats with Kimberly Wooten, a Historical Archaeologist who works in the Cultural Studies Office at Cal Trans, the California Department of Transportation.

Chelsea Rose takes note of it in the latest edition of Underground History, our joint venture with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology. Chelsea visits with Averie Foster, an occupational health consultant at Oregon OSHA.

Archaeologist Mark Warner and chemist Ray von Wandruszka about contents of bottles unearthed in a dig.

Chelsea Rose visits with Christina Ward about religion and food choices

Klamath Falls archeologist Dan Broockmann, and Ken Sandusky of the Modoc Tribe talk about efforts to "image" archaeological sites, so that Modoc Nation members in Oklahoma can "experience" their ancestral homelands.

The one hundredth anniversary of the train robbery and quadruple murder at Tunnel 13 in Southern Oregon. Chelsea Rose interviews staff at the Postal Inspection Service and Postal Museum at the Smithsonian about the event.

The 100th anniversary of the Tunnel 13 train robbery Chelsea Rose talks to Barry Baker, the Deputy Director of the lab, talks about the growth of the science from a century-old tragedy.