Siskiyou County Historical Society

06/14/2026

06/09/2026

We had a fantastic turnout of people for the Ager to Shovel Creek Road Tour - so many that we had to split the group in half and stagger start times. The tour was long-ish (about 4 hours), but it was filled with interesting stops and information. Thank you to all who took the time and made the effort to attend.

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06/04/2026

Are you a society member, or would you like to be? Or a non-member... everyone can take advantage of this special sale! Members will receive a book free with their dues, but can purchase (in advance) this book for friends or relatives before the deadline! This will be an excellent 80th edition! Come on down to the Historical Society on Miner Street in Yreka and place your order! You can also email us via our website (sisqhistory.org) and get a special order form.

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

History Galore! That is what you will say after attending this upcoming tour:
The Ager-Beswick Car Tour; Saturday, June 6th, 1-4 p.m. We will meet and form a carpool at the parking area where the Montague-Hornbrook and Ager Roads meet.
What will we see??
--Stage stops and stations from the 1800s
--Locations of stage robberies
--Historical home and ranch locations
--Evidence of the Pokegama Plateau logging and the famous log chute which ends at the Klamath River
--Beswick/Klamath Hot Springs Historic Resort and famous people that visited it
--And much more!!
Restroom facilities will be available courtesy of the Copco Area Community Center.
This is the first time we have tried this tour and expect it to be very popular. Its liability insurance is paid by the Siskiyou County Historical Society and we ask for a $5 donation to help cover its cost.
Hope to see you there! Your guides Mike and Kathy are excited about this tour!

05/25/2026

COMING SOON! Don't miss out!

05/19/2026

Remember old-time radio programs? Well, the Historical Society found some as we have been going through the Pioneer Biographies in the research library to digitize them. While working with these files, some documents looking suspiciously like scripts popped up every once in awhile, and the reason they looked like scripts is because that is exactly what they are. They are from a series called, "Stories of Pacific Powerland," which were little 4-5 minute radio programs about people, events and businesses in the service areas of Pacific Power. Most were produced in 1961. We discovered that the archived recordings of many of these programs can be found on YouTube - just do a google search for "Stories of Pacific Powerland." If you are of a certain age, listening to these programs might transport you back to the days when we stretched out on the floor in front of those big giant radios waiting for our favorite programs to begin. We hope you 'll take a little time to listen and enjoy these, and maybe share them with the children in your family. Let them experience "entertainment" from the old days.

05/12/2026

We are excited to share this! This is our 80th year of producing a Siskiyou Pioneer Publication! And this year, 2026, we are offering a Pre-Sale of our book. This offer is good for both members to purchase an extra copy, and good for anyone who is not a member to purchase this book before publication at a reduced price! This offer is good through August 1, 2026. This year's book is on Railroading and is being written by Mike Hendryx! You can download the mail in order form here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i9wXwXq_Uta-zchb8J1Ex7niHFAWN2_X/view?usp=drive_link