“Grants Pass Centennial Notes” by Edna May Hill is currently on sale.

Grants Pass, OR -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/10/2012 -- The Josephine County Historical Society is offering 20% off the regular price of Edna May Hill's commemorative look Grants Pass' first 100 years. For the month of August this book is priced at only $12.00.

"Grants Pass Centennial Notes" with its stories written by Edna May Hill and corresponding photos from the Josephine County Historical Society's collection, paints for us a picture of Grants Pass' earliest beginnings, and shows us how the city and its inhabitants matured along the way.

They can be ordered and paid for online at JOCOHistorical.org or at the Society's Research Library located at 512 SW 5th Street, Grants Pass, OR.

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The Josephine County Historical Society has just announced they are kicking off a fundraising event that will culminate with some lucky contestant kissing a pig.

Grants Pass, OR -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/05/2012 -- Have you ever kissed a pig? Would you like to see a local politician kiss a pig? Here's your chance! Eleven courageous and wonderful people have generously volunteered to raise much needed funds for the Josephine County Historical Society. This time, you can vote like the old days in Chicago ? vote early and vote often! Yes, you can buy votes. In fact, that's the only way your vote will be registered! $1 for each vote. Pick the candidate who you would most like to see kiss a pig, and the person with the most votes will be kissing a live pig at the Historical Society's "Pie and Ice Cream Social" on July 27th at 5:00 P.M. in the Schmidt House Garden Bandstand at 508 SW 5th Street in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Jean Boling, the event chairperson, was quoted as saying, "Kiss a Pig? Why not? Let's have a 'snout out' for a really 'boaring' time at the Kiss-A-Pig finale!"

Three voting locations have been set up: online at JocoHistorical.org, at their Research Library – 512 SW 5th Street in Grants Pass, OR – Tuesday through Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM, or Booth Street Self Storage – corner of Booth and E Streets in Grants Pass, OR – Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM, Saturday 9 AM to 3 PM.

All proceeds from this fundraiser will be used by the Josephine County Historical Society to upgrade their research library to ensure that their historic documents and photos are preserved for future generations.

The Josephine County Historical Society
The Josephine County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that is totally supported by its members and contributors, and receives no government support. More information can be found on their website at JocoHistorical.org or by calling 541 479-7827.

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The Josephine County Historical Society just announced that rare, historic and many one-of-a-kind images are for sale on their website at or in their Research Library.

Grants Pass, OR -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/20/2012 -- The Josephine County Historical Society has hundreds of catalogued photo files, and more in the process of being sorted, which are available for purchase at nominal cost.

These historic records of our early discoverers and settlers make great wall displays when framed, and cover everything from gold panning, dredging, arrastras, and mines to railroads, historic buildings, sites and signs, towns, dams, bridges, ferries, sawmills, pioneer families and schools.

"We keep history alive for the coming generations," stated Gary Swanson, Josephine County Historical Society Board Development Director.

They are available through several different mediums and various sizes; printed black & white photos, mailed to you on a disc or emailed. Most of the catalogue is available for viewing online, and can be ordered and paid for online, or you can print out an order form to send with your check. Shipping is free. These historic photos can be viewed at the Josephine County Historical Society's website.

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Only 40 copies left of this quick-selling book!

Grants Pass, OR -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/07/2012 -- The recently published pictorial is an heirloom-quality, coffee-table pictorial book on the history of Josephine County, Oregon. This keepsake book features hundreds of stunning historic images from the late 1800s to 1969 from Josephine County.

Josephine County Memories is available at the Josephine County Historical Society for $39.95 per copy. They can be ordered and paid for online at JOCOHistorical.org or at the Society's Research Library located at 512 SW 5th Street, Grants Pass, OR.

They are selling quickly and there are only 40 copies left, so order promptly!

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The JOSEPHINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY recently joined national online fundraising efforts by becoming a Museum Partner with ShopforMuseums.com. Partnering with hundreds of museums, historical societies, parks, zoos, aquariums and science centers across the country, ShopforMuseums.com serves as a means to raise much needed money to support operating costs at these facilities.

Grants Pass, OR -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/25/2012 -- ShopforMuseums.com was developed by a former science museum director in Oregon, who recognized firsthand that adequate support for museum operations is the foundation upon which the future of any museum is built. In a time of ever increasing state and national budget cuts, museums are faced with raising larger amounts of money on their own.

Although major gifts are most often donated for capital projects or endowments, the fiscal health of museums and historical societies depends on contributions for general operating support. This type of support is often overlooked and we seldom see major social events organized to raise money for museum operations. Yet it is this operating support that keeps museums and historical society doors open. ShopforMuseums.com was developed to help raise undesignated funds that museums and historical societies can put towards their operating costs or where ever their need is greatest.

Consumers can shop with hundreds of national retail merchants and at no extra cost, have a percentage of each online purchase donated to an organization of the shopper's choice. Examples of merchants include Overstock.com, Ebay, Lands' End, Staples, USA Today, Office Depot, Chef's Catalog, Sears, Hickory Farms and Amazon. Even major travel companies participate including Delta Airlines, Orbitz, Easy Click Travel and Enterprise Rent-a-Car.

Businesses can choose to contribute on-going support to a museum or historical society at no extra cost by ordering monthly office supplies, computers, cellular phones, furniture, corporate gifts and flowers, plus coordinating corporate travel through ShopforMuseums.com.

Participation is simple and secure. To designate a portion of an online purchase to The JOSEPHINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, shoppers simply go to http://www.ShopforMuseums.com and log in. Then choose to support The JOSEPHINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Shoppers click on the link of the store they would like to visit and go about their shopping. The percentage of each purchase gets tracked automatically as long as shopping begins each time at ShopforMuseums.com.

Museums and historical societies serve a vital role within our communities and country. Museums and historical societies serve as stewards of culture and heritage, as educators of adults and children, as teachers of multiculturalism, as preservers of natural places, and as gathering places within our communities.

Please support The JOSEPHINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY when you shop online by using ShopforMuseums.com.

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