The way the oregon settlement took place in the willamette 43lley after the trains in 18 and 1844, settlement was north to south. He freefree land t land was given out to the north. Eugene is at the end of the Willamette Valley. Those that wanted more population wanted a shortcut from this main oregon trail that ended up to the north. It is kind of a mixed bag story, because it is a difficult passage. It winds up bringing more people to lane county, so we were at the very end of the Willamette Valley. The museums collection begins in 1951 at the end of the oregon trail, when one of the principal founders of the oregon trail project basically donated his collection, which became the Museums Foundation collection. You are standing in front of the oldest covered wagon in the state of oregon. The wagon came across the south shoulder of note in 1850. Hood in 1850. Mt. It came with a doctors family. Doctors family that was six kids. Mama was pregnant, and she gave birth on the south shoulder
Eugene was at the end of the valley, and the roosters down here wanted more populations brewsters down here wanted more population. But it is a mixed bag story, because it was a difficult passage. Again, at the southern end, where the settlement pattern was north to south. As we were at the very end, if you will. The museums collection begins in 1951, when one of the founders of the oregon trail project donated his collection, which became the Museums Foundation collection. And you are standing in front of this covered wagon, the oldest in the state of oregon. It came over here in the year 1850 with a doctors family. It came out of the area we today call council bluffs, iowa. It was a doctors family with six kids, the mother was pregnant, and she gave birth on the side shoulder of mount hood. A little girl, born in the back of the wagon, the yucca bianca. When she reached the age of 19, she was married. As a wedding gift, she was given the wagon that she was born in the back of. Wagons
Youre watching American History tv on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. Next, dixon white house alumni talk about Richard Nixons postpresidency. They discussed their roles in the nixon frost interviews, the writing of his memoir, and his return to public life. We hear about his relationship with Ronald Reagan during the 1980 president ial campaign and has Lasting Impact on american politics. This is just over an hour and was hosted iv next and president ial library and museum in california. Many of you will have it your place setting an envelope. You will find a record or two we were able to find about you. The staff that we have, the great staff inside the foundation had more fun. Imagine if they would uncover something that links something and they would say wow. I can only share with you that it was a great discovery process. Think we are reproducing for them to have at your table. We thought that would be fun. [applause] tos a great honor for me introduce our f
Great staff inside the foundation had more fun. You can just imagine that they would cover something and never link to something and they would say wow. You would end up with the conversation around these documents. I can only share with you that it was a great discovery process for our people. I think we are reproducing for them to have at your table. It is a little bit different. We thought that would be fun. [applause] its a great honor for me to introduce our first panel of the afternoon. We have two very significant up panels. One is start shortly and one that begins as near to 2 00. I am delighted to you are here for the dedication today. Especially the nixon alumni reunion, i trust you would think 18100 yorba linda boulevard as your home away from home. We want you back. We are delighted to welcome the many cspan viewers all across america and around the world who are viewing this dedication. Some of you were here for our Opening Ceremony in october. The film we introduced with
In california. Many of you will have at your place setting an envelope, and if you open the envelope youll find a record or two that we were able to find about you when you served the president. And the staff that we have, a great staff inside the foundation, they had more fun and you would just imagine as they would uncover something in a document that links something, theyd say, wow, and youd end up with the conversation around these documents. So i can only share with you that it was a great discovery process for our people and i think we are reproducing them for you to have at your tables as a little bit different. So we thought that would be fun. So [ applause ] its a great honor for me to introduce our first panel of the afternoon, we have two very significant panels, one that will start shortly and one than begins as near to 2 00 as we can make that happen. Im delighted that youre here for the dedication today and especially the nixon alumni reunion. As members of the administra