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At the Historical Gazette, we work to make history fun and exciting by printing stories in the "original" style of the American Old West. We spend hours doing the research, and sometimes I'm lucky enough to be led to wonderful archives saved by the company or organization. I've graciously been allowed to partake of these collections. We select, what we believe to be, the best stories from old newspapers and magazines. Then we typeset the material into our own design and print it on 11x17" parchment-like paper in the style of the 19th Century news-sheet.

When we find there are too many differing opinions on a topic, or a distinct lack of "newspaper-like" story, we write the stories hewing after the same style as the frontier journalist gathering the bits and pieces together from various sources. We do print on both sides, unlike many daily papers of the latter Old West days of the 1800s.

Consider having us publish your story in our pages. The unit cost is less than those imprinted pens people tend to purchase as a souvenir. Give people something that they'll hang onto and learn more about your company, ... your organization,... or perhaps, your family.

Some Proud Moments The Oregon Trail's Sesquicentennial Wagon Train's major sponsor was Henry Weinhard's Beer. When their wagon train ended its journey in Oregon City, that Labor Day in 1993 more than 10,000 Historical Gazettes were given away. "Henry's Wagons Roll Westward," was the title of our edition that Henry Weinhard's sponsored to described the wagon's journey and their part in the celebration of the Oregon Trail. After all, they've been a part of the Trail since 1856.

The rich history of the Pendleton Woolen Mills, since 1863, was compiled with the help of their archivist into a special edition Historical Gazette. In Pendleton, Blankets, Robes & Shawls we printed the story of their blankets and how the company came into being. They give away their Historical Gazettes with the purchase of a blanket at their company owned mill stores.

The Historical Gazette entitled "End of the Trail: Oregon City" was created for the new End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City to commemorate their opening in June 1995. The Center relives the journey of the pioneers over the 2,000 mile trail and the hardships along the way. Their edition is sold in the Geo. Abernethy Mercantile (their museum store). We re-printed this edition in the Fall of 1998 and added a Oregon Trail Chronology.

Portland's oldest bar and restaurant, Huber's Cafe gives away copies of the Historical Gazette which tells about their long history beginning in 1879 with Frank Huber as the bartender owner. In 1880, Frank Huber hired a young Chinese cook, Jim Louie, who went from being a ship stowaway to a partner and eventually full owner of one of Portland's landmark businesses. A great cook with a shining demeanor, Jim Louie made Huber's a favorite lunch spot with Portland's business crowd. The present day Jim "James" Louie made Huber's famous for their tasty Flaming Spanish Coffees. The Louie family is definitely "Keeping the Dream Alive." We're working on a revised edition which will carry news of their additional dining room which opened September 1997. Designed with the same stained glass ceilings and lots of mahogany as is the original room so adorned in 1911. They have managed to capture the elegant atmosphere that distinguishes Huber's as a place to linger over the spirits.

The Pacific Rim trading center for Northwest wheat is Portland's, Wheat Marketing Center. We have published eight editions out of ten Historical Gazettes telling the history of wheat in the Pacific Northwest (see our Title List). These cover the period of 1825 to the turn of the 20th Century. These editions are available at the Interpretive Center in the landmark Albers Mill Building at the west end of the Broadway Bridge.

In 1994 Smokey Bear turned 50 years old. As a child of the 50s, Smokey Bear was one of my heroes, and if Smokey said so, then it must be true. Our edition carries original writing by our editor and 3 pieces of classic line art by Smokey's official artist Rudy Wendelin. This edition has remained a favorite for its story of how Smokey came alive. A story about the real life Smokey who was rescued as a fire injured cub and lived out his life in the Washington Zoo. One photo of Hopalong Cassidy with this cub adorns the front page. The US Forest Service, Region 6, gave us an award that year for our contribution to fire prevention.

In 1995, women across the US celebrated August 26 as the 75th Anniversary of the Right to Vote as that was the date that the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by the last state necessary to adopt it. The Tennessee House of Representatives passed the amendment and women, after a long, hard-fought battle gained political parity with their male relatives, friends and colleagues. For our publication of Women Win the Right to Vote, August 26, 1920 (1995, 75 years of the vote), the Women's History Project in San Francisco granted us with the honor of their "Writing Women Back Into History" award.

We invite you to join Pendleton Woolen Mills, Huber's Cafe (Portland's Oldest Resturant), the End of the Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City and others by commissioning us to write and design a special edition of the Historical Gazette newspaper just for you. If you are interested in receiving a free sample copy, leave an email to the editor with your mailing address, the name of your company or organization, and your primary interest.

In our continuing motto of "linking the past with the future," we began to make web sites for others and are especially interested in working with historical organizations who might like to be highlighted on our site in our new section Reviewing History. To look at other sites we've built, read about them in our adventures on the Worldwide Web.

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