Hugo Neighborhood Association & Historical Society
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DIARIES, JOURNALS & REMINISCENCES SUB-COMMITTEE
Purpose of the Diaries, Journals & Reminiscences Sub-Committee The Diaries, Journals & Reminiscences Sub-Committee was formed to bring together all those who want to learn more about the primary resources available which document travel through Hugo on the Applegate Trail during the 1850's from the casual admirer to the dedicated researcher.1The goal of this Sub-Committee is to preserve our cultural assets through documentation. "A very effective means of applying diaries/journals/government reports to locate and verify particularly vexing segments of emigrant trails (no more than a few miles in length) is creating a composite trail description. You begin by gathering together as many accounts as possible that describe in any way the trail segment under study. Descriptions, for example, could include references to springs, a particular rock formation, creeks, a rocky part of the trail, sand hills, ridges, ravines, forks in the trail, and any distances or directions recorded. Look for similarities and discrepancies among the various accounts. Then arrange all of these descriptions--really clues— in some kind of sequential order that will reveal the course, direction, and location of the trail. In this way, you will have created a detailed composite description of the trail segment under study. Taking this composite trail description into the field will greatly faciliate your search for the trail by showing you where to look for trail traces." 2 Sub-Committee MembersThe Diaries, Journals & Reminiscences Sub-Committee was formed by the Hugo Trails Committee January 28, 2006. The following neighbors are members of this committee: Karen Rose Mike Walker Janet McKy Kelly & Berneata Rarey Glen Campbell Norm Tieman Joe & Leta Neiderheiser Kristen Boyce Kathy Burkey Penny Shipley Gary Fixsen A library has been organized at Karen Rose’s home so that members may check-out different reference materials, both primary and secondary, in order to learn more about what it might have been like traveling on the Applegate Trail through Hugo. We have been collecting resources and researching this subject quite extensively over the last two years and have a rather large library to share with interested neighbors. 3 Process Flow The goal is to take the four pertinent 1998 & 1996 USGS quadrangle topographical maps 4 on which our General Land Office Field Survey Sub-Committee plotted 30 points of the 20 mile segment under study and enhance these maps by adding references to various diary or journal excerpts to further document the trail location more clearly. This method is outlined in the Oregon-California Trails Association, MET Field Manual (Mapping Emigrant Trails)and is called the Composite Trail Description Method. Members of this committee will purchase the four USGS topographical maps, trace the Applegate Trail on their maps using the maps already plotted on by members of the Field Survey Sub-Committee, study the MET manual & resource materials and become involved in plotting the diary excerpts on their maps. Want more information?5 Contact an officer of the Hugo Neighborhood, or a member of the Trails Committee on how you can become involved in this trail project or go to our web page at: www.jeffnet.org/~hugo/applegat.htm/ __________________________________________
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