Underground History

Chelsea Rose

Underground History connects culture, history, and place in Southern Oregon and beyond. The program is a collaboration with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology and is hosted by historical archaeologist and research faculty member Chelsea Rose.

67 Episodes

Beyond old headlines, Mail Tribune archives preserve a newsroom’s history
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15:01
Research files, reporter correspondence and photographic outtakes reveal the work behind the headlines as the society organizes the newspaper’s collection.
New archaeological research updates role of women in Oregon’s early timber industry
8/31/2026
30:11
Archaeologists and citizen scientists teamed up to investigate the remains of the Baker White Pine Mill, revealing evidence of the families that supported Oregon’s timber industry more than a century ago.
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Digging into discoveries from Oregon field schools
8/28/2026
15:28
Oregon archaeologists share discoveries and challenges from field schools at the Applegate House, Benton County and sites in Eastern Oregon.
Archaeologists and community historians on the trail of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon
8/13/2026
29:43
OPB's Jenn Chavez joins with Chelsea Rose, host of JPR's Underground History and director of the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, to dig into the little-known stories of eastern Oregon's Chinese cowboys.
Chinese American doctor Ing Hay provided essential healthcare to Eastern Oregonians
7/22/2026
29:58
Underground History host Chelsea Rose explores the healthy relationship between a Chinese doctor in eastern Oregon and pioneer settlers of the 19th century.
How archaeologists restored Zane Gray's century-old Rogue River cabin
7/10/2026
15:28
Learn how BLM archaeologists restored Zane Gray's historic Rogue River cabin as it marks its 100th anniversary and why preserving it matters.
New archaeological research updates role of women in Oregon’s early timber industry
6/30/2026
30:11
Archaeologists and citizen scientists teamed up to investigate the remains of the Baker White Pine Mill, revealing evidence of the families that supported Oregon’s timber industry more than a century ago.
The cost of the 'cozy pioneer': unmasking genocide in the Pacific Northwest
6/15/2026
15:11
Underground History host Chelsea Rose talks with Marc James Carpenter, author of "The War on Illahee: Genocide, Complicity, and Cover-Ups in the Pioneer Northwest."
Archaeologists and community historians on the trail of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon
5/26/2026
29:43
OPB's Jenn Chavez joins with Chelsea Rose, host of JPR's Underground History and director of the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, to dig into the little-known stories of eastern Oregon's Chinese cowboys.
How a short-lived California commune left behind a musical time capsule
5/4/2026
15:14
Chelsea Rose digs into the recent past in this episode of Underground History.

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Underground History

Chelsea Rose

67 Episodes

Beyond old headlines, Mail Tribune archives preserve a newsroom’s history

New archaeological research updates role of women in Oregon’s early timber industry

Digging into discoveries from Oregon field schools

Archaeologists and community historians on the trail of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon

Chinese American doctor Ing Hay provided essential healthcare to Eastern Oregonians

How archaeologists restored Zane Gray's century-old Rogue River cabin

New archaeological research updates role of women in Oregon’s early timber industry

The cost of the 'cozy pioneer': unmasking genocide in the Pacific Northwest

Archaeologists and community historians on the trail of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon

How a short-lived California commune left behind a musical time capsule