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Archive Home > 2007 > December > 17 > Local history as her hobby

Local history as her hobby

As an author, she’s written several books on Crook County’s past. As a resident, she’s helped form historical and genealogical societies. And, at 90, she’s busier than ever.

By Erin Golden / The Bulletin
December 17, 2007

PRINEVILLE "

When the historians at the Bowman Museum are stumped with a question about a local person, place or event, they call in the expert: Frances Juris, a 90-year-old retired mill secretary and city recorder with a mind like an encyclopedia of Prineville's past.

By birth, Juris isn't....

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