Oral History of Mill Workers
History book on Crown Zellerbach completed January, 2011--
$1.09 an hour and glad to have it--
Conversations with 17 mid-20th Century Crown Zellerbach millworkers
"$1.09 an hour and glad to have it..." Book--$35 (plus $5 shipping/handling)
Our new book has been mailed to homes from Hollywood, Florida to Bend and Tigard. We are close to ordering the third printing of 100 books. The book is now available here online, through PayPal, and is available or checked out at West Linn, Milwaukie, Gladstone, Lake Oswego, Sandy and Canby libraries and the Clackamas County Family History Center at the Museum of the Oregon Territory.
Orders can also be made by calling 503-650-9570 and leaving a message, then sending a check to "Book, PO Box 635, West Linn, OR 97068". The price is $35. Unless you plan to pick it up in Oregon City, please include $5 for shipping and handling. PLEASE ALLOW UP TO THREE WEEKS FOR SHIPPING.
All proceeds from sales go back into the project, which was grant-funded by the Clackamas County Cultural Coalition and the Kinsman Foundation. If you would like to host a book signing to benefit the foundation's oral history work, please let us know.
Thanks to all of you who have called and ordered and shared your mill family stories, papers and connections.