This blog is made possible by a grant from Pacific Power and Light. The Talent Historical Society collected stories from children at Talent Elementary School, and Talent Middle School, and accounts from adults. The Almeda fire affected both English and Spanish-speaking families. We have included both English and Spanish stories here. El incendio de Almeda afectó a familias que hablan inglés y español en nuestra ciudad. Por eso, hemos incluido historias de los dos idiomas en este blog.
On September 8, 2020, a fire was started at the North end of Ashland, Oregon, on a street named Almeda. Sixty-mile-an-hour winds blow...

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by Belinda My Talent roots run long and deep. My Grandparents homesteaded in the mountains west of Talent in 1918, and then mo...
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On September 8, 2020, a fire was started at the North end of Ashland, Oregon, on a street named Almeda. Sixty-mile-an-hour winds blow...
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By Lunette My husband, San, and I spent the morning of September 8, 2020 cleaning up damage from the wind storm from the night before t...