Yoooooo It's our 50th Episode! And what better way to celebrate than taking a time machine to the past 100 years ago into Bend Oregon's very own history... We welcome to the show for the first (but definitely not the last) LeeAnn O'Neill who, in conjunction with Bend Historical Society and a few other resources, uncovered some AMAZING history about Black individuals that lived, worked, and played (in some cases, with fire) in Central Oregon 100 years ago! Tune in for a great story as we unfold a past that in may ways, parallels the present! 

Some of the other things you'll hear on this episode are:

* Gimme Them Soros Bucks  * Skip to my Loooo * The Advocate vs The Bulletin or The Importance of Telling Our Own Stories * Bend Minstrel Shows * The FIRST "Father's Group" * Beatrice Morrow Cannady was a G... * Roscoe Conklin Was also G * The Clubs Roster  * The Bend KKK Wasn't the "best" at being Racist * Restrictive Covenants Against Asians * George Wrencher - Faceman DayDay Song Interlude - I'm A Dino * Ed Simmons - No Black Widows * How About Them Logs? * Karen's Calls the Police * Owen H. Thompson - Self Defense For Dice * "...we did it, y'all" * Henry, The Original Sandman * Rims in the Sand   * Like Sand Through a Negro's Hands * Age /should/ be more than just a number * Downtown Bend's Corporate KKK office * Reincarnatation of the Century! * May 15th - 100 Year Anniversary at Redmond Library * ...But He's a Historian!?

Thanks SO much to LeeAnn O'Neil, the Bend Historical Society, the geneology society for helping to bring all of this information together. What a FULL episode with so much amazing information about Central Oregon's newly discovered roots! Once again, showing that... we've been here already. Go to www.allyshipinaction.com for more resources related to this episode and as always, we'll see you on the next episode!