Mrs. Albert Powers

Hello there, this is Dalsalow's Dead. Today let's meet a lady who believes that homes and history just naturally go together. First, here's our spokesman for Pacific Power, Clint Gruber. Welcome once again to Stories of Pacific Power Land, a presentation of Pacific Power and Light, the company that has been serving the electric needs of the region's homes, farms and industries

through more than half a century of progress and growth. Now let's join Nelson for today's story. Meeting Mrs. Albert H. Powers in the street, you might assume she had just stepped from the pages of a fashion magazine.

But Mrs. Powers may well be on her way to keep a date with a paid ruler, a garden trowel, or a dust mop. You see, some years ago, Mrs. Powers developed a passion for the history of the Pacific Northwest, and she found a way to make the region's colorful past come alive.

She is busy these days, preserving and restoring the historic homes that were built and occupied by some of Oregon's pioneer citizens. She came to Oregon from Berkeley, California, a number of years ago, and settled in the town of Powers in Coos County in the southern part of the state.

As she says, she fell in love with Oregon at first sight. She and her husband, the late Albert H. Powers, a prominent southern Oregon lumbermen and ranch operator began exploring the historic landmarks and buildings in Coos County, and discovered a treasure right on their own property.

Albert Powers discussed the building of his wife, and he said, Well this was a boarding house at one time, according to the records, it was built in 1890. I believe it could be restored without too much trouble.