Oregon Shortline RR Eaton Passenger Shelter
By Tony Edmondson – September 5, 2025 The Oregon Short Line Railroad was organized by Union Pacific Railway in 1881 as an extension of their mainline from Granger, Wyoming to […]
A Little History – A Lot of Children
Julie M. Chandler – May 20 2022 In 1986-1987 the city of Weiser began preparing for her Centennial. 100 years was a pretty important birthday for our little community, and
Gerwick House Story
By Colleen Grant – August 30, 2025 What brought two long-time Fruitland residents to the lovely little city of Weiser — granddaughters and a beet dump. The first reason is
A Brief History of the Weiser Architectural Preservation Committee, Inc.
By Tony Edmondson – September 12, 2022 What’s that old saying about how you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone? Well, that could easily describe how we got
The Coulter Story
By Liz Mowrey – September 12, 2022 Edwin Robertson Coulter came to Weiser from Mayfield, Kentucky, where he was raised, after passing the bar to practice law. Having contracted yellow
The Lances Come to Weiser
By Dennis Cooper – September 12, 2022 Many of you have heard how Lynda and Dennis ended up in Weiser but humor us. In about 1997 Lynda informed me it
The Historic Fisher House in Weiser
By Tony Edmondson – September 12, 2022 Our story begins long before the construction of our home. While the Fisher family history is well documented by their descendants, I’m sharing
History of the Weiser Depot
By Tony Edmondson – September 12, 2022 In 1884, the Oregon Short Line (subsidiary of Union Pacific RR) made its way west through Idaho and on into Oregon. The little