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Links to OPB series: Project Denmark- cousin to Langlois

Check out these links to an Oregon Public Broadcasting series: Project Denmark  ( yes, our Denmark) with interviews with many local people that you  may recognize--  inhabitants of Denmark, OR

Series completed  2009, but is still a very timely topic.

http://www.opb.org/news/series/thedenmarkprojectseries/denmark-project-climate-change-europe-oregon-coast/

 

http://www.opb.org/news/series/thedenmarkprojectseries/what-climate-change-may-mean-coastal-farms/

 

http://www.opb.org/news/series/thedenmarkprojectseries/future-salmon-denmark/

 

 

 

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Langlois - Gateway to Denmark Oregon

Denmark, Oregon - Cousin to Langlois
(by Bonnie Jensen Cox)


There was a time when Langlois School (aka "Dairyville School") was referred to as the "north side school" to distinguish it from Denmark, Oregon's "south side school." That was in 1885 when Dairyville's school sat on the north bank of Floras Creek, and the community of Denmark was contained in its first location nearer Floras Creek than Willow Creek. Later, Langlois School would be moved inside the town's platted boundaries, and the focal point of Denmark would be adjacent to Willow Creek Bridge as articulated on a map that my father, Charlie Jensen, drew for me when he was 102. The relevance of the two communities to each other might suggest a cousin kinship. Read more about Langlois - Gateway to Denmark Oregon

Tale of a Floras Creek School Marm- Geraldine Purdy Merz Looks Back

 

 

EARLY DAYS OF THE LANGLOIS SCHOOLS

The following story was written by Olive Kreutzer ( 1904-1991) who was a legendary figure in her own right. Olive, married to Louis in 1926, was the mother of the twins, Lowell and Lloyd, Kenneth, Ruth and Anne and was known for her outstanding community contributions. Written sometime after 1981. ( The year of the Centennial), it is faaithfully transcribed- comments for clarity in brackets. Used with permission 2014 by her son, Lowell Kreutzer.

D. McDermott

 

GERALDINE PURDY MERZ LOOKS BACK

One December evening in 1918, a shy little high school graduate arrived in Bandon aboard the old " Charm" a passenger boat on the Coquille River. Gerry was on her way to Langlois to begin her teaching career in the Floras Creek school. Certainly, she did not imagine the part that the people there would play in her future life. Read more about Tale of a Floras Creek School Marm- Geraldine Purdy Merz Looks Back

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