Songs of the Santiam: Local Poet’s Work Preserves History

Songs of the Santiam: Local poet’s work preserves history

By Roberta McKern For The New Era At the East Linn Museum, we have been browsing through a book of poetry entitled, “Songs of the Santiam,” written by William Ralph Mealey, a well-known resident of the Foster area before the Santiam’s song was altered by the building of the Foster dam reservoir. Bill composed rhyming verses throughout much of his life, although he was best known as a lumberman and a farmer. Writing poetry was an intellectual pur…

"The Wheelwright's Legacy" -- A Family History Poem and Song

I've used FREE Artificial Intelligence tools to create biographies, poems, songs and podcasts about my ancestors lives, plus my genealogy ...