This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Recording bird sounds demands exotic travels
Bill Ward, a Portland native and former banker now 75, records wildlife sounds in South American jungles and Northwest forests. Recognized by National Geographic Society and Cornell, he helped pioneer field recording, enduring mosquitos, rain, and harsh prison camp years during WW II in the Philippines. His career blends finance, anthropology, and acoustics with a frontier spirit.
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Grants Pass
Orc
Bill Ward
Amazon River
National Geographic Society
Cornell University
Ward
South America
Northwest
Bird
Billi Ward
James Gulledge
Library of Natural Sounds
Cornell
Philippines
Portland
Stanford University
California
Islands
Luzon