Clara Isabel Pulliam was born in 1896, in Wasco, Oregon. She married John McKinney in May 1911, in Prineville, Oregon. She was a freelance writer who published in many magazines and newspapers such as the Oregon Journal and the Oregonian. She died in Portland, Oregon, aged 94, in 1990.

“Things I Remember” is a visit to the past, memories from a time that has disappeared, but not forgotten. “Life On The High Desert” details day-to-day living for homesteaders in central Oregon in the early 20th century.

My interest in Isabel’s writing is due to her younger brother: James P. Pulliam, who is featured in the “Things I Remember” article, was my grandfather. My father, James A. Pulliam, collected family memorabilia, and upon his death in 2011, I inherited a cardboard box containing many treasures, including these articles on life back in the pioneer days of central Oregon. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.