Josephine County Historical Society 508 SW Fifth Street Grants Pass Oregon 541-479-7827 Hours Tuesday - Friday 1 pm to 4 pm Email: jchs@terragon.com In 1948 a group of citizens concerned with keeping the history of the Applegate Trail and the Rogue Valley alive founded the Josephine County Historical Society. Interest in establishing a Josephine County Historical Society was renewed in 1959, ...