Briarmont Lore Bible
The Briarmont Lore Bible
The complete reference for Briarmont — where the redwoods meet the sea. A logging town grown into a respectable small town, home to the prestigious little college of Oakridge. Everything about its people, families, institutions, places and legends lives here, all cross-linked so you can follow the threads.
Three shelves organize the world. Each section leads with its main page, then lists what is inside.
Township
The town of Briarmont itself — its places and governance, its civil services, and the families and townsfolk who live there.
- Families (17)The founding families and their living members.
- Civil Services (9)The sheriff, the fire department and civic groups.
- Legends & Myths (3)Local stories still told around town.
- Notable Figures (2)Townspeople not tied to a single family or office.
- Peoples & Culture (5)The people and culture of the township.
- Setting & Landmarks (5)The town, its places and its governance.
Oakridge College
The prestigious little college of Briarmont: faculty and departments, degree programs, Greek houses, athletics and campus.
- Academics & Programs (37)Degrees, certificates and programs of study.
- Athletics (2)Teams, sports and the athletics department.
- Campus & Institutes (4)Campus landmarks, institutes and college offices.
- Faculty & Departments (30)Academic departments, faculty ranks, deans and chairs.
- Greek Life (11)The fraternities and sororities and their members.
Historical Archive
Everything from before the war — the founding of the town, the Hartwell timber years, the old families and legends, and the college’s origins.
- Founding Families (21)The 19th-century ancestors of the founding families.
- College Origins (2)The 1918–1922 beginnings of Oakridge College.
- Hartwell Timber Co. (6)The company that built the town (1857–1911) and its people.
- Founding & Town Origins (4)How Briarmont came to be, and the founder himself.
- Town Legends (2)Ghost stories and folklore from the early timber years.