Author Event: Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 11am to 2pm

Please join us on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Terrie Biggs will be signing copies of her new books.

Glimpses of Elgin’s History & Dastardly Deeds 

Legends of lost gold, deadly arson fires, murders, crime-fighting, the protected community of Sammyville, the treasured Elgin stagecoach, and a beloved teacher are some of the fascinating anecdotes about the historic town of Elgin, Oregon found in this informative book by Terrie Biggs.

Interviews with local citizens, law enforcement, the Elgin library staff, and Charlie Horn of the Elgin Museum contributed to stories of Elgin’s colorful history and glimpses of dastardly deeds from the late 1920s to the early 1980s, which she shares in this intriguing book.

Unsolved Murder of John Mayfield

Christmas day ended.  The Andy Coe family was sleeping at their rented home in Imbler, Oregon.  A gunshot jolted Grace Coe from a sound sleep at 3:00 a.m., December 26, 1927.  It seemed to be from someone on the front porch shooting through the half-window of the front door. Glass shattered into the living room.  Their overnight “guest,” who was sleeping on the couch across from the door, was dead with blood splattering on the wall, which divided the living room from the kitchen.

 This updated book is a continuation of Terrie's investigation into the murder of John Mayfield.  Solving the murder of John Mayfield was her original intent, which came to her in 2023 with revelations from local people she met and interviewed.

 Has she solved it?  You be the judge.