Story from the Barrier Miner – April 6, 1908 (Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia article and found that they got the story from the “Daily Telegraph”) Writing from Los Angeles (U.S.A.)…
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Feb. 14, 1908: A Three Masted square rigged schooner the Emily Reed has shipwrecked on the Oregon Coast
(From newspaper reports … compiled by Don R. Best, Rockaway Beach, OR) TODAY, February 14th, at 1:30 am, one hundred and eleven years ago, “Three Masted square rigged schooner, The Emily Reed…
Nehalem Valley Historical Society Presents “Telling it Like it Was” — Four Inspiring Presentations in History, Monthly Feb – May
Mark your calendar: Second Saturdays in February, March, April and May 2019, 3 pm for these presentations from the Nehalem Valley Historical Society – “Telling it like it was” … Location: The…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING/LUNCH JAN. 27th
The Tillamook County Historical Society will meet Sunday, January 27, 2019, at 1 PM, at the Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Cost of the lunch is $10.00. A…
Tillamook County Pioneer Association Meeting Sun. Feb 10th at Sandlake Grange
Mark your calendars – Members, and new members, are invited to attend the Tillamook County Pioneer Association’s first meeting and potluck of 2019. It is to be held on Sunday, February 10,…
LOCAL HISTORY CLASSES Offered by Nehalem Valley Historical Society Start Feb. 25th
History professor Mark Beach shares his photos and research about local history during two sessions weekly for three weeks, on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS, FEBRUARY 25 to MARCH 14, from 4:00 to 5:30…
NEW EXHIBIT AT TILLAMOOK PIONEER MUSEUM FOCUSES ON BUILDING OF ROUTE 6
In the summer of 2018, the State of Oregon named Routes 6 and 131 in Tillamook County as the state’s newest Scenic Byway called “Trees to Sea.” To commemorate that designation, the…
Nehalem Valley Historical Society Honors Nicholsons
By Dan Haag On Friday, December 28, Manzanita resident Owen Nicholson and his late wife Ann were honored with an exhibit dedication by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society (NVHS). The ceremony, held…
Explore Nature Series Celebrates its 4th Season
Imagine being able to trek through the forests of the Tillamook Coast with a mushroom foraging expert, hike Bayocean Spit with a local historian, kayak Netarts Bay in search of sand dollar…
Tillamok County Pioneer Museum Festival of Trees Gala Event Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets for the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum’s 15th annual Festival of Trees are now on sale at the Museum, 2106 Second Street in downtown Tillamook. The Gala and Silent Auction will be…
