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Category: Local History
All aboard for Spring Break Excursions on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
GARIBALDI, OR, March 17, 2018—The sun is shining along the Tillamook Coast once again and the Spring Break Express rolls out at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OCSR). OCSR is proudly announcing…
The Civil War Connection with Oregon – Presentation Sat. 2/24
The North Coast community is invited to a presentation on “The Civil War Connection with Oregon.” Sponsored by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society, this program promises to offer intriguing historical viewpoints about…
Emily Reed Shipwreck Making Appearance on Rockaway Beach Again
Every now and then the sands on the beach shift just right, revealing a shipwreck more than 100 years old – actually nearly on the anniversary of it’s wreck, 110 years ago….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON JAN. 28, PROGRAM FEATURES CEMETERIES
The annual meeting of the Tillamook Co. Historical Society will be held at Bay City Arts Center (BCAC) January 28, 2018, at 1 p.m. A very good soup, salad, home-made bread, dessert…
Ran out of steam, Tillamook’s steam donkey finds new home in Brooks
By Chelsea Yarnell Tillamook’s steam donkey has found a new home. Despite some local efforts to keep the steam donkey in its hometown, Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Director Gary Albright reported that…
Celebrate the Season at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum’s Festival of Trees
The Festival of Trees at the Pioneer Museum provides festive trees decorated in a variety of themes and put up for auction to benefit the Museum’s programs. The Gala Event and…
Hangar B History (Titan of Tillamook)
By Phyllis Rice, Tillamook Air Museum Director With the attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 fresh in the minds of Americans, plans to defend our coasts from enemy attack were…
Veterans Day Event: MILITARY HISTORY IN OREGON at Pioneer Museum
MILITARY HISTORY IN OREGON In honor of Veterans’ Day, the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum will present a program by Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Alisha Hamel, Saturday, November 11 at 1 p.m. Her topic…
BEST OF HISTORY: Columbus Day Storm Memories – Oct. 12, 1962
By Don R. Best If you are old enough to remember, what are your stories of the Columbus Day storm of October 12, 1962? What I was doing was loading a shingle…
