By Lisa Baumgartner, granddaughter of Orella Holloway Chadwick Orella Holloway Chadwick was famous for doing things her way. On Christmas Eve 2023, the 104-year-old Tillamook resident died the way she lived—exactly how…
Category: Local History
LOCAL GIFT IDEAS: Tillamook County Pioneer Assoc. History Book Series Deal
Have we got a deal for you! For the month of December, you can purchase the set of 3 TCPA-published books: – Tillamook History – Tillamook Memories – Tillamook Lest We Forget…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: A Taste of Tillamook for the Holidays – North Pole Experience Dec. 9 & 10
By Deanna Hirt – TCCA Director of Guest Experience Operations The Tillamook Creamery has no shortage of history and experiences for guests. From the Viewing Gallery, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at…
“GATHERING” – Cannon Beach Community Groups Partner to Provide Weekend of Free Art, Music, Culture, Food to Celebrate Native Heritage Month
Cannon Beach community groups are teaming up to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with “Gathering,” a weekend of art, music, culture, food and more from Friday November 10 to Sunday November 12….
Nehalem Valley Historical Society Presents: “Logging Oregon’s Coastal Forests” – Video Premiere Nov. 4th
Nehalem Valley Historical Society is happy to present Logging Oregon’s Coastal Forests, a video collaboration of Mark Beach and Carl Vandervoort. The presentation will be in the Performing Arts Center at NCRD…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER MUSEUM HOSTS BOOK SIGNING, READING “Ephraim Fox: An Oregon Pioneer Story” AUGUST 26TH
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum will be hosting a book signing of local author, James Royal Fox, Jr.’s latest publication, Ephraim Fox: An Oregon Pioneer Story, on August 26,…
Early Railroad Logging Book Event Marks the Arrival of Local Historical Classic at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
By Neal Lemery; Photos & Video by Don Backman The Whitney Company Along the Kilchis River: A First Hand Telling of Logging in the 1920s, a long awaited historical book, premiered August…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEERS SERIES: Elbridge Trask
‘Tis the season of family reunions, and one of Tillamook County’s Pioneer families held theirs today … along their namesake river. The “face” of the Tillamook County Pioneer during it’s first five…
“Bayocean” Author Visit at Tillamook County Library Aug. 12th
What: Jerry Sutherland, Author, Bayocean: Atlantis of Oregon When: Saturday, August 12th 2-3pm Where: Tillamook County Library, 1716 Third Street, Tillamook, OR Why: Bayocean Peninsula forms the western edge of Tillamook Bay…
BOOK REVIEW: The Whitney Company – Along the Kilchis River by Daniel Dewees Strite; EVENT – Reading at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum August 5th
By Neal Lemery Those curious about Tillamook County’s logging industry, especially the use of railroads in the logging and transport of timber, will find this book of particular interest. This collection of…
