Wishing you a happy Spring from the Friends of Cape Meares Lighthouse. We hope you were able to get out between spring showers and spot some of the migrating gray whales as…
Category: Local History
Nehalem Valley Historical Society Presents Premier of “Homestead- the Life and Times of Mary Gerritse”, the first female Mail Carrier on the North Coast, April 8th at NCRD
Nehalem Valley Historical Society is pleased to present the north coast premiere of “Homestead – the Life and Times of Mary Gerritse.” This 58-minute documentary features the story of the north Oregon…
Tillamook Air Museum “Re-Christen” B-52 Stratofortress Cockpit Display, Special Guests on April 1st
The Tillamook Air Museum invites all for the Ribbon Cutting, Christening and open cockpit of the Tillamook Air Museum’s newest exhibit, a B-52G Stratofortress cockpit on Saturday April 1st from 11 am-12:30….
BOOK REVIEW: Bayocean – Atlantis of Oregon
By Neal Lemery Bayocean: Atlantis of Oregon offers a comprehensive examination of a massive real estate development in one of the Northwest’s most scenic and pristine ocean beaches. The many tales of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVOLVING TO MEET THE TIMES; Special Programs on Saturdays; Coming up – Tour Old Wheeler Hotel March 18th
The Tillamook County Historical Society was founded in 1984 to bring together those persons interested in preserving the history of Tillamook County. TCHS is exploring new ways to reach out to people…
NEHALEM VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS: “No Treaties for the North Coast” history presentation by Dr. David Lewis, March 4 at NCRD
In the 1850s, treaties were developed with the tribes of the north Oregon coast amid settlement of the territory. However, the treaties, which took years for Anson Dart, the first superintendent of…
KIWANIS CLUB OT TILLAMOOK CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF SERVICE IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY; COMMUNITY EVENT SAT. MARCH 4th at TILLAMOOK FAIRGROUNDS
On March 4, 2023, the Kiwanis Club of Tillamook will be celebrating one hundred years of service in Tillamook County. The Tillamook club was chartered on December 15,1922. The original copy of…
Nehalem Valley homestead tends the final resting place for two Civil War Veterans
By Nan Devlin The historic Nehalem American Legion Cemetery, located on Necarney City Road between Nehalem and Manzanita, is a memorial to area residents born in the 1800s, as well as for…
Happy Halloween from a Tillamook Haunted Home The Goodspeed House, built 1890
Photos & Story by Nicole Peloquin Photography In 1863, Eli Goodspeed, his wife, Emmarett, and their three children arrived in Oregon after a four-month journey from Iowa by ox-drawn wagon. After farming…
Port of Tillamook Bay Signs Contract to Assess Viability of Hangar B
The Port of Tillamook Bay has signed a contract with Wood Research and Development LLC to do a thorough analysis of the vitality of Hangar B. The last time an assessment of…
