EDITOR’S NOTE: There are just a few chapters left of the Diary of a Depot. If you didn’t see all the chapters, links are below. The story of a family as told…
Category: Local History
OREGON HERITAGE COMMISSION GRANTS AWARDED FOR HISTORY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; SEVERAL TILLAMOOK COUNTY PROJECTS
Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $379,785 in grants to 32 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation and access, research, education, exhibits, and…
MEMORY TRACKS: DIARY OF A DEPOT – Chapter 7 – THEIR RENTAL EXPERIENCE
Editor’s Note: The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach Train Depot. See links at the end for The introduction, Chapters 1 through 6. By Virginia Carrell Prowell The young…
MEMORY TRACKS: DIARY OF A DEPOT – Chapter 5 & 6 – The 1950’s & The Arrival of The New Owners
Editor’s Note: Finally getting back to the Diary … We left this story just as the depot was undergoing some big changes. The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapters 3 & 4 – The 1930’s & 1940’s
Editor’s Note: The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach Train Depot – the ’30s and ’40s are rough years. Missed the introduction, Chapters 1 and 2 – see below…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapter II – The 1920’s
EDITOR’S NOTE: A familiar name to Pioneer readers, Virginia Prowell has shared her delightful poems with us for the last few years. Recently, Don Best shared a copy of Virginia’s book “Memory…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Introduction & Chapter 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: A familiar name to Pioneer readers, Virginia Prowell has share her delightful poems with us for the last few years. Recently, Don Best shared a copy of Virginia’s book “Memory…
History of Labor Day – 125 years – Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd
EDITOR’S NOTE: A barbecue, an extra day off – or not – many “labor” on Labor Day, especially here on the North Oregon Coast. Labor Day used to signal the “end” of…
Tillamook Old Iron Show Returns – 16th Annual Event Aug. 16 – 18 at Blue Heron Cheese Co.
The show must go on … last year the local chapter of the Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Association Branch 159 announced that the Old Iron Show chairs were stepping down….
Tillamook Forest Center Events – Aug. 9-11: Smokey Bear’s 75th Birthday Party, Friday, Aug. 9th
Join the Tillamook Forest Center staff for a variety of fascinating, forest-related programs. From Dutch oven cooking presentations to wildflower walks we’ve got something for everyone. Most events are FREE and open…