Astoria Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet March 18 at 11 at the Astoria Golf and Country Club. Members and women interested in membership may call Sue Glen at 503…
Category: Local History
TILLAMOOK AIR MUSEUM UPDATE: Hangar B Repair, Recovery Progress & Ways to Support
The historic Hangar B at the Port of Tillamook Bay sustained damage to a 200 foot section of the buildings roof in mid-December, 2025. The Air Museum and the buiding was immediately…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER MUSEUM & FRIENDS OF NETARTS BAY WEBS: Stories of Netarts Past Author John Andersen Reading, Book Signing March 21st
Join Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS and the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum on Saturday, March 21 from 2-3 pm for a special presentation celebrating the people and history of the Oregon Coast…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER MUSEUM PRESENTS: PICTURING WOMEN IN HISTORY MARCH 3-14, WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH POP-UP EVENT
For two weeks only! Catch this special pop-up exhibition at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum in honor of Women’s History Month from March 3rd through March 14th. As we reflect on the…
30 Years Ago – 1996 Flood Remembered: Nehalem Valley Historical Society Presentation features Mark Beach & Community Stories on Feb. 14
The Nehalem Valley Historical Society invites the community to join historian Mark Beach and Vivi Tallman to hear about the historic flood 30 years ago, and share stories of the 1996 flood…
“A Man Called York” Oregon Black Pioneers presentation at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum; Special FREE Presentation Feb. 28th, Limited Seating
York was an enslaved man who took part in the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1803-1806. But what is known about York besides his participation in this journey? “A Man Called York”…
NEHALEM VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS: Seaside’s Rock n Roll Riots – Labor Day 1962-64, Journalist/Author RJ Marx, Saturday Jan. 17
Join the Nehalem Valley Historical Society on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center to learn about this time in our north coast history when a peaceful…
ON THIS DAY IN LOCAL HISTORY: January 6, 1806 – “CAPTAIN CLARK AND PARTY’S JOURNEY OVER TILLAMOOK HEAD (CLARK’S POINT OF VIEW) TO THE SITE OF THE BEACHED WHALE AT ECOLA CREEK – January 6-10, 1806
The time is 220 years ago. It was in January 1806 (January 6th through 10th) that Captain William Clark and a party of twelve or thirteen conducted the side exploration over the…
Tillamook County Historical Society Annual Meeting January 18 at Kiawanda Community Center, Pacific City
Tillamook County Historical Society Annual Meeting Sunday, January 18, 2026, 2 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, Pacific City. The Annual Meeting will feature a presentation on the history of Neskowin by historian Jim…
ON THIS DAY IN LOCAL HISTORY: January 4, 1855 – Launching the Morning Star on January 5
The Morning Star Delay (1855) On January 4, 1855, the Morning Star of Tillamook—the first ship ever registered in Tillamook County—was still stuck on its launch skids. The Launch Struggle: After being christened on…