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Category: Local History

Nehalem Valley homestead tends the final resting place for two Civil War Veterans

Posted on November 10, 2022

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

Posted on October 30, 2022

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

Posted on October 25, 2022

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…

TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE:  Quilting patterns through the years; Tillamook County Quilt Guild “Tidal Treasures” Quilt Show at Tillamook Swiss 100th Celebration Nov. 5th

Posted on October 15, 2022

Quilting is quite literally in the fabric of history. Through the years, the way quilters have used patterns and cut fabric has changed.  To highlight that history, the Tillamook County Quilt Guild…

Annual Trask Family Reunion Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Trask River County Park

Posted on July 15, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer’s founder, LeeAnn Neal is a Trask descendant – Elbridge Trask was her great-great-great grandfather. On Sunday, August 7, 2022, the descendants of the Pioneer family Elbridge…

New Sir Francis Drake Exhibit Now on Display at Nehalem Valley Historical Society

Posted on May 19, 2022

Many historians determine Drake’s exploration adventures brought him to Nehalem Bay May 15, 2022. Manzanita Oregon. Was he here, or was he not? Historians along the western coast of the United States…

TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORICAL ALLIANCE: Turning Beds and Sharing Stories at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center

Posted on May 11, 2022

By Robert G. Russell for the Tillamook County Historical Society The Tillamook County Historical Society (TCHS) held a recent meeting in a sunny backroom of Tillamook’s Latimer Quilt and Textile Center. It…

2022 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards Announced: Barbara Trout, Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Board Receives Standout Volunteer Recognition

Posted on May 9, 2022

Salem, OR—Individuals, organizations, and projects that have made outstanding contributions to preserving Oregon’s heritage will receive Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards. Awards recognize action taken to preserve and share Oregon’s heritage over and…

PSA: THERE ARE NO CURRENT PLANS TO DEMOLISH HANGAR B OR CLOSE TILLAMOOK AIR MUSEUM

Posted on May 3, 2022

(From Tillamook Air Museum) The internet has been a fire with posts and comments on The Port of Tillamook Bay’s planned meeting and workshop surrounding Hangar B’s future. This was a public…

New Exhibit on Spanish Galleon Trade Routes and Shipwrecks on Display at Nehalem Valley Historical Society

Posted on April 3, 2022

Beeswax, used as ballast, becomes “good as gold” when washed ashore on the coast April 2, 2022. Manzanita Oregon. The north coast of Oregon is often referred to as the graveyard of…

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