NEHALEM, OR, APRIL 19, 2018: Nehalem Valley Historical Society (NVHS), Cemetery Project Coordinator Valerie Vines Magee, is pleased to announce the completion of a project that was three years in the making….
Category: Local History
Salmonberry Trail Project Key Milestones – 2011 to present
OIOpublisher Fall 2011 – The Port of Tillamook Bay (POTB) and Tillamook County approached the state and Cycle Oregon with a request to help explore a vision for creating a trail within…
Tillamook County Cultural Coalition Awards Grants
Founded in 2002, the Oregon Cultural Trust (OCT) works to protect and stabilize Oregon cultural resources by creating a solid foundation for the future; expanding public awareness of the quality of, access…
All aboard for Spring Break Excursions on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
GARIBALDI, OR, March 17, 2018—The sun is shining along the Tillamook Coast once again and the Spring Break Express rolls out at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OCSR). OCSR is proudly announcing…
The Civil War Connection with Oregon – Presentation Sat. 2/24
The North Coast community is invited to a presentation on “The Civil War Connection with Oregon.” Sponsored by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society, this program promises to offer intriguing historical viewpoints about…
Emily Reed Shipwreck Making Appearance on Rockaway Beach Again
Every now and then the sands on the beach shift just right, revealing a shipwreck more than 100 years old – actually nearly on the anniversary of it’s wreck, 110 years ago….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON JAN. 28, PROGRAM FEATURES CEMETERIES
The annual meeting of the Tillamook Co. Historical Society will be held at Bay City Arts Center (BCAC) January 28, 2018, at 1 p.m. A very good soup, salad, home-made bread, dessert…
Ran out of steam, Tillamook’s steam donkey finds new home in Brooks
By Chelsea Yarnell Tillamook’s steam donkey has found a new home. Despite some local efforts to keep the steam donkey in its hometown, Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Director Gary Albright reported that…
Celebrate the Season at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum’s Festival of Trees
The Festival of Trees at the Pioneer Museum provides festive trees decorated in a variety of themes and put up for auction to benefit the Museum’s programs. The Gala Event and…
Hangar B History (Titan of Tillamook)
By Phyllis Rice, Tillamook Air Museum Director With the attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 fresh in the minds of Americans, plans to defend our coasts from enemy attack were…