By Matt Maizel, for Tillamook County Pioneer You don’t have to travel far from Tillamook to find Twins Ranch Campground, look for their new sign located off Highway 101, just north of…
Category: Local History
Research, preserve and educate: Nehalem Valley Historical Society updating exhibits, creating Historical Speaker Series
By Dan Haag The Oregon Coast is a living, breathing history class. On any trail head or beach, it’s easy to imagine you are following in the footsteps of the area’s natives…
By Extension: A Walk through History Thanks to Partnership with the Tillamook Pioneer Museum
By Amy Schmid, Administrative Program Specialist, OSU Extension Service, Tillamook County If you have had a chance to visit the Partners for Rural Innovation Building since its opening in January of 2017,…
Rockaway Beach Stories As Told to Me – Don Best Gallery Show at Hoffman Center Reception May 5th
Join Don R. Best and Mike Arseneault at the Hoffman Center Gallery Artist Reception in Manzanita on Saturday, May 5th, from 2-5pm. Free admission and light refreshments will be served. Photos are…
COMMUNITY PROJECT TO PRESERVE THE HISTORIC NEHALEM AMERICAN LEGION CEMETERY COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF CEDAR SPLIT RAIL BOUNDARY FENCE
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….
Salmonberry Trail Project Key Milestones – 2011 to present
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 the…
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….