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…
Category: Local History
Port of Tillamook Bay Signs Contract to Assess Viability of Hangar B
OIOpublisher 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…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: Quilting patterns through the years; Tillamook County Quilt Guild “Tidal Treasures” Quilt Show at Tillamook Swiss 100th Celebration Nov. 5th
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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…
Good Friday Shakes – Remembering the Great Alaskan Quake – March 27, 1964
By Stevie Stephens Burden I remember the day so well, March 27th, 1964. It was my father’s birthday and we were all home to celebrate. That is no small statement, since at…