“Now hear this!” The Tillamook community lost a true pioneer and one of the county’s great pillars of leadership in his generation. Roy Peterson was born in Pendleton, Oregon and passed away…
Category: Local History
History is Happening at Hoquarton House
OIOpublisher If you drive by the Tillamook post office much, you’ve probably noticed the signs of progress at the Hoquarton House–or, more properly, the Hoquarton Historical Interpretive Center—just next door. The turn-of-the-century…
The Great Race
By David Dillon 2022 © One afternoon in 1971, I was riding the USS Seattle (AOE-3), a giant Navy logistics ship which hauled fuel oil, food, and ammunition to replenish other warships….
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: International Police Museum (IPM) Returns to Rockaway Beach February, 2022
By Ed Wortman, IPM Executive Director The International Police Museum reopened at 10AM February 1, in the Washed Ashore Craft Mall, 320 S. Highway 101in Rockaway Beach. Thanks to Herman and Angie…
On this day in history … January 26, 1700 – Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake; History Lesson Leads to Emergency Preparedness – 2 Weeks Ready
Today, January 26, 2022, marks the 322nd anniversary of the 1700 AD Cascadia earthquake – the largest known earthquake to have occurred in the “lower 48” United States. This (estimated) magnitude 8-9…
Tillamook County Cultural Coalition Grants Funds to Five Tillamook County Projects
The Tillamook County Cultural Coalition (TCCC) board has recently awarded 2022 grant funds to five Tillamook County cultural organizations. The Coalition administers and distributes Oregon Cultural Trust funding in Tillamook County. TCCC…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: Tillamook County Historical Society Looks to the Future
“All the people we have loved and lost are still among us, in the house we call history.” –Graham Masterton Are you interested in local history? Do you have stories that need…
OREGON HERITAGE COMMISSION GRANTS AWARDED FOR HISTORY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE – Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Awarded $3,000
Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $380,000 in grants to 31 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation and access, research, oral history, exhibits,…
Fusion Lodging Responds to Community Concerns About Proposed Hotel Development on Historic Oceanside Cabins Site
By Barbara Keckler, Director of Sales and Marketing, Fusion Marketing Earlier this month, an op/ed was written in this publication regarding the new hotel space planned by Fusion Lodging in Oceanside, Oregon….
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: Tillamook Air Museum Celebrates New Exhibits, Cafe Re-opening, Seasonal Events
By Christian Gurling, Tillamook Air Museum Curator Emblematic of the Fall season that upon us, here at the Tillamook Air Museum, things too are changing. We pride ourselves in near constant dynamism…