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…
Category: Local History
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…
Nehalem Valley Historical Society honors long-time volunteers with Emeritus Memberships; Officers installed at March 2022 board meeting
March 24, 2022. Manzanita, Oregon. The Nehalem Valley Historical Society (NVHS), an all-volunteer organization that began in 1987, recently honored three long-time volunteers with Emeritus status to recognize their time and contributions…
Pioneer Museum explores ‘Power of Place’ with a new exhibit opening April 9th
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum will explore Tillamook’s defining industries in its newest temporary exhibit, “The Power of Place: Tillamook’s Founding Industries,” opening April, 2022. The exhibit, which will…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: What’s happening at Tillamook Air Museum? Extended days, New Signage Coming
Spring is right around the corner here in Tillamook, and that means that Spring break is nearly upon us. As in year’s past as the tourist season heats up, the Tillamook Air…
OBITUARIES: Roy H. Peterson, D.V.M. (January 25, 1923 – January 21, 2022); Claire Peterson (November 29, 1923-October 31, 2021)
“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…
History is Happening at Hoquarton House
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 house…
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….