Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $379,785 in grants to 32 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation and access, research, education, exhibits, and film projects. Award amounts ranged $2,020 – $20,000. Funded projects in Tillamook County include: -Nehalem Valley Historical Society, in Manazanita, to complete a heritage memoir film about Mary…
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24th Annual Tour of Homes this Saturday August 24th Benefits Women’s Club Scholarship Program
There are a multitude of unique and interesting homes in the Manzanita/Neah-Kah-Nie area that capture the nature of the area. The Manzanita-North County Women’s Club “Tour of Homes” on Saturday August 24th showcases five new and remodeled homes in the area, including the club’s “home” – the Pine Grove Community House and Nehalem Valley Historical Society. This is a very…
Volunteers Needed Monday July 22nd at Nehalem American Legion Cemetery
Join us at the Historic Nehalem American Legion Cemetery on Monday July 22nd at 9:30 am. The cemetery is located on Necarney City Road. The City of Nehalem has funded our community’s recognition of the earliest Veterans in the cemetery. Thank you Eileen, Board Member of the Nehalem Valley Historical Society, for proposing to purchase beautiful brass antiqued US Veteran’s…
MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS: Sunday May 26th at Nehalem Bay State Park; Monday May 27th at American Legion Cemetery, Nehalem & Sunset Memorial Gardens, Tillamook
Nehalem Bay State Park Sunday, May 26, 11:00 AM at the Flag pole near the campground parking area at Nehalem Bay State Park Organized by Park Ranger Mariah Dawson, Community Members, U.S. Coast Guard, and Neahkahnie School Choir Cost: $5.00 parking permit if parking inside the state park for the event Program: Presentation of Colors by the U.S. Coast Guard…
Nehalem Valley Historical Society Presents: “Telling it Like it Was” Lecture Series Continues Saturday, May 11 – Reknowned Architects at the Beach
Join the Nehalem Valley Historical Society for another “Telling it Like it Was” lecture on Saturday, May 11th at 3 pm at the Pine Grove Community House. “A. E. Doyle’s and Ellis Lawrence’s Beach Architecture” presented by Phil Niles, historian and author of “The Beauty of the City: A. E. Doyle, Portland’s Architect.” Learn how two architects recognized the beauty…
Nehalem Valley Historical Society Lecture Series Continues April 13th with Songs & Stories of Early Timber Workers
Nehalem Valley Historical Society continues its second Saturday Lecture Series “Telling it Like it Was” April 13 at 3 PM. Coast residents and visitors are invited to enjoy “Early Twentieth Century Timber Workers – Songs and Stories” presented by Steven Beda, Assistant Professor of History, from the University of Oregon. Hear stories and enjoy photographs about Oregon’s north coast lumber…
Nehalem Valley Historical Society Presents “Telling it Like it Was” Continues: Surveying Neahkahnie’s Treasure Rocks March 9th
Nehalem Valley Historical Society’s Inspiring Presentations in History … 2nd Saturdays in February, March, April and May 2019, 3:00 PM. Location: The Historic Pine Grove Community House, in the heart of Manzanita, on the Oregon coast, at 225 Laneda Avenue. This program is free and open to the public. PROGRAMS: March 9 “Surveying Neahkahnie’s Treasure Rocks” presented by Phil Costaggini,…