The show must go on … last year the local chapter of the Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Association Branch 159 announced that the Old Iron Show chairs were stepping down….
Category: Local History
Tillamook Forest Center Events – Aug. 9-11: Smokey Bear’s 75th Birthday Party, Friday, Aug. 9th
Join the Tillamook Forest Center staff for a variety of fascinating, forest-related programs. From Dutch oven cooking presentations to wildflower walks we’ve got something for everyone. Most events are FREE and open…
Iconic Tillamook Movie Theater for Sale
Owners say they are ready to pass their beloved business onto new owners who can continue to build off their hard work. By Sayde Walker When the Tillamook Coliseum Theater first came…
Manzanita Honors Mark Beach
Mark Beach has been named Manzanita’s Citizen of the Year for 2019. According to the selection committee, the honor was based on his, “many years helping better not only Manzanita, but the…
Tillamook County Pioneer Association Meeting Sunday June 2nd at Swiss Hall
Tillamook County Pioneer Association Meeting and Potluck Sunday, June 2, 2019 Swiss Hall, 4605 Brookfield Ave, Tillamook Gather at Noon, Eat at 1:00 p.m. We will announce the Pioneer of the Year,…
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…
GARIBALDI HISTORIC U.S. COAST GUARD BOATHOUSE AND GALLERY OPENS MAY 25TH, 2019, FOR THE SUMMER; Volunteer Meet & Greet set for Thursday, May 9th, 5-7pm
There have been many developments at Pier’s End in Garibaldi and the newly branded Historic U.S. Coast Guard Boathouse over the past year. We are eager to re-open this iconic destination for…
HOT OFF THE PRESSES: The Diaries of Dr. Elmer Allen at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum is pleased to announce the release of the newly edited “The Diaries of Dr. Elmer Allen; Memories of Childhood Days in Tillamook, Oregon Around the Turn of…
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…
Rockaway Beach Honors Retiring Fire Chief Barry Mammano, One of the Longest Serving Volunteer Firemen – 61 Years, Fire Chief for 34 Years
By Laura Swanson Sixty-one years – that’s how long Barry Mammano has been getting calls at 2 am about possible problems with fires on the beach in Rockaway. “I’m certainly not going…
