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…
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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…
Nicholsons Honored for Historical Society Work
By David Dillon, North County News Manzanita resident Owen Nicholson and his late wife Ann have been honored by the Oregon Heritage Commission for their efforts over the years on behalf of…
“Ships of the Farmers” at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Sunday March 10th
The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum’s Great Speaker Series is pleased to present Portland historian Jerry Sutherland discussing “Ships of the Farmers” on Sunday, March 10, at 1 p.m. Using a PowerPoint full…
Stories of Ships: More Than the Morning Star – Calvin Tibbets builds the Pioneer in Clatsop County
EDITOR’S NOTE: When Jerry Sutherland shared some additional information about his upcoming presentation “Ships of Farmers” at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum (https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/ships-of-the-farmers-at-the-tillamook-county-pioneer-museum-sunday-march-10th/), and he mentioned a ship called the “Pioneer” that was…
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,…
PERILS OF THE SEA: SHIP EMILY REED WRECKED; SURVIVORS’ THRILLING EXPERIENCES TOLD IN NEWS REPORTS
Story from the Barrier Miner – April 6, 1908 (Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia article and found that they got the story from the “Daily Telegraph”) Writing from Los Angeles (U.S.A.)…
