by Deborah Lobey | Jan 26, 2024 | Posts
18-Year Anniversary Following its annual winter closure, the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum doors re-open on February 1st! The re-opening coincides with the Museum’s 18th anniversary of when the doors first opened at our Maple Street location. In 1974 the museum was...
by Deborah Lobey | Jan 15, 2024 | Posts
During the 1850’s stage service began operating in western Oregon, with weekly service to Eugene. As pioneer settlers and industries grew in the Siuslaw Valley, so did the need and desire for transportation. In time, the stage line from Eugene to Mapleton and lower...
by Deborah Lobey | Dec 21, 2023 | History
The Holiday Season of Early Days In days gone by, the holidays were celebrated in ways that have gradually been passed down to become our own traditions. It’s uncertain exactly how pioneer traditions in this area were started – circumstances, perhaps. We can only...
by Deborah Lobey | Nov 19, 2023 | Posts
Once treasured family remembrances and pictures are often donated and accepted to become part of the Pioneer Museum’s collection. The museum makes every effort to continue honoring and celebrating each item’s historical significance to the area. One such item was a...
by Deborah Lobey | Oct 31, 2023 | Posts
“I was working at the A.W. Hurd store at the time and remember the date as November, 1906.Other reports give 1905 as the time of the wreck”. Warner C. Waite, 1883 – 1975 November marks the anniversary (about 118 years) of when a schooner, the Bella became...
