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...
by Deborah Lobey | Oct 25, 2023 | Oral History - Stories, Posts
There was so much work back then that you could quit one job in the morning and have another lined up the same day and go to work. One can’t speak of the history of Florence without including the logging industry’s significant role in the heritage of the Siuslaw...
by Deborah Lobey | Oct 16, 2023 | Posts
“. . . passenger traffic made the route a paying one from the first day that a passenger coach was attached to the work train, and it is now necessary to carry two passenger coaches and a baggage car to accommodate the people wanting to travel that line.” The...
