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The Siuslaw Pioneer Museum exhibits include historical items of the Siuslaw Valley and its surrounding areas. Many of the artifacts were made or used in the every day life of our pioneers. View our new Rhododendron Festival exhibit in our first floor lobby! We look forward to your visit!
Help Save Our Wall:
A campaign to save our West Wall is underway. We appreciate your help in the effort to preserve history and our 1905 building! Read more HERE.
Online Indexes:
Search online indexes of Family Names and Subject Files as a source for your research or view the indexes and files at our on-site William Kyle Research Library. The library is located behind the Museum and open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 to 3 p.m. Call the library at (541) 997-7884, ext.1 for more information.
Latest Posts
A 1952 RHODY PRINCESS AND HER PRINCE
JOYCE AND WILLIE WORNSTAFFWith the upcoming 117th year of the Rhododendron celebration, it was an ideal time to visit and chat with a 1952 Rhody Princess. At first,...
GEORGE DUNCAN
George Duncan was 9 years old and living in Scotland when his father immigrated to Canada and never returned to his family. The year was 1836. To help support their...
TWO-TOES
Dan Miles shares 1914 story of bear in Maple Creek on Siuslaw River near Florence, Oregon.
WHALES IN THE SIUSLAW RIVER
It’s no surprise the sight of whales swimming in the Siuslaw river in recent years brings great excitement to those lucky enough to witness it. What may be a surprise...
MANAGING A FOREST
MARC WANGERIN It’s often said it takes a certain kind of person to do the type of work a job requires. That can be said of Marc Wangerin. Born in 1956, he grew up in...