The Pioneer Museum Honors April
As the Month of the Military Child
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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. We look forward to your visit!
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Latest Posts
Brush Picking for a Living
(Part 1 of 2) (View Part 2) Though Brush Picking may be an unfamiliar occupation to some, it has maintained a history throughout the Pacific Northwest. Folks may not...
SAVE OUR WALL
MUSEUM LAUNCHES WALL RECONSTRUCTION CAMPAIGN PRESERVING OUR PAST The Siuslaw Pioneer Museum is launching a campaign to save its west wall. Time has taken its toll on...
TAHKENITCH TRAIN DERAILMENT
What they hoped to find lay at the bottom of Tahkenitch Lake for 37 years. Local folks may recall that June day in 1987, when a Southern Pacific (“SP”) Railroad train...
A MAIL CARRIER’S RESILIENCE
Perhaps resilience can best describe how pioneers met with their everyday challenges and experiences. Such was the case for mail carriers in the Siuslaw Valley during...
JAMES OSCAR RICH, A Railroad Tragedy
The attempt to reveal stories that touch our lives and connect us to history begins and ends with research. Along the way, it’s the discovery through research that we...