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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MUSEUM DOCENT
Wander into the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum and our docents are on hand to greet you with a warm welcome. They provide a brief introduction of our former schoolhouse building and a short explanation of the Museum exhibits. You are encouraged to roam the...
ORAL HISTORY CASSETTES CONVERTED to CD
The Siuslaw Pioneer Museum has completed its project of converting cassette tapes from its Oral History project to CDs. These CDs are available for public viewing at the museum’s on-site Kyle Research Library. Copies of the digitized collection...
WOODEN TRAIN RE-DISCOVERED
It began with a chance “re-discovery” of a boxed up, wooden train in disrepair. Siuslaw Pioneer Museum curator, Sandy Zinn went searching for a spare box. She happened upon the tucked away treasure in a corner of the storage room. Opening the box...
CURATING AN EXHIBIT
Sandy Zinn, Museum Interim-Curator A Glimpse Into What Get's Displayed The Siuslaw Pioneer Museum has been fortunate to receive many items and artifacts for its collection. Exhibits and displays are obtained from local pioneer families,...
REMEMBERING the MANY FACES of OUR MUSEUM…Over Time
Some are still with us and some are just memories, good memories.... In reminisce, I think back of Eileen Huntington, a city girl who married Judd Huntington, a North Fork rancher. At some point Eileen realized that the Siuslaw Pioneer Association...