WWII-themed choir concert set for Mill City
The Santiam Canyon Community Chorus is hosting its annual spring concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at Stewart’s Hall in Mill City, 158 SW Broadway St. The free event, which is conducted in […]
Oregon Pacific Railroad talk topic
The North Santiam Historical Society invites everyone to join in for a presentation that details the inception and development of what is now remembered as the Oregon Pacific Railroad. The railroad ran from Newport on […]
Looking Back: Conference explores history of ‘old’ Detroit
About 125 people participated in a conference on Detroit history last weekend. And that meant history not only before the timber wars, the pandemic and the wildfires but before Detroit Dam. That’s why it was […]
Event set to look at Detroit history
About the Project The Atlas of Drowned Towns is an effort to recover and interpret the histories of places lost to large dams. The project explores these histories through a digital platform and community outreach […]
Stories at Fairview Cemetery
The North Santiam Historical Society (NSHS) invites the public to join it for a special program, “History Comes Alive at Fairview Cemetery!” Hear the stories of some of the people buried at Fairview Cemetery. Local […]
NSHS monthy programs return
The North Santiam Historical Society (NSHS) presents “From Horse Power to Horsepower” on Thursday, Sept. 7. The program is led by Chuck “Rusty” Whitten, a NSHS board member who has a long history in the […]
Learn the history of ‘Old Detroit’
Join the North Santiam Historical Society for “Finding Old Detroit: Recovering and Intrepreting the Histories of Communities Displaced by River Development Projects,” presented by Bob Reinhardt Reinhardt is an associate professor of history at Boise […]
