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The Southern Oregon Historical Society announces a new exhibit, Wire by Wire: How the Telephone, Fencing, and Electricity Came to Lake Creek, on display through mid-January at the Lake Creek Historical Society (open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.) as part of the History: Made by You program. History: Made by…
{gallery}/05_10_11/glitz{/gallery} The 100th anniversary of Ginger Rogers’ birth was celebrated as a fundraiser for the Southern Oregon Historical Society on Sunday, May 1 at the Rogue Valley Country Club. Tables were dressed in Rogers’ favorite color, which was pink. Gowns from her extensive wardrobe were modeled and a number sold during the event. There also…
The Southern Oregon Historical Society will host “Glitz and Glamour” on a Sunday Afternoon, a tea and fashion show of gowns from the personal collection of Ginger Rogers. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. at the Rogue Valley Country Club. 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of Ginger Rogers’ birth. To…
The Southern Oregon Historical Society crop of Hanley Horsepower products have just arrived in local retail outlets. In its second year of production, Hanley Horsepower Flour is produced at historic Hanley Farm in cooperation with members of the Southern Oregon Draft and Harness Association, who plant, reap, and thresh the wheat with draft horses. The…
{gallery}/11_24_09/flour{/gallery}The Southern Oregon Historical Society, Hanley Farm, Grange Co-op, Butte Creek Mill and the Southern Oregon Draft and Harness Association have each had a role in producing “A taste of history.” What started as a project last spring will find its way to many tables this holiday, utilizing methods used over a hundred years ago….
The Board of Trustees of the Southern Oregon Historical Society announced that it will suspend most public operations for a period of six months in order to restructure the organization. This is in response to a financial crisis that has been in the making since the Society lost all of its county funding in 2007….
Eagle Point Library Second Saturday is Mar. 14, at 2 p.m. Stephanie Butler of the Southern Oregon Historical Society will present “The Women of Hanley Farm: Exploring the Agricultural Legacy of Four Generations in Southern Oregon.” She will speak of the women’s influence in three generations of women who carried on their father’s agricultural legacy…
The final meeting of the board of directors of the Eagle Point Historical Society was held Sept. 30. The city of Eagle Point now owns the Eagle Point Museum, the land it sits on and the artifacts contained in the museum. Included at the final meeting was the allocation of funds from Wood…
