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The North Lincoln County Historical Museum cordially invites you to attend our annual Community Picnic. Since the early 1900s north Lincoln County has held an annual Pioneer Picnic. The first picnics were held on the 4th of July along Siletz Bay to celebrate each year as a growing community. Pioneer families came from up the Siletz and Salmon Rivers, north as far as Neskowin, south as far as Gleneden Beach and from all around what is now Lincoln City. Often they traveled by foot, carrying everything they might need for an overnight stay. Some early entrepreneurs made treats to sell, like ice cream or corn on the cob. The picnics included campfires, crabbing, games and sports. In the evenings there were sure to be fire works and sing a-longs. For many years, the North Lincoln County Pioneer Association carried the tradition forward. In the year 2000, the museum became its host. Now held on the second Saturday in September, this year’s picnic is on Saturday, September 10, 2011. The picnic draws people from all over the state who want to meet up with old friends or share memories. It is open to old timers and newcomers alike. There’ll be door prizes, a raffle, and a cakewalk. It’s a potluck picnic, so bring your favorite dish to share and a place setting. The gathering begins at 11:30 at Wapiti Park, up Drift Creek Road, and food is served at noon. For more information contact Anne Hall at 541-996-6698.
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As part of Lincoln City’s Celebration of Honor, a special local history presentation on the affects of World War II on the Oregon coast will be offered at the museum on Saturday, September 21, 2011 at 1 PM. The talk will cover the period from the successful 1941 Red Head Roundup through the early months of World War II. Centered on North Lincoln County, the presentation will include the reaction of residents to the threat of Japanese attack, the occupation of the region by soldiers and coastguardsmen, shortages, and rationing. Local historian, Tom Edwards, will present the hour-long program, Redheads to War Dogs. Mr. Edwards graduated from Taft in 1941, received a B. A. in history from Willamette and an M. A. and Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He has been a college professor for 38 years, including 34 at Whitman College in Walla Walla.
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The number of Latinos residing in Oregon has increased dramatically in the last decade, leading one scholar to speak of the "browning of Oregon." This, however, is not a new phenomenon, for there has been a settled-out, Mexican-origin population in Oregon since the 1930s. Erlinda Gonzales-Berry explores the seventy-five year history of migration and settlement of Mexicans in Oregon, highlighting their sustained practices of community building, struggles for integration, and contributions to the culture and economic landscape of the state.
Gonzales- Berry draws on her own extensive fieldwork, newspapers articles, archival photographs, and agency reports to provide a rich portrait of a vibrant community. She calls attention to the relationship between globalization and current patterns of world-wide migration. For example, how can we address the inherent contradiction in contemporary understandings of "borderless" nations for economic enterprises and the efforts of nation-states to exclude the labor force created by global economic practices?
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Valerie Baker and Kimberly Miller, 5/6 grades teachers at
Taft Elementary School, working with the Lincoln County School
District’s Teach American History grant, put together
a traveling trunk on the subject of North Lincoln County Schools
from 1900 to 1950. The teachers created a Power Point presentation,
interviewed early settler family members, collected artifacts
and pictures, and created a timeline that pulls together world
events and events happening in North Lincoln County. This
project culminates a three-year professional study of Oregon
and American history by 14 teachers in Lincoln County to document
local and state history in a way that engages students. These
“traveling trunks” are now available to be checked
out from the museum for use by teachers and/or group leaders.
Contact Anne Hall at the museum for more information.
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