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11:30 AM, Saturday, September 11th
Wapiti Park
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 11th. 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 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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Modern day “lighthouse
keeper”, George Collins’ recent book To Guide, Guard,
and Rescue: Building the Yaquina Lighthouses, Jetties, and
Life-Saving Station takes one back in time to when Newport’s
maritime infrastructure was in its infancy. Like many other
coastal communities, Newport’s movers and shakers of
the 1870’s wanted their town to be the next San Francisco,
or at the very least, play a part in westward expansion along
the Pacific coast. Lighthouses, jetties and the Life-Saving
Service were key components of the structures created to provide
mariners a safe haven in and around early Newport. Collins
combined these important elements with other critical parts
of maritime safety and development, meshing them all into
a fascinating, 112-page book with more than 90 historic images.
 Mr.
Collins will present a one-hour Power Point program on his
book, including many wonderful historic images, at the North
Lincoln County Historical Museum on Saturday, September 18,
at 1 PM. The talk will include information about lighthouses,
the extensive jetty system at the entrance to Yaquina Bay,
and the brave men of the U.S. Life-Saving Service who rowed
their small vessels through pounding seas to rescue mariners
in distress.
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Bethenia Owens-Adair overcame seemingly
insurmountable obstacles to become a social reformer and one
of Oregon's first women doctors with a medical degree. Owens-Adair
was also an acitivst, passionately involved in reform movements
such as the temperance movement and the eugenics movement.
One of the first feminists, she argued for woman suffrage
as well as women's education, employment, and health. Historian
Cathy Alzner will present a program examining the fascinating
life of Bethenia Owens-Adair on Saturday, October 23, at 1
PM at the museum. Please join us.
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Who can forget the favorite dolls of childhood? Remember
character dolls like Anne of Green Gables, Snow White and
Shirley Temple? Paper dolls that were dressed up and redressed
constantly? These and other fondly remembered dolls are featured
in a new museum exhibit that opens on February 3rd in the
museum’s upstairs gallery. Part two of our History of
Dolls exhibit takes us from the French fashion doll of the
19th century to the popular dolls that were played with and
adored by children from the 1930s through the 1960s. Dolls
in this display are from the collection of Brenda Ennis and
Susan Webb, as well as the museum’s collections.
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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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Last year the museum was able to offer free
admission, which resulted in more than doubling our annual
visitor attendance. Once again, the City of Lincoln City has
provided grant money for the museum to offer free admission
to visitors for the entire year. The city recognizes that
hard economic times mean that people have little money for
anything other than necessities. The grant is intended to
encourage tourism by fostering good will and encouraging an
appreciation of this area’s history. Thank you Lincoln
City VCB!
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