Since 1980, the Des Chutes Historical Museum has been located in the historic Reid School, located at 129 NW Idaho, Bend, Oregon. 

The Museum abounds with history and relics of the past lives of Deschutes County.  Explore life along the obsidian routes with the native people who passed along the Deschtues river and fur trapping with early explorers; see the logging and railroad barons racing to settle the last open spaces amidst the Ponderosa Pines forests; meet the pioneers of Deschutes County who settled along the river and raised their children, grew their crops or started businesses and prospered. Explore this and more inside Reid School, itself a historic landmark for Deschutes County.

Continuing your adventure through the Museum, you may also find yourself inside the research library checking out historical photographs of the area, mulling through the gift store for reference materials and gifts.

Planning a visit? Click on the events page to see upcoming events and get involved with the history of Deschutes County. There is truly something for everyone. 

Around the Museum....

On April 30, the Museum hosted 5 local Home School students studying World War II. The students spent time in our Veteran's history exhibits with indepth discussions from local veteran's. The boys then enrolled Pearl Harbor Survivor Charles "Chuck" A. Sellentin, US Navy in the WWII Registry maintained by the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. Chuck's information will be displayed on the registry in 2-3 weeks. Any veteran and civilian involved with WWII is eligible for enrollment on the registry. See this web site: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=registry.asp Thank you to Lisa and Carmen for including the Museum in their lesson plans!