The 2025 Members’ Luncheon will once again take place at the Elks Lodge in Bend. Doors will open at 11:00 a.m., with a welcome at 11:30. Lunch costs $25 per person, and will be a choice of prime rib or salmon, baked potato, and vegetable. Members are asked to RSVP by February 15 with their […]
At the turn of the 20th century, baseball clubs were organized across Central Oregon, including the city of Bend. Baseball in Bend has continued for over ten decades from town teams to farm teams, semi-professionals to collegiate up-and-comers. Take a step back in time with Vanessa Ivey, DCHS Museum Manager, as she shares stories of […]
See this year's Read/Create exhibit at the Deschutes County Historical Museum. The exhibit, featuring artwork by local quilters, will be on display through May 10. Show your library card for free admission. Murder by Degrees is a thrillingly atmospheric tale of intrigue, featuring a brilliant female doctor who’s ahead of her time. Set in Philadelphia, 1875, […]
Dr. Lillian Gilbreth was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Best known as the real-life mother of Cheaper by the Dozen, she invented industrial psychology, advanced the occupational opportunities for disabled workers after World War I, and designed the modern-day kitchen, among other groundbreaking achievements. Therese Oneill, New York Times best-selling […]