Escape the Museum- SOLD OUT

by Editor | Sep 13, 2025

The Curse of the Curate’s Collection New Escape Room Experience, October 10-25, 2025 The Deschutes Historical Museum announces an escape room experience based on real local history. Your team of up to six players work together to find clues, solve puzzles and...

A Tribute to Bracero Workers in Central Oregon

by Tracy Alexander | Jul 24, 2025

Join the Latino Community Association, the Deschutes County Historical Society, and the Deschutes Public Library on August 4th at the Redmond Library to celebrate Bracero Program Day and learn how the Bracero Program contributed to the agricultural success of Redmond...

History Pub: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon; A Living Legacy with Glenn Voelz

by Tracy Alexander | Jul 1, 2025

Amid the depths of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulated a bold plan for putting millions of unemployed Americans to work on the nation’s public lands. Between 1933 and 1942, over 86,000 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees...

History Pub: Beatrice Cannady: Oregon’s Advocate for Social Change

by Tracy Alexander | Jul 1, 2025

Beatrice Morrow Cannady was one of Oregon’s most prominent social activists of the early 20th century and a leader within Portland’s early Black community. Through her legal actions, publishing, and social networks, Cannady challenged hate and injustice...

Reflections of History: An Architectural walking tour

by Editor | May 31, 2025

Reflections of History: An Architectural Walking Tour Stroll through the Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District and take a step back in time when walking was the thing to do, and neighborhoods were all about proximity.  Participants will be introduced to the...