by Tracy Alexander | Feb 12, 2026
Celebrate the Archaeology & Heritage of Oregon and Beyond The 14th annual Archaeology Roadshow focuses on The Archaeology of Fire & Water and features dozens of exhibits and activities hosted by archaeologists and heritage specialists representing...
by Tracy Alexander | Feb 11, 2026
About The Changing Skyline—100 Years of Landscape Change in Central Oregon During the summer of 1920, Frederick William Cleator (1883-1957), a Forest Service recreational planner, surveyed and signposted the Skyline Trail. This trail, first laid out between Crater...
by Tracy Alexander | Oct 22, 2025
Oregon’s long tradition of volunteer search and rescue dates to the territorial days, when good Samaritans and mountain men came to aid those in need. On the coast, surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service protected mariners traversing the “Graveyard of the...
by Tracy Alexander | Sep 25, 2025
The Annual Chili Feed and Raffle takes place at the Deschutes Historical Museum over the weekend closest to Veteran’s Day and is the Deschutes County Historical Society’s largest annual fundraiser. The 2025 event will be our 42nd anniversary of the Annual Chili Feed...
by Tracy Alexander | Sep 25, 2025
The Annual Chili Feed and Raffle takes place at the Deschutes Historical Museum over the weekend closest to Veteran’s Day and is the Deschutes County Historical Society’s largest annual fundraiser. The 2025 event will be our 42nd anniversary of the Annual Chili Feed...