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The Hanley Farm Willow – by Pamela Sasseen

Great article about the Willow Ms. Hanley planted and fun "Mysteries in Our Backyard" series...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:15-07:00February 4th, 2012|About Jacksonville, Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Featured Stories, Heroes and Achievers, History, Southern Oregon Historical Society, Volunteer!, What To Do|Comments Off

Jacksonville’s Historic Landmark District – by Amy Stevenson, Planning Director

Important details and future plans for Jacksonville's Historic District...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:18-07:00January 30th, 2012|About Jacksonville, City Hall Happenings, Columns, History, News, News Flow, Now|2 Comments

Chinatown – by Jeanena Whitewilson

Digging for Jacksonville's Chinese Heritage...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:21-07:00January 28th, 2012|About Jacksonville, Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Events for Kids/Family, Featured Stories, Heroes and Achievers, History, News Flow, Photo-Enhanced Articles, Volunteer!, What To Do|3 Comments

Help the Beekman House – Come to Informational Meeting

Save the Date - Saturday, January 28th and help determine the future of the Beekman House!

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:23-07:00January 20th, 2012|About Jacksonville, Heroes and Achievers, History, News, Now, What To Do|Comments Off

The Last History Saturday This Weekend

This Saturday, December 10th wraps up a wonderful year of History Saturdays...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:29-07:00December 7th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Heroes and Achievers, History, News, Now|Comments Off

Carolyn Kingsnorth Interviewed on Channel 5!

Carolyn did a great job speaking about the Jacksonville Heritage Society...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:32-07:00November 29th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Arts & Entertainment, Heroes and Achievers, History, News, News Flow, Now, Volunteer!, What To Do|Comments Off

Beekman House Tours Were a Success

More than 130 came out for the tours on November 12. Please Take Our SURVEY - click image on this page!

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:33-07:00November 19th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Arts & Entertainment, Events for Kids/Family, History, News, News Flow, Now, Southern Oregon Historical Society, Southern Oregon Historical Society, What To Do|Comments Off

History Saturday in the Cemetery

Learn about the City Section this Saturday, November 12 at 10am...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:36-07:00November 7th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Event Calendar, Heroes and Achievers, History, News, Now, Ongoing Events, Volunteer!, What To Do|Comments Off

Straw Press & Scarecrows – by Pam Sasseen

What a thrill it was to watch the Hanley team thresh the wheat! Our next task was to press and bale the hay. The straw press Hanley Farm uses to complete this task dates back to the late 1880s, possibly early 1900s. John Casad, of […]

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:39-07:00October 27th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Columns, Events for Kids/Family, Featured Stories, Heroes and Achievers, History, Photo-Enhanced Articles, Southern Oregon Historical Society|Comments Off

Sell-out Tours for Meet the Pioneers! by Dirk Siedlecki

We have received nothing but praise for our Players...Here's Some great photos by Mike Tupper!

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:42-07:00October 19th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Events Archive, Heroes and Achievers, History, Letters to the Editor, News, Volunteer!|Comments Off

Meet the Pioneers!

Tickets are selling fast for this year's "Meet the Pioneers" - This Friday & Saturday, October 14 & 15th

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:44-07:00October 8th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Arts & Entertainment, Events for Kids/Family, Heroes and Achievers, History, News, News Flow, Now, Volunteer!, What To Do|Comments Off

Hanley Farm Threshing & Scarecrows – by Pamela Sasseen

Special Event on October 15th...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:45-07:00October 3rd, 2011|About Jacksonville, News, News Flow, Photo-Enhanced Articles, Southern Oregon Historical Society, What To Do|Comments Off

History Saturday Tours Red Men Sections

Saturday, October 8 is the next History Saturday in our beautiful historic cemetery...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:21:53-07:00September 25th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Arts & Entertainment, Community Resources, Events for Kids/Family, Heroes and Achievers, History, News, Now, Visitor Resources, Volunteer!, What To Do|Comments Off

Jacksonville – A Living History – by Mayor Paul Becker

Our task is to hold on the elements of space, design and use...

By Paul Becker|2020-09-30T14:22:05-07:00August 27th, 2011|A Few Minutes with the Mayor, About Jacksonville, Columns, History|Comments Off

Special Tours of Beekman House & Bank

Step back in time and learn about Jacksonville's fascinating past - August 27!

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:22:06-07:00August 22nd, 2011|About Jacksonville, Events for Kids/Family, Heroes and Achievers, History, News, News Flow, Now, Visitor Resources, Volunteer!, What To Do|Comments Off

Focus on the Farm – by Pamela Sasseen

Hanley Farm Harvest Days are fantastic! Threshing has been tentatively rescheduled for August 20...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:22:07-07:00August 19th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Columns, News Flow, Photo-Enhanced Articles, Southern Oregon Historical Society, What To Do|Comments Off

Seeing the Future from the Knoll – by Janet Eastman

This month, the Bigham Knoll site plays host to a new bonanza: wine. The 9th Annual Southern Oregon World of Wine Festival...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:22:13-07:00July 25th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Contributed Posts, Featured Stories, History, Photo-Enhanced Articles, The Wine Scene, What To Do, Wine Talkers|Comments Off

Focus on the Farm/Harvest Days – by Pamela Sasseen

Harvest Days at Hanley Farm - August 4, 5 and 6!

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:22:13-07:00July 25th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Columns, Events Archive, Events for Kids/Family, History, News, Southern Oregon Historical Society, What To Do|Comments Off

Hanley Horse Plow Action on July 9

See these great photos and VIDEO of the awesome Hanley Farm Horse Plow on July 9...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:22:17-07:00July 11th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Events for Kids/Family, History, News, News Flow, Southern Oregon Historical Society, Video Posts, What To Do|Comments Off

History Saturday this Weekend!

Learn about the Masonic Section of the Historic Jacksonville Cemetery this Saturday, June 9 from 10 - 11:30...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:22:18-07:00July 3rd, 2011|Events This Week, History, News, Now, Volunteer!, What To Do|1 Comment

Enjoy Hanley’s Self-Guided Tours

Hanley Farm is open Fridays (4-7pm), Saturdays & Sundays (11am-3pm), June 3-August 28, for self-guided tours...

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:22:29-07:00June 9th, 2011|About Jacksonville, Events for Kids/Family, History, News, Now, Ongoing Events, Southern Oregon Historical Society, Volunteer!, What To Do|2 Comments

Ginger Rogers Fashion Show May 1st!

Ginger Rogers Fashion Show! Sunday, May 1, 2-4 pm at the Rogue Valley Country Club

By Southern Oregon Historical Society|2020-09-30T14:22:44-07:00April 21st, 2011|Contributed Posts, Events This Week, History, Southern Oregon Historical Society, Southern Oregon Historical Society, Volunteer!, What To Do|Comments Off

Spooky Enigma in Southern Oregon!

What causes the odd effects within the famous Oregon Vortex of Gold Hill? On March 12, 1980, Richard Engeman and Marjorie Edens, of the Southern Oregon Historical Society, interviewed Fred Coffman, who worked as manager for the Vortex’s original owner, John Litster, who opened it to the public in 1930. Here, Coffman makes his own attempts at defining the mystery.

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:23:00-07:00October 23rd, 2010|Contributed Posts, History, Southern Oregon Historical Society|Comments Off

Jacksonville Heritage Society Announces benefit event

The Jacksonville Heritage Society announces a benefit event, scheduled for Oct. 20 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the historic Jacksonville Courthouse.

By Jacksonville Review|2020-09-30T14:23:04-07:00October 1st, 2010|Community Resources, Events Archive, History, News, News Flow|Comments Off