History – News & Events
Windows in Time: “Gone Beneath the Waters: Lost Creek Lake Villages”
Dennis Ellingson has researched the area beneath Lost Creek Lake and will share his expertise on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Medford Library, 205 South Central Avenue, and Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the [...]
Upcoming Events! – by Pam Sasseen
Focus on Hanley Farm - April 2018 Hanley Farm Heritage Plant Sale—This sale is Hanley Farm’s most anticipated and beloved event and takes place on April 28 and 29, from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Here, you’ll [...]
The 2018 Jacksonville Boosters Historic Home & Garden Tour is on Saturday, May 5th and Sunday, May 6th from 11am-4pm
The Home Tour provides our community with a unique opportunity to visit a mixture of historic homes and buildings in Jacksonville. This year we have three historic homes, two gardens and one modern home. Also, [...]
Romancing the West Returns!
In 2013, singer/songwriter Christina Lynn Martin and Cowboy Poet and Balladeer Butch Martin co-produced “Romancing the West,” setting out to tell the human story of over 250 years of the people of the American west. [...]
2018 Historic Jacksonville Home and Garden Tour
Get your tickets now for the Historic Jacksonville Home and Garden Tour, May 5th and 6th, 2018 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Tour will include the Historic Jacksonville Courthouse, where City Hall is currently [...]
A Passport to the Past: Windows in Time Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
The 2018 Windows in Time lecture series begins its 10th year of making local history come alive! During this time these popular monthly talks, co-sponsored by the Jackson County Library Services and Southern Oregon Historical [...]
Bank on a Merry Beekman Christmas
When Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the historic Beekman Bank Museum for “Behind the Counter” tours during Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas celebration over the first three weekends in December, they will also be sharing an early Christmas [...]
Celebrate a Victorian Christmas at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House
Experience a Victorian Christmas this 2017 holiday season at the historic Beekman House, located at 470 E. California Street in Jacksonville, Oregon. This 1873 residence, home to Jacksonville’s wealthiest pioneer family, is decorated for a [...]
Holiday Wreath Making at Hanley Farm
Add a wonderful tradition to your Holiday activities by making your own wreath: Saturday November 25 at Hanley Farm (1053 Hanley Road between Central Point and Medford), from 11am to 3pm, free admission. Wreath materials [...]
Carolers Wanted
One of Jacksonville’s time-honored traditions is the upcoming Victorian Christmas celebration, running from the parade on December 2nd to December 23rd. During the festivities, locals and visitors in the historic downtown core are treated to [...]