SOHS Revisits the 1960’s!
Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss Southern Oregon Historical Society’s new exhibit...
Holidays at Hanley Farm December 7th!
On Saturday, December 7, 12-4pm, come celebrate the holiday season with us at Hanley Farm!
Rogue Saturday Nights – Live Music at Hanley Farm!
Join us July 13th for an evening of music, local craft brews and farm-fresh food at Hanley Farm!
Meet Rob Esterlein, SOHS Executive Director
Rob is a Texas native, born In Fort Worth...
Fun Events at Hanley Farm! By Pam Sasseen
Scarecrow Festival Oct. 13 and Haunted Field Oct. 13 & 14 at Hanley
Experience a Chautauqua at Hanley Farm – By Pamela Sasseen
FUN for all this weekend at Hanley - September 21 & 22...
Beekman House Music Tours
This Saturday, August 18 experience the classics at the Beekman House...
Exciting Events Slated at Hanley Farm!
Horse-Drawn Days, Origins Dinner, Artist & Picnic Days....and more!
Travel in the Victorian Era
Discover what travel was like in the 1800's at the Beekman House July 21...
Origins Dinner Series to Support Hanley Farm
Support SOHS and Hanley Farm - First one June 30th -only $55 for multi-course meal and presentation!
Two Local Artists “Step Up” For History
Warren Straus and Ray Foster are donating $6,000 for porch repairs at the Beekman House
Focus on the Farm – By Pamela Sasseen
Hanley Farm again holding Children's Heritage Fair, Tours and Picnic and New Dinner Series!
Focus on the Farm – Bill Hanley, By Pamela Sasseen
William "Bill" Hanley must have had much of his father’s, Michael Hanley's, pioneering spirit in him...
Great April Historic Cemetery Events in April!
Popular "History Saturdays" Return April 14, and new event in partnership with SOHS on April 21...
Old-Fashioned Egg Roll!
Mark your calendars for this fun, family event on Easter Sunday, April 8, 1 to 3!
Hanley Farm Partners With Jacksonville Market CSA
CSA’s are composed of local farmers who grow a variety of fresh produce and products...
How About Helping with History?
Beekman House Volunteers are NEEDED for various events throughout the summer...
Hanley Farm Redwood Tree – by Pamela Sasseen
The wood is petrified Metasequoia from the Oligocene era, approximately 23 to 34 million years ago...
Beekman House Meeting this Saturday, 25th
People are NEEDED to assist with some fun Beekman House activities - please come - and spread the word!
The Hanley Farm Willow – by Pamela Sasseen
Great article about the Willow Ms. Hanley planted and fun "Mysteries in Our Backyard" series...
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!
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 […]
Hanley Farm Threshing & Scarecrows – by Pamela Sasseen
Special Event on October 15th...
Focus on the Farm – by Pamela Sasseen
Hanley Farm Harvest Days are fantastic! Threshing has been tentatively rescheduled for August 20...
Focus on the Farm/Harvest Days – by Pamela Sasseen
Harvest Days at Hanley Farm - August 4, 5 and 6!
Hanley Horse Plow Action on July 9
See these great photos and VIDEO of the awesome Hanley Farm Horse Plow on July 9...
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...
Ginger Rogers Fashion Show May 1st!
Ginger Rogers Fashion Show! Sunday, May 1, 2-4 pm at the Rogue Valley Country Club
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.