History – News & Events
October Historic Beekman House Tours: “Victorian Mourning Customs”
For Victorians, death was a part of life, giving it essential meaning, and they created elaborate rituals around the passing of a loved one. Between 12n and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and [...]
Quashing the Beekman House Rumor Mill!
06/19/24 JACKSONVILLE, OR—Apparently rumors are flying that the roof at Jacksonville’s historic 1870s Beekman House caved in recently. The roof is just fine! It did NOT cave in! We had some ceiling plaster fall in [...]
Secrets & Mysteries of the Beekman Bank is Back!
After a 4-year hiatus, Historic Jacksonville, Inc. is bringing back its lantern-light “Secrets & Mysteries of the Beekman Bank” tours beginning Saturday, February 10! JACKSONVILLE, OR—Explore the “Secrets & Mysteries of the Beekman Bank” on [...]
Holiday Fun at SOHS Hanley Farm
The Southern Oregon Historical Society is celebrating the holidays in style at SOHS Hanley Farm, and you’re invited to join us. Walking in a Winter Wonderland, December 14-16, 5-9pm—The farm, located just two miles north [...]
Discover the Victorian Origins of Our Holiday Traditions at Beekman House!
Did you know that the Christmas celebration we know today was “reinvented” during the Victorian Era? In England, under Oliver Cromwell, the Puritans had rejected all “frippery,” and during the early stages of the Industrial [...]
Christmas on McKee Bridge
The McKee Bridge Historical Society is ready for a festive holiday season and will decorate McKee Bridge, the rustic shelter in the picnic grounds, and Star Ranger Station in early December. These sites will be [...]
Volunteers Needed to Bring History to Life! – by Carolyn Kingsnorth, President, Historic Jacksonville Inc.
Do you enjoy sharing local history with family, friends, and guests? Would you like to learn more about Jacksonville, the town that was the 19th Century commercial, governmental, and social center of Southern Oregon? Are [...]
Celebrate Christmas On A Covered Bridge
McKee Bridge Historical Society (MBHS) will decorate and illuminate McKee Bridge, the rustic Depression-era shelter in the picnic grounds, and Star Ranger Station from December 10 into the New Year. Saturday, December 17, will be [...]
Celebrate a Victorian Christmas at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House
Historic Jacksonville, Inc. invites you to experience a Victorian Christmas this holiday season at the historic Beekman House Museum. Located at 470 E. California Street, this early 1870s residence, home to Jacksonville’s wealthiest pioneer family, [...]
Victorian Fashion at the 1873 Beekman House: “The Well Dressed Victorian”
JACKSONVILLE, OR—No clothing style in history is as popular as Victorian Era fashion—although there was no single Victorian style, given that the Era is generally considered to have spanned over 50 years from 1837 to [...]