History – News & Events
Hanley Farm – Annual Scarecrow Festival 2015!
Make your own scarecrow, and if you’d like, enter your scarecrow in the People’s Choice contest. If your scarecrow wins, in addition to receiving an award, you’ll have bragging rights! You don’t need to be [...]
A 2015 Haunting Adventure by the Light of the Moon at Hanley Farm!
Hanley Farm’s been taken over by a mysterious woman. All of Jacksonville, Central Point, all of everywhere, is astir! What happens when unwanted visitors venture onto the cornfields to learn the Lady in Black’s deep, [...]
Jacksonville Chamber’s 2nd-Annual Haunted Trolley Tour
Update on 10/26/15 - Haunted Trolley Tour 2015 is sold out! The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce is excited to present their 2nd-Annual Haunted Trolley Tour on October 29, 30 & 31, 2015. The tours will [...]
Meet the Pioneers 2015 at Jacksonville Historic Cemetery
UPDATE October 5, 2015: Meet the Pioneers 2015 is sold out! It’s hard to believe that this year's "Meet the Pioneers" program will mark our 10th Anniversary for this very popular and fun Jacksonville event. [...]
Victorian Mourning Rituals at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House
The Victorians created elaborate rituals around the passing of a loved one. Join Historic Jacksonville at the 1873 Beekman House between 11am and 3 pm on Saturday or Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2015 to [...]
SOHS Tales From the Collections: Artists of the Rogue Valley, Then and Now
Everyone knows that Peter Britt was a photographer, but did you know that he was also a painter? Learn about the early artists, and also contemporary artists of the Rogue Valley at the next Tales [...]
2nd 2015 Community Pizza Night at Hanley Farm is August 27!
What a great time we had last month at Hanley Farm’s first Community Pizza Night. It was a great success – thanks to everyone who attended, enjoyed great food, music and friends. We invite you [...]
SOHS Tales from the Collections: Swimmin’ Holes and Hot Springs, Having Fun in Historic Southern Oregon
It’s hot out there! Enjoy the Southern Oregon Historical Society’s cool archives and find out about Southern Oregon’s beloved swimming holes and hot springs at 10am on August 22 at the next Tales From the [...]
Last Chance in 2015 to Step Behind the Counter of the Second Oldest Bank in the Pacific Northwest!
Enjoy the last opportunity this year to step into the interior of the second oldest bank in the Pacific Northwest when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the 1863 Beekman Bank on August 8th for rare “Behind [...]
Victorian Medical Practices at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House
Learn about doctors, medicine, and health concerns in late 1800s Jacksonville when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. hosts “Victorian Medical Practices” from 12 noon to 4 pm on Saturday, August 8, at Jacksonville’s 1873 Beekman House. Located [...]