History – News & Events
2015 Rogue Saturday Nights at Hanley Farm – The Fret Drifters!
On August 8, 2015, enjoy fresh foods from the Hanley Farm kitchen, local craft beer, and music performed by The Fret Drifters! The Fret Drifters are acoustic guitar wizards known for their high energy shows [...]
Camping at Crater Lake: Early Treks and Tourists
SOHS: Tales from the Collections Historian and NPS ranger, Larry Smith will facilitate the next Tales from the Collections event on Saturday July 25, 2015 at the downtown Medford History Center from 10a-12n. Get an [...]
Community Pizza Nights at Hanley Farm
Visit Hanley Farm for a casual farm-to-plate pizza dinner, made with Hanley produce and locally-grown Rogue Valley ingredients. And, compliment your pizza with a refreshing beer or non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Prior to dinner, [...]
Register NOW for Living History Days at Hanley Farm!
Hanley Farm is pleased and excited to announce Living History Days! The Cascade Civil War Society has teamed with the Southern Oregon Historical Society to present this wonderful event at Hanley Farm. So much will [...]
Time Travel to 1932 via Jacksonville Living History!
Step back in time on Saturday, June 20, 2015, when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. brings the 1873 Cornelius C. Beekman House to life with Living History Tours at 12 noon, 1:30 pm and 3 pm. The [...]
Airing the Quilts: Stories from Quilts of the Rogue Valley
Tales from the Collections Quilts tell many stories. They are the stories and memories and love, quilts made by women, mostly unnamed. Nell Mathern tells the history of quilts in Airing the Quilts: Stories from [...]
Victorian Hobbies & Crafts at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House
Join Historic Jacksonville, Inc. and local craft guilds for an afternoon of Victorian Hobbies & Crafts from 12 noon to 4 pm on Saturday, June 13, at the historic 1873 Beekman House located at 470 [...]
Jacksonville History Saturday
Saturday, May 9, 2015 is Jacksonville History Saturday! Visitors, residents, historians, and the generally “curious” can learn about Victorian Etiquette in Jacksonville’s pioneer cemetery, go behind the counter of the second oldest bank in the [...]
Rare Tours of Beekman Bank Interior!
Step into the interior of the second oldest bank in the Pacific Northwest when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the 1863 Beekman Bank beginning May 9th for “Behind the Counter Tours” on the second Saturday of [...]
SOHS Presents: Women of the Land – Southern Oregon Women in Agriculture
The Southern Oregon Historical Society will open a major new exhibition of artifacts, photographs, and stories illustrating the role of women in agriculture in Southern Oregon in a space donated by Rogue Valley Mall. The [...]