History – News & Events
Come Greet Springtime at Hanley Farm!
The Family Nurturing Center’s Farm and Food Program and the Southern Oregon Historical Society will co-host Sundays in Spring 2019 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 7 and 14, and May 5 and [...]
Secrets & Mysteries of the Beekman Bank!
JACKSONVILLE, OR—Explore the “Secrets & Mysteries of the Beekman Bank” on January 3, 4, and 5 when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest for evening candlelight tours. Established in [...]
Beekman House “Boxing Day” Tours Benefit ACCESS
JACKSONVILLE, OR—Historic Jacksonville, Inc. will celebrate the Victorian Christmas Boxing Day tradition on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - when all Victorian Christmas tours of Jacksonville’s historic Beekman House Museum will be $2 per person with [...]
Hanley Farm Building Restoration
SOHS extends a warm thank you to the Oregon Community Foundation, Ben B. Cheney Foundation, Carpenter Foundation, Pacific Power Foundation, Northwest Farm Credit Services, HamCon Builders, the Jackson County Cultural Coalition, and to the sponsors [...]
Jacksonville’s 2018 Victorian Christmas Celebration Schedule of Events
An Old-Fashioned, Small Town Holiday Celebration! •Christmas Tree Lighting & Community Caroling, Saturday, November 24 at 5:00pm, Merchants Open until 7:00pm •Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 1 at 10:00am Regular Weekend Activities December 1&2, 8&9, [...]
Make Your Own Holiday Wreath at Hanley Farm
Make your own Holiday Wreath at Hanley Farm on Saturday, November 24, from 10:00am-3:00pm! You will make your wreath using all natural materials clipped from the trees and bushes that grace the farm. Wreath-making kits [...]
Last Jacksonville Haunted History of 2018!
JACKSONVILLE, OR – With the pioneer spirits and ghosts that linger in this old gold mining town becoming increasingly restless as we approach November 1, the Day of the Dead, Historic Jacksonville, Inc. will be [...]
The Mystery of the Lady in Black: A Haunted Field Walk at Hanley Farm
The evenings of October 14, 20 and 21, 2018 - you’re invited to take a dark walk, guided by lantern, through the fields of Hanley Farm. What is it that keeps all the neighbors astir? [...]
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 [...]
Local Builder Saves Historic Owen Keegan House in Jacksonville
Jacksonville residents Todd and Beth Zitzner are no strangers to the housing construction industry, having developed and built the Brookview townhome development near the Bigham Knoll campus. Recently, the couple turned their attention and talent [...]