History – News & Events
New Historic Photographic Exhibit at Courthouse
In January 2017, Jacksonville Town Historian Larry Smith suggested that the City Council bring back some form of a museum to the Courthouse by using historic photographs to adorn the two long walls and display [...]
Jacksonville Cemetery Entrance Gate To Be Restored
Jacksonville Cemetery will be closed to vehicular traffic on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, to allow for the removal of the entrance gate and arch. The entire structure will be taken off site for restoration by [...]
Windows in Time: “Gone Beneath the Waters: Lost Creek Lake Villages”
Dennis Ellingson has researched the area beneath Lost Creek Lake and will share his expertise on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Medford Library, 205 South Central Avenue, and Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the [...]
Upcoming Events! – by Pam Sasseen
Focus on Hanley Farm - April 2018 Hanley Farm Heritage Plant Sale—This sale is Hanley Farm’s most anticipated and beloved event and takes place on April 28 and 29, from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Here, you’ll [...]
The 2018 Jacksonville Boosters Historic Home & Garden Tour is on Saturday, May 5th and Sunday, May 6th from 11am-4pm
The Home Tour provides our community with a unique opportunity to visit a mixture of historic homes and buildings in Jacksonville. This year we have three historic homes, two gardens and one modern home. Also, [...]
Romancing the West Returns!
In 2013, singer/songwriter Christina Lynn Martin and Cowboy Poet and Balladeer Butch Martin co-produced “Romancing the West,” setting out to tell the human story of over 250 years of the people of the American west. [...]
2018 Historic Jacksonville Home and Garden Tour
Get your tickets now for the Historic Jacksonville Home and Garden Tour, May 5th and 6th, 2018 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Tour will include the Historic Jacksonville Courthouse, where City Hall is currently [...]
A Passport to the Past: Windows in Time Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
The 2018 Windows in Time lecture series begins its 10th year of making local history come alive! During this time these popular monthly talks, co-sponsored by the Jackson County Library Services and Southern Oregon Historical [...]
Bank on a Merry Beekman Christmas
When Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the historic Beekman Bank Museum for “Behind the Counter” tours during Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas celebration over the first three weekends in December, they will also be sharing an early Christmas [...]
Celebrate a Victorian Christmas at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House
Experience a Victorian Christmas this 2017 holiday season at the historic Beekman House, located at 470 E. California Street in Jacksonville, Oregon. This 1873 residence, home to Jacksonville’s wealthiest pioneer family, is decorated for a [...]