History – News & Events
Jacksonville Haunted History—New Tour Route!
JACKSONVILLE, OR – Jacksonville Haunted History walking tours continue on Friday, July 7, 2017, with a new tour route that takes in Jacksonville’s historic courthouse and jail. At 7, 7:15, 7:30, and 7:45 pm, costumed [...]
Hanley Farm Music Festival
August 5, 2017, Hanley Farm celebrates Southern Oregon Historical Society’s 71st anniversary in style. Join us for the first-ever Hanley Farm Music Festival. Proceeds from this event will go to the preservation of the largest [...]
Living History Days at Hanley Farm
July 8 and 9 the Cascade Civil War Society has teamed with the Southern Oregon Historical Society to present “Living History Days” at Hanley Farm. As you visit a civil war encampment, you’ll get a [...]
Victorian Days’ Hobbies & Crafts at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House Museum
JACKSONVILLE, OR – Join Historic Jacksonville, Inc., local craft guilds, and hobbyists for a Victorian Day of Hobbies & Crafts from 12 noon to 4 pm on Saturday, June 17, at the 1873 Beekman House [...]
Time Travel to 1932 via Jacksonville Living History!
Time travel to 1932 on Saturday, May 27, 2017, when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. invites you to interact with Beekman family members, relatives and friends! Cornelius Beekman was the most prominent and wealthy of Jacksonville's pioneeers. [...]
2017 Children’s Heritage Fair at Hanley Farm!
For nearly 40 years the Children’s Heritage Fair has given children of all ages the opportunity to live like their ancestors. In 2011 the Southern Oregon Historical Society revived the fair at a new location [...]
McKee Bridge Grand Centennial Celebration
On Saturday, June 10, 2017, from 11am-3pm, 2017, the McKee Bridge Historical Society will host a GRAND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION on the bridge and in the park with a variety of activities and events. After two [...]
Victorian Days at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House!
On Saturday, May 20, 2017, Historic Jacksonville, Inc. kicks off a season of Victorian Days events at Jacksonville’s Historic Beekman House Museum with “Victorian Art & Décor: From Comfort to Excess.” By the late 1800s, [...]
Introduction to Genealogy: Classes for Beginners!
Where do you begin? What’s the first step to take to learn about your ancestors? What’s a family tree? Get the answers to these, and a myriad of other questions, when you attend the Rogue [...]
Jacksonville Haunted History Tours Return!
Beginning Friday, May 5, 2017, ghosts and spirits from Jacksonville’s pioneer past will again be the subjects of Historic Jacksonville’s Haunted History walking tours. On the first Friday of each Month from May through September, [...]