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Holiday Fun at SOHS Hanley Farm
The Southern Oregon Historical Society is celebrating the holidays in style at SOHS Hanley Farm, and you’re invited to join us.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland, December 14-16, 5-9pm—The farm, located just two miles north of […]
Discover the Victorian Origins of Our Holiday Traditions at Beekman House!
Did you know that the Christmas celebration we know today was “reinvented” during the Victorian Era?
In England, under Oliver Cromwell, the Puritans had rejected all “frippery,” and during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution, […]
Christmas on McKee Bridge
The McKee Bridge Historical Society is ready for a festive holiday season and will decorate McKee Bridge, the rustic shelter in the picnic grounds, and Star Ranger Station in early December. These sites will be […]
Jacksonville Friends of the Library FREE Gift-Wrapping!
The Jacksonville Friends of the Library will provide gift wrapping for local holiday shoppers on Friday & Saturday, December 22 & 23, noon to 4pm, in the Naversen Community Room, at the library located at […]
Voices of the Applegate Holiday Concerts – Friday Night Concert Moved to Library
12/03/23 UPDATE TO VENUE—We had to change our venue for our Friday night concert due to construction at the Historic Presbyterian Church.
Celebrate Victorian Christmas in Jacksonville – by Peggy Dover
It’s time to embrace the joy of the season and celebrate Christmas the old-fashioned way as only historic Jacksonville can—with Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Celebration!
This annual, highly-anticipated event is thanks to much hard work by […]
Fall 2023 Fuels Treatment Update: Woodlands and Forest Park – by Chris Johnson
Jacksonville Review – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
A lot has been happening in the past year in regard to hazardous fuels management in the Jacksonville Woodlands, Forest Park, and within and surrounding the City of Jacksonville. The […]
Jacksonville Garden Club Holiday Greens Sale on December 1
One of our community’s wonderful traditions in this season is the Jacksonville Garden Club’s Holiday Greens Sale. Using fresh holly, pine, and cedar boughs, Club members use their creativity and artistic skills to make lovely […]
CASA Giving Tree Program – Jacksonville Locations
The Giving Tree program is designed to assure that each child is remembered over the holidays. Tags, representing the wishes and interests of an anonymous child currently in care, are placed on a tree at […]
SOCAN Reaching a New Level of Climate Action – Seeks First Executive Director
Climate organizations are constantly urging us to reduce our footprint, but SOCAN (Southern Oregon Climate Action Now) is hoping to increase its footprint. The footprint that climate activists seek to reduce is that resulting in […]