Focus on Hanley Farm – April 2020

Spring is here! The sun is out, flowers are in bloom, and it’s time to celebrate!

EVENT CANCELED – Southern Oregon Historical Society’s Annual Heritage Plant Sale, Friday & Saturday, April 25 & 26, 10:00am-3:00pm (gates open at 9:00am on the 25th for SOHS members).

Earlier this year, SOHS volunteers propagated over 50 starts from a variety of heritage plants at Hanley Farm, and they are now ready to be purchased and planted. Choose from thousands of heritage plants for any time of year, type of soil, or amount of sunlight. Pick from a selection of herbs, strawberries, heritage tomatoes, and other vegetables, or seek out old favorites like lilacs, peonies, hellebores, and asters. Guests can even treat themselves to a play-themed plant from Hanley’s Shakespeare gardens.

Hanley Farm’s Mini-Mercantile will feature whimsical country gift items, such as “old-timey” gardening implements, decorations, tools, pots, succulent-planted shoes, as well as artisanal herbs and vinegars. Wagon tours of the farm and fantastic food from Crepe Me will also be available. And, don’t forget to purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win a wall-hanging succulent garden!

Don’t miss this year’s Annual Heritage Sale, full of new items, new attractions, and great food. Proceeds from the Heritage Sale will benefit the preservation of and public access to Hanley Farm. Your participation helps to make events such as this possible. Thank you for joining us!

EVENT POSTPONED—SOHS Windows in Time Series, April 1 & 8: “The Old Wood House, 1870: Its History and Conservation”—This historic house has a rich history, beginning in 1868 when Marvin and Dennis Wood established a homestead just north of Eagle Point. In April, Skip Gear shares this history. Presentations are free and open to the public, Wednesday, April 1, Medford Library, noon-1:00pm, and Wednesday, April 8, Ashland Library, noon-1:00pm.

EVENT POSTPONED—First Tuesdays Pub Talk, April 7, “The Land Remembers: Photographs Inspired by the Rogue River Wars”—Between 1851 and 1856, Southern Oregon witnessed one of the bloodiest conflicts between Native Americans and the combined forces of the U.S. Army and local militia. Over the last three years, photographer Rich Bergeman has traveled hundreds of miles of backroads in the Rogue River Country, seeking places where this historical war took place. Tuesday, April 7, 7:00pm, Four Daughters Irish Pub, 126 West Main. Sponsored by SOHS, Pub Talks are free and last about an hour.

Check www.sohs.org for updates/event cancellation notifications.