November 2010

The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919. During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, their lives and work paralleled the growth of Portland from a small Northwest town site to a thriving city with a quarter million population. With its eclectic architectural design and richly decorated interior, including family artifacts, the Pittock Mansion stands today as a living memorial of this family's contributions to the blossoming of Portland and its people.

Their most popular shows have included Decorative Art Glass from the Bob Rau collection; photography from Cronise Studios; Early American Art Pottery; Visions and Visionaries -- Early Oregon Artists; and Miles of Tiles, to name a few.

Exhibits begin with “The World’s Largest Curio Cabinet,” home of special treasures collected from along the route. Along the way visitors see vehicles and listen to music while they experience the history and culture of each decade concerning road construction, transportation, lodging, restaurants, garages, curio shops, attractions, and other artifacts, graphics, and videos.

The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum’s educational mission is to recognize and appreciate Oregon’s rich athletic history. Their goal is for this legacy to inspire participation in sport and foster awareness of the values and life-long rewards gained from this participation. The best of athletics embodies those traits of character.

John Monroe Davis received his first gun at the age of 7. That was the start of his collection that would grow to include guns, knives, swords, steins, saddles, Indian artifacts, political buttons, music boxes, World War I posters, and more. In 1965, Davis transferred ownership of his collection to a trust, the J.M. Davis Foundation, Inc. In turn, the foundation entered into an agreement with the State of Oklahoma for preservation and display of the collection.

Visitors to the museum are first greeted by the old-fashioned traditional 'general store', replica of the traditional small town information and supply center. The town post office and telephone switchboard is included.

Visitors can immerse themselves in the history, culture and hospitality of the people who have lived on this land for more than 10,000 years. Come to Tamástslikt Cultural Institute and experience the storied past, rich present and bright future of the region’s tribes through interactive exhibits, special events and a Living Culture Village. More than just a museum, Tamástslikt celebrates the traditions of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla Tribes.

Museum exhibits include information on the history of the Arkansas River and McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, regional benefits of the waterway, steamboat lore, cargo shipped on the waterway, and archeology. Of note is the photographic archive, waterway memorabilia, the collection of Native American artifacts collected along the Arkansas, and a motorized model of a Lock and Dam.

Independence and the surrounding area were originally occupied by the Kalapuyan Indians. The Kalapuyans were semi-nomadic hunters and gatherers who were attracted to the abundant food supply along the fertile shores of the Willamette River. The river also served as a major transportation route for the natives. It was not until the advent of the Euro-Americans that permanent settlement of the area began. Prior to 1841, the only Euro-Americans to venture into the Independence area were transient trappers and explorers.

Frank Phillips, an ambitious barber-turned-bond salesman from Iowa, came to Bartlesville (the site of the first commercial oil well in Oklahoma) in 1903 to assess business possibilities in the surrounding oil fields. A string of eighty-one straight successful oil wells insured success. His home became the setting from which he, his family and friends, and the community that grew up around them, played a key role in the development of the oil industry in America.

School children love to take a seat at one of the antique school desks and imagine a horse ride to and from our country school. The school room is complete with a wood heating stove, old textbooks, pens and inkwells, a hand crafted world globe, school pictures, and even an old school bell which they enjoy ringing.

For researchers, the Museum has an extensive collection of Haines area school photographs with the names of teachers and students from 1897 onward. Reprints are available for a nominal fee.

The Carriage Wing at the Museum contains early logging tools including axes, saws, saw bucks, adzes, and even one of the earliest chain saws. Photographs are displayed of the early logging camps, horse logging operations, and lumber mills in Baker County.