May through August 2012 - Please check back often for new events!
Information on all events and classes may be obtained
by calling The Willamette Heritage Center at 503-585-7012 or by e-mail.
Members receive a discount on most ticket
prices. Tickets may be purchased at The Willamette Heritage Center or by calling
503-585-7012. All tickets are non-refundable.
WHC Spring Exhibition:
Women have always held vital and varied roles
among the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, whose members descend from western Oregon.
Tribal women are artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, doctors, and council and religious leaders, as well
as mothers, grandmothers, daughters, aunts and
sisters. This exhibition celebrates the women of the Grand Ronde community, past, present and future. Sponsored in part by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and a
City of Salem Transient Occupancy Tax Grant with additional support
provided by the Dr. Ellen Eisenberg and the Bank of the Cascades.
Photograph by Michelle Alaimo.
Lee House OPEN: NEW Exhibits “The Canoe, The Cross, and the Chalkboard”
Last year, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Center a three-year grant for the exhibits in the houses. This grant allows the project to transition from being a plan to becoming a reality. The first exhibits to be installed are in the Lee House, which closed in January so that work could begin.
In a series of galleries the WHC's director has entitled "The Canoe, The Cross and The Chalkboard," the new exhibits take a deeper and more well-rounded look at early Oregon during the time of the Methodist Mission. Not only are the missionaries discussed, but visitors are introduced to others who were impacted by the Mission, most notably the Kalapuya. The Mission also started several educational traditions in the Salem area and the Valley that culminated in Willamette University. Even as the Mission began to decline, it had a significant impact on Oregon's development. This and more will be part of the new presentations in the Lee House.
The"Saving our Heritage; Sharing Our Stories" project will now move on to the Parsonage.
Summer Programs - Call 503-585-7012 to register
Pioneer Players
June 25 - 29 July 9 -13 July 23 - 27
July 30 - Aug 3 Aug 13 - 17 Ages 8 – 12
Hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $70 session for members, $75 non-members
Journey back in time - wear period dress and experience work, play and crafts from long ago. This popular camp gives children a taste of home life for the early settlers in the Valley. Children need a sack lunch and water bottle. Click here to download a registration form for summer camp.
History Detectives July 16 - 20 Aug 6 - 10 Ages 8 – 12
Hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $70 session for members, $75 non-members
Dig up the dirt on archeology, take a walk through time and find out what goes on behind the exhibits in a museum. Detectives discover a whole new, hands-on way to appreciate history. Experienced and enthusiastic leaders make each camp an adventure in creativity, fun and hands-on learning. Children need a sack lunch and water bottle.
Click here to download a registration form for summer camp.
Teen Interpreter Program Orientation: June 18 - 21 from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Program Runs: June 21 - August 27
The Teen Interpreter Program challenges high school students to explore Oregon's history through drama. In this summer volunteer program, students plan, research and present living history programs and demonstrations to museum visitors and work with our kids' summer camp. Interested students must apply for the program. Click here to download a program overview and application for Teen Interpreter Program. Registration opens May 14. Enrollment is limited to 15 and the application deadline is June 1 by 5 pm.
Day Trippers: Heritage Trip Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University
Friday, May 18 Leaving the WHC at 10:00 am
Join us in celebrating the special exhibit, Grand Ronde Women: Our Story, by taking a tour of their new permanent exhibit, Ancestral Dialogues: Conversations in Native American Art in The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Gallery. This exhibit features works from the museum's permanent collection of American Indian art, and is organized around the concept of dialogue. The focus is on native art history as a dynamic, rich legacy from which contemporary arts grow today. Art works are placed in conversation, juxtaposed so that the work of many generations is in visual dialogue across time, telling stories of creation, transformation, and renewal. Historic baskets, bags, regalia, and lithics are displayed side by side with contemporary art works. We will be walking over from the Center, or car-pooling if the weather doesn't cooperate (we will have one car on hand to drive those who cannot walk that distance ~.7 of a mile). Fees: $5 per person. Space is limited to 15. Pre-register by Monday, May 14. Call 503-585-7012.
Women in the Native Community of Western Oregon In conjunction with the exhibit, shawash ill?í luchmən – ntsayka ikanum: Grand Ronde Women – Our Story, the WHC and the Cultural Resources Department of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) are planning a series of educational offerings that focus on key aspects of Grand Ronde culture highlighting the importance of women to the Native community in western Oregon.
Saturday, May 19: Grand Ronde Dance Demonstration and Presentation 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. $2 Students, $3 WHC and CTGR members, $5 non-members.
Led by CTGR Language and Cultural Specialist Brian Krehbiel, community members will demonstrate the beauty and rhythm of western Oregon Native Dance and Music. 503-585-7012.
Summer Programs - Call 503-585-7012 to register
Pioneer Players
June 25 - 29 July 9 -13 July 23 - 27
July 30 - Aug 3 Aug 13 - 17 Ages 8 – 12
Hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $70 session for members, $75 non-members
Journey back in time - wear period dress and experience work, play and crafts from long ago. This popular camp gives children a taste of home life for the early settlers in the Valley. Children need a sack lunch and water bottle. Click here to download a registration form for summer camp.
History Detectives July 16 - 20 Aug 6 - 10 Ages 8 – 12
Hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $70 session for members, $75 non-members
Dig up the dirt on archeology, take a walk through time and find out what goes on behind the exhibits in a museum. Detectives discover a whole new, hands-on way to appreciate history. Experienced and enthusiastic leaders make each camp an adventure in creativity, fun and hands-on learning. Children need a sack lunch and water bottle. Click here to download a registration form for summer camp.
Teen Interpreter Program Orientation: June 18 - 21 from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Program Runs: June 21 - August 27
The Teen Interpreter Program challenges high school students to explore Oregon's history through drama. In this summer volunteer program, students plan, research and present living history programs and demonstrations to museum visitors and work with our kids' summer camp. Interested students must apply for the program. Click here to download a program overview and application for Teen Interpreter Program. Registration opens May 14. Enrollment is limited to 15 and the application deadline is June 1 by 5 pm.
WHC Summer Exhibition
History on Tap: Farms, Fermentation and the Free Lunch Friday, June 22 – Saturday, August 18, 2012
History on Tap examines the cultural and economic role of Oregon generally, and the Mid-Valley specifically, as one of the nation’s largest beer producers. Discover brewing methods, machinery and recipes for creating beers, as well as information on home brewing. Explore the importance of hops growing to the Willamette Valley’s economy, past and present. Uncover the tensions and interdependence that existed between the brewing industry, the temperance movement and women’s suffrage. Entrepreneurship is highlighted through “case histories” from brewing at Fort Vancouver in 1826, to Henry Saxer and Henry Weinhard in the 1840s and 1850s, to Salem’s Capital Brewery, to today’s craft brewing industry.
Mid-Valley Pairing: Beer and Food at the Mill Sunday, June 24, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm.Fee: $15 entrance, includes a tasting glass.
Extra Tokens Available. 21 and over only.
Bring area cuisine together with local brew. Discover that perfect match between the right food and the right beer. Organized and sponsored in part by Gilgamesh Brewery.
Heritage Lecture Series -
History Pub at The Mill: Beer Heritage of Oregon Thursday, July 12 - through Thursday, August 9 starting at 5:30 pm. Come raise a mug and listen to tales about those who brewed it, fought it, campaigned for it, picked hops
for it, and sold it, both legally and illegally. The WHC History Pub presentations explore various aspects
of Oregon's beer heritage.
July 12
"Essentials of Beer," Fred Eckhardt, Oregon Beer Publicist, and John Foyston, Oregonian Beer Reporter July 19
"Northwest Beer War of the 1930s," Tim Hills, McMenamins Pubs & Breweries Historian July 26
"Tribal Hop Pickers," Dr. David Lewis,
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Cultural Resources Department August 2
"Suffrage and Temperance: Significant Women's Movements in Oregon's Prohibition Era," Sarah Hardy, Western Oregon University
August 9
"Microbrew Revolution and Evolution," Fred Bowman, Oregon craft brewing pioneer and co-founder of Portland Brewing
$3 members, $5 non-members. McMenamins Beer available for purchase.
21 and over only. Call 503-585-7012 to register. Sponsored in part by McMenamins Pub and Breweries
and the Law Office of Ryan W. Collier.
Summer Programs - Call 503-585-7012 to register
Pioneer Players
July 9 -13 July 23 - 27
July 30 - Aug 3 Aug 13 - 17 Ages 8 – 12
Hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $70 session for members, $75 non-members
Journey back in time - wear period dress and experience work, play and crafts from long ago. This popular camp gives children a taste of home life for the early settlers in the Valley. Children need a sack lunch and water bottle. Click here to download a registration form for summer camp.
History Detectives July 16 - 20 Aug 6 - 10 Ages 8 – 12
Hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $70 session for members, $75 non-members
Dig up the dirt on archeology, take a walk through time and find out what goes on behind the exhibits in a museum. Detectives discover a whole new, hands-on way to appreciate history. Experienced and enthusiastic leaders make each camp an adventure in creativity, fun and hands-on learning. Children need a sack lunch and water bottle. Click here to download a registration form for summer camp.
Summer Programs - Call 503-585-7012 to register
Pioneer Players
July 30 - Aug 3 Aug 13 - 17 Ages 8 – 12
Hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $70 session for members, $75 non-members
Journey back in time - wear period dress and experience work, play and crafts from long ago. This popular camp gives children a taste of home life for the early settlers in the Valley. Children need a sack lunch and water bottle. Click here to download a registration form for summer camp.
History Detectives Aug 6 - 10 Ages 8 – 12
Hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $70 session for members, $75 non-members
Dig up the dirt on archeology, take a walk through time and find out what goes on behind the exhibits in a museum. Detectives discover a whole new, hands-on way to appreciate history. Experienced and enthusiastic leaders make each camp an adventure in creativity, fun and hands-on learning. Children need a sack lunch and water bottle. Click here to download a registration form for summer camp.
Day Trippers: Heritage Trip Historic Pub and Brewery Crawl of Portland Friday, August 17
Leaving the WHC at 9:30 am., returning approximately 5:00 pm.
In conjunction with the History on Tap exhibit, McMenamins' historian Tim Hills will lead us on a historic pub and brewery crawl in Portland. Highlights of the trip include several historic brewery sites, including McMenamins' Crystal Palace. Lunch included at Huber's, Portland's oldest restaurant. Fees: $60 members, $75 non-members. Space is limited to 20 and pre-registration required by July 20. Transportation, tour and lunch included. Drink purchases are on your own. Call 503-585-7012.
