Butte Valley Museum & Historical Society

05/26/2026

Screening of Siskiyou County short documentaries this Friday evening at 6pm in Dorris at First & Last Coffee Lounge. You can watch short trailers of the two films at www.autiecarlisle.com/trailers.

05/26/2026

We are pleased to announce that the organization and digitation of Klamath River research materials collected by former KNF Supervisor Bob Rice for over 20 years has been completed. Both the hard copies and the digital files are available at the Museum by appointment. You can find an index to the files on our website siskiyoucountymuseumfriends.org. We thank the family for this donation.

05/24/2026

Great start to the Sunday portion of the Art of Survival Century supported bike ride in Butte Valley! For up-to-date info, follow The Art of Survival Century Facebook.

05/18/2026

The Butte Valley Museum windows on the California Street side are extra eye-catching thanks to a grant from Rural Klamath Connects. We will have more history on this project in the next Museum Musings, but for now please let us know what you think.

Window #1 signage uses a font similar to the lettering used by the old Butte Valley State Bank a long, long time ago.

Window #2 is a photo of Dorris, California circa 1913. If you look near the top left, you will see the “BANK” on the side of our building at this same location.

Window #3 is the latest addition to the Connecting Borders Barn Quilt Trail sponsored by Rural Klamath Connects. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ruralklamathconnects for more information.

A huge Thank You to Hayden and Landon from Pelican Sign for taking such good care with our window project!

05/16/2026

The 1949 Dorris Fire Engine #2 is now safely stored in the old Museum Box Factory thanks to the Dorris Volunteer Fire Department and our Museum Volunteers. In other words, we have the keys! More information and history will be available in our next Museum Musings.

05/09/2026

Come ride with us! The Sunday portion of the Art of Survival Century supported bike ride is set for Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Butte Valley. The route options include a 74-mile scenic bike ride, a 54-mile intermediate bike ride, and a 13-mile family friendly bike ride. Check out the map below for the approximate Butte Valley Sunday routes. For more detailed information, pricing, and registration go to SurvivalCentury.com. You'll also find information there on the Saturday, May 23, 2026, bike routes in the Malin and Tulelake areas. For up-to-date info, follow The Art of Survival Century | Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ArtofSurvivalCentury.

05/07/2026

Many of you will be receiving the latest Museum Musings in your mailbox in the next few days. Thanks to Sylvia for keeping us up to date. And, as always, THANK YOU for your support!

05/04/2026

12/20/2025

1955 Season's Greetings from the December 23, 1955 edition of the Butte Valley Star!

12/18/2025

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