Keizer Heritage Museum

06/20/2026

Looking for something to do with Dad? Take him on a trolley ride. Dads ride for the price of a kid's fare. Sunday 6/21 9am-2:30pm

06/17/2026

What are you doing on Father's Day? We know what we're doing - the Father's Day Firehouse Fun at Powerland Heritage Park! The event includes:

- Pancake breakfast!
- Tour of the Oregon Fire Service Museum
- Kids bucket brigade
- Junior firefighter challenge course & hose house

What a GREAT way to spend Father's Day!

Note: The adjacent Oregon Electric Railway Museum will also be open and offering trolley rides, with adult fares reduced to Youth fares for this day only!

Come join the fun this Sunday! Your entry fee will help support the phase 2 construction inside the museum!

Father's Day - Sunday, June 21
8am - 1pm
Powerland Heritage Park (I-5, Exit 263)
$12 adults
$10 Seniors & Veterans
$5 Kids
Five and Under: FREE!

06/14/2026

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

Keizer Cultural Center is now providing monthly FREE 1 hour history tours of the building and cultural non profits in the 1916 building!

Tours are limited so register now to secure your spot!

[email protected]

06/13/2026

Saturday, June 13 until 3:00!!

Brooks Historical SocietyLocated at Powerland Heritage Park 3995 Brooklake Rd NEBrooks, OR 97303 Contact Us:Email: [email protected]: Brooks Historical SocietyPO Box 9265 Brooks, OR 97305

06/07/2026

Our friend, Russ Low (grandson of Hop Lee), is sharing his maternal Chinese heritage in an upcoming video series! 🚂 Sunday, June 7th- CNN Series "This Land" - in the second episode that evening, Connie Young Yu and Russ Low will be interviewed, discussing the heroic Chinese men who built the railroad over Donner Summit and beyond. A film crew from London and Russ traveled to the Summit Tunnel last October to film this segment. The interviews, the setting, and the drone footage were amazing.
Premiere Date: Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 9:00 PM & 10:00 ET/PT (two episodes) - His narration is at the start and a clip at 0:16 mark of the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWrvGwNg7qg
* And a related talk at the Truckee, CA museum on July 14 (see comment for details).

CNN Original Series This Land, a new weekly series exploring the hi...

06/05/2026

🚨 THE CASE OF THE MISSING BICENTENNIAL FLAG: A 50-Year-Old Silverton Mystery! 🚨

Silverton history buffs and community members, we need your help to right a decades-old wrong just in time for a major milestone!

Cast your minds back to July 1976. The nation was celebrating the Bicentennial, and the owners of our local Coast to Coast store generously donated a beautiful, historic Bennington Colony Bicentennial flag to the City of Silverton.

It was proudly raised high above the old police station... but its time in the spotlight was short-lived. Just a couple of weeks later, someone pulled off a daring (and highly illegal) midnight heist and stole it right off the flagpole!

Fast forward to today: July 2026 marks exactly 50 years since that flag was donated to our town.

Whether it was a legendary teenage prank, a spur-of-the-moment dare, or it’s just been sitting in a box in someone's attic or garage for five decades—we want it back, no questions asked!

Let’s bring this piece of 1970s Silverton history home in time for its 50th anniversary. If you know where it is, or if you happen to have it, you can drop it off at the Silverton Country Historical Society museum or even City Hall. We just want the flag safely returned to the community it belongs to.

Help us spread the word, Silverton! Share this post and let’s see if we can solve this 50-year-old mystery together. 🌲❤️

06/03/2026

Calling Oregon educators: help shape social studies education statewide by joining the Oregon Historical Society’s Teacher Advisory Council. OHS is recruiting educators from across the state to help guide curriculum development and outreach efforts and ensure resources align with Oregon Social Science Standards.

Council members collaborate with OHS staff, share OHS resources in their school communities, and take on growing leadership roles over time. Eligible educators must teach at least one section of social studies in a public or private elementary, middle, or high school.

Members commit to a two-year term, with an optional third year, including a mandatory in-person kickoff at OHS in August and five virtual meetings during the school year. Participants receive a $500 stipend and 9 PDUs each year.

Applications are due June 22, 2026. Apply today!

https://www.ohs.org/education/teacher-advisory-council.cfm

06/01/2026

☑️ Mark your calendar for August 3 to attend our opening reception at the Oregon State Capitol! Monday, August 3, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - all are welcome to attend. Our exhibit will be open through August 28 at the Oregon State Capitol.
https://oregoncapitol.com/events/