Keizer Heritage Museum

05/30/2026

It’s a beautiful day at the Keizer Cultural Center!

05/30/2026

05/29/2026

The Keizer Heritage Museum was honored to be a part of this wonderful reception of the Oregon Capitol Foundation that endeavors to share our culture and heritage. We are excited to have our exhibit presented on August 3, 2026.

05/24/2026

Iris season continues!!

Join Schreiner's Gardens for our annual Bloom Season from May 3-31, 2024. Renowned as an international "bucket list" experience for gardeners and flower enthusiasts, this spectacle invites the public to immerse themselves in the beauty of over 500 named irises in full bloom at the largest iris farm....

05/18/2026

Harry R. Truman visited Clear Lake Elementary in Keizer!

46 years ago today, on May 17, 1980, Washington State Patrol Chief Robert W. Landon made one last attempt to get Harry R. Truman to evacuate his beloved Mount St. Helens Lodge, located on the south end of Spirit Lake. The 83-year-old had become a media fixture for his refusal to leave his home. The chief offered Truman a trip "anywhere he wanted to go" but Truman again declined. Before the chief left, he had this photograph taken with Truman on the front steps of the lodge, making it one of the last photos ever taken of Truman.

The following morning on May 18, 1980, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake caused the north flank of Mount St. Helens to collapse, triggering a landslide which covered 23 square miles north and west of the volcano, burying the lodge, Truman, and his 16 cats. Altogether, 57 people, including volcanologist David A. Johnston and photojournalist Reid Blackburn, were killed.

📷 Patrol Chief Landon with Truman, May 17, 1980. Photo by Sgt. C.W. "Wick" Elder. State Patrol photograph, Washington State Archives.
📄 Dept. of Natural Resources filing from Truman, 1954. Washington State Archives.