Sears, Roebuck & Company and Montgomery Ward made rural living in North Lincoln County a lot easier around the turn of the 20th century. Having poor access to stores in the valley and being fairly isolated from other coastal communities, we relied on catalog ordering and the brave supply boat captains that would cross the Siletz River bar.
In this exhibit you will find artifacts from the museum’s collection that closely match entries from Sears, Roebuck & Company catalogs from the late 1800s to the 1930s. You will also find quotes from North Lincoln County residents via oral histories and diary accounts on ordering from Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs. Swipe through our iPad kiosk station’s slideshow to view selected pages from a 1902 Sears, Roebuck & Company catalog.
During Lincoln City’s Antique Week (February 11th-20th), the exhibit will feature a QR code that will link visitors to a Sears Years trivia challenge. The winner of this challenge will receive a gift basket which will include a historic reprint of an 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog, along with several issues of our Pioneer History of North Lincoln County series, and more!
We are excited to announce that our popular Float Odyssey exhibit is on the road. It is on display at the Garibaldi Maritime Museum until February of 2024.
Odysseys are described as long and adventurous journeys. We couldn’t think of a better word to describe the epic voyages that the fishing floats in this exhibit have endured! After being used and lost at sea by fishermen, these floats were caught in the circular Pacific currents for decades until large storms forced them ashore. This exhibit follows some of our more extraordinary float odysseys, highlighting their place of origin, their use in the fishing industry, where and when they were found, and how they wound up in our collection. Learn all about glass fishing floats through the stories of the special floats selected for this exhibit. The Garibaldi Maritime Museum has included Diane O’Leary paintings inspired by the marine ecosystem of Tillamook Bay.
This exhibit was curated by Dr. Nick Simpson and Director Jeff Syrop.
Thank you to the Oregon Cultural Trust via the Lincoln County Cultural Coalition for their continued support. These funds will go directly toward a children’s exhibit called “Kid’s Point of View.” It will consist of swinging panel units with quotes on what it was like to grow up in the area with Spanish translation. It is scheduled to be installed this summer!
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Director Jeff Syrop (top left) and other LCCC grant recipients pose for a photo
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