In late 2021 NLCHM received a grant from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for new signage and three new donation boxes. The goal of the grant was to bring our donation box totals from $.86 per visitor in May, June, and July of 2021 to over $1.00 per visitor this year. The results are in: we narrowly made our goal and earned $1.001 dollar per visitor!

Although we would still like to see this number higher to help us remain free to the public, this is a great step in the right direction. Don’t forget, when you visit a non-profit like a museum, art center, or cultural institution, drop what you can in the donation box to show they’re appreciated.

Thank you to the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for their continued support throughout our county and beyond.

Our gift shop now features Tiny Tours on DVD! If you love the museum and local history, you’ll love these tours. We blend historical images and oral histories with footage of our exhibits for each tour. There are a total of 16 episodes with a overall run-time of 42 minutes. Pick one up at the museum for only $11.00.

Be sure to check out individual episodes here on our website if you haven’t already!

Come travel down the Siletz River with six-year-old Orrice Brown, her family of five, travel trunks, cookware, washboards, livestock, a pet canary, and a terrier named Clyde. The year was 1916 and they were moving from a farm near Corvallis to the northern end of Lincoln County, now known as Roads End. Orrice Brown (Addler) told this epic story in 1993 at the age of 83, 77 years after the trip. 

Museum Director, Jeff Syrop, will guide you on this journey by using the museum’s historical photographs, maps, and oral histories. You will see what Orrice and her family would have seen as they travelled on wagon roads, floated down the Siletz River to the town of Taft, and took the only “road” north, the beach. After this presentation, you will truly have an understanding of what it was like to move to the coast before the roads and bridges were well established. 

This is a free presentation at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum on Saturday, July 23rd, from 1 pm to 2 pm. Seating is limited to about 35, so come early to ensure a seat. 4907 SW Highway 101 in Taft (south Lincoln City).