Polk County Historical Society, Museum, and Brunk House [OR]
The Society maintains the 1861 Brunk House and a museum displaying exhibits on local history. Visitors to the Museum can explore a unique composite of 21 historic maps that locate the nearly 600 claims of the Donation Land Act in Polk County; learn more about the Kalapuya tribe that occupied Polk County; and enjoy exhibits of agriculture, logging, and the 28 townsites that were in Polk County at one time. Visitors to the Brunk House can see what life was like on an 1861 farmstead.
The society offers lectures and research library access; the museum offers exhibits; the Brunk House offers tours.