The Sherwood Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Sherwood, Oregon, and the surrounding area. The society runs a Heritage Center, which serves as a local history museum.
The society offers re-enactments, guided tours, exhibits, and special events. The website offers visitor information and an events calendar.
The Northwest Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum presents the history of automobiles and motorcycles. The museum defines vintage automobiles as being at least 25 years of age.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Cannon Beach History Center and Museum displays the history of Cannon Beach, Oregon. Exhibits include a hands-on reconstructed longhouse.
The museum and center offers acoustic concerts, monthly lectures, exhibits, a Spanish audio translation of the primary permanent exhibit, and field trip programs designed to meet state educational standards. The website offers coloring pages and an interactive quiz.
The High Desert Museum presents the cultural, natural, and artistic histories of the High Desert, a region within southeastern Oregon. The site includes indoor exhibits, numerous wildlife enclosures, and a living history hall and 1880 homestead.
The museum offers a 15-minute introductory presentation, exhibits, period rooms, 30-minute to full-day guided tours, self-guided tours with pre- and post-visit activities, thematic school festivals, 30- to 90-minute outreach presentations, spring and summer camps, educator workshops, wildlife demonstrations and talks, 19th-century skill demonstrations, and a cafe. At least two weeks notice is required for group visits. Contact the museum for information on box or sack lunches.
The East Linn Museum presents the history of the Sweet Home, Oregon area through period rooms and exhibits of vernacular items. Collection highlights include historical cameras, telephones, and firearms. The period covered extends from 1852 to present.
The museum offers period rooms and exhibits.
The Harlow House was built in 1900 by Captain John Harlow, Troutdale's founder. Today, the house is owned and operated by the Troutdale Historical Society, and serves as a historic house museum. Visitors can visit three of the four upstairs bedrooms as well as the entire main floor of the house. The home is furnished with household goods from the home's residents as well as many items donated by Troutdale area residents.
The house offers exhibits and guided tours. The website offers a history of the home as well as visitor information.
The Umatilla County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the history of Umatilla County, Oregon, which has served as a crossroads for people of many different backgrounds, from Indians to East Coast emigrants. The society maintains a local history museum, which showcases Umatilla County's diverse history.
The society offers field trip programs, exhibits on local history, a Union Pacific Company Caboose, a one-room schoolhouse, traveling trunk exhibits, and public presentations. The website offer visitor information, information regarding all programs offered by the society, and a calendar of events. In order to contact the society via email, use the "contact us" link located on the left side of the webpage.
The Monteith House Museum stands as a monument to the early Oregon settlers. The Monteith brothers traveled to Oregon in 1847, and started the town of Albany, which is located in the heart of the Williamette valley in Oregon. The home served as much more than a simple home. The Monteith family allowed the home to be used for community meetings of all kinds during the early days of Albany. Today, the home is listed on the national register of historic places.
The house offers guided tours and exhibits that showcase Oregon's early history. The website offers a brief history of the home along with visitor information.
The Gresham Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Gresham, Oregon and the surrounding area. To this end, they operate three facilities—The Gresham History Museum, The Pauletta Ewalt Memorial Brick Wall which stands on the site of the old Gresham Pioneer Church, and a replica of Linnemann Station.
The museum offers exhibits.
Fort Yamhill was built in the mid 1800s in order to regulate the eastern border of the Grande Ronde Agency Coastal Reservation. The fort was in use from 1856 through 1866, and now offers visitors a glimpse into the life of the soldiers and American Indians during this period in Oregon's history.
The park offers tours of the historic fort. The website offers basic historical and visitor information.