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Festival Celebrates Heritage of Oregon Coast
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| In 1864 George Luther Boone, who had come west to search for gold, laid claim to land six miles west of what is now Toledo. He and his wife, Mourning Ann Young, raised 13 children there. They’re pictured above at their homesite with two of their children and Mourning Ann’s mother, Eleanor Weddle Young (right). The Boones are featured in a new exhibit opening Nov. 16 at the Burrows House Museum. |
(Newport, Oregon) - The annual Heritage Festival and Open House for the Lincoln County Historical Society will be held Sunday, Nov. 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the four facilities of the Society: the Burrows House and Log Cabin Museums and Carriage House at 545 SW Ninth in Newport and the Pacific Maritime & Heritage Center on Newport's Bayfront. A new exhibit, entertainment, refreshments, and authors' book signing are among the events scheduled. Entrance to the museums and all activities are free and open to the public.
The event includes the opening of a new exhibit to kick off the 150th anniversary of Oregon becoming a state in 1859. Titled "A Sea of Opportunity: The Era of Statehood on Oregon’s Central Coast," the exhibit features some of the oldest artifacts and photographs from the Society’s collection and stories about the earliest exploration in the area including the oyster wars, the influence of the Civil War and gold fever on settlement, the impact of the Rogue River wars and the Coast Reservation on bringing outsiders to the region, and the overall environment of the 1850s to 1890s.
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| The Burrows in Newport, "back in the day." |
The people featured include George Luther Boone, the great-grandson of Daniel Boone; Corp. Royal Bensell, whose journal were later published as “All Quiet on the Yamhill;” Louis Southworth, the only African-American settler in the county; Elizabeth Porter, the county¹s first school teacher; and Annie Miner Peterson, whose father, James Miner, was an Englishman and whose mother, Matilda, was a member of the Coos tribe.
At the historic Bayfront location, five authors will sign their books. The authors and their latest books are: Bonnie Henderson, “Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris;” Michele Longo Eder, “Salt in Our Blood: The Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife;” Anne Hall, “Lincoln City and the Twenty Miracle Miles;” Janice Marschner, “Oregon 1859: A Snapshot in Time;” and Ron Lovell, author of the Thomas Martindale Mystery Series.
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| Nye Beach in the early part of the century. |
The museums will be decorated for the holidays, and the gift shops will be stocked with unusual and history-related items as well as one of the best collections of books related to history in the region. Members and anyone who joins the Society receive a 10 percent discount. Carol Jones, president, will toast the Society’s founding meeting Nov. 18, 1948.
The Burrows House and Log Cabin museums and gift shops are open Tuesday through Sunday. The research library is open Tuesday through Thursday, or call for an appointment. Winter hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museums are closed on Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free; donations are greatly appreciated. The Burrows House and Log Cabin museums are administered by the Lincoln County Historical Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and celebration of the history of Lincoln County and the central Oregon coast.
For more information call 541-265-7509. 545 SW Ninth St., Newport, Oregon.
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