Here's What's New at the Pioneer Museum
For more information visit the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum at 2106 2nd Street in
Tillamook, Oregon or call 503-842-4553.
Artist and adventurer Willow Bill
February
19, 2012 at 1 pm
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Artist and adventurer Willow Bill comes to the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum on February 19, at 1:00 PM to tell about his three year
journey along the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Willow Bill combines educational activism, artwork, environmentalism, and historical knowledge in his passion for the willows. Bill's mission is to bring the beauty of the willows to the world by constantly creating, learning, and teaching. Since 1995, Bill has worked with willows from across our nation to create rustic artwork. Over the years, he has shared his enthusiasm for art, the willows, and American history with family, friends, neighbors,
boy scouts, girl scouts, and over 5,000 elementary school children.
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Where Were You in ‘72?
December 2011
through March 1, 2012
In 1972, the average income was $11,800 per year and gas was 55 cents a gallon. Americans were watching The Godfather in the movies and M*A*S*H on television, and were reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull and The Winds of War. A new form of entertainment - video games - arrived with Atari’s launch of PONG. And we thrilled as Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in the Summer Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.
What were YOU doing? Were you living in Tillamook County or in Nashville or Miami? Were you serving in Viet Nam or Germany? Were you in college, high school or grade school? Or were you raising a family? Were you listening to Roberta Flack sing “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face?” or the new band ABBA? Was Clint Eastwood or Liza Minnelli your favorite movie star?
The Pioneer Museum would like to hear your take on 1972 for a new exhibit that opened in December, 2011 and will run until March 1, 2012. Please take a moment to write down your memories, dig out a few photos, and perhaps round up those bell bottoms or old record albums and call Carla Albright at the museum (503-842-4553) mornings until 12 noon to find out how your story can be told in our exhibit. We will only borrow your “artifacts” until March, and will scan copies of your photos so you can take them home with you.
Let’s find out what was on the minds and in the hearts of Oregonians forty years ago!
Pioneer Museum seeks Volunteers
The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum is accepting applications for volunteer work at the Pioneer Museum as well as at the Kilchis Point Interpretive Trails site in Bay City. Possible positions at the museum include front desk personnel, substitutes for the front desk, docents for tours, research, and typing and filing. Duties at the Kilchis site will be clearing trails, weeding the trailhead locations, and removing invasive plants.
“We do our best to match our volunteers to the tasks that need to be done,” said Ruby Fry-Matson, the museum’s Volunteer Coordinator. “We want everyone to have a positive experience and enjoy the time spent with us. We treasure our volunteers and couldn’t run this museum without them.”
For more information or to obtain an application and an appointment for an interview, contact Ruby at 503-842-4553 or
ruby@tcpm.org.
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