BLM Makes rural historic site accessible to all

BLM Makes rural historic site accessible to all

LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Two-hours east of the small town of Lakeview, OR is the Historic Shirk Ranch. The ranch is so remote that even most local residents have never made the drive to see the site.

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Imagery of War: Artists, Photographers, and the Modoc War

Imagery of War: Artists, Photographers, and the Modoc War

TULELAKE, California — Images from the Modoc War of 1872-73 will be discussed in a presentation scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Merrill Historical and Modoc War Museum. The museum is in the Merrill City Hall, 301 E. Second St. in Merrill. The event is free and open to anyone who is interested in attending. 

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Evening cemetery tours offered

Evening cemetery tours offered

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Evening tours of the Linkville Cemetery will be offered by the Klamath County Museum and Klamath County Historical Society on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16.

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History of county fairgrounds subject of program

History of county fairgrounds subject of program

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The history of the Klamath County Fairgrounds will be explored in a presentation to be offered at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in the Blue Building at the fairgrounds.

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Program features women in local history

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Five women who have played significant roles in Klamath Basin history will be featured in a program Sunday, March 27, at the Baldwin Hotel Museum, 31 Main St. in Klamath Falls. The program will be presented at 11:00 AM, and repeated at 1:00 PM. Admission to the hour-long program is free.

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Living history program offered

Living history program offered

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A sample of military life in the 19th century will be offered Saturday, Feb. 12, during 1800s Days at the Klamath County Museum. The event will run from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the museum, 1451 Main St. Admission is free and open to anyone interested.

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Model train show opens December 18 at museum

Model train show opens December 18 at museum

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A holiday-themed model train show opens Saturday, December 18, at the Klamath County Museum, 1451 Main Street. A variety of train layouts, including N, O, HO and G-scale model sets, will be displayed by the Klamath Rails model railroad club.

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Virtual tour of Linkville Cemetery offered

Virtual tour of Linkville Cemetery offered

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A virtual tour of selected graves in Linkville Pioneer Cemetery will be offered via Zoom at 7:00 PM, Thursday, December 2. The presentation will recap a “Night at the Cemetery” tour of the graveyard presented in October by the Klamath County Museum.

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Main Street tours offered on trolley

Main Street tours offered on trolley

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Historical tours of the Klamath Falls downtown area will be offered this summer on a trolley built to resemble the town’s original streetcar that operated in the early 1900s.

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Museum trolley to run again

Museum trolley to run again

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A trolley constructed 40 years ago at the Klamath County Museum will soon be running again after sitting idle in storage for at least 15 years. The trolley, built by museum staff and volunteers in 1980 to resemble the original streetcar that ran in Klamath Falls more than a century ago, will run on electric power.

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Collier Logging Museum reopened Saturday

Collier Logging Museum reopened Saturday

CHILOQUIN, Ore. — The logging museum at Collier Memorial State Park partially reopened Saturday after a nearly four-week closure from the Two Four Two fire. The 146-acre outdoor museum contains one of the largest collections of antique logging equipment in the country.

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