It’s hard to believe that the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum’s annual fundraiser will be celebrating its 11th year, this year. In a rather inspiring twist, the Cottage Tour committee (made up of three volunteers and two staff members) have chosen to tour the area of mid-town Cannon Beach. An area that has yet […]
The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum is honored welcome adventurer, scientist, writer, and archaeologist Dr. Cameron M. Smith on Thursday May 9th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Smith has a PhD in Archaeology from Canada’s Simon Fraser University and is a respected scholar, who has published scientific works in the American Journal of Physical […]
Only in Cannon Beach will we celebrate not one, but twelve days of Earth Day. As a young student I vividly recall studying the sea once a year during a special school field trip. We would travel to the tide pools, peer through binoculars at circling birds, and eat sack-lunches by the shore. I was […]
On April 15th at 7:00 p.m. the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum will welcome author, forager, and dandelion hunter Rebecca Lerner. For some the state of the economy, the change in the weather, and the possibility of ensuing catastrophes has them preparing for the worst-case scenario by increasing their foraging skills. For others, foraging […]
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources Friday February 8th at 7:00 p.m. Oregonians are known for a fierce sense of independence and a rugged individuality, qualities long associated with natural resource vocations such as logging, fishing, farming, and ranching. The state is also known for its progressive environmental policies. Our sense […]
It was eight o’clock, January 3, 1881. The New Year had come and gone, but construction of the Tillamook Rock lighthouse carried on. The construction crew had been at it for 525 days, living in canvas A-tents fastened through ringbolts imbedded right into the basalt of Tillamook Rock. This was necessary to keep their makeshift […]
World-renowned jazz guitarist John Stowell will make his third appearance in Cannon Beach at the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum on January 4th. John Stowell has traveled the world performing for many years, in fact, Stowell is just finishing another world tour. Stowell was the first American Jazz performer to appear in Russia […]
Those of us who have grown up on the coast have heard the story of Lewis, Clark, and the Corps of Discovery. Lewis and Clark set out in 1804 with a score of companions, commissioned as the Corps of Discovery, to explore the vast wilderness of the recently acquired Louisiana Purchase. It took them just […]
This article is about a local heroine, who had the same gumption I equate with another historical figure of significance, Gertrude Bell. Mary Gerritse, to me, was Oregon’s very own Gertrude Bell. For those who have not heard of Gertrude Bell she was a traveler, explorer, and mapmaker, and at times an accidental policy maker. […]
The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum is proud to welcome Michael Turner from GeerCrest Farm & Historical Society. Turner will be presenting his first full-length biography, The Life of Vesper Geer. This award winning biography tells the story of a woman’s enduring love for her small farm. The biography is made up of archival […]
The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum is looking forward to its upcoming annual fundraiser, the 9th Annual Cottage Tour. The tour, to be held Saturday and Sunday the 8th & 9th of September, will be returning to the Presidential streets of Cannon Beach. Tour goers will delight in getaway beach homes, historic cottages, and […]
Nearly everyday a visitor to the museum will comment about how much our small town has changed over the years. Hotels are razed, restaurants replaced, family homes moved or torn down. It is rare to find a home in Cannon Beach that remains unchanged for 100 years. In the early 1900’s the streets of Cannon […]
While conducting research recently I came across on article about how much the average American knows about the history of their country. The article shared the results of a survey that Newsweek conducted last year. This survey showed that less than 30% of Americans knew what the constitution was, and even less, a shocking 6% […]
As Sandcastle Day nears its 50th Anniversary one can’t help, but reflect on the original spirit of this amazing event. The first Sandcastle was held just a few months after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in U.S. history. This Megathrust quake sometimes referred to as the Good Friday Earthquake shook Anchorage, Alaska […]
Coast Community Radio’s own Joanne Rideout to make a rare appearance at the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum on Wednesday May 9th at 7 p.m. Rideout will be sharing photos and stories from time spent at sea aboard a bulk carrier in 2010. Prior to moving to the coast Rideout lived in the desert […]
The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum is excited to announce that author Tara Rae Miner has agreed to appear at the museum on April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day with us. Miner grew up in a small logging town here in the Pacific Northwest. She received her Masters degree in science from […]
The Cannon Beach History Center & Museum is proud to present Robert Richter on Saturday March 31st. Richter is a well known singer and songwriter that enjoys story telling. Richter will be performing with a guitar and a slide guitar in honor of Woody Guthrie. Guthrie would have been 100 in 2012 and Richter would […]
My favorite story of Cannon Beach is the journey, how did people get here, why did they come here, why do they continue to come here? For some, the journey began with the long road from Portland (luckily now only a two-hour commute). Travelers would journey along the Columbia River in riverboats, then by train, […]
Back by popular demand! Nationally acclaimed folk artist and blues musician Lauren Sheehan returns to the History Center with special guest Bill Uhlig. Sheehan will be celebrating her recent addition to the Library of Congress’s American FolkLife Collection. Lauren Sheehan is a well known Pacific Northwest vocal performer, famous for her shape shifting ability to […]
Natural History Lecture Starts at the Year 1700 The Cannon Beach History Center Presents a fascinating lecture called, “The Natural History of Cannon Beach: Starting from the 1700 Tsunami to Today”. The lecture will be given by Jim Sayce, Marine Biologist and Vice President of the Washington State Historical Society. Mr. Sayce will be discussing […]