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Open House at our New Location!

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Come visit our new location in the historic Dr. Snapp house and learn about our programs and events. Fun kids activities and a tour await you! This is FREE and fun for all ages. Meet our Director, Karen and our teacher, Kevin and experience all the unique history of the house. It sits next to […]

Open House at the Snapp House

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Come visit our new location in the historic Dr. Snapp house and learn about our programs and events. Fun kids activities and a tour await you! This is FREE and fun for all ages. Meet our Director, Karen and experience all the unique history of the house. It sits next to a park by the […]

Living History Village at the Bohemia Mining Days Festival

Coiner Park, Cottage Grove, OR

Join us at the Bohemia Mining Days Festival in Cottage Grove, Oregon on July 19th and 20th for a fun time in the kids zone! We'll be open from 10am to 6pm both days, but the larger festival stays open till 10pm and includes Thursday night. It's held in Coiner Park in the middle of […]

Spinning Yarns: Storytelling and Fiber Arts with Karen Haas

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Join us for a wonderful evening of pioneer stories told by Karen Haas, a remarkable storyteller also know as "Many Voices". Then we will make cute needle felted figures, and you can try the loom and the drop spindle. All supplies are provided and you will leave with a smile and a felted creature or […]

$10

Homestead Arts: Soap Making Class

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Soap Making with Kevin PrierThe techniques have been refined, but the chemistry of making soap has been the same for thousands of years. Learn the basics of making bar soap from scratch. We will discuss the chemistry of saponification, properties of different base oils and sources, and fragrance oils and other additives while we make […]

$22

Historic Homes Walking Tour & Reception 2019

Join us for a wonderful walking tour of the historic homes in the East Skinner Butte neighborhood, concluded with a special wine reception at the beautiful historic Pironi house. Doug and Sherrill, the owners, love to entertain and will delight you with true stories about their house and property. Hear about the latest developments and […]

$20

Homestead Arts: Cheese Making Class

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

CLASS IS FULL- PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN IN SPRINGBefore reliable refrigeration, anyone with a cow would know the process to turn any excess milk into cheese so it wouldn’t spoil. We will make a fresh hard cheese from whole milk and a cheese culture, and learn about different hard and soft cheese cultures and processes. […]

$20

Happy Haunts Vintage Halloween Party

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Join us for a fun and kid-friendly vintage Halloween party at the Snapp House in Cottage Grove! Games, crafts, activities and spooky shadow puppet play. Also a yummy bake sale! This event is candy and plastic free. Crafts are old-fashioned and made with real materials. Space is limited to 20 kids and their parent(s).

Pre-registration only for this event. Fun activities include: Lavender Ghosts, Raffia witches brooms, Halloween bingo with pioneer toy prizes, Shadow Puppet play "The Little Hobgoblin", and meet some famous ghosts!

$10

Girls Scouts Only: Pioneer Girls Early Settlers

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1890 at the historic Dr. Snapp House. Built in 1886, this home is in a park next to the Coast Fork Willamette River. Pioneer dress-up clothes and bonnets are available or bring your own. Fun activities and authentic "chores" and crafts await you in […]

Homestead Arts Class: Balms and Salves

Dr. Snapp House 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR

Even with a local apothecary, early settlers relied mainly on their local herb gardens to provide basic medicine. Learn to make a variety of healing skin creams, lip balms, herbal salves and tinctures for gifts or a treat for yourself. Take home some lip balm and herbal skin cream. Class is taught by Kevin Prier, […]

$23