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Pioneer Homesteading Summer Camp Aug 2023

Dorena Grange 34360 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove, Oregon

Pioneer Homesteading Summer Camp Aug 2023 August 14th - 18th Each camp will feature crafts, games, stories, outside exploration, walking field trips in the park and along the river, cooking, and more! Enjoy visits from special guests who will teach us, trade with us, or share stories.  Read about the values children learn in our […]

One-Day Pioneer Homesteading Camp August 2023

SMJ House 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, United States

Did you miss summer camp this year? No worries, we've got a special event for you! Learn what it was like to be an Oregon settler in 1890 at the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House in Eugene. Pioneer dress-up clothes of all types are available or bring your own. Fun activities and authentic "chores", games and […]

Kalapuya Ways at Native Cultural Encampment: Cascadia

Cascadia County Park 48241 Cascadia Dr,, Cascadia,, OR

Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment at Cascadia Park, Aug 26th & 27th. Karen Rainsong will be camping with the Indigenous people that weekend and presenting the Kalapuya Ways educational experience. Items of material culture will be on display, and you can make a paper wolk mask, and learn to throw the atlatl. […]

Homeschool Opening Day Group One 2023- 2024

SMJ House 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, United States

Opening Day: Group One of Hands-On Homeschool for 2023-2024 year! We will be meeting at the SMJ House in Eugene, the area's only Victorian Mansion. Class is for kids aged 6 - 11, pre-registration only. Our fun history homeschool features a different theme each month, with games, stories, songs, cooking, and many different kinds of […]

Homeschool Opening Day for Group Two 2023-2024

SMJ House 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, United States

Opening Day: Group Two of Hands-On Homeschool for 2023-2024 year! We will be meeting at the SMJ House in Eugene, the area's only Victorian Mansion. Class is for kids aged 6 - 11, pre-registration only. Our fun history homeschool features a different theme each month, with games, stories, songs, cooking, and many different kinds of […]

Lane Co. History Museum Grand Reopening- kids activities!

Lane County History Museum

LCHM Reopening Day festivities! Join us for a fun day of activities at the Lane County History Museum in Eugene. We will be doing fiber arts like carding wool, spinning and using the loom. In addition, we will have a table where you can learn about letter writing and try your hand with a quill […]

Acorn Circle Native teaching: Creswell Library Oct 5

Creswell Public Library 64 W Oregon Ave,, Creswell,, OR

Join us for the kickoff of our Acorn Circle Program at the Creswell Public Library! We will be teaching curriculum for kids from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, including a craft activity to take home. See all the details here: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/acorn-circle-native-american/  

Acorn Circle Native American Program: Session One- Let’s Go Eeling- Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove Library 700 E Gibbs Ave,, Cottage Grove, OR

SESSION ONE“Let’s Go Eeling” Storybook and Make a Basket. This free learning session will include watching a short video, hearing a storybook about catching eels, discussion about the main idea of the story, and a craft where you can make your own small basket with ribbons to take home. Get an acorn for your basket! […]

Acorn Circle Native American Program: Session One- Let’s Go Eeling- Spfld Library

Springfield Public Library 225 5th Street, Springfield, OR

SESSION ONE“Let’s Go Eeling” Storybook and Make a Basket. This free learning session will include watching a short video, hearing a storybook about catching eels, discussion about the main idea of the story, and a craft where you can make your own small basket with ribbons to take home. Get an acorn for your basket! […]

Pioneer Homesteading for Girl Scouts Fall 2023

SMJ House 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, United States

Learn what it was like to be an Oregon settler in 1890 at the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House in Eugene.  Pioneer dress-up clothes and bonnets are available or bring your own. Fun activities and authentic "chores" and crafts await you in this class where you can earn your Playing the Past badge in a truly […]