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Jackson County Heritage Association
Special Events Schedule
May, 2026 - September, 2026
Historic Jacksonville - Beginning May 30, you will again be able to stretch your legs in the comfort of morning temperatures while learning a little Jacksonville, Oregon history! Every Saturday through September 5, Historic Jacksonville, inc. will be offering 1-hour guided “Walk through History” tours that transport guests back to the late 1800s when Jacksonville was the hub of Southern Oregon. They will hear how gambling money built a church; how the Civil War ended a successful mercantile partnership; how a saloon housed the county’s first museum; how fire reshaped the town; and how a railroad both destroyed the town and preserved it.
Tours leave at 10 a.m. from Jacksonville’s New City Hall at 206 North 5th Street and cover about 1 mile with multiple stops. This great combination of education, exercise, and entertainment is FREE, but donations are always welcomed—all monies go towards maintaining and preserving historic buildings seen on the tour. For more information visit https://www.historicjacksonville.org/walk-through-history/ or by contacting info@historicjacksonville.org or calling 541-245-3650.
June, 2026 - October, 2026
Historic Jacksonville - June 12th - Jacksonville’s “ghoulies, and ghosties, and long-legged beasties” are back — not to mention stories of brothels and epidemics and hangings and arson and saloons and haunted houses! We would appreciate your letting your audience know that they can again learn about the ghosts that still linger in Jacksonville’s historic district while learning a little history about the buildings, their occupants, and life in a gold rush town. Historic Jacksonville Inc.’s guided Haunted History walking tours will again be offered on the 2nd Friday of each month in June, July. and August, with special September and October tours.
Tours leave from the Jacksonville Visitors Center at the corner of North Oregon and C streets and last about 1 hour. Guests can choose from 2 different tours each night. The Courthouse route features brothels, epidemics, and hangings. The Britt Hill tours highlight murder, arson, saloons, and Oregon’s oldest Chinatown. And both tours have lots of haunted houses! Tours are $10 per person and reservations are required. Tour starting times vary by month. Times, information, and tickets are available at www.historicjacksonville.org/haunted-history-tours/.
September, 2026
Historic Jacksonville - September 19th & 20th Victorian Medical Practices 12 noon through 3 pm Saturday & Sunday. At the 1870s Beekman House 470 E. California Street 1- hour tours share Victorian medical practices and "cures" - when the cure could be more deadly than the cause! Admission: is $10. For more information visit:
Southern Oregon Historical Society - 15th Annual SOHS Hanley Farm Scarecrow & Harvest Festival September 19 & 20, 10:00am-4:00pm. 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point Admission is FREE!
Make A Scarecrow, Scarecrow Contest Enter your creation in the Scarecrow Contest, Farm Exhibits, Visit our new interpretive center with exhibits about farm life and activities from 1857 onwards. House Tours - Tour the 150+ years old Hanley Farmhouse. View the heritage quilt collection. Admission, $10. Free Family Activities Enjoy pumpkin painting, apple bobbing, cider pressing, self-guided tours and more— fun for the whole family.
October, 2026
GOLD HILL HAUNTED HOUSE - Open Fri & Sat nights from 6:30 to 9:00 October 2nd 3rd, gth, 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, and 30th We will be closed on the 31st but we will be here to hand out candy to trick or treaters.
Additional features: fortune teller, bake sale, kids activities. Plus we have a no scare option for kids. Admission: 2 & under: Free, 3-5: $2.00, 6-12: $4.00, 13+: $6.00. We accept cash, cards, tap to pay. We are located at 504 1st Ave in Gold HiLL, Call 541-855-1182 for info. Check out our FB page at: Facebook.com/goldhillhauntedhouse
Historic Jacksonville - on two Saturdays and Sundays, October 3 and 4 and October 10 and 11, Historic Jacksonville, Inc. will be sharing how Victorians honored their “dearly departed” at Jacksonville’s 1870s Beekman House Museum, located at 470 E. California Street.
The house will be decorated as a Victorian house in mourning—coffin in the parlor, clocks stopped, mirrors draped in black, mourning wreath on the door. One-hour tours will begin every 20 minutes from 12n through 3pm with costumed docents sharing “Victorian Mourning Customs” including fashions, home décor, funeral etiquette, and social behavior, as well as superstitions, séances, mementos, and a few popular practices of the time that we would find bizarre today.
November, 2026
December, 2016
The members of the Jackson County Heritage Association are dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of Jackson County for the future. The Association members participate in, plan and assist with various community events and activities: honoring veterans, school programs, off-site speakers, demonstrations, presentations, senior programs and parades to name a few.
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