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Jackson County Heritage Association
Special Events Schedule
May, 2026
Woodville Museum - May 14th - 4:00PM to 6:00PM Honoring Mayor Pam VanArsdale.
Historic Jacksonville - 5/16/2026 - Daily Life Then and Now! 1900 vs. 2026. How much has life changed in a century? Imagine life without a phone, internet, TV, electricity, running water, and more.
Step back 126 years to Jacksonville in 1900! Saturday, 2/28 45 minute tours between 12n and 3pm $8 (cash or check) 1870s Beekman House 470 E. California St. Jacksonville, OR historicjacksonville.org/then-and-now
Oregon’s official American 250 statewide commemoration - The Southern Oregon Historical Society invites you to join us for an inaugural event celebrating Oregon’s official American 250 statewide commemoration. On Thursday, May 14, from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Rogue Valley Country Club, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Atkinson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight narrative histories about five American wars, will be introducing his latest work, The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777–1780, the second volume in his Revolution trilogy.
Historic Jacksonville - Saturdays & Sundays May 23 through September 6 11 am — 3 pm. Step Behind the Counter of the Oldest Bank in the Pacific Northwest! and a museum since 1915! 1863 C.C. Beekman Bank 110 W. California Street, Jacksonville, OR. Over $40 million in gold crossed its counters in the 1800s (equal to $1 billion+ today)! FREE Donations Welcomed! Additional information is available at 541-245-3650; info@historicjacksonville.org; and www.historicjacksonville.org/behind-the-counter/.
Woodville Museum - May 29-30-31 - 9:00AM to 4:00PM Spring Yard Sale.
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
Woodville Museum - June 27-29 - 72nd Annual Rogue Rive National Rooster Crow.
July, 2026
Woodville Museum - July 3rd - 10:00AM to 2:00PM Woodville Museum 40th Anniversary Party.
August, 2026
Southern Oregon Historical Society - August 1st - Cars through history classic car show at Hanley Farm For more information contact Gretchen Hamilton at 541-944-3751.
September, 2026
October, 2026
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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