Join us for a wonderful evening of tea and heartwarming tales of love from history. Karen Haas is a noted storyteller from Washington, who will charm us with stories (including audience participation parts) for all ages. Also enjoy a tour of the SMJ House after the storytelling! Proceeds benefit the SMJ House and Singing Creek Educational Center.
Join us Feb 18th and 19th at the Lane County Fairgrounds at the annual Frontier Heritage Fair!9am to 5pm on Saturday9am to 4pm on Sunday This indoor family-friendly event features booths, exhibits, crafts, artisans and live music! See the the frontier, wild west and Civil War era goods and demonstrations.We will be doing our always […]
Come visit our booth at the S. Lane Youth Celebration at the Armory, on Saturday April 8th! Time: 11am to 4pm. Food! Fun! Prizes! Speak up and tell us what you love about your community and what you'd like to see. Let your voice be heard! SCEC will have a booth where you can make a […]
Join us on Sat & Sun April 22nd and 23rd, 2023 for a wonderful event for the whole family about living sustainably. Come enjoy vendors, art show, raffle, giveaways and more! Small donation requested at the door. Hours are 10am to 5pm at the Armory building in downtown Cottage Grove.
Learn about the Kalapuya Indigenous people, past and present, with instructor Karen Rainsong. This presentation and guided hike is best for adults and teens. Bring some cash as a donation to the Friend's of Hendricks park for this presentation. Hike will include some gentle uphill climbs and is not generally considered wheelchair friendly, although the […]
Join us Saturday July 15th at Coiner Park in Cottage Grove for the FUN! Bohemia Mining Days festival returns in 2023, with tons of great booths, activities and entertainment. We will be in the kids' zone, making corn dollies with kids of all ages. Please come join us! Want to volunteer? It's fun to interact […]
Join us at the Riddle Library Thursday July 20th at 1pm! Letters From the Trail is a unique program where a costumed interpreter (Mrs. Annabelle Smith from the Oregon Trail) will give a talk and hand out letters to each child in attendance. These fictional letters were written by boys and girls on the Oregon […]
Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment at Waterloo County Park, July 29th & 30th! 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 […]
Join us for a fun, interesting History Pub at the Axe and Fiddle in downtown Cottage Grove. Karen Rainsong of SCEC will be talking about how to engage kids in hands-on history. Tues, Aug 8th, 5:30 -6:30pm Axe and Fiddle: 657 E Main St, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
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. […]