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Halloween at the Homestead
2016-10-28 15:30 - 17:30 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Come celebrate Halloween this year at Singing Creek Educational Center on Friday October 28th at 3:30pm!
EVENT SOLD OUT- Join us at this event again next year!

Specially designed for children ages 5-12 years, this event features vintage crafts, games with prizes, and a special shadow puppet play! We will have baked goodies and hot drinks on hand for purchase. All proceeds benefit the SCEC. The cost is $10 per child, and adults are free. Pre-registration is required. Cash payment will be expected upon arrival.
What are vintage crafts? We’re glad you asked. In keeping with our pioneer historical theme, these crafts are made with natural supplies and there is minimal plastic or “modern” ingredients used. We make witches brooms with raffia, paper lanterns painted by your child, lavender ghosts with white fabric, play the “apple snap” game and more.
Please, no scary costumes or pets. Thank you for your cooperation.
Volunteer Opportunities available! Contact karen@singingcreekcenter.org if interested.
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Pioneer Girls: Home on the Prairie
2016-10-15 13:00 - 15:30 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1850 at our pioneer education center. The family farm includes a pond, chickens, garden, one-room schoolhouse, and a pioneer “homestead”. We can provide pioneer clothing like bonnets and aprons or you can wear your own. Complete with fun activities, authentic “chores” and crafts. This class will earn you the Playing the Past badge in a truly unique and hands-on way.

Registration available through the GirlScouts Website.
FOR Juniors, grades 4-5

Eugene Sunday Streets: University Park
2016-09-25 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | University Park, Eugene, OR, United States
STOP BY OUR BOOTH! We will be in the University Park and making corn dollies and more! Come say hi!
The second Sunday Streets event of the summer is fast approaching. On September 25th Amazon, South University and Fairmount neighborhoods will be a part of the sixth annual Eugene Sunday Streets! From Hilyard Community Center, around 24th street to University Park, stretching down to Agate and over flowing into Washburne Park the streets will be car-free and filled with fun. Enjoy a relaxing roll though a utopia of food, music, fitness classes and bike demos. Ride your bike, or take a walk down 1.3 miles of open streets! The first event of the season was Sunday July 31st and was a huge success- over 6,000 participants. The largest Eugene Sunday Streets to date; come be a part of the magic! Live music at four stages, free iced coffee and ice cream a helmet giveaway and more!

Website: www.eugenesundaystreets.org

ALHFAM Conference
2016-09-21 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
On behalf of Dorris Ranch, we are delighted to invite you to the 2016 Association for Living History, Farms, and Agricultural Museum’s Western Regional Conference. In an age where the answer to any question can be found by the click of a mouse or the tap of a button, what obligations do we, as historians have to the public? As gatekeepers of past ways of life how do we not only incorporate technology into our programs but use it to our advantage without compromising our core mission? In this four day conference we will explore these ideas while taking in some of the magnificent historical sites of western Oregon. This conference will bring together directors, curators, interpreters, researchers and educators from around the region who are engaged in the commemoration, education and preservation of our past for our future generations.
This year the conference will begin at the Pioneer Schoolhouse at Camas Country Mill in Junction City.
The staff of Dorris Ranch Living History Village, Springfield Museum, Camas Country Mill, and Travel Lane County welcome you to the 2016 ALHFAM Regional Conference.
Conference Program
Register

Grandparent's Pioneer Tea
2016-09-11 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Treat your Grandparent (or Grandfriend) to a special Pioneer Tea on National Grandparent’s Day!
This Event is SOLD OUT- please join us next year.
Older adults in our lives give us so much- let’s take some time to thank them!
We will have scones, muffins, treats, and coffee and tea with all the fancy pioneer table settings like teacups and saucers, tablecloths, cut flowers and dainty plates. Held in the restored one room pioneer schoolhouse at Camas Country Mill Bakery, this fun and lovely event includes pioneer style music and servers dressed as pioneers from the 19th Century. A real Treat!

Tickets: $20 per Adult, $10 children 15 and under.

This fundraiser will benefit the Singing Creek Educational Center with food provided by the Camas Country bakery located on site.

Pre-registration required. Purchase your ticket online; seating is limited! We will mail your paper tickets to this event that you can proudly present upon arrival.
Show your grandparents, great-grandparents, or grandfriends that they are special to you, and help support our programs as well.
Enjoy the historic one-room schoolhouse built in 1898, owned by Tom and Sue Hunton, which is on their farm in Junction City. They are the homeowners who graciously allow us to have our programs on their site.

Pioneer Summer Camp
2016-08-22 09:00 - 2016-08-26 13:00 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Go back in time and help on the pioneer homestead! Learn all kinds of hands-on crafts and chores, like sewing, weaving, collecting eggs, grinding grain and more. Enjoy visits from special guests who will teach us, trade with us, or share stories. Go to school in a real pioneer schoolhouse, explore the creek and meet farm animals. This camp is similar to those from the Alvord Farm and Museum (where we evolved from,) but several things, including the setting, are new!
Cost: $185 for the week ($165 each for siblings in the same camp)
Times: 9am to 1pm, Monday through Friday
Download: Liability Release (Required) You will need to bring this on the first day of camp or email it to us, signed, beforehand.

Our theme is pioneer homesteading, as in the books “Little House on the Prairie.” Each day will provide some structured learning activities, arts and crafts, and play time. Some of our favorite activities are: sewing, attending school in our schoolhouse, churning butter, grinding grain, washing clothes on the washboard, making herbal medicines, and learning pioneer games. After you register you will get a more detailed explanation of our schedule, policies and more.
Camps remain on site of the Singing Creek Educational Center (Camas County Mill site), are pre-pay only, and sack lunch must be provided each day for your child. Boys and girls age 6-10 are welcome at this camp. Pre-registration is required to attend. If you have any special needs for your child we ask you to let us know in advance. Carpools are often arranged by the participants. Also, if you have an older child (ages 11 and up) who has attended our camp before and would like to attend as a junior counselor, talk to us for information. Junior camp counselors pay a reduced fee to participate, as they are helpers to camp staff.
Please consider signing up early. The camp limit is 10 kids so they fill up quickly. Registration will begin in March 2016.

Living History Festival
2016-06-11 11:00 - 17:00 UTC | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Cost: $5 per person or $15 for a family.
Location: Singing Creek Educational Center and the School House at Camas Country Mill. 91949 Purkerson Rd, Junction City, OR. For more info email karen@singingcreekcenter.org
washing clothesEnjoy hands-on family fun like:
Washing clothes pioneer style
HAYRIDE along the creek to the pioneer homestead
weaving on a loom
make your own soapstone bead
make your own lemonade
pet HORSES: mustangs from Wild Ones Youth Ranch
Listen to Pioneer style fiddle music
Touch animals furs and bones
PIONEER PHOTO BOOTH FOR ONLY $1
Learn about local history
Fabulous raffle table
Enjoy baked goods made with flour grown right on the farm
and more!
Pioneer Day, 2015, HayrideGet your pioneer passport stamped at some of the booths and turn it in for a chance to win a prize!
You will need to sign our liability waiver upon entering the festival. Please no pets unless they are clearly marked assistance dogs. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Please carpool and respect the neighbors; this is private property.

Fishermans Market Fundraiser for Singing Creek Educational Center
2016-06-06 10:00 - 20:00 UTC | Fisherman’s Market, 830 W. 7th Ave., Eugene, OR, 97402, United States
Monday, June 6th, all day, buy seafood or dine in on delicious fish and chips, salmon burgers, salads and more, and 20% of your proceeds will go to SCEC! Just present the voucher below at time of sale. They are open 10am to 8pm. Meet up at 6pm with SCEC Executive Director Karen Rainsong, board members, and other supporters for dinner and help us raise some funds!

Hope to see you there!

We are Bethel Celebration
2016-06-04 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Road, Eugene, OR, 97402, United States
With a theme of “Once Upon a Time: A Cow’s Tale,” this year’s Bethel Celebration focuses on folklore, fairy tales, and origin stories. Performers and groups from all over West Eugene will be setting up booths and family-friendly entertainment. Stop by our booth for some fun kid activities!

June 4th, Pioneer Garden Project, with Little Hands Can non profit, sponsored by Pacific Continental Bank
2016-06-04 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
We will be transforming our garden area into a pioneer garden, pulling weeds, planting starts and creating a bean “teepee” for the kids at summer camp to enjoy and maintain. We hope to get a garden bench and tools donated. Little Hands Can is a service group offering children the opportunity to give back to the community, and they will be our work force (with their parents help, and volunteers from PCB)!

Dragonfly Day at the Granary Building
2016-05-21 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
For ages 8+ and Adults
Cost: $6 per person, or $18 for a family.
Taught by Cary Kerst, local dragonfly expert and author of: Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon: A Field Guide
(Buy it using the Amazon Smile link on this site and help support SCEC!!)
Pre-registration required; limited to 18 participants
Place: Singing Creek Educational Center, 92194 Purkerson Rd. Junction City, OR, GRANARY building
Phone: 541 968-1986
Discover insects in Oregon whose ancestors were here before the dinosaurs, can live for 5 years, fly 35 mph, and truly eat “on the fly.” Learn about the life history, habitats, and behavior of these fascinating insects along with a photographic introduction to the Oregon species.

Naturalist Cary Kerst, co-author of the beautiful “Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon: A Field Guide” will present an illustrated talk at Singing Creek Educational Center granary building, and then we will do some dip netting in our beautiful large pond, looking for aquatic insects.
dragonfly expert cary kerst classes
Dragonflies and Damselflies comprise the insect order Odonata, and are some of the most beautiful of insects, rivaling butterflies and moths for their amazing colors and behaviors. Dragonflies flying abilities rival anything in nature and continue to be studied by scientists and aeronautical engineers to learn how they accomplish their incredible feats of flight.
Cary Kerst is an entomologist and nature photographer, with degrees from Purdue and OSU. He is retired from a career in environmental sciences, and has conducted professional aquatic insect studies on local rivers and streams and authored scientific articles on caddisflies, dragonflies, damselflies, and stoneflies.

Birding at the Farm: Saturday April 2nd
2016-04-02 12:30 - 14:00 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
BIRDING AT THE FARM – Saturday April 2, 2016
Cost: $6 per person, or $18 for a family.
Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Taught by: Kathy Lamberg, birding enthusiast
Pre-registration required; limited to 18 participants
Place: Singing Creek Educational Center, 92194 Purkerson Rd. Junction City, OR, GRANARY building
Phone: 541 968-1986
Learn all about the wonderful birds we have out at Singing Creek and view them with binoculars and a spotting scope. Look for bird tracks and signs and take photos. For ages 11 + and adults, this class will start indoors at the granary as we hear all about what the birds are doing this time of year, look at some nests, feathers and eggs, and hear some bird calls. Then we head out to the fields and pond to catch sight of some great birds like great blue heron, snowy egret, bald eagles, kingfishers, ducks and geese, and more! Then we head back to the granary to make your own egg-shaped rattle to take home or build your own bird house. A great time for older kids and adults. Cost: $6 per person, or $18 for a family. Bring your own binoculars.
Click here to pre-register for this event!

Spring Break Camp: Animal Stories and Puppeteering
2016-03-21 09:00 - 14:00 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SIGNUPS…COME SEE US AT SUMMER CAMP INSTEAD
Join us for Spring Break March 21st – 25th and learn all about some of our local animals in the Pacific Northwest. Hear stories, make puppets, do arts and crafts, play games and get outside in nature! Each day is a different adventure. We have a shadow puppet theatre stage where you can try your hand at creating a play with your friends. Our focus will be on Native American stories and we may also make masks to take home. Our home base is our pioneer homestead where we have historical programs. You may sign up for any day or the whole week. Kids bring a sack lunch and drink and parents must pick up at 2:00pm or late fees may apply. You must pre-register and sign a liability release form which can be found on our website.
If you have any special needs for your child we ask you to let us know in advance. Carpools are often arranged by the participants. Also, if you have an older child (ages 11 and up) who has attended our camp before and would like to attend as a junior counselor, talk to us for information. Junior camp counselors pay a reduced fee to participate, as they are helpers to camp staff.
What kind of animal do you think made this track at our pond?
Monday: Coyote
Tuesday: Eagle/Raven
Wednesday: Salmon
Thursday: Frog
Friday: Bear
Sign up early; camp limit is 10 kids so they fill up quickly.
Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm
Dates: March 21 – 25
Cost: $49 per day or $225 for the week
Ages: 7 – 10, boys and girls
To pre-register for this event, click here.

Frontier Heritage Fair at Lane Co. Fairgrounds
2016-02-20 09:00 - 2016-02-21 17:00 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
This is a wonderful festival every year, and we will be a part of it this year with some fun displays and activities for kids. Please visit the fairgrounds and see all the frontier, wild west and civil war era goods and demonstrations. A great time for the whole family!
Lane County Fairgrounds Auditorium,
Saturday Feb 21, 9am – 5pm
Sunday Feb 22, 9am – 4pm
Cost: $3 admission, kids under 12 free when accompanied by an adult
Sponsored by the Fort Umpqua Muzzleloaders
For more information: Melody Morrell 541-689-4281

Work Party at the granary
2015-12-28 10:30 - 13:30 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Come join us as we do fix-it things around the Singing Creek Granary building (our pioneer homestead.) Bring your work gloves. Will most likely be indoor work unless the weather is really nice!
Please RSVP to Karen if you would like to attend. Kids age 10 and up are welcome to help too.
541 968-1986
Karen

Holiday Bazaar and Sale!
2015-12-05 10:00 - 2015-12-06 16:00 UTC | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
The Schoolhouse will be transformed into a wonderful, inviting holiday gift bazaar where you can get gifts and items for your home like quilted items, table runners and pot holders, gift baskets, home made goodies, flours, bake mixes, and handmade arts and crafts.
A FREE GIFT for all the kids that stop by the Singing Creek Center booth at this bazaar. All the proceeds from our booth will go toward our programs. Please support us and have fun enjoying the goodies and wonderful atmosphere. Wear your favorite holiday sweater! :)
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm

Halloween at the Homestead
2015-10-30 15:30 - 17:00 UTC | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Family oriented (not too scary) fun for kids ages five to nine. This magical, exclusive event includes making arts and crafts, games and prizes, shadow puppet theater, bake sale and hot apple cider. Prizes include gift certificates to the popular Dancing Weasel Toy Store in Eugene. Crafts include: make a lavender ghost, decorate a pumpkin, create your own shadow puppets, and decorate a paper lantern. Game is the classic “Apple Snap.”
Cost is $8 per child. Held in the granary building at Singing Creek Educational Center (at the family farm of the Huntons) at 91949 Purkerson Rd. Junction City, Oregon. Parking on-site and parent/designated adult will stay with children. You will need to sign a liability release form and pay at the door when you arrive.
Wear clothes you can get dirty in (or dress up in a halloween costume but please leave scary/gory stuff at home.) No weapons including fake ones, please. We can only accommodate 15 children so sign up early.
Pre-register Below (Only kids aged 5-9 can pre-register. Younger siblings may tag along but our craft supplies are limited.)
Full now- please join us for the next event!

Bats and Creepy Creatures
2015-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Custom Cranium, 154 Lawrence St. , Eugene, OR, 97402, United States
What goes bump in the night? Hidden animals in your trees and fields as well as other places around you. Learn cool and gross facts about snakes, bats, owls, and more! Get in the mood for Halloween! Make a fun art project to take home. Taught by the owners of Custom Cranium, who have years of experience in the field.
This class is a fundraiser for Singing Creek’s Learning Adventures program, which will bring natural science classes into schools.
Ages 10 to 14. Limited spaces available. Parents are welcome to stay.
Pre-registration is required. Click Here to Register Now!
Pay at the door. Click on the flyer below so you can print your discount coupon!

Pioneer Adventure Day for Public
2015-09-26 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Pioneer adventure day for boys and girls! Come and make and do things like a pioneer. We have dress up clothes for boys and girls! Churn butter, write with a quill pen, play school in our one room schoolhouse, learn square dancing and more! Parents stay for this event and shop for delicious fresh-milled flours and baking mixes in the Camas Country Mill store right next door. Bring your coffee and relax at the tables on the front or back porch of the schoolhouse while we have fun with the kids. Cost: $10, suitable for ages 5 and up. Call or email Karen to pre-register: 541 968-1986, karen@singingcreekcenter.org.
This event takes place in the historic one-room schoolhouse that was moved to the property and restored by Tom and Sue Hunton, owners of the farm and Camas Country Mill. See the story behind the schoolhouse here.
*Please leave your pets at home and park only in designated areas. Bring your child’s snack and drink. Sign liability form and pay at the door when you arrive.
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Homeschooler's Pioneer Adventure Day
2015-09-25 13:00 - 15:30 UTC | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Homeschooler’s pioneer adventure day- come and make and do things like a pioneer. We have dress up clothes for boys and girls! Churn butter, write with a quill pen, play school in our one room schoolhouse, learn square dancing and more! Parents stay for this event and shop for delicious fresh-milled flours and baking mixes in the Camas Country Mill store right next door. Bring your coffee and relax at the tables on the front or back porch of the schoolhouse while we have fun with the kids. Cost: $10, suitable for ages 5 and up. Call or email Karen to pre-register: 541 968-1986, karen@singingcreekcenter.org.
This event takes place in the historic one-room schoolhouse that was moved to the property and restored by Tom and Sue Hunton, owners of the farm and Camas Country Mill. See the story behind the schoolhouse here.
*Please leave your pets at home and park only in designated areas. Bring your child’s snack and drink. Sign liability form and pay at the door when you arrive.

Animals of Oregon Class
2015-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Custom Cranium, 154 Lawrence St. , Eugene, OR, 97402, United States
Learn to identify bones and bits from the animals in your backyard and the woods. Take home a special animal item. Taught by the owners of Custom Cranium, who have years of experience in the field. This fun and interesting class will give you new eyes to discover what you’ve never noticed before.
This class is a fundraiser for Singing Creek’s Learning Adventures program, which will bring natural science classes into schools.
Ages 11 to 14. Limited spaces available .Parents are welcome to stay.
Pre-registration is required. Click here to register now!
Pay at the door. Click on the flyer below so you can print your discount coupon!

Pioneer Day: Summer Camp Preview
2015-05-30 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Join us on May 30th at our new home, to celebrate the pioneer lifestyle and our rich Oregon history! We will have refreshments and music, hands on activities and crafts, tours of the building, and more!
Please join us and dress in your pioneer best (if you can.) Pre-registration is required. Help support our programs, and the Camas Country Mill Schoolhouse Project. Proceeds benefit them as well as Singing Creek Center.
Cost: $5 for kids over 2 years old
Time: TBD
Place: Pioneer Schoolhouse
