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Letters From the Trail at the SMJ House
2019-03-16 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | SMJ House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, 97401, United States
Experience our Letters From the Trail Presentation and Curriculum
For home schoolers, at the SMJ House, in Eugene Oregon on Saturday March 16th at 1pm.
Enrollment is limited; please register early.
This is a pre-registration ONLY event.
Meet Mrs. Annabelle Smith, an emigrant on the Oregon Trail, and listen to her talk about her journey and new life in Oregon City. Our costumed interpreter will take you back in time at the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, the area’s only Victorian house museum. Gather in the parlor (wear your historic clothing if you like!) and enjoy the first-person interpretation and receive your own letter from a pioneer boy or girl on the trail. Use our curriculum to answer questions about it on the sheet provided, which helps you think more deeply about the Oregon Trail and the real life experiences of families undergoing this epic journey.
What a wonderful day of connecting with local history!
Cost: $10 each participating child. For Homeschoolers only; (If you are a student in a classroom, ask your teacher to order our program for your class.)
Ages 8 and up. Children must be supervised by an onsite adult at all times.

Please register using the form below.

Girl Scouts: Play like a Pioneer- Games Galore!
2019-04-27 13:00 - 15:30 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Cancelled due to low enrollment. Catch us in the Fall at our new location in Cottage Grove for more Girl Scouts Days.

Earn your Making Games badge while exploring history at our family pioneer farm. We will have a scavenger hunt, learn some historical games and make up our own party game! Create your own puppet for the shadow puppet play and perform it for the parents. This working farm includes a pond, chickens, a garden, a one-room schoolhouse and a pioneer homestead. Pioneer dress-up clothes and bonnets are available or bring your own.
Saturday April 27th, 1pm – 3:30pm
Registration on the Girl Scouts of Oregon and SouthWest Washington Page: http://www.girlscoutsosw.org/
This class is for Brownies, 2nd- 3rd grade.
Girls need to bring: signed liability release waiver from our website, sturdy walking shoes, proper clothing for warmth, and a water bottle.

Alpaca Fiber Arts Day At Aragon Alpacas
2019-05-25 10:30 - 13:00 | Aragon Alpacas, 33005 Dillard Rd, Eugene, United States
Join us on Saturday, May 25th 2019 at Aragon Alpacas for a fuzzy, friendly and FUN day of learning about alpacas and fiber arts.
We will pet the alpacas and may even see some newborn babies! Go inside and learn needle felting, spinning, carding wool and finger crocheting. Dress in your pioneer costume for some wonderful themed photo opps. Join us rain or shine to meet some sweet, docile alpacas and learn all about the many uses of their wool.
This event is Pre-registration ONLY.
Time: 10:30am to 1pm.
Cost is $10 per participating child, ages 6 and up please.
Younger sibs including toddlers and babies are fine to tag along if they are watched carefully by a parent at all times. There are tools and equipment in use that may pose a hazard for exploring youngers- please watch them at all times.
Location is Aragon Alpacas:
33005 Dillard Rd

Eugene, Oregon

For directions call them at: (541) 912-0782
This is a Singing Creek Center event. For questions about this event please call our Director, Karen Rainsong at 541 968-1986 or email director@singingcreekcenter.org.

Sign up using the form below and pay in advance with Paypal.
If you cannot complete your registration or do not wish to use Paypal, contact our Director (see above.)

Horse Riding Day 2019
2019-06-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Animal Rescue Teaching, 85671 Chezem Rd. , Eugene,, OR, 97405, United States
Saturday June 1st
12pm to 2pm
Kids aged 4 and up. Cost: $30 per child. Adult must stay with participating child.
Space is limited; sign up early!
Location for this event:
Animal Rescue Teaching
85671 Chezem Rd.Eugene, OR 97405
Join us and help support our friends Animal Rescue Teaching while you learn about horses and experience a riding lesson. We’ll dress as pioneers and learn about how valuable horses were to pioneers and early settlers, then saddle up for a wonderful riding lesson! Trained and patient instructors will help you learn about holding the reins, giving commands to your horse, and horsemanship. The horse riding area is a covered arena. Then we create some horse themed art and take home some fun horse fact sheets. Lots of fun activities and games. This is a great opportunity for some sweet photos- so bring your camera and dress in your pioneer best.

Please fill out the form below to register.
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER AND PRE-PAY for this event. If you click Submit on the form and do not pay, you will not be registered.
See our intro video here

Open House at our New Location!
2019-06-21 12:00 - 16:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Come visit our new location in the historic Dr. Snapp house and learn about our programs and events. Fun kids activities and a tour await you! This is FREE and fun for all ages. Meet our Director, Karen and our teacher, Kevin and experience all the unique history of the house. It sits next to a park by the Willamette River, so you can take a walk around the park after you see the house.
No RSVP needed, just come join us!
The house is not wheelchair accessible at this time, though the parking lot is level and right outside the house.
We will now be located in the historic Dr. Snapp House in Cottage Grove, OR at 360 S.River Road. The house is located along the Coast Fork of the Willamette River greenway. It is also adjacent to a large city park so there will be plenty of room for outside activities as well as our regular inside programs in this cozy home built in 1886.
The house bears the name of one of Cottage Grove’s first physicians, Dr. G.O. Snapp. The doctor built the house to serve as his residence and office. The home has ornate exterior gingerbread features and a tall spire called a “witch’s hat” atop the front entrance. It’s a one-story house with 12.5 foot high ceilings throughout its interior and is decorated in period style.
An early advertisement in an 1899 issue of the Bohemia Nugget identifies Dr. Snapp as a physician and surgeon, who also extracted teeth. There are artifacts inside the house that tell more of the story of the early and colorful doctor who served patients in Cottage Grove around the turn of the last century.
The home also sits next to Silk Creek where Cottage Grove’s first grist mill was located. The old grist mill is now a feed store across from the Snapp House where farmers and city folk alike come to buy their chicks, bunnies, farm and pet food.
There is also an historic “swinging bridge” near the house that is currently being renovated. This bridge served early school children who needed to cross the river to get to school located on the east side of the Willamette.

Open House at the Snapp House
2019-06-30 12:00 - 16:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Come visit our new location in the historic Dr. Snapp house and learn about our programs and events. Fun kids activities and a tour await you! This is FREE and fun for all ages. Meet our Director, Karen and experience all the unique history of the house. It sits next to a park by the Willamette River, so you can take a walk around the park after you see the house.
No RSVP needed, just come join us!
The house is not wheelchair accessible at this time, though the parking lot is level and right outside the house.
We will now be located in the historic Dr. Snapp House in Cottage Grove, OR at 360 S.River Road. The house is located along the Coast Fork of the Willamette River greenway. It is also adjacent to a large city park so there will be plenty of room for outside activities as well as our regular inside programs in this cozy home built in 1886.
The house bears the name of one of Cottage Grove’s first physicians, Dr. G.O. Snapp. The doctor built the house to serve as his residence and office. The home has ornate exterior gingerbread features and a tall spire called a “witch’s hat” atop the front entrance. It’s a one-story house with 12.5 foot high ceilings throughout its interior and is decorated in period style.
An early advertisement in an 1899 issue of the Bohemia Nugget identifies Dr. Snapp as a physician and surgeon, who also extracted teeth. There are artifacts inside the house that tell more of the story of the early and colorful doctor who served patients in Cottage Grove around the turn of the last century.
The home also sits next to Silk Creek where Cottage Grove’s first grist mill was located. The old grist mill is now a feed store across from the Snapp House where farmers and city folk alike come to buy their chicks, bunnies, farm and pet food.
There is also an historic “swinging bridge” near the house that is currently being renovated. This bridge served early school children who needed to cross the river to get to school located on the east side of the Willamette.

Living History Village at the Bohemia Mining Days Festival
2019-07-19 10:00 - 22:00 | Coiner Park, Cottage Grove, OR
Join us at the Bohemia Mining Days Festival in Cottage Grove, Oregon on July 19th and 20th for a fun time in the kids zone! We’ll be open from 10am to 6pm both days, but the larger festival stays open till 10pm and includes Thursday night. It’s held in Coiner Park in the middle of Cottage Grove. Admission is free but some kids zone activities are offered for a fee, so bring some cash!
This year Singing Creek Center is putting on a Living History Village, much like our festival on the farm in recent years, with activities, games, crafts, demos, and FUN! Learn about Oregon history including settlers, trappers and Native Americans.
The theme this year is Opal Whiteley, the famous pioneer girl who lived in Cottage Grove around 1900. She has been called a “nature mystic” and wrote about her friends in nature and The Fairyland Around Us (her book title.) In her honor we are featuring a Make Your Own Fairy House booth where you can construct a fairy house to take home, for only $1.00.
We are so thrilled that Coconut Bliss is sponsoring the booth with a donation of 1,000 unused ice cream pint containers that we will be using to construct the fairy house. We are saving up all our supplies so there will be bits and baubles to glue onto your house!
Also we have Columbia Bank sponsoring the fairy house making booth, so you can thank both these wonderful businesses for contributing to a successful festival this year!

Spinning Yarns: Storytelling and Fiber Arts with Karen Haas
2019-09-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Join us for a wonderful evening of pioneer stories told by Karen Haas, a remarkable storyteller also know as “Many Voices”. Then we will make cute needle felted figures, and you can try the loom and the drop spindle. All supplies are provided and you will leave with a smile and a felted creature or two! To hear more about Karen’s storytelling and more on her website, click here.

About Karen Haas
Karen Haas enjoys both telling in modern times and bringing the past to life with living history presentations. Her effervescent style engages emotions, from the sublime to the ridiculous, in audiences both young and old. Her stories, both traditional and new, may bring laughter, tears, shivers, or a deep thought or two, but will always entertain.
Karen can often be found bringing the past to life at Northwest historic sites such as Job Carr Cabin Museum, Champoeg State Heritage Area and San Juan Islands National Historic Park. Her living history presentations have been featured at National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and Fort Clatsop. She feels especially rewarded telling the tales of those whose voices are usually silent in history — women.
Drawing on her experiences as a K-12 music educator, she incorporates music and sing-alongs into many of her presentations, often bringing along folk instruments.
As well as weaving words, Karen spins and weaves fibers as she brings traditional crafts to reenactments and presentations.
She firmly believes that our stories tell who we are, where we’ve come from, and where we’re going.

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Homestead Arts: Soap Making Class
2019-09-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Soap Making with Kevin Prier
The techniques have been refined, but the chemistry of making soap has been the same for thousands of years. Learn the basics of making bar soap from scratch. We will discuss the chemistry of saponification, properties of different base oils and sources, and fragrance oils and other additives while we make a batch of soap. You will also learn how to make liquid soap and two forms of laundry soap. Take home a share of the soap we produce.
Location: The historic Snapp House 360 S. River Road, Cottage Grove, OR
Tuesday, September 10th6pm -8pmFor teens and adults.
Learn more about our instructor, Kevin here.
Also take a look at his website here: https://suburbanhomecraft.com/home/
$20 class fee, $2 materials fee

Historic Homes Walking Tour & Reception 2019
2019-09-21 16:00 - 18:30 | OR
Join us for a wonderful walking tour of the historic homes in the East Skinner Butte neighborhood, concluded with a special wine reception at the beautiful historic Pironi house. Doug and Sherrill, the owners, love to entertain and will delight you with true stories about their house and property. Hear about the latest developments and upcoming projects from both organizations putting on this event: the Lane County History Museum and the Singing Creek Educational Center.
This event was delightful two years ago, and we have brought it back in order to showcase the interesting local history on our town in a unique way. Bring your favorite history buff or visiting relative!
Saturday September 21st, 2019, 4pm Reception at the Historic Pironi House at 5pm
Location: East Skinner Butte Neighborhood. When you register we will give you the exact address of the starting place and reception.
Presented by the Lane County Historical Society and Singing Creek Educational Center.
Cost: $20/person or $35/couple Space is limited, call today!
To register call the museum: 541-682-4242

Homestead Arts: Cheese Making Class
2019-10-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
CLASS IS FULL- PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN IN SPRINGBefore reliable refrigeration, anyone with a cow would know the process to turn any excess milk into cheese so it wouldn’t spoil. We will make a fresh hard cheese from whole milk and a cheese culture, and learn about different hard and soft cheese cultures and processes. We will go through the entire process from cultured milk to formed cheese ready for the press. We will also go over how to make yogurt and kefir.
This class is taught by our instructor Kevin Prier, at the Snapp House at 360 S. River Road in Cottage Grove, OR.
For more information call Karen at 541 968-1986.

Happy Haunts Vintage Halloween Party
2019-10-26 15:30 - 17:30 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Join us for a fun and kid-friendly vintage Halloween party at the Snapp House in Cottage Grove! Games, crafts, activities and spooky shadow puppet play. Also a yummy bake sale!
This event is candy and plastic free. Crafts are old-fashioned and made with real materials. Space is limited to 20 kids and their parent(s).
SIGNUPS WITH FORM BELOW.
Fun activities include;

Lavender Ghosts
Raffia witches brooms
Halloween bingo with pioneer toy prizes
Shadow Puppet play “The Little Hobgoblin”

And you can MEET GHOSTS from Cottage Grove history, such as:
OPAL WHITELEYDR. SNAPP andBOHEMIA JOHNSON
Saturday October 26th, 3:30 to 5:30pm!
Costumes are optional.Pre-registration is required on this website. You can pay in advance using Paypal.
Cost: $10 per participating child; adults are free
Details: No pets allowed. This is an alcohol and drug free event. Parking is out front, with one handicap spot right in front. There are stairs up the the Snapp House; it is not wheelchair accessible at this time. There is a working bathroom inside. We will do our best to have gluten free and dairy free options in the bake sale. We will also be serving apple cider. Please bring your own drinking water as there is no water fountain at the house.
See pictures of our Halloween event from 2017 at a farm in Junction City:

Girls Scouts Only: Pioneer Girls Early Settlers
2019-11-02 13:00 - 15:30 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1890 at the historic Dr. Snapp House. Built in 1886, this home is in a park next to the Coast Fork Willamette River. 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 unique and hands-on way. Activities may include: churning butter, grinding grain, finger crocheting, sewing, square dancing, quill pen writing, make a pioneer toy and more! Girl Scout badge earned: Junior Playing the Past (badge not included with registration). For Juniors level Girl Scouts Only. Signup on their website at
http://www.girlscoutsosw.org/
Fees are charged by Girl Scouts.

Homestead Arts Class: Balms and Salves
2019-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Even with a local apothecary, early settlers relied mainly on their local herb gardens to provide basic medicine. Learn to make a variety of healing skin creams, lip balms, herbal salves and tinctures for gifts or a treat for yourself. Take home some lip balm and herbal skin cream.
Class is taught by Kevin Prier, and is held at the Snapp House in Cottage Grove, at 360 S. River Road.
All supplies and instruction included. For teens and adults only, please. Pre-registration required using the form below.

Winter Party and Fundraiser at Oakshire Brewing
2019-12-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Oakshire Brewing, 207 Madison St., Eugene, United States
Join us and raise a glass to Singing Creek Educational Center! This is a holiday party and will feature live music by the band “Some Have Beards”. They graced us with wonderful fiddle and old-time music last year at this event. One dollar for every beer sold throughout the day will go toward SCEC, helping us bring history to life for the whole community.
Oakshire Brewing is on 3rd and Madison in the Whiteaker Neighborhood of Eugene. Starting at 5pm members of the SCEC board and advisory council will be there to chat with all about our newest endeavors. Come down and say hi!
Kids under 21 welcome until 9pm.
No registration necessary, just come have some fun! Here is a link to the website: https://oakbrew.com/public-house/

Winter Crafts: Candle Making and Mini Wreaths
2019-12-14 13:00 - 15:00 | OR
Girls only!
This class is now FULL, see you next year!
Make some holiday cheer with your own homemade crafts! You will create gifts the old-fashioned way, like dipping beeswax candles and pouring wax into little tins for candles. Also adorn mini grapevine wreaths with natural objects and ribbons to give as gifts or decorate your home. All supplies and instruction provided. Sign up on the Girl Scouts website if you are a Girl Scout here: http://www.girlscoutsosw.org/. Otherwise please email Karen Rainsong at director@singingcreekcenter.org.
This class is offered to Girl Scouts through their website and also for other girls in our community.
Location: Cottage Grove Community Center

Homeschool: Enrollment Continues
2020-01-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Our homeschool classes for boys and girls are accepting new enrollments. Classes continue until end of May.
See this page for more details: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/history-homeschool/

Homestead Arts: Sauerkraut & Kombucha
2020-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Learn fermentation basics as we turn a head (or several) of cabbage into sauerkraut and take home a pint to ferment and enjoy. A special modified technique lets you ferment directly in the jar. We will also make a batch of kombucha and there will be kombucha SCOBY to take home for anyone who wants it.
This is part of our Homestead Arts monthly series.For teens and adults only.Pre-register only and pay online with Paypal unless you make other arrangements with us.Cost: $20 class plus $2 materials fee

Letters From the Trail Presentation and Class
2020-01-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E Gibbs Ave,, Cottage Grove,, OR, 97424, United States
Join us for a wonderful FREE presentation and class at the Cottage Grove Community Center on Friday, Jan 24th, at 1pm.
We will hear Mrs. Annabelle Smith tell of her adventures on the Oregon Trail and take questions from the audience. She will bring handwritten letters from boys and girls on the Oregon Trail. Each child will receive a letter and a questionnaire to fill out about their letter.
This literature/reading curriculum has been designed by our Executive Director and meets the standards for Fourth Grade in reading, comprehension, and writing. The class will be led by an instructor who will pass out the letters and guide you in answering the questions. Your child’s “homework”, should you choose to do it, is to write a handwritten letter back to the author in your own words, using your imagination. Then, if you like, mail us a copy and we will post them to our website.
This presentation and curriculum is available for teachers to book in their own classrooms for a fee of $50. Mrs. Annabelle Smith will come to you and bring the letters, and do the presentation for your students. We will email the teacher the curriculum one week ahead of time. For more information, see this page: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/letters-trail-program/
Please RSVP to let us know you will be coming so we know how many letters and questionnaires to bring.
Details:This class is geared towards home-schoolers, since they won’t have access to this program in a regular classroom setting. But anyone with a child is welcome to come. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This program is best for children ages 8 – 12. If you bring younger siblings please be prepared to take them outside if they are disruptive.
See you on the trail!

Frontier Heritage Fair Booth 2020
2020-02-15 09:00 - 2020-02-16 17:00 | Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene
Join us Feb 15th and 16th at the Lane County Fairgrounds at the annual Frontier Heritage Fair! 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9am 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 popular corn dollie making craft! Create your own boy or girl doll and dress it up with clothing you create. (Donation $1 per doll)
There is a small entrance fee to come into the fair but it’s well worth it! We hope to see you there.
A great time for the whole family! This is happening at the same time as the Asian Celebration, but in a different building. Make plans to do both events!
If you want to volunteer for a shift at our booth you can get in free. Your kids can come along and help if you volunteer. Contact our Director, Karen Rainsong, for more info: director@singingcreekcenter.org.

Homestead Arts: Beyond Sauerkraut Class
2020-02-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Ready to explore the world of fermentation? Learn how to make your own fermented pickles, salsa, hot sauce, a variety of fermented non-alcoholic beverages, and even corned beef. Take home a pint of giardiniera and some habanero hot sauce to finish fermenting at home. No previous fermentation experience necessary. Bring a clean wide-mouth pint jar with lid or and extra $1 to purchase from instructor.
This class is for adults and teens and takes place at the Snapp House in Cottage Grove on Tuesday Feb 18th, 6pm – 8pm. The class is part of the Singing Creek Educational Center’s Homestead Arts series. Please pre-register and pay online (not a drop-in class). Price includes a $2 materials fee.

Kevin Prier lives in Eugene and is the father of two homeschooled children. He teaches urban homesteading classes for adults through community centers in Eugene and Springfield, with workshops on gardening and foraging; fermenting sauerkraut, kimchi, and other vegetables; cheese and sausage making; soap making; and more. See his Suburban Homecraft website here: https://suburbanhomecraft.com/

Homestead Arts: Fruit Tree Grafting
2020-03-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Learn how to graft new varieties of fruit onto existing trees or new rootstock for custom fruit trees. We’ll have scion (fruit tree cuttings suitable for grafting) from several rare and interesting varieties of apple, pear, and Asian pear to choose from and semi-dwarf rootstock. $5 material fee includes one grafted fruit tree to take home. More available at $4 each. Take home extra scion to graft for $1/stick (includes grafting tape and metal label).

Kevin Prier lives in Eugene and is the father of two homeschooled children. He teaches urban homesteading classes for adults through community centers in Eugene and Springfield, with workshops on gardening and foraging; fermenting sauerkraut, kimchi, and other vegetables; cheese and sausage making; soap making; and more. See his Suburban Homecraft website here: https://suburbanhomecraft.com/

Homestead Arts: Felted Placemats 2020
2020-03-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Saturday, March 28th, 1pm – 3pm(Sprink Break activity!) at Singing Creek Educational Center360 S. River Rd, Cottage Grove, ORCost: $10 eachAges: 5 and up (sibs can attend)Pre-registration required
Make a fun and colorful placemat with wool rovings! We’ll use soap and warm water, agitate the wool and create a pretty placemat or decoration.
Our Homestead Arts series features a different traditional handicraft each month. This is a great chance to talk to us about our programs, tour the site, and get a preview of our pioneer summer camps.

Homestead Arts: Garden Prep and Seed Starting
2020-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Get your garden ready for planting and start your tomato seeds inside so they are ready when the weather warms up. Gardening basics and more advanced techniques will include starts vs. direct sowing, co-planting, beneficial insects and how to attract them, composting, soil amendments, and maximizing limited space. Locally adapted seeds included with class.

Kevin Prier lives in Eugene and is the father of two homeschooled children. He teaches urban homesteading classes for adults through community centers in Eugene and Springfield, with workshops on gardening and foraging; fermenting sauerkraut, kimchi, and other vegetables; cheese and sausage making; soap making; and more. See his Suburban Homecraft website here: https://suburbanhomecraft.com/

Pioneer Scribe – Early Settlers Letter Writing for Girl Scouts
2020-04-18 13:00 - 15:30 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
For Girl Scouts:
Learn about early letter writing in Oregon history, including getting your very own handwritten letter from a child on the Oregon Trail! (These were written by SCEC, some based on true accounts.) We will read our letters to each other, discuss them, and write a short adventure story about the child in the letter. Then you can dress up in our pioneer costumes and give yourself a new pioneer name. Create and write a poem about your pioneer girl persona and complete it with a drawing. It’s fun to learn about history while earning your Scribe badge!
Our education center is in the historic Dr. Snapp house built in 1898. More details to follow!
Sign up and pay on the Girl Scouts website:http://www.girlscoutsosw.org/

Garden Party work day at Singing Creek
2020-04-25 12:00 - 15:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Join us Saturday April 25th at Singing Creek Center as we put in our garden for the year!
FREE for all ages!
We have two raised garden beds at the end of our driveway, alongside the coast fork of the Willamette River. We’ll have starts on hand to put into the beds. After we work a little we can play the fun outdoor Game of Graces and go for a walk over the swinging bridge across the river!
We have garden gloves and tools to borrow. If you have a dog please keep it on a leash at all times. Bring your own water and snacks too.
We look forward to seeing you. Meet at the Snapp House at noon.

Girls Scouts Only: Pioneer Girls Early Settlers May 2020
2020-05-02 13:00 - 15:30 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1890 at the historic Dr. Snapp House. Built in 1886, this home is in a park next to the Coast Fork Willamette River. 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 unique and hands-on way. Activities may include: churning butter, grinding grain, finger crocheting, sewing, square dancing, quill pen writing, make a pioneer toy and more! Girl Scout badge earned: Junior Playing the Past (badge not included with registration). For Juniors level Girl Scouts Only.
Signup on their website at: http://www.girlscoutsosw.org/
Fees are charged by Girl Scouts. Cost is $21.25 per girl, adults are free.

Homestead Arts: Homemade Condiments
2020-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR
Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Make your next picnic amazing with your own home-made condiments. Learn how to make mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and relish, and how to tailor each recipe to make your own signature versions. Bring three small containers to take home a share of what we make in class.

Kevin Prier lives in Eugene and is the father of two homeschooled children. He teaches urban homesteading classes for adults through community centers in Eugene and Springfield, with workshops on gardening and foraging; fermenting sauerkraut, kimchi, and other vegetables; cheese and sausage making; soap making; and more. See his Suburban Homecraft website here: https://suburbanhomecraft.com/

Alpacas Day- Spinning and Fiber Arts- May 2020
2020-05-16 13:00 - 15:30 | Aragon Alpacas, 33005 Dillard Rd, Eugene, United States
Due to the Coronavirus we have to cancel this event. We hope to reschedule! Please check back.
Join us on Saturday, May 16th, 2020 at Aragon Alpacas for a fuzzy, friendly and FUN day of learning about alpacas and fiber arts.
We will pet the alpacas and may even see some newborn babies (or VERY pregnant mamas)! Go inside and learn needle felting, spinning, carding wool and finger crocheting. Dress in your pioneer costume for some wonderful themed photo opps. Join us rain or shine to meet some sweet, docile alpacas and learn all about the many uses of their wool.
This event is Pre-registration ONLY.
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm.
Cost is $10 per participating child, ages 6 and up please.
Younger sibs including toddlers and babies are fine to tag along if they are watched carefully by a parent at all times. There are tools and equipment in use that may pose a hazard for exploring youngers- please watch them at all times.
Location is Aragon Alpacas:
33005 Dillard Rd

Eugene, Oregon

For directions call them at: (541) 912-0782
This is a Singing Creek Center event. For questions about this event please call our Director, Karen Rainsong at 541 968-1986 or email director@singingcreekcenter.org.

See the blog post with pictures from last year here: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/aragon-alpacas-day-interesting-and-fun/
Sign up using the form below and pay in advance with Paypal.
If you cannot complete your registration or do not wish to use Paypal, contact our Director (see above.)

Living History Days Festival in Oakland, OR
2020-06-13 10:00 - 2020-06-14 17:00 | OR
CANCELLED due to coronavirus, look for us next year at this event.
Join us at the Living History Days festival in Oakland, OR for two days of historic fun! We will have a booth making corn dollies and helping kids have authentic historic fun! A weekend of fun, history, and learning for children and parents alike!
More to come.
