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Homestead Arts Class: Balms and Salves
2019-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | 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.

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.

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:

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.

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: 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

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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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!

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.

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.

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

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.)

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.

Letters From the Trail at the SMJ House
2019-03-16 13:00 - 15:00 | 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.

Girls Scouts: Home on the Prairie Feb 2019
2019-02-23 13:00 - 15:30 | 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.
Activities will include: Sew your own pioneer shoulder bag, play authentic games, hear pioneer stories, learn pioneer phrases and what they mean, iron cotton with our old-fashioned iron, learn to finger knit, and if there is time, learn to square dance!
Registration available soon on the Girl Scouts of Oregon and SouthWest Washington Page: http://www.girlscoutsosw.org/
Download the Activities Guide and see our offerings on page 5: http://www.girlscoutsosw.org/content/dam/oregon-sw-washington-/forms/Final_GSOSW_Program_Guide_2018-2019-web.pdf
FOR Juniors, grades 4-5
For more information call Karen at 541 968-1986 or email karen@singingcreekcenter.org.

Frontier Heritage Fair at Lane Co. Fairgrounds
2019-02-16 09:00 - 2019-02-17 17:00 | Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene
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! This is happening at the same time as the Asian Celebration, but in a different building. Make plans to do both events!
The entrance fee is $5, but if you sign up to volunteer to help us make corn dollies at our booth then you get in free! Email us on the Contact Us page for more info.
Saturday, Feb 16th, 9am – 5pm
Sunday Feb 17th, 9am – 4pm
Lane Event Center Address: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402

Girl Scouts: Winter Crafts – Candle Dipping and Mini Holiday Wreaths
2018-11-17 13:00 - 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Join us for a wonderful day of creating seasonal gifts!
Make some candles and mini holiday wreaths to decorate a tree. For candles, we will fill molds and do some dipping into hot wax, just like the pioneers did– on the wood burning stove. (With adult close supervision.) Decorate your own mini wreath with pinecones, ribbons, dried natural items and a few glittery items.
Supplies and instruction are included for your $10 fee per person. Bring your old broken candle pieces to add to the bubbling pot, and any special trinkets you would like to add to a tiny wreath- (about 4 inches wide).
Class is on Saturday November 17th from 1pm -3pm.
This class is for registered Girl Scouts only and you will need to register on their website.

Please wear clothes you can get dirty in. You must pre-register and pay in advance.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Homestead Arts: Basket Making
2018-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Join us on Friday November 9, 2018 and make your own simple basket to take home. Our guest instructor, Cheryl Chambers, has been teaching this class for years, mostly to senior citizens and local centers. We provide all the materials and instruction. Best for ages 10 and up.
Cost is $10 per basket made (two people can work on one basket if you like.)
The class is two hours so that you can finish a simple basket in that time. We provide hot tea in our cozy granary building, our “pioneer homestead” building. This is a great way to make a gift for someone and have fun! If you prefer not to use the form below, you can email Karen your contact info and how many are coming, and pay at the door.
Below is a picture of Cheryl teaching basket-making at our Living History Festival in 2018.

Girl Scouts: Home on the Prairie October 2018
2018-10-27 13:00 - 15:30 | OR
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.
Activities will include: Sew your own pioneer shoulder bag, play authentic games, hear pioneer stories, learn pioneer phrases and what they mean, iron cotton with our old-fashioned iron, learn to finger knit, and if there is time, learn to square dance!
Saturday, October 27th.
Registration on the Girl Scouts of Oregon and SouthWest Washington Page: http://www.girlscoutsosw.org/
This class is for Juniors, grades 4-5.
For more information call Karen at 541 968-1986 or email karen@singingcreekcenter.org.

Grandparent's Pioneer Tea 2018
2018-09-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
Honor your grandparents near and far at our annual Grandparent’s Pioneer Tea!
Sunday September 9th is National Grandparent’s Day!
We’ll serve you a special sit-down tea with china cups and plates, complete with mini treats from the Camas Country Mill Bakery and hot or cold drinks. Entertainment, a raffle, and a sweet simple art activity will round out this lovely afternoon tea. Get your tickets early as seating is limited.
The venue is the restored one-room pioneer schoolhouse at the property of Tom and Sue Hunton, next door to their bakery. The servers and staff will be dressed as pioneers and ready to treat your family with style.
The schoolhouse and restrooms are wheelchair accessible and at least one of our served items will be gluten-free. We also serve gluten-free fresh fruit.
Your ticket price helps us bring our year round immersive history programs to kids in the surrounding areas. We love sharing old- fashioned pioneer good times with you and your family.
Read About the history of the Historic Schoolhouse here.
Cost:
$20 per adult, $10 kids 15 & under
SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR REGISTRATION FORM
Mountain Rose Herbs has generously sponsored this event with the wonderful teas we will be drinking and our volunteer goodie bags. Please patronize their Mercantile store on 5th Street in Eugene.
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Pioneer Summer Camp- Aug 20 - 24 2018
2018-08-20 09:00 - 2018-08-24 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Monday – Friday, Aug 20 – 24, 2018
9am – 3pm
Fun all day long at the farm with pioneer games, crafts, activities, songs and lots more!
For boys and girls aged 6-10 years.
Older kids can be camp helpers- only one allowed at each camp.
See our page on this website for details: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/summer-camps

Lewis and Clark Explorers Summer Camp: Aug 6 - 10 2018
2018-08-06 09:00 - 2018-08-10 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Lewis and Clark: Explorers!
Monday – Friday, Aug 6 – 10, 2018
9am to 3pm
Fun all day long on the farm for boys and girls aged 6-10 years. Older children can be camp helpers- only one per camp.
This brand new camp will feature lots of outside time, learning about Lewis and Clark and the Corp of Discovery, creating crafts, exploring, learning about the native peoples of Oregon and more. We will have costumed interpreters come to camp and share their stories and lessons with us.
See a video of kids in our homeschool during a Lewis and Clark learning session. This is at free time after a day of learning about Lewis and Clark. We set up a trading scenario and let the kids break into teams to trade goods like rolls of wire, tin bowls, powder horns, flint and steel, nuts, furs, necklaces and more.

See our page on this website for details: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/summer-camps/

Pioneer Summer Camp July 23 - 27 2018
2018-07-23 09:00 - 2018-07-27 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Monday – Friday, July 23 – 27, 2018
9am – 3pm
Fun all day long at the farm with pioneer games, crafts, activities, songs and lots more!
For boys and girls aged 6-10 years.
Older kids can be camp helpers- only one allowed at each camp.
See our page on this website for details: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/summer-camps/

Pioneer Summer Camp July 9-13 2018
2018-07-09 09:00 - 2018-07-13 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
July 9th – 13th, 2018
9am – 3pm
Fun all day long at the farm with pioneer games, crafts, activities, songs and lots more!
For boys and girls aged 6-10 years.
Older kids can be camp helpers- only one allowed at each camp.
See our page on this website for details: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/summer-camps/

Living History Festival 2018
2018-06-23 11:00 - 17:00 | Pioneer Schoolhouse, 91949 Purkerson Rd. , Junction City, OR, United States
See our main page about the festival here.
Join us for the 4th Annual Pioneer Living History Festival at Singing Creek Educational Center, located at the Camas Country Bakery and Schoolhouse in Junction City. Go back in time and touch and explore crafts, music, historical exhibits, games, animals and more! For a small fee you can have a whole day of fun! Try the spinning wheel, make a bead, pet the horse, try the ring toss game and work the loom. Make a corn doll, wash clothes by hand, learn about the Native peoples of Oregon and touch furs and historical items at the Trapper’s tent.
Cost is $5.00 per person and children 3 and under are free.Address: 91948 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR

Music lineup includes:
10-11:25 Truman Price
11:30-11:50 Kim Collar and Youth Fiddlers
11:50-1:20 Oregon Old-time Fiddlers
1:25-2:40 Gossamer Strings
2:45-4:00 Porch Sitters
This is a family friendly event and is alcohol and drug free. No pets allowed. The schoolhouse and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Please call Karen Rainsong for more information at 541 968-1986.
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Pioneer Garden Day 2018
2018-06-09 11:00 - 14:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Join us Saturday, June 9th as we put in our new pioneer garden for the year! We use this garden all year long, for summer camps, homeschool classes and more. The property owners, Tom and Sue, are generous enough to share space in their fenced garden and provide the water, but we need to provide everything else- including people-power! This is a work party so it is FREE!!!! Sign up by emailing our Director at karen@singingcreekcenter.org.
We provide some tools and lots of plants and seeds. You can bring your own tools if you like, we will have a few on hand to share.

We are so excited to add a feature to the Pioneer Garden Day; we now have a local beekeeper and educator, Jen Hornaday, coming to teach us all about pollinators and why they are important, and show us a demonstration hive (the bees are enclosed) and teach us the bee “waggle dance”. We will also learn about some important things we can do in our own gardens at home to help the bees and other pollinators.

She runs a non profit called “Healthy Bees, Healthy Gardens” and does education for kids in the area. She will be bringing out some jars of her local honey to sell. (It’s yummy, I’ve tried it!) Please bring some cash if you want to help support this important work she is doing in our community and bring home some tasty local honey!

For more information about Jen and this great work she does, check out her site at:
http://healthybeeshealthygardens.com/
We always find all kinds of cool bugs, spiders and worms. It’s a fun day of discovery for all ages!

We will see you on Jun 9th at 11am!

Homestead Arts: Felted Placemats May 2018
2018-05-26 13:00 - 15:00 | the Granary building at S.C., 92194 Purkerson Rd., Junction City, OR, 97448, United States
Come make your own unique placemat using felting techniques! It’s easy, all it takes is soap and water and the colored wool rovings- a little agitation and presto! You have your very own felted creation. These fun placemats can be used around the house under a pretty vase, at the table, or anywhere you’d like a little color.
You can also play with our pioneer toys, look around the pioneer homestead and talk to us about summer camp. If the weather is nice we can go outside and play some pioneer games too!
This event takes place on Saturday May 26th 1pm- 3pm.

All supplies included, cost $10. Perfect for ages 5 and up.

Pre-register using the form below. This helps us know how many supplies to get and to make sure we don’t cancel the event.

Horse Riding Day 2018
2018-05-05 12:00 - 14:00 | Animal Rescue Teaching, 85671 Chezem Rd. , Eugene,, OR, 97405, United States
Saturday May 5th
12pm to 2pm
Kids aged 5 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. We will make our own little horses out of colored salt dough and play Pin-the-Tail-on-the-Horse. 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

Let's Toast to Singing Creek! Hop Valley Fundraiser
2018-04-11 17:30 - 22:00 | Hop Valley Brewing, 990 W 1st Ave,, Eugene,, oregon
Join us at Hop Valley and celebrate Singing Creek Educational Center!
Raise a glass for hands-on, immersive education for kids all about history!
Wednesday April 11th, 5:30pm- 10:00pm
990 W. 1st Ave., Eugene
A percent of the proceeds from every beer sold will benefit SCEC and help us bring to life fabulous program and events for families. Share some fun and smiles and know that you are helping a good cause. Invite your friends. We really appreciate it!

Oregon Trail Talk & Tea March 2018
2018-03-18 13:00 - 15:00 | SMJ House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, 97401, United States
Oregon Trail Talk & Tea
Experience our Letters From the Trail Presentation and Curriculum
For home schoolers, at the SMJ House, in Eugene Oregon on Sunday March 18th
Event is FULL, Please catch us next year.

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. Then have cookies and tea with us in the dining room. (Gluten free and dairy free options provided.)
What a wonderful day of connecting with local history!
Cost: $5 per person
Sunday March 18th, 1pm
Parking is around the back of the Ya Po Ah Terrace building.
See the SMJ House website for more information about this historic treasure.
