Jun 2, 2019 | Events, Pioneer/ Historical
Alpaca Day was so fun! It was an overcast but warm day on May 26th, 2019 as we visited the Aragon Alpacas farm. Ann showed us around her alpaca farm and her cute, cozy little store on the property. She lives in an old farmhouse and has a big red barn and about 30...
Jun 2, 2019 | Pioneer/ Historical, Work party/ moving
Have you heard? Singing Creek Educational Center has a very special new home in a place that’s full of local history! We will now be located in the historic Dr. Snapp House in Cottage Grove, OR at 360 River Road. The house is located along the Coast Fork of the...
Apr 7, 2019 | Opal Whiteley, Pioneer/ Historical, Work party/ moving
What Do We Love Most About Cottage Grove? History abounds here! Even Cottage Grove’s name represents a bit of history, describing where the first post office sat (a cottage in a grove) around the middle of the nineteenth century when pioneers first came to settle the...
Apr 4, 2019 | Work party/ moving
We are so thrilled to be moving to Cottage Grove this Spring and taking up residence in the historic Dr. Snapp House on River Road! It’s exciting to be embraced by such a welcoming community. Cottage Grove is very alive with history and has an active historical...
Mar 27, 2018 | Pioneer/ Historical
by Bart Aikens, Singing Creek Educational Center Board Member Read more about the importance of history here: https://www.historyrelevance.com Singing Creek Educational Center has recently endorsed History Relevance’s Value of History statement, which consists of...
Dec 10, 2017 | Pioneer/ Historical, Programs
Letters From the Trail is a unique new program that brings literature and history to life in Lane County Classrooms! We are so excited to launch this new program in February, 2018. A costumed interpreter from the Oregon Trail (circa 1858) will do a 20 minute...
