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Work Party Sunday May 17th: Win a treasure!

May 17, 2015 | Work party/ moving

Come join us on Sunday May 17th to clear the brush and blackberries off Treasure Island so we can use it for pioneer summer camps! We meet at 11am and there will be cookies and brownies- plus all kids that help will get a treasure to take home (polished stone or...

Singing Creek Center Mentioned in Lane Monthly!

May 6, 2015 | Events

Hello everyone! Check out the article in Lane Monthly on the Singing Creek Educational Center! The summer camps are going to be a lot of fun, so come hang out with us for Pioneer camps this summer in June, July, and August and don’t forget about the Pioneer Day...

May 30th Pioneer Day is coming soon!

Apr 28, 2015 | Events

Please mark your calendars for our Pioneer Day on May 30th at the Pioneer Schoolhouse and granary building at Singing Creek! We are going to have a hayride, make-your-own lemonade stand, bake sale, clothes washing pioneer style, tanning and leatherworks booth,...

August Camp is now full- waiting list is started

Apr 16, 2015 | Pioneer/ Historical

Please note August Summer Camp is now full (thank you to all those who signed up!) and we are starting a wait list. We have plenty of spots open for June and July camp, so please sign up for those! Remember we do have “junior camp counselor” positions...

Learning about our programs and place: Tour of the site!

Apr 13, 2015 | Past Events

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] Thank you so much to everyone who came out to hear more about our programs this past Sunday. We were blessed with gorgeous weather and Sue and Tom were so generous to give their time telling us about...

April 12th Tour for interested parties

Apr 5, 2015 | Past Events

We are having a tour and talk session for those who are interested in touring the new facility and seeing what we are up to. It starts at 1pm at the Singing Creek Schoolhouse. We’ll check out the schoolhouse, pond, creek, granary building, and more. Local folks...

Sundays at Singing Creek

Mar 5, 2015 | Work party/ moving

We are having so much fun at Singing Creek Center on Sundays. That is the one day a week I have to work on this place- it’s really my dream come true. I’d love to have your help out there too. Families that have visited Alvord Farm and Museum in the past...

Registration Forms for Summer Camps are released

Feb 14, 2015 | Programs

Summer Camp forms are here! We hope the new online forms and paypal experience works well for you. Please let Karen know if you have any trouble. We are looking forward to more setup at the Singing Creek Center and planning a wonderful curriculum for you! Our new site...

Karen and Opal share a distant relative

Feb 9, 2015 | Opal Whiteley

I am related to Opal Whiteley! I was reading a book about Opal Whiteley that I had been given by Sue Hunton, and I discovered that Opal and I are related! We share a distant relative, Daniel Boone. I immediately dug through my old paperwork, found my genealogy packet,...

The Schoolhouse Project at Camas County Mill

Feb 4, 2015 | Pioneer/ Historical

The walls of the Lower Fern Ridge School still show the graphite signatures of local school children from over 100 years ago. One hundred years ago, the distinct silhouettes of one-room schoolhouses were rural anchors in areas across the west, much like stone grist...