Threshing demonstration at Hanley Farm

The Historic C.C. Beekman House

Friday, Saturday and Sunday
September 5, 6 & 7
Open for tours 12:00 – 4:00pm

Interpreters will be stationed throughout the home to interpret the history of Jacksonville’s first banker and his family as you tour individual rooms and view the many diverse artifacts and furnishings used by the Beekman family.

The Jacksonville Museum of So. Oregon History

Friday, Saturday and Sunday
September 5, 6 &7
Open 12:00 – 4:00pm

Explore a variety of high quality, interactive exhibits on Southern Oregon’s early history including Native American life ways, Oregon and Applegate Trail history and the legacy of pioneer photographer Peter Britt.

The Jacksonville Children's Museum

Friday, Saturday and Sunday
September 5, 6 & 7
Open 12:00 – 4:00pm

Explore the only hands-on-history children’s museum of its kind in the United States. Hands-on exhibits include home and business life of Southern Oregon’s early residents. Climb into a model of a Takelma Indian pit house or make an imaginary meal in a 1920s kitchen. Shop in the 1860s-era general store or teach a lesson to students in a one-room school house. Adults and children alike delight in watching the model train pass through station stops around the Rogue Valley circa 1911.

Saturday, September 6 Only!

First Saturdays at Hanley Farm

Saturday, September 6
Open 10:00am – 3:00pm

Join us for our annual Fall Harvest and watch a vintage threshing machine operate in the field or observe a vintage horse-powered baling machine at work. Take a tour of the Hanley family’s farmhouse and view artifacts and furnishings belonging to many generations of the family from the 1850s through the 1980s. Tours of the 18^th and 19^th Century barns will be offered as well as guided historic garden tours. Banjo Bill, the Official Banjo Player for the Southern Oregon Historical Society, will entertain visitors with live music between 11:00am and 2:00pm. Artisan historic craft demonstrations take place all day. View antique cars and vintage tractors on the property. Craft activities and hands-on-history for kids. Bring the family and stay all day!

Hanley Farm is located at 1053 Hanley Rd (Hwy 238), between Jacksonville and Central Point. For more information: 773-2675 or 773-6536, ext. 229.

Admission:

Purchase a Heritage Pass (good for the History Weekend, Sept. 5-7, only) and visit all four sites over three days for one low price:

Adults (13-64) $12.00
Seniors (65+) and Youth (3-12) $6.00

NOTE: Visitors who wish to visit single sites will pay the regular admission fee at each site:

Adults (13-64) $5.00
Seniors (65+) and Youth (3-12) $3.00

Saturday, Sept. 27

Hanley Farm celebrates the “Summer of Love” with a full day of vintage rock music led by the Valley’s #1 live band, the Rogue Suspects. Eat, dance, sample local beers and shop local crafts at this fun and important SOHS fundraiser.

2nd Annual Draft Horse Pulling Contest at Hanley Farm

Saturday, October 4
Open 10:00am – 5:00pm
Contest held between 1:00pm and 3:00pm

Join us for the 2nd Annual Draft Horse Pulling Contest at historic Hanley farm this year! Don’t miss this astounding exhibition of equine fortitude featuring draft horse teams from Oregon and Washington. Come early and participate in a variety of family-oriented activities at the farm including tours of the Hanley family’s farmhouse, filled with artifacts and furnishings belonging to many generations of the family from the 1850s through the 1980s. Tours of the 18^th and 19^th Century barns will be offered as well as guided historic garden tours. Artisan historic craft demonstrations take place all day. View antique cars and vintage tractors on the property.

Admission: Adults (13-64), $5.00, Seniors (65+) and Youth (3-12), $3.00.

Hanley Farm is located at 1053 Hanley Rd (Hwy 238), between Jacksonville and Central Point. For more information: 773-2675 or 773-6536, ext. 229.

Museum Hours

The Jacksonville Museum and Children's Museum are open Wednesday thru Saturday, 1 - 4 pm

And don't miss "Weaving Our Way Then and Now: American Indians in Southern Oregon"--our newest exhibit in the Jacksonville Museum featuring nearly 300 rare artifacts from the SOHS Native American collection. See it soon!