Tracy Prince is unable, due to illness, to present her program, “Uniquely Oregon: Native American Art of Oregon,” at the Lincoln County Historical Society Saturday, April 14 at 2 p.m. In her place David Sumner will present “Brother Against Brother: Pragmatism, Civility and the Civil War.” The Oregon Humanities program is free and open to » Read More
On a recent trip to the Newport Post Office, Steve Wyatt, executive director of the Lincoln County Historical Society, found himself immersed in an small, unforeseen, history mystery that the public might be able to solve. When the post office clerk discovered that Wyatt was from the Historical Society, she handed him a World War II » Read More
The Lincoln County Historical Society recently received grants from both Lincoln County and the City of Newport for the Pacific Maritime & Heritage Center on Newport’s historic bayfront. On January 18 Lincoln County commissioners approved a $15,000 Economic Development Fund grant for the project. Specifically, these funds were earmarked for necessary seismic truss and framing upgrades » Read More