• Ghosts of Modern Culture War: The 1920s Ku Klux Klan in Oregon and Tillamook County

    Presented by:David A. HorowitzProfessor Emeritus of History, Portland State UniversityAuthor of Inside the Klavern: The Secret History of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s Date & Time:Saturday, October 253:30 pm Location:North County Recreation District36155 9th StreetNehalem, OR Admission:$10 at the doorProceeds benefit Nehalem Valley Historical Society education programs Event Description The Ku Klux Klan […]

  •  The Beeswax Wreck of 1693

    Presented by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society Saturday, November 153:30 PMNorth County Recreation District36155 9th Street, Nehalem $10 at the doorProceeds benefit NVHS education programs About the Event The story of the Spanish Galleon that met its fate on the shores of Manzanita more than 300 years ago is filled with mystery, international intrigue, and […]

  • Seaside’s Rock ’n’ Roll Riots: 1962–1964

    Presented by R.J. Marx Saturday, January 17, 2026 — 3:30 PMNorth County Recreation District36155 9th Street, Nehalem $10 at the doorAll proceeds benefit NVHS education programs. The Nehalem Valley Historical Society invites you to a fascinating presentation by R.J. Marx, author of Seaside’s Rock ’n’ Roll Riots: 1962–1964 and former editor of the Seaside Signal […]

  • Thirty Years Later:

    NCRD 36155 9th Street, Nehalem, OR, United States

    Saturday, February 14, 2026 — 3:30 PMNorth County Recreation District36155 9th Street, Nehalem $10 at the doorAll proceeds benefit NVHS education programs. In January of 1996, a prolonged cold spell left deep snow piling up in the mountains. Then the weather shifted. Warm, monsoon-like rains fell relentlessly, sending torrents of water rushing down overloaded rivers […]

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  • Disaster at Sea from a Steame

    Presented by Captain Daniel C. Marvin Author of Francis H. Leggett: Unraveling the Mystery of the Deadliest Shipwreck on the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 14 • 3:30 PM NCRD36155 9th Street, Nehalem$10 at the Door On September 16, 1914, the steamer Francis H. Leggett left Grays Harbor, Washington, bound for San Francisco. On board were […]