Nehalem Valley Historical Society

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Nehalem Valley Historical Society

NVHS is a local museum and archive for items of historical significance in the Lower Nehalem Valley. We offer programs to educate about our unique history

06/08/2026

We're getting quite a response about this event so we moved it to the Pine Grove Community House, just upstairs from the museum, where there's a lot more room! See you there on June 20.

06/03/2026

Its Wayback Whens Day. When you were back in the woods and needed to cross the river, well, maybe you created a suspension bridge. This photo notes that it was at Camp 3 and must have served the loggers at the camp. Hope they didn't have to carry too much equipment across.

06/02/2026

Save the date: June 20, 1-4pm at NVHS. The Pacific Northwest is known as a huge graveyard of wrecked ships. Come here about them from someone who deep dives to find them.

05/27/2026

Its Wayback Whens Day. Today we look at what it must have been like to be on deck of a shipwreck. Here are pictures of the decks of the Glenesslin and the Oakland. The one that is askew is the Glenesslin. Go figure. It appears that all is well aboard the Oakland marooned on the beach and not the rocks.

05/25/2026

It was a wet but another great Memorial Day ceremony. We had over 100 soggy souls come out to remember that men and women in uniform sometimes give their all to the cause of our country. Many thanks to the Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue folks and the scouts who annually contribute to make the ceremony complete. This year we had representatives from the Coast Guard folding the flag. The weather’s adversity reminded us that service isn’t always easy.

05/22/2026

Join us on Monday - honoring veterans, rain or shine.

05/20/2026

Its Wayback Whens Day and this picture comes from the archives of teh Port of Nehalem. The picture is dated 1912 and is of Nehalem's Main Street. The hillside appears pretty well cleared on a beautiful sunshiny day. Looking down the street you see the Home Restaurant and next door a place to get Weinhard's beer.

05/13/2026

Its Wayback Whens Day. This pic is from 2006 so not so way back. It depicts the prevalence of the scotch broom, a non-native invasive specie. The scotch broom was intentionally planted along the coast to hold the soil. In the 1930's it was part of a CCC project and, later, it was planted to help the Nehalem Bay State Park hold the soil in its established camping areas. Despite complaints from locals, the Department of Interior and the Oregon Parks and Recreation assured us that, since it was non-native, it wasn't likely to survive. Glad the elk seem to like it.

05/06/2026

Its Wayback Whens Day. Way back when the United States was engaged in WWII, there were tales of J*panese attacks on the Oregon coast. Very few of them became pervasively reported. These photos came from the collection of the Hoard family and the only notation for them is "J*p bomb 1 & 2". That really would have rattled some windows.

05/05/2026

We're proud to host this important event honoring our veterans. Join us at 11am on Memorial Day at the Nehalem American Legion Cemetery.

Address

225 Laneda Avenue
Manzanita, OR
97130

Opening Hours

1pm - 4pm

Website

http://www.nehalemvalleyhistory.org/

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