PREVIOUS FIRESIDES:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 • 2 PM: “The Native People Presence in Central Oregon from Time Immemorial” was presented by Wilson Wewa. A Northern Paiute’s stories of growing up on the Warm Springs Reservation and the travels he and his grandmother, Maggie Wewa, did all around the Pacific Northwest were very interesting and enlightening to the large crowd that gathered to hear himi. If you missed it, go to our YouTube page and you can catch it there: https://youtu.be/_FWDQC4uQJM.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 • 2 PM: “The Dam Fiasco at Bull Flat - The History of the 1914 Tumalo Project”, was presented by Mike Berry.
If you missed this event, here is a link to our YouTube page where you can watch it in its entirety: https://youtu.be/6zPY-LW21E8
We wish to thank Cody Roux Media for the filming and editing, and the City of Sisters for providing grant funds to allow us to do this for you.
SAVE THE DATES FOR OUR UPCOMING FIRESIDE CHATS:
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23 2 PM: Dr. Larry Lyn Peterson will join us to discuss the works of famed Western artist Charles M. Russell with some appropriate musical accompaniment.
Fireside Story Evening
“If the Trees Could Speak: Stories of Camp Sherman”
Did you ever wonder how the community was named Camp Sherman? Or who started the Camp Sherman Store? Or when the first Metolius River cabins were built and by whom? Or where to find the Camp Sherman golf course, the old dairy, or Camp Sisters? Lorie Hancock, a representative of the Camp Sherman Historical Society will answer these questions and more, sharing lots of interesting stories about the history of the special area.
Reservations may be made at 541-610-6323. Doors will open at 6:00. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Seating is first-come, first-served. The event is free for current members of the Three Sisters Historical Society, and you will have the opportunity to join TSHS at the event!
Fireside Story Evening
An Insider’s View of Local Logging, Lumber, and Milling
Jim Crowell, a resident of Bend since 1940 and a long-time employee of Brooks-Scanlon - from summer help in his college days to top-level management later, including with Brooks Resources as they develop the concept and execution of Black Butte Ranch - will share his perspectives on the origin, growth, and impact of this vital industry on Central Oregon for more than a century.
Reservations may be made at 541-610-6323. Doors will open at 6:00. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Seating is first-come, first-served. The event is free for current members of the Three Sisters Historical Society, and you will have the opportunity to join TSHS at the event!