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Our goal is to inspire, entertain, educate and involve
our local community, as well as visitors from all over the
world, in the stewardship of our unique history.
our local community, as well as visitors from all over the
world, in the stewardship of our unique history.
Executive Director:
Gordon Gillespie
Address:
246 North Main Street,
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Hours:
Winter
Tues. - Fri.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat. 11 - 4 p.m.
Summer
(Memorial Day thru
Labor Day)
Mon. - Fri.
10 a.m to 5 p.m.
Sat. & Sun
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Gordon Gillespie
Address:
246 North Main Street,
Prineville, Oregon 97754
Hours:
Winter
Tues. - Fri.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat. 11 - 4 p.m.
Summer
(Memorial Day thru
Labor Day)
Mon. - Fri.
10 a.m to 5 p.m.
Sat. & Sun
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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| A.R. Bowman |
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Welcome to A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum
| Website by Dhyzen Central Oregon Web Designs 2010 |
Check out our new digital exhibit which is a supplement to the expansion of the physical space. It presents some of the
family heirlooms - photos, video clips, and stories of the local timber industry - that have been generously shared with the
museum. The Ponderosa Pine Capital of the World exhibit will anchor the new exhibit space in the expanded museum. It
will include "The Woods" and "The Mill," two full-size areas that highlight the workers, tools, and history of the trade. The
history is one that is not yet complete. One of the takeaway messages of the exhibit is that the wood products industry is
poised for reemergence.
family heirlooms - photos, video clips, and stories of the local timber industry - that have been generously shared with the
museum. The Ponderosa Pine Capital of the World exhibit will anchor the new exhibit space in the expanded museum. It
will include "The Woods" and "The Mill," two full-size areas that highlight the workers, tools, and history of the trade. The
history is one that is not yet complete. One of the takeaway messages of the exhibit is that the wood products industry is
poised for reemergence.
Since the creation of the Bowman Museum in 1971, generations
of Central Oregonians have contributed time, money, and family
heirlooms to help tell the history of their county. With our region
changing faster than ever, the time is now to expand the A. R.
Bowman Memorial Museum in downtown Prineville.
of Central Oregonians have contributed time, money, and family
heirlooms to help tell the history of their county. With our region
changing faster than ever, the time is now to expand the A. R.
Bowman Memorial Museum in downtown Prineville.
| - WHAT'S NEW - |
Closed major holidays &
during the month of
January.
Phone:
541-447-3715
Email Us!
during the month of
January.
Phone:
541-447-3715
Email Us!
We serve Crook County residents and
Central Oregon visitors by offering new
exhibits every year. We also feature exciting
speakers, area tours, historical and
genealogical research assistance, annual
celebrations, regular visitation hours,
newspaper articles and quarterly publications.
Central Oregon visitors by offering new
exhibits every year. We also feature exciting
speakers, area tours, historical and
genealogical research assistance, annual
celebrations, regular visitation hours,
newspaper articles and quarterly publications.
A Larger Museum for a New Time
Central Oregon is changing fast. Our economy is in transition. Growth
brings new values, opportunities and perspectives. Globalization brings new
tests for our rural students. During this time we must preserve tangible links to
our history, present what makes Central Oregon unique, and prepare our
students for their future by giving them a solid grounding in their past.
Expanding the Bowman Museum through the Let’s Make History! Campaign will
help us do all of these things. See drawings of the new expansion ...
Let's Make History! (Slated to Start Summer 2010)
Let’s Make History! will make it possible for us to create permanent exhibits
telling Crook County’s story of timber, homesteading and ranching, the
entrepreneurial Les Schwab, and more. Flexible spaces will increase our ability
to host traveling exhibits. In a roomier space with a “potbelly stove”
atmosphere visitors will enjoy historic re-enactments, an expanded lecture
series and family-focused oral histories. Read more ...
Central Oregon is changing fast. Our economy is in transition. Growth
brings new values, opportunities and perspectives. Globalization brings new
tests for our rural students. During this time we must preserve tangible links to
our history, present what makes Central Oregon unique, and prepare our
students for their future by giving them a solid grounding in their past.
Expanding the Bowman Museum through the Let’s Make History! Campaign will
help us do all of these things. See drawings of the new expansion ...
Let's Make History! (Slated to Start Summer 2010)
Let’s Make History! will make it possible for us to create permanent exhibits
telling Crook County’s story of timber, homesteading and ranching, the
entrepreneurial Les Schwab, and more. Flexible spaces will increase our ability
to host traveling exhibits. In a roomier space with a “potbelly stove”
atmosphere visitors will enjoy historic re-enactments, an expanded lecture
series and family-focused oral histories. Read more ...
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| We're nearing completion now over 92 Percent Funded! The New Expansion is expected to start this coming summer. |
| Join your friends and neighbors in supporting this historical museum expansion. We invite you to make a contribution by mail or online (click on the Donate Now button). For a personal tour of the site, or if you would like to learn about our Special Naming Opportunities, please call us at 541-447-3715. |
| Make a one-time donation or multi-year pledge. |