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Information on all events and classes may be obtained
by calling Mission Mill 503-585-7012 or by e-mail.
Museum Members receive a discount on most ticket
prices. Tickets may be purchased at Mission Mill Museum or by calling
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 Facing Statehood Open!
through May 23, 2010
The Facing Statehood exhibition is Mission Mill Museum’s contribution to the celebration of Oregon’s sesquicentennial. Facing Statehood interprets the pre-statehood years of Oregon. Come explore the immense changes that occurred in what is now Western Oregon during the period from before the establishment of the Willamette Mission in 1834 to official statehood in 1859. Discover the cultures, people and events that were part of Oregon’s early history, while you consider the importance Oregonians have always placed on the free exchange of ideas, many  leading to social and legislative innovations that have had an effect on the entire nation.
More information.
Mission Mill Museum Summer Big Band
Friday, June 5th, 2009, 8pm to 10pm
Dance Lessons at 7:30Dance
Tickets Price: $10 Non-Members, $5 MMM Members.
Many people have asked for thier return, so here they are. Salem's Big Band will revisit the Mill on Friday, June 5th, 8:00 to 10:00. Wine and refreshments will be available. So grab your partner (or come meet a partner), put on your dancing shoes, and prepare to enjoy the swinging sounds. Not confident with your dance? No problem. $5 members, $10 non-members. Swing dance lesson will given from 7:30 to 8:00 (included with the Dance Ticket).
Living History Performance: Ezra Meeker and the Oregon Trail
Thursday, June 11th 1:30 p.m., Free!
 The Ezra Meeker Historical Society of Puyallup, Washington, in cooperation with the Northwest Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association, invites you to attend a living history performance at Mission Mill Museum. The group, dressed in pioneer clothing, will bring a restored Oregon Trail covered wagon and oral presentations to the Mill in celebration of the state’s Sesquicentennial.
The traveling group has extensive experience in providing intriguing and interactive Oregon Trail information to the public. In 2006, this entourage took pioneer Ezra Meeker’s wagon back over the Oregon Trail to Saint Joseph, Missouri, stopping for presentations at 23 sites in five states where Meeker had organized Trail markers. The group has also appeared at numerous regional events.
 On June 13th, 11am - 1pm
Join the Polk County Master Gardeners, as you plant your very own seed to grow at home. Also, the Master Gardeners will be on hand to solve those gardening dilemmas.
Father’s Day
Free admission for all dads on Saturday, June 20th.
Jason Lee’s Birthday
Half price Museum admission for seniors June 29th - July 4th |
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July
Salem, Book Release & Reception
 July 2nd, 5:30p.m. - 7p.m. in the Dye House
Mission Mill Museum is proud to present Salem, a new book chronicling the history of our community. The Museum is a co-author along with Tom Fuller and Christy Van Heukelem. This work is part of the Images of America series published by Arcadia Press. The Museum will host a Book Release reception to honor the authors. The celebratory evening includes wine, refreshments, and a short reading from the book. It will also be an opportunity to purchase the book and get it signed.
Old-Fashioned Independence Day
 Saturday, July 4th, 11a.m. – 1p.m.
Pack a picnic lunch, or get one to go at Mission Mill Café, and enjoy it on the lawn in front of our historic homes. Then play a variety of games, participate in a watermelon-seed spitting contest and enjoy other activities.
Mission Mill Players
Age 8-13 Campers play pioneer games, make crafts, bake goodies and many other activities. Participants in Mission Mill Players dress in pioneer-era costumes. Mission Mill Players:
Monday-Friday, 10:00 – 2:00, day camps offered July 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, and 27-31 and August 3-7, 10-14, and 17-21.
Mission Mill Players – Members: $55.00 Non-Members: $65.00
Costumes provided, bring a sack lunch and a bottle of water.
Mission Mill Mini-Players
Age 5-7 Mission Mill Mini-Players introduces the younger children, age 5-7, to a camp experience. While not dressed in costume, these Mini-Players participate in hands-on activities such as pioneer games, crafts and cooking,Mission Mill Mini-Players:
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 – 12:00, July 6-9, 13-16, 20-23 and 27-30.
Mission Mill Mini-Players – Members: $35.00 Non-Members: $45.00
On July 11th, 11am - 1pm
Tin-punching has been around for hundreds of years and still exists today. Join us as we use household tinfoil to create folk art masterpieces.
John Boon’s Birthday
Half price Museum admission for seniors July 13th - 18th
Lecture and Book Signing - Murder, Morality and Madness: Women Criminals in Early Oregon.
 Presentation and Book Signing
Diane L. Goeres-Gardner
July 25th, 2p.m.
Fee: $2 for members
$5 for non-members
The Victorians who settled the Oregon Territory were quite adept at keeping immoral or bad behavior a secret, but nothing stays secret forever. Turning these pages will allow you to discover what drove normally proper Victorian women to murder. You’ll learn about women’s trials, their all-male jurors, and the horrid conditions they faced in all-male prisons. Murder, Morality and Madness reveals the hidden history of Oregon’s female criminals and the criminal system that brought them to justice. Diane Goeres-Gardner does a wonderful job of uncovering the secret past of abuse, neglect and double standards that existed for these women criminals. Diane is a sixth-generation Oregonian and author of the work, Necktie Parties: The History of Legal Executions in Oregon, 1851-1905.
Let’s Bowl!
July 31st
1p.m.-5p.m.
Join the Thomas Kay Bowling League on July 31st, from 1p.m.-5p.m. at Town and Country Lanes. Our Teen Interpretative Program (TIP) participants will be bowling to raise money to partially fund their program. Bowl a few games yourself and a portion of your lane rental will go directly to the TIP program. This year we are hoping to raise enough money to cover the cost of a field trip to the High Desert Museum in Bend, where the students can experience professional living history programs. It’s a great way to spend a Friday afternoon reinforcing a fantastic program.
On a vacation that day? Support the program by pledging to help the students with their bowl-a-thon! Commit a few cents for every pin the students are able to knock down. Contact Jennifer Senner if you would like to make a pledge!
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August
On August 8th, 11am - 1pm
Coyotes are mysterious and energetic animals - learn more by reading myths about them and making coyote masks. Then stay for the 2p.m. program to learn more about coyote stories.
Lecture: Trickster at the Crossroads of the World. 
Curtis Yehnert
August 8th, 2p.m.
Fee: $2 for members
$5 for non-members
The trickster is a central character in many stories told around the world, and in the religions of many cultures. Whether assuming the name of Hermes, Promethus, Loki, Anase, Eshu, Juha, Old Man Coyote, Wile E. Coyote, or the Trix cereal rabbit, the trickster is the original boundary crosser who traverses physical and social barriers, and blurs distinctions between right and wrong, male and female, the living and dead.
Curtis Yehnert explores trickster tales from around the world to show how in making fun of social values they reinforce those values and in profaning sacred beliefs they focus attention on the nature of such beliefs. More than rude mockery, the tales reaffirm the rules of society by demonstrating what happens if those rules are not observed. Ultimately, these tricksters from around the world serve as symbols for the transformative power of human imagination and vehicles for transcending the human condition. Curtis Yehnert is a Literature and Creative Writing Professor from Western Oregon University. This program comes to us through, the Oregon Council for the Humanities Chautauqua program, funded through the Oregon Council for the Humanities.
Thomas Kay Woolen Mill Anniversary
Half price Museum admission.for seniors August 10th - 15th
Blazing Hot History
August 22nd, 10a.m.-2p.m.
Free.
The Salem Fire Department will be in Mission Mill Museum’s front parking lot for a presentation about fire safety. Take a close-up look at a fire truck while learning how to protect your family. After visiting with the firefighters, come see a display about the fire that quickly destroyed the original Mill building in 1895.
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September
On September 12th, 11am - 1pm
Join us as we use wax candles and paint to make a colorful piece of art.
September 24th - 27th, 2009
Join us on this fabulous four day excursion as we visit Bonneville Dam, Hood River, the Columbia Gorge, Maryhill Museum, Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Underground Pendleton,
Mt. Hood Railroad Sunday Brunch Train, Pendleton Mills and much more!
View more informtion here!
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