News and Events

WE'RE MOVING!

                  Since early November, teams of JCHS volunteers have been inventorying and packing up the entire Museum collection—over 5000 items of every conceivable size, shape, and historical significance—in preparation for moving later this winter into temporary storage at Westside School. Meanwhile planning proceeds for the re-opening of Westside as a community center, in which the Museum, in a new, interactive format, will be a main component.

                  At our Annual Meeting in late September, JCHS members (led by Beth Crow) celebrated the Museum’s thirty years “upstairs” in the old Courthouse—and signed up to help get it moved. The task of inventorying is slow and painstaking, but volunteers are gaining a new item-by-item appreciation of our rich collection, and surprises and mysteries keep turning up—a tiny iron “sheepherder’s stove”  from the late 19^th century, for example. Join us as a volunteer: call Charlene McKelvy (541-475-2049) or Jerry Ramsey (541-475-5390) or email at ramseyjarold@yahoo.com.

New JCHS Address and Phone Number

                  Because of the move, we’ve acquired a new mailing address (PO Box 647, Madras, OR 97741), and a new phone number (541-408-2740. For email messages see “Contact Us” on this website.

JCHS "Advisory Council" Reconstituted

                  The Society’s “Advisory Council” has been reorganized, with five new members and a revised focus. Joining incumbents Tony Ahern, Lola Hagman, Don Reeder, Pete McCabe, and Joyce Edgmon, are Gary Boyd, Bob Rufener, Darryl Smith, and Doug Macy. According to JCHS President Jerry Ramsey, “the Directors are really gratified to bring such a diverse and accomplished group of advisers together, and we hope to involve them more closely than before in the Society’s operations, and profit from their good counsel.”