Retro on the River
Saturday, September 12 From 9am-4pm
At Mandt Park in Stoughton, WI
OACC Member Connect After Hours
Thursday, August 13 From 4-6pm
At the Oregon Area Historical Society Museum
Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson – Oregon teacherBy Mary Norwell and published in the Oregon Observer on November 15, 2023. Mary Almeda Sholts Anderson was born to Professor and Mrs. Arthur Sholts in March, 1897. She spent virtually her entire life on the family farm, just south of Oregon. Her father was a professor and Regent at University […]
National Night Out
Tuesday, August 4 from 5-8pm
At Kaiser Fireman Park
Rare Confederate Kepi
OAHS volunteers have spent a number of weeks inventorying historical material owned by Florice Paulson. One of our “big” finds is the Civil War kepi or cap. It is Confederate, artillery, an officer’s and most likely brought back by Lyman L. Hanan. Hanan was born 1824 in New York and lived in Rutland, Wisconsin. He […]
Oregon Area Historical Society Building
The Oregon Hotel was the first occupant of the current site of the Oregon Area Historical Society and Museum. Being near the Railroad Depot, it was a favorite stopping place for traveling salesmen and stock dealers. The hotel burned down on Commencement Day, June 7, 1906. The museum building is the second building on this […]
Ernest Hiram Tresch
Hrnest Hiram Tresch was born on a farm in Fleming Ohio in 1917. On November 9, 1941 Ernie Tresch enlisted to the Army Air Corps. In 1945 Tresch received a call from General Eisenhower’s staff and became a pilot for him. In 1948 Ernie left the service. He married Lydia Given in 1948 and […]
WWI Returning Veterans
From left: Ted Elliott, Oscar Peterson, , , , , , George White, , , Norton Ames, and .
Netherwood Hall Fires
Netherwood Hall was located on the corner of Main and Jefferson Streets. This later was the location of a bank, and is now green space. The building had burned down in 1873, but C. W. Netherwood rebuilt on the corner. Additional one-story businesses were later added. The second story was used as a meeting hall […]
Class of 1910
Here is a photo of Oregon High School’s graduating class from 1910. Find this and many other gems from the past at the Oregon Area Historical Society and Museum!