The pioneers of 19th century United States had all manner of reasons for heading west from the eastern states, and settling in the newly opened lands of the ever-changing American frontier. Some were ...

Pioneer life was tough, plain and simple. Families worked outside sod homes, women in long skirts prepared meals, and kids grew up fast with responsibilities greater than the ones adults have today.

Existing for a few decades on either side of The Civil War, the Oregon Trail saw many thousands of people — some estimates say over 600,000 — make their way west in search of betterment, opportunity, ...

Pioneer Life is “a time for people to experience the 1800s.” The event open to the public at Governor Bebb MetroPark in Okeana this weekend is “not just to see something, but actually experience what ...

When we talk about historic preservation, we instinctively tend to focus on saving urban places and structures. But much of our history is rural. Before many of our historic downtown buildings were ...