Philip Foster Farm

14/07/2018

Mary Cooper has samples of these fabrics to show. Maybe she will bring them to the Garden Party next Saturday.

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11/05/2018

We were just talking about planting a row of dandelions in our vegetable garden. Great conversation starter, but it might be the end of our garden.

And honey bees love them!

07/05/2018

19/04/2018

Meet Elaine Butler, schoolmarm.

  Twenty-five years ago I stood in the Foster Farm yard with my mom and my children, straining to see the sesquicentennial wagon train rattling down Highway 211. A few years later, we began volunteering, helping Ruthann Jackson give tours to the occasional school group. My kids (and many of their f...

14/04/2018

Turning Kids into Pioneers - Our 10th year of Summer Camps for ages 7 to 15.

29/03/2018

Before there were hooks...

29/03/2018

Pitch in for Local History! -

Volunteers of all ages are needed.   Here's a sampling for this spring:Tour guide Baker Seamstress Blacksmith Ages 12 and up can volunteer without a parent on site. Adult volunteers are subject to a background check, and all volunteers are expected to be good role models for our guests. Click here ...

05/03/2018

Not just making cookies -

Her sons enjoyed working in the blacksmith shop, her three daughters helped with tours, and two of her daughters were Trails Across Time students that became summer staff in high school. 

17/02/2018

Great Program in Salem for aspiring living history interpreters.

Calling all teenagers! Applications for the 2018 Teen Interpreter Program open Monday, January 1st. WHC teen interpreters have opportunities to connect with history and the community in rare, exciting, and educational ways.

Learn more and apply at www.willametteheritage.org/teen-interpreter-program/

28/11/2017

Free Admission this Saturday . Step back in time, get a tree, and visit with Santa -

19/01/2017

Inspired by these kinds of stories? Come help us discover the local ones!

There's something fascinating and magical about this discovery.

13/06/2015

OMSI on the last day of school!