Latest Past Events

Holiday Gelatin Salad Show

Deschutes Historical Museum 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend

Does your family have a weird holiday gelatin salad? Let your freak holiday salad SHINE in our HOLIDAY GELATIN SALAD SHOW Saturday, December 14 1 pm Join the Deschutes Historical Museum in a celebration of weird vintage salad recipes. Enter a salad in one of four different categories: Best Presentation -- Knock our socks off […]

Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science with Catherine McNeur

McMenamins Old St Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend

In her new book, Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the forgotten lives and work of the sisters Margaretta Hare Morris and Elizabeth Carrington Morris, who were at the center of scientific conversations and debates in the nineteenth century. Margaretta, an entomologist, was famous among her peers and the public for her research on 17-year cicadas […]

$5

Annual Chili Feed and Raffle: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Deschutes Historical Museum 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend

This year the Annual Chili Feed and Raffle is held November 8 and 9, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.  Chili, pie, and hot beverages will be sold to enjoy on-site and are available to go. Admission to the museum is free during the two-day event, with available off-street parking.