Since its inception in 1983, the Upcountry History Museum has committed to honoring the sacrifices, courage, and patriotism of the men and women who have worn a military uniform. Dedicated to collecting, preserving, and disseminating the legacy and dignity of all United States military veterans, the museum shares the stories of America’s conflicts. The Museum... Read more »
Throughout the nineteenth century as Americans pushed west toward the Pacific, they were fascinated by westward expansion in North America. Printed imagery – lithographs and engravings – played an important role in the dissemination of knowledge and understanding about the West and its inhabitants. Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined, a special exhibition... Read more »
The Upcountry History Museum will invite visitors to explore real Ice Age fossils, ancient ice cores, climate change, and engineering challenges posed by thawing permafrost when it hosts Under the Arctic, Digging Into Permafrost. Organized by the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI), in partnership with the University of Alaska’s Geophysical Institute and a... Read more »
No other text has been illustrated by picture-book artists as much as "A Visit From Saint Nicholas" or "The Night Before Christmas," attributed to theologian Clement Clarke Moore. The narrative poem, first published in the Troy (New York) Sentinel on December 23, 1823, has been reprinted in everything from almanacs to advertisements; it's been dramatized,... Read more »