Exhibitions
Under the Arctic: Digging into Permafrost
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 »
The Night Before Christmas: The Art of Charles Santore
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 »
Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad
They left in the middle of the night – often carrying little more than the knowledge to follow the North Star. In the decades prior to the Civil War in 1865, an estimated 100,000 slaves became passengers on the Underground Railroad, a journey of untold hardship, in search of freedom. Under the cover of darkness,... Read more »
Guaranteeing Her Right…The 19th Amendment, Women and the Right to Vote
The campaign for women’s voting rights lasted more than seven decades. Considered the largest reform movement in United States history, its participants believed that securing the vote was essential to achieving women’s economic, social. and political equality. Culminating 100 years ago in the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. the fight for women’s suffrage was... Read more »
Kids Book Club @ Home
With the Museum being closed, we are sharing our activity for the March book club program. This activity can be done at home and we encourage all of the family to join the fun. Enjoy and share your experiences on social media by using #UpcountryMuseum. April 2020 - The Tale of Despereaux Brave, curious,... Read more »
Story Times at Home
VIDEO STORY TIMES FOR YOUR LITTLE ONES... VIDEO STORY TIMES FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 & UP... ONLINE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AGES 9 & UP...
Read of the Week – Harriet Tubman
“I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.” – Harriet Tubman After the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman Led a Brazen Civil War Raid Tubman applied intelligence she learned... Read more »
History of the Week – Pepsi Cola
The Pepsi-Cola Story If you have visited the Upcountry History Museum and explored our Pepsi Lounge, then you have probably heard clips of this video playing. Now you can enjoy the short documentary, narrated by Walter Cronkite, in it's entirety and from the comfort of your home.
Film of the Week – Coen Brothers
Each week we will recommend a new film that either highlights local, Upcountry history or one of our changing exhibitions. Explore history from the comfort of your couch and then make a trip out to the Museum once we are able to reopen our doors. WEEK TWO Travel back in time with Coen... Read more »
Read of the Week – Coney Island
Coney Island on My Mind: A Brief History of Brooklyn’s Waterfront Playground by Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) 1930s Coney Island postcard. Image via Boston Public Library. New York City starts in Coney Island. When Henry Hudson came to our shores looking for a passage to the East in 1609, his first landing was at... Read more »
