Classes, Workshops and Tours

Mission Mill Museum
The speaker and topic for the February 28, 2009 lecture in Mission Mill Museum’s Lecture Series: Re-Imagining the Oregon Country Before Statehood has been changed.   

WHAT:            NEW Lecture:  Iron and Cedar, The Archaeology of the Lower Columbia River
                                    by Dr. Kenneth Ames
WHEN:         Saturday, February 28, 2009, 2:00 pm
WHERE:       Mission Mill Museum, 1313 Mill Street SE, Salem, OR, 97301
COST:          Included with regular admission; Free for museum members

The Columbia River has been a source of life since time immemorial, providing food, transportation and banks along which to gather. We can learn much about the people of the Columbia River Valley by examining what they left behind.

Dr. Kenneth Ames will discuss recent archaeological research along the Lower Columbia River, emphasizing the period between AD 1400 and 1850.  He will focus on three archaeological sites: the Meier Site, near Scappoose, Oregon; the Cathlapotle site near Ridgefield, Washington; and the McGowan/Station Camp, across the Columbia River from Astoria.

Dr. Ames is the chair of the Department of Anthropology at Portland State University. His research focuses on societies of complex hunter-gatherers.  Most of his research has been conducted on the Northwest Coast and the Intermontane Plateau.

These programs are generously funded in part by the Oregon Council for the Humanities.  For more information please call 503-585-7012 or visit the Mission Mill website at http://www.missionmill.org

Family Fun Saturday – Irish Soda Bread
March 14th, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
COST:  Free
Join us for the ultimate “make and bake!” Learn how to make traditional Irish Bread.  Mix the ingredients here and take it home to bake!

For more information please call Shanel Parette, Mission Mill Museum, at 503-585-7012, email shanelp@missionmill.org  or visit the Mission Mill website at http://www.missionmill.org.

Salem Art Association
The Salem Art Association offers a variety of classes for adults and children. Please visit the link to their winter class schedule for more information or call (503) 581-2228 or visit www.salemart.org