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Jackson County Heritage Association
Special Events Schedule
May, 2026
Historic Jacksonville - Beginning May 30, you will again be able to stretch your legs in the comfort of morning temperatures while learning a little Jacksonville, Oregon history! Every Saturday through September 5, Historic Jacksonville, inc. will be offering 1-hour guided “Walk through History” tours that transport guests back to the late 1800s when Jacksonville was the hub of Southern Oregon. They will hear how gambling money built a church; how the Civil War ended a successful mercantile partnership; how a saloon housed the county’s first museum; how fire reshaped the town; and how a railroad both destroyed the town and preserved it.
Tours leave at 10 a.m. from Jacksonville’s New City Hall at 206 North 5th Street and cover about 1 mile with multiple stops. This great combination of education, exercise, and entertainment is FREE, but donations are always welcomed—all monies go towards maintaining and preserving historic buildings seen on the tour. For more information visit https://www.historicjacksonville.org/walk-through-history/ or by contacting [email protected] or calling 541-245-3650.
June, 2026
Gold Hill Historical Society - Gold Dust Day June 6. 9AM - 2PM Pancake Breakfast, Car & Motorcycle Show, Community Parade, Street Fair Vendors, Gold Dust Rush Treasure Hunt, Live Music, Kids Activities, Duck Dash, FREE Raft Rides, Middle Rogue Steelheaders Demo. SPONSORED BY THE GOLD HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (CAN-DO). This project is supported in part by a grant from the Jackson County Cultural Coalition funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust, investing in Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage.
Historic Jacksonville - June 12th - Jacksonville’s “ghoulies, and ghosties, and long-legged beasties” are back — not to mention stories of brothels and epidemics and hangings and arson and saloons and haunted houses! We would appreciate your letting your audience know that they can again learn about the ghosts that still linger in Jacksonville’s historic district while learning a little history about the buildings, their occupants, and life in a gold rush town. Historic Jacksonville Inc.’s guided Haunted History walking tours will again be offered on the 2nd Friday of each month in June, July. and August, with special September and October tours.
Tours leave from the Jacksonville Visitors Center at the corner of North Oregon and C streets and last about 1 hour. Guests can choose from 2 different tours each night. The Courthouse route features brothels, epidemics, and hangings. The Britt Hill tours highlight murder, arson, saloons, and Oregon’s oldest Chinatown. And both tours have lots of haunted houses! Tours are $10 per person and reservations are required. Tour starting times vary by month. Times, information, and tickets are available at www.historicjacksonville.org/haunted-history-tours/.
Historic Jacksonville - June 20th - Mind your manners! Join Historic Jacksonville, Inc. on Saturday, June 20, at the 1870s Cornelius C. Beekman House Museum when we kick off our 2026 season of “Victorian Days” tours with a lesson in “Victorian Etiquette.” This “mannerly” opening is the first in a series of monthly tours that allow guests to view different aspects of a late 19th Century lifestyle through the lens of Southern Oregon and the Beekmans, Jacksonville’s wealthiest and most prominent pioneer family. The Beekman House Museum is located at 470 E. California Street in Jacksonville.
Our one-hour “Victorian Etiquette” tours explore 19th Century rules for social interaction as the Industrial Revolution created a new middle class with societal aspirations. Costumed docents will be focusing on class distinctions, appropriate dress, and specific etiquette concerns such as calling cards, posture and poise, fan flirting, flower language, and table setting and table manners. Tours begin every 20 minutes between 12 noon and 3 p.m. with tour size limited to eight people. Reservations are required. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at https://www.historicjacksonville.org/victorian-theme-tours/
Rogue Valley Genealogical Society - June 25 & 30. Class: Researching People of Jackson County, Oregon. If you have any ancestors who lived in Jackson County or if you are interested in learning more about the people who are the history of the Rogue Valley, come for the day. Anne Billeter will teach the Class from 10:30 AM - Noon. Bring your lunch, then stay for the practice session from 1:00-3:00 PM. The SOHS Archivist will give a tour of the SOHS Research Library for class attendees from 11 AM - Noon on Thursday, June 25 and again on Tuesday, June 30.
Cost: $10 members/$20 non-members/Free for librarians including non-members from libraries in Jackson County.
This class will be recorded and made available for 30 days to those who registered.
Woodville Museum - June 27-29 - 72nd Annual Rogue Rive National Rooster Crow.
July, 2026
Woodville Museum - July 3rd - 10:00AM to 2:00PM Woodville Museum 40th Anniversary Party.
August, 2026
Southern Oregon Historical Society - August 1st - Cars through history classic car show at Hanley Farm For more information contact Gretchen Hamilton at 541-944-3751.
September, 2026
October, 2026
The members of the Jackson County Heritage Association are dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of Jackson County for the future. The Association members participate in, plan and assist with various community events and activities: honoring veterans, school programs, off-site speakers, demonstrations, presentations, senior programs and parades to name a few.
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