Brief Summaries of this Season’s Firesides:
SUNDAY, March 23,2025 "Oregon Country: Exploration and Settlement of the Pacific Northwest" by Jim Burnett, a local historian who has published seven books on themes surrounding the voyages of Captain James Cook and George Vancouver, as well as the early history of the West Coast of North America. His presentation on the early history of Oregon - before there was an “Oregon”- bringing us up to 1846 when the Oregon Boundary Dispute between Great Britain and the U.S. was resolved and the Oregon Territory was formed. It was fascinating and drew another sell-out crowd. You can see it on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4ETyKWFM0o
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2025 “Charles M. Russell, Icon of the American West”. Russell biographer, Dr. Larry Len Peterson, talked about the life and art of the West’s greatest artist, Charles M. Russell (1864-1926). Singer-songwriter Jim Cornelius joined us with his rendition of an Ian Tyson song, The Gift, about Charles Russell to the delight of the audience - another full house. We also had a very successful auction (with Jim as a terrific auctioneer!) of a framed Charles Russell print, and three of Dr. Peterson’s books were also raffled off. To view this event, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOKrJ1ESKD8
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2024 “The Native People Presence in Central Oregon from Time Immemorial” was presented by Wilson Wewa. A Northern Paiute’s stories of growing up on the Warm Springs Reservation and the travels he and his grandmother, Maggie Wewa, did all around the Pacific Northwest. They were fascinating and enlightening to the large crowd that gathered to hear him. If you missed it, visit our YouTube page and enjoy the event here: https://youtu.be/_FWDQC4uQJM.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024 “The Dam Fiasco at Bull Flat - The History of the 1914 Tumalo Project”, was presented by Mike Berry. If you missed this event, here is a link to our YouTube page where you can watch it in its entirety: https://youtu.be/6zPY-LW21E8
We wish to thank Cody Rheault of Cody Roux Media for the filming and editing, and the City of Sisters for providing grant funds to allow us to do this for you.
Our Fireside Season for 2024-2025 has come to a close after four fabulous, standing-room-only presentations. We are very grateful to these terrific speakers who shared their time, knowledge, perspectives, and experiences with our audiences. We also want to thank the many members who have renewed at these events, as well as those who have signed up for the first time. Your support of the Three Sisters Historical Society is much appreciated!
Fireside Story Evening
“If the Trees Could Speak: Stories of Camp Sherman”
Did you ever wonder how the community was named Camp Sherman? Or who started the Camp Sherman Store? Or when the first Metolius River cabins were built and by whom? Or where to find the Camp Sherman golf course, the old dairy, or Camp Sisters? Lorie Hancock, a representative of the Camp Sherman Historical Society will answer these questions and more, sharing lots of interesting stories about the history of the special area.
Reservations may be made at 541-610-6323. Doors will open at 6:00. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Seating is first-come, first-served. The event is free for current members of the Three Sisters Historical Society, and you will have the opportunity to join TSHS at the event!
Fireside Story Evening
An Insider’s View of Local Logging, Lumber, and Milling
Jim Crowell, a resident of Bend since 1940 and a long-time employee of Brooks-Scanlon - from summer help in his college days to top-level management later, including with Brooks Resources as they develop the concept and execution of Black Butte Ranch - will share his perspectives on the origin, growth, and impact of this vital industry on Central Oregon for more than a century.
Reservations may be made at 541-610-6323. Doors will open at 6:00. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Seating is first-come, first-served. The event is free for current members of the Three Sisters Historical Society, and you will have the opportunity to join TSHS at the event!