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Calling All...Homesteaders, Descendants and Families of Fort Rock Area

Come to the
FORT ROCK HOMESTEADERS ASSOCIATION
86th Annual Reunion Potluck and Auction

Sunday, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Fort Rock Grange Hall,
64651 Fort Rock Rd.
Fort Rock, Oregon
10:00am – Registration: $5. annual family dues.
Noon – Potluck:
Bring own table service and potluck dish to share.
Coffee and punch provided. Auction follows potluck. Organizers ask for donations of quality, handcrafted or locally produced items.
More info: 541-576-2236.

Business Meeting will be held Saturday, September 8, 2012 @ 7:30pm at Fort Rock Grange Hall.
Also visit Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum open 10am-4pm, Friday - Sunday; admission fee.

June 28, 2012
Read Jim Lough's story about his visit to Fort Rock.
Welcome Sign
Fort Rock got a nice new entry sign by the museum last month. Molly and Jeanelle planted high-desert flowers and shrubs to further enhance it. Ford Family Foundation was funding source and Christmas Valley Chamber of Commerce helped along with volunteers from the community to place these signs in Silver Lake, Christmas Valley, and Fort Rock over the past year or so.
September 2011

OPB interviews Jack Swisher, President of the Fort Rock Valley Historical Society.
August 1, 2011
Click on link above to read article or click here to listen to audio of interview.
Our Business Members provide goods and services that can enhance your visit to Fort Rock

Silver Striders Guide Service, Central Oregon 541-383-8077Silver Striders

Hiking and Snowshoeing
Daytrips and Overnights

Geared toward those age 50 and older, travel easy and intermediate trails with a trained naturalist. For more information visit them at www.silverstriders.com

Outback Treks
541-383-8077
Guided Day Trips and Overnights in Eastern Oregon for Nature, History and Geology.
For more information visit them at www.outbacktreks.com		 If you go to the Oregon outback by yourself, you will see rocks & sagebrush…
but if you go with Outback Treks,  you will learn about the magic!

With wide open vistas, clear air and starlit nights, the high desert of Oregon was an intoxicating place...and it still is!

Though most of the Fort Rock homesteaders did not make it financially, they left stories of fond memories of the community they forged out of this land.   For most, their optimism and positive spirit was rewarded as they moved on to take advantage of the bounty the Northwest had to offer during that period.  

Preserving the PastFort Rock Village

On February 15, 1984, the Fort Rock Valley Historical Society was formed by eight people interested in preserving the history of the homestead era, which peaked in 1912.

In 1988 the Historical Society opened the Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum which preserves and protects homestead-era structures by moving them from their original locations to the museum site just west of the town of Fort Rock.

Volunteers from the community, Lake County Road Department and Midstate Electric Co-operative move the buildings, then local society members restore them, including authentic period furnishing.

village
 
Museum Hours

Open
May 18th
to
September 16th

Friday - Sunday
10 AM - 4 PM

(Museum may be open other weekdays, if volunteers are available. Call)

Please call for tours
541-576-2251

Email us at:
FRMuseum@centurylink.net
Click for Fort Rock, Oregon Forecast

The Museum is open May 18th
 to Sept 16th
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only

(Museum may be open other weekdays if volunteers are available. Call)

Group tours are still available...