Benton County Museums

We hope you have enjoyed reading about items from the Benton County Historical Society's collection at this site in the past. From now o...

 Holiday time has often met events such as concerts, parties, and weddings. Until the late 1920s, a well-dressed man attending these events ...

 December 21 is the shortest day of the year.   For many years, candles were one of the few sources of light during these dark days.   Today...

 One hundred years ago, the Oregon Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)   purchased 245 acres north of Corvallis from Harry Ashbahr...

As I recently needed new eyeglasses, I was curious about the styles that were popular in the past.   The Benton County Historical Society...

Benton County Historical Society Exhibitions Curator Mark Tolonen suggested the item below as the subject for the blog saying, “there are pr...

The last post contained Edna Finley Buchanan's memories of childhood in the Irish Bend area. This post will continue those recollections...