September - October - November - December

September 2008

September 13th, 11am - 1pm
Coffee Filter Butterflies -Explore color blending and dyes while making a colorful butterfly.

October 2008

Quiltopia 2008
Friday – Sunday, October 3rd, 4th & 5th
10am - 5pm
Admission: $3 (Not included in Museum Admission)
Calling all Quilt enthusiasts! Come to Mission Mill Museum for a weekend quilting and textile extravaganza. Mission Mill is again teaming up with Greenbaum’s Quilted Forest to present the spectacular quilt show in the Museum’s Spinning Room. Admission to the show is $3 and it runs Friday-Sunday, 10am to 5pm.

The Quilted Forest-Mission Mill Museum Quilt Show is just one of the many quilting events happening around the Salem area the first weekend in October. For more information about the exhibits, tours and speakers that make up this “Quiltopia” weekend please visit www.quiltedforest.com or call Greenbaums’ Quilted Forest at (503) 363-7973. Thank you to generous sponsors, Holiday Retirement and Saalfeld Griggs, for helping to make Quiltopia possible!

Fiberarts Festival and Handweavers’ Sale
Friday & Saturday, October 3rd & 4th, 10am - 5pm
Fee: Free!
Wonderful handwoven creations are up for sale at this annual event. Visit the craftspeople as they weave, knit, spin, crochet and embroider amazing objects before your eyes.

New Exhibition: Country Cathedrals: 19th Century Churches in the Northwest
October 10 – December 23
From plain and humble to rich and ornate, historic Northwest churches are the focus of this exhibit of Oregon photographer Barry Peril. See how his work captures the architectural and decorative details of these churches and reflects the era’s aesthetic and religious values. This exhibit originated at the High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher’s Fair
Bringing History to Life – Eat, Drink and Be Historical
Friday, October 10th, 2:30pm - 5pm
Teachers are invited to enjoy finger foods as they learn about the numerous heritage sites in the area and what those sites have to offer to classes and field trips. Teachers will receive free passes to each of the represented heritage sites as well as classroom activities that relate to information at those sites.
Organizations represented include: Champoeg State Park, Mission Mill Museum, Marion County Historical Society, Portland Art Museum and various other heritage sites.

October 11th, 11am - 1pm
Celebrate Oregon Archaeology Month by excavating boxes containing real and reproduced artifacts.

 

Textile Learning Center: Beginning to Intermediate Spinning Workshop
Kay Fielding
Saturday, October 18th, 10am-4pm

Textile Learning Center: Beginning Pine Needle Basketry
Kim Black from Beaver Meadow Baskets
Saturday, October 18th, 9am - 3pm

Textile Learning Center: Beginning Gourd Class
Kim Black from Beaver Meadow Baskets
Saturday, November 8th, 9am - 3pm

Lecture: Witch Trials in the Other Salem
Dr. Elizabeth Reis
Saturday, October 18th, 3pm
Free with Museum admission. Free for Museum Members.
In 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, many women confessed to being witches, even though they had done nothing wrong. They were ordinary Puritan women living in an extraordinarily tense time of accusations and executions. Why did these women confess if they were innocent? Would they have been better off if they had denied the charges? How did their piety and their horror of witchcraft actually help seal their fate?
This presentation explores the witchcraft hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts, tracing the way it dealt with women and how those accused women responded.

 

Elizabeth Reis is the author of Damned Women: Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England and the editor of Spellbound: Women and Witchcraft in America.

Examination of a Witch, by T.H. Matteson 1853.
Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum

Fall Gathering: Flying with our Own Wings
Thursday, October 23rd, 6:30pm
Tickets: $25 per person - Reservations required

The Oregon Territory adopted the motto “Flying With Her Own Wings,” (alis volat propriis) in 1843. In 1987 the motto was reinstated because it “reflected the independent character of the Oregon pioneer settlers.” Likewise, Mission Mill Museum, as a privately supported organization, faces the future by “Flying With Our Own Wings.” Mission Mill’s ability to achieve success requires commitment on the part of all of us who care about the future of this amazing site, An American Treasure. The goal is sustainability and the belief is that the community will continue to support the preservation programs that are so critical to that end.

Educating visitors, and in particular our youth, in the rich heritage that is interpreted here is dependent on resources from our friends, supporters and community.
On October 23rd, we gather to celebrate the resilient and independent spirit of those early Oregonians whose lives and work are depicted here at Mission Mill Museum. As we look forward to Oregon’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2009, join us for a delightful evening filled with delectable offerings by our talented member caterers, an inspired silent auction, and entertaining presentations. And, of course, there will be an opportunity to contribute to our ongoing preservation and programming efforts.

A big thank you to the generous caterers who make this event possible:

Broadway Café, Croissant & Co., Roth’s Gourmet Catering, Wild Pear Catering,
Mill Creek Station & Catering, Tucker’s at the Mill, Sassy Onion, Occasions Catering, and Oregon Beverage Service.

 

Spooky Mill Tour
Thursday, October 30th, 7pm
$5 per person, $3 for members
Pre-registration required.
Tour the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in the dim, spooky evening light. You can learn some of the grimmer aspects of working in an industrial age woolen mill, just in time for Halloween.

 

Masquerade at the Mill
Friday, October 31st, 8pm - 12am
$15 couple, $10 single adult, $5 youth (ages 14 and under).
Members ½ price all rates.
Ghouls, Goblins and Gremlins, oh my! Prepare to get goose bumps from the creepy costumes that you might encounter at Mission Mill Museum on Halloween. Wear your best costume and you might have a shot at winning a prize. Make sure you do the Monster Mash, when our DJ pumps out the tunes. This non-alcoholic, family-friendly event invites everyone who wants to attend a fun and creepy party on Halloween.

November 2008

November 8th, 11am - 1pm
Learn how to knit with the Millstream Knitters.

 

Veterans Day
Monday, November 10th and Tuesday Novenber 11th
Museum Open! Free for veterans!

December 2008

December13th, 11am - 1pm
Mission Mill Museum helps promote literacy with members of Altrusa reading holiday stories.

 

Magic at the Mill
Friday – Tuesday, December 19th - 23rd, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
$5 adults, $3 youth (ages 2-12). Members Free.

Twinkling lights, music and tales from the past, can only mean that Magic is in the air! Our annual holiday event will be taking place December 19th through the 23rd, so take out your mittens and warm coats and get ready for the holidays! We’ll have lights, music, kids activities, living history, guided tours, craft demonstrators and more each night.

Magic at the Mill is generously sponsored by PGE.

Photo left by Ron Cooper.

 

 

 

Big Band Dance
Friday, December 19th, 8pm - 10pm
Dance lesson begins at 7:30pm
$10 per person. Members $5
Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to SWING at the annual Big Band Dance! You can enjoy an exciting evening as the Salem Big Band performs. Don’t forget that admission to Magic at the Mill and a free dance lesson by instructor Debra Seeck are included in the price of the ticket! Come and dance the night away at the Big Band Dance!