Individuals of all ages will have a chance to learn about the 1800s in the mid-valley during the third “Hands-On History Day” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 27, at the Linn County Museum, 101 Park Ave., Brownsville.
Opportunities include learning how to make corn husk dolls, dipping candles, making cordage and press cider, taking wagon rides and learning how to pan for gold or to use a pedal-powered lathe to turn wooden bowls, among many other activities and events.
The Crazed Weasels and the Antiquity String Band will provide live music.
Firelight Stories will tell Ore-gon Trail stories from noon until 2 p.m.
Kalapuya elder Esther Stutz-man will speak to small groups about her tribe’s language at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the Kirk Room of the Brownsville Public Library, 146 Spaulding Ave.
All other activities will be at the museum grounds and are free, although there will be items available for purchase.