The Tillamook County Historical Society was founded in 1984 to bring together those persons interested in preserving the history of Tillamook County. TCHS is exploring new ways to reach out to people for 2026. We are planning three main events to be held this year, with monthly meetings held the second Tuesday of every month at 1pm in the Hatfield Room at the main library.
Become a Member or Donate Today
Annual Dues are $20.00 for a family membership.
Memberships and donations help with funding of our projects and also help show community support when we are applying for grants.
If you are not already a member of the historical society,
would you consider joining us?
Thank you
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Tillamook County Historical Society
We are a separate organization from the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum and Tillamook Pioneer Association, concentrating on doing a number of projects such as placing historic plaques, conducting historical tours, preserving historic cemeteries, printing books about local history, and producing a semi-annual newsletter with local history topics and upcoming events.
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Self-Guided Walking Tours of
Historic Downtown Tillamook
A walking tour brochure is available for self-guided tours. The tour highlights historical buildings such as the Thayer Bank, constructed in 1894 from local sandstone; the old post office (listed on the National Register of Historic Places), built in 1940, with its mural by Lucia Wiley, a nationally known fresco painter of that era (www.muralist.org); private residences viewed from the street showing Gothic, Italianate, plantation, and bungalow styles of architecture; the former United Brethen Church, built in 1896; the Tillamook Hotel, built in three stages from 1900 to the 1940s; and many more locations.
View, download, or print the brochure, including map, from the link above.
25 Historic Sites on Oregon’s Tillamook Coast – Companion Map
Tillamook County Historical Society is partnering with the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association to publish a new book on historic sites along the Tillamook Coast. As a companion to the printed guidebook, we are providing this interactive map which can be used on this website, or opened and saved in the Google Maps mobile app. The spiral-bound print guide will be available at our
website bookstore and various other locations throughout the county.
Google My Map created by Colleen Maguire
