A full slate of interesting History Pub events are scheduled through the end of 2024.
History Pubs take place at the Axe and Fiddle in downtown Cottage Grove on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:00 pm. Learn about local history while enjoying great food and beverages! The History Pub is sponsored by the Cottage Grove Genealogical Society, Cottage Grove Downtown Association, the Partners in History and the Axe and Fiddle.
April 9 – History of the Cottage Grove Regatta
Presenters: Tara Sue Hughart-Pike & Holli Turpin
May 14 – Who Was Byron John Pengra?
Presenter: Bert Dunn
June 11 – True Crime Book Talk – Murder & Mayhem in the Willamette Valley
Presenter: Jennifer Chambers
July 9 – Jedediah Smith: The 1828 Umpqua Massacre
Presenter: Dr. Bob Zybach
August 13 – Kidnapping of George Weyerhaueser
Presenter: Natasha Chitow
September 10 – Lane County History Museum (topic to be announced)
Presenter: Mari Aurand
October 8 – The Saturday Market Challenge: Part Memoir, Part History of Eugene’s Saturday Market, and a Race Against Time.
Presenter: Joseph Blakely
November 12 – Oily Olson: 101 Anniversary of the Flocking of Cottage Grove, or was it?
Presenter: Steve Williamson
December 10 – Opal Whiteley’s Birthday Month
Presenter: Steve Williamson
