The Details

Friday, April 27, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland [map]

Join us for an evening celebrating the intrigue, the importance, and the statewide influence of the Oregon Caves and its National Historic Landmark Chateau. Portland’s KOIN Local 6 news anchor, Jeff Gianola, will be our emcee for the evening.

Preview rare film footage of the construction of the Chateau recently donated to the Friends. Enjoy viewing vintage photographs and samples of the Chateau’s collection of historic Monterey Furniture. We will be featuring a collection of Southern Oregon wines and delicious hearty appetizers.

Learn about the Oregon Caves and Chateau and the Friends‘ ongoing campaign to restore the Chateau to its original glory. Find old friends and meet new ones! If you visited the monument as a kid (or as a big kid), if you worked at the Monument, if you are a Grants Pass Caveman or Cave Junction Cougar, or if you have historical ties to the Monument, we would love it if you could bring any photos, stories, or memorabilia to share with us!

Tickets are $25 if you buy your ticket online before April 15 – $30 after April 15 or at the door.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the Friends of the Oregon Caves and Chateau. The Friends of the Oregon Caves and Chateau, was formed in 2008 in cooperation with the National Park Service to preserve, protect and improve the cultural and natural resources of the monument.

Special thanks to our generous sponsor, the Oregon Historical Society.

If you have questions, please email Sue@FriendsOCAC.org or phone 541-944-1139.

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Well, the Monument hasn’t really gone anywhere. What has happened though, is that Evergreen Bank has set up some really cool display windows at their main downtown branch in Grants Pass. The windows face out onto 6th and 7th streets, and each showcases an aspect of the Monument. One depicts a room at the Chateau and features Monterey Furniture and Pendleton woolens, and the other displays memorabilia of the cave’s discovery and its long history.

The windows will be on display until March 9th, so stop on by soon! For those of you out of town, we’ve taken some photos for you to check out!

Thanks for virtually stopping by!

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The Friends recently sent out over 10,000 mailed newsletters! Our fleet of tireless volunteers is the only thing that made this huge undertaking of folding, stuffing, closing, and stamping possible. Thank you so much!

Charles Harrison is one fascinating person. A joy to know and to learn from. I think everyone enjoyed his stories. Thanks to Charles for his visit and to Pendleton HOME for another wonderful event in support of the Friends of the Oregon Caves.

Next time you visit the Oregon Caves National Monument, take a cave tour, and then be sure to visit the Chateau. You will feel most welcome. Inside you can lounge with friends and family while the past wraps itself comfortably around you. Please sit respectfully though; these are museum pieces after all!

The furniture in the Chateau was designed and built by Fred Mason, who founded the Mason Manufacturing Company of Los Angeles in the late 1920’s, and his son George Mason. The style is derived from Spanish and Dutch Colonial, California Mission architecture and furnishings, simple ranch furnishings, and cowboy gear such as lariats and branding irons.

[Read the rest at NPS.gov]

If you missed it, you can still purchase Pendleton gifts and contribute to the Friends of the Oregon Caves and Chateau for one week. Look at the HOME Collection online at www.pendleton-usa.com and then phone the HOME store 800-248-8144 and they will make your order. Until November 17, you can still take a discount and also make a donation to the FRIENDS.

We appreciate your support !

A special thank you to Jerralynn Ness and Bernie Thurber (in photo above)  who graciously shared their personal collection of MONTEREY FURNITURE with us.   THANKS to everyone who attended the First Thursday event last week, the Pendleton Home staff and the Friends all agree we should make this an annual event.

Please consider becoming a Founder between now and December 31 – (see details below) , and please contact me if you have Monterey Furniture you would like to donate to the Friends.  We will have an exhibit of the donated pieces in early 2011 in the Portland area.

Warm regards,

Sue Densmore
Executive Director, Friends of the Oregon Caves and Chateau
friendsocac.org

Become A Founder

With a contribution of $1000 or more before December 31, you will be one of only 50 Founders who will receive special permanent commemoration and a chance to enjoy special events.

The Friends, NPS, and Pendleton are working together to restore The Oregon Caves Chateau, one of the three Great Lodges in Oregon!

For this event, they will be showing an exhibit of rare and historic Monterey Furniture similar to the collection original to the Chateau.

First Thursday – November 4, 2010 from 5 to 8 pm

at the Pendleton Home Store
210 NW Broadway, Portland – 503.535.5444

You can purchase amazing Pendleton gifts in time for Christmas and a portion of all purchases made will be donated to the Friends  !

Refreshments and fun… bring a friend!

If you have Monterey Furniture, lighting, or other artifacts that you would like to donate to the restoration, please contact the Friends Executive Director:
Sue Densmore at 541.944.1139 or lucSue@FriendsOCAC.org