Deschutes Historical Museum

Category: Museum in Bend, Oregon

Address: 129 NW Idaho Ave, Bend, OR 97701, USA

Phone: +15413891813

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: 10AM–4:30PM

Wednesday: 10AM–4:30PM

Thursday: 10AM–4:30PM

Friday: 10AM–4:30PM

Saturday: 10AM–4:30PM

Reviews

Carly

Jun 24, 2022

Learned so much about Bend and the surrounding area. A must stop if you love learning history.

jennifer yarbrough

Nov 2, 2021

We love this place! We recently became members and went on the Haunted Tour. It was so much fun, Vanessa is awesome! This is a must-do for October!! Cannot wait to spend more time at the museum. We enjoyed touring around a bit that evening but there is so much more to explore and the staff is super-knowledgeable and friendly. Bend has a really interesting history and if you're into that, you gotta visit this museum!

Jenna Farmer

May 22, 2021

Very cool place to visit. Nice to get some history about Bend. I spent a good hour and here and it only cost $5 to enter. I would reccomend this museum

hannah rogers

Sep 11, 2020

love this place! it’s small but i spent hours in here reading through different material and looking around. friendly staff!

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Questions & Answers

I have a postcard sent from my grandmother, Elvita Louise (Louie) Holmes Minor to her father George H Holmes in Wisconsin with a picture of the Bend High School football team of 1912. The postmark is Dec 8 1912. My father Kenneth Minor is in the pic.

Judith Pindell | Aug 22, 2018

Deschutes Historical Museum | Aug 22, 2018

Good Morning. What a wonderful piece of family history you have. Are you related to the Minor family who owned the Minor building off Wall Street? The building stood next to the current Wells Fargo Bank, on the location the bank's parking lot is today. The building had apartments upstairs and businesses, such as Bend Dairy, on the street level. We'd love to see the postcard. Please drop in next time you are around. We are open Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-4:30pm. Thanks for posting.

While metal detecting at the Elk Lake Campground on an overgrown side hill, I uncovered what turned out to be a brass tent rope tightener of the type used in the Civil War and WWI (Google "Civil War tent rope tightener"). Would you like to have it?

Gary Alvis | Aug 22, 2019

Deschutes Historical Museum | Aug 22, 2019

Yes, please we would very much like your find to be a part of our collection. Thank you for thinking of us. The museum is open Tuesdays - Saturdays 10am-4:30pm. If you would like to contact us further call 541-389-1813. Thanks.

Is there a senior price? I'm bringing residents from my assisted living

Debbie Holloway | Aug 21, 2020

TravisAlison Alexander | Aug 21, 2020

This is from the website. Admission: $5.00 General Admission $2.00 Youth 13-17 Free Children under 12, when accompanied by an adult

Is there a chili feed this year?

Gladys Labsch | Aug 22, 2018

Vanessa Ivey | Aug 22, 2019

Thanks for your inquiry. Yes the Chili Feed & Heritage Fair I see always the second weekend in November. Friday November 9 & Saturday November 10, Chili is served between 11-2pm, we have a raffle and backsale from 10-3, and the Genealogy Heritage Fair- "Exploring your Roots" has mini workshops both days as well. Check our website for more details or give us a call.

I am inquiring about the obit of a long time resident of Bend. His name was Al Shine and his last residence was: 2248 NE 4th St, #14. Approximate date of death would be 2006. Thank you for your efforts. Ron Del Carlo A

Ron Del Carlo | Aug 22, 2018

linda morrison | Aug 22, 2018

Call the quimby street apartments

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