Barn Finds & Gramma’s Ride

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

Registration is required for participation. Register by July 15, 2024. [...]

$5

Harvest Fest

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

Old time harvesting with antique farm equipment and draft [...]

$8

Harvest Fest

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

Old time harvesting with antique farm equipment and draft [...]

$8

Vintage Baseball

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

Cheer on the local McMinnville Gristmillers as they play [...]

$5

Secrets of the Past

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

$5

Handmade Holidays

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

Get your holiday shopping done with 40+ local artisans [...]

Handmade Holidays

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

Get your holiday shopping done with 40+ local artisans [...]

Secrets of the Past

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

In the late 1800s, every town in Yamhill County had a Chinese owned laundry. Some had two or three. This presentation will explore the significance of these early Chinese enterprises in Yamhill County and their rise and fall as a microcosm of national issues of race, politics and immigration.

$5

Secrets of the Past

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

The Adventures and Exploits of Ewing Young with Doug Root, Ewing Young Distillery. Doug will explain how events in Ewing Young's life helped to establish American settlements in the Oregon countryside. He will also explore how and why the Newberg area became the hub of the 'modern' history of Yamhill County beginning in 1834, and how Ewing Young's distilling efforts in 1837 opened The Oregon Trail.

$5

Farm Fest 2025

Yamhill Valley Heritage Center 11275 SW Durham Lane, McMinnville, Oregon

Join us at Farm Fest & Plowing Competition for a day of old-time farming with 20+ teams of draft horses and mules, see demos and meet the teamsters. Horse-drawn and antique equipment displays, Pioneer Kids’ activities, tours of the museum and 1880’s Hutchcroft School, old-time music, food, and more! 10am-4pm. Admission $10 adults, kids 12 and under free.

$10