The Museum comprises 16,000 square feet and over 15,000 artifacts used in Native American families, Oregon Trail  migration, rural households, churches, schools, businesses, livestock production, dry-land wheat farming and conservation, military units and patriotic efforts.

Over 70 of the county's 2,000 residents volunteer at the Museum.  We are a unique non-profit county museum with interpretive exhibits of tools and equipment used by families in wheat and  livestock production, homes, businesses, schools and churches on the Columbia Plateau, and hands-on experiences for everyone! 

We are the 70 plus friendly volunteers at the Sherman County Historical Museum! The museum is the 1994 recipient of the American Association for State and Local History's  prestigious Corey Award for vigor, scholarship and imagination...  something like an Oscar for small volunteer operated museums!

Sherman Historical Society Names Emily Apple Executive Director
 
Sherman County Historical Society today announced that Emily Apple has been named Executive Director. Society president Carrie Kaseberg noted that, "SCHS trustees are pleased to bring our first full-time paid director on board. Her work will strengthen our ability to market the Sherman County Historical Museum and to care for the collections we hold in the public trust." – Read the full press release here.

Sherman County Journal Collection Gets New Life

A Kluge job press, a Miehle flat bed press, and a Linotype with Self-Quadder are on the minds of the Sherman County Historical Society's Museum Team. It's time to get the Sherman County Journal collection out of storage and on public view. Read more about this exciting project: Sherman County Newspapers: Beginnings, Sherman County Journal Question, Sherman County Journal Funders and Sherman County Journal Inventory.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are always needed and welcome! The governance structure is formed to provide many small and large assignments to balance the work load. Tasks include research, writing, exhibit production, filing, painting, telephoning, marketing and hosting the museum. For more information visit Volunteer Opportunities and out Volunteers pages. Come on, it's fun!

Things to Do and See in Sherman County!

Do you live here, are you passing through or coming for a visit! There is a lot to do and see in Sherman County and the surrounding area. View this handy list of ideas and check out the calendar of events (County Calendar) (Museum Calendar), and while you are here, stop by the Visitors Center and Sherman County Historical Museum in Moro!

Oregon and Washington Museum Lists

The Sherman County Historical Museum has been compiling lists of museums in Oregon and Washington.  The lists were pulled together by information submitted by visitors, other web sites, and by the museums themselves.  Enjoy!