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.

One-hundred 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 100 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!

Press Releases

The museum regularly issues press releases to inform the community of news and events relating to the Sherman County Historical Society and Museum. As a regular visitor to shermanmuseum.org, you can stay current with the news by clicking on 'Press', here or at the top of the page in the website menu.

New: Sherman Museum Featured in Best of Oregon Mansions and Museums

Oregon Statehood Wagon Train Celebrations and Postage Cancellation Photos, Sept 12, 2009

Why Museums Matter

~ Colleen Schafroth, Director, Maryhill Museum of Art
May 2008 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Sherman County Historical Museum. Museums matter because... Read More!

Conservation, Cultivation and Clothespins Exhibit

The Sherman County Museum's newest exhibit tells the story of how gasoline and diesel power along with electricity changed the family farm. Visit this exciting interpretive exhibit during the 2008 museum season.

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!