Cottage Grove Museum
The place to experience Cottage Grove's past
The Cottage Grove Museum is
OPEN!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY – 1:00 - 4:00 PM
or by special arrangement (contact us for details)
We would LOVE to see you!
MASKS REQUIRED
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12.16.2021
Welcome to the Cottage Grove Museum!
Located in Cottage Grove's historic Northwest Neighborhood
Located in Cottage Grove's historic Northwest Neighborhood
The Cottage Grove Museum was built 1897 as Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. This unique octagonal building was modeled after a small church in Germany. The stained glass windows are original and were imported from Italy. When the parish moved in 1961, the building was purchased and deeded to the city of Cottage Grove for use as a museum. The Cottage Grove Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
From Yeovil England to Cottage Grove Oregon
She Survived theTitanic
An exhibit featuring the story of Marion Wright Woolcott, Titanic survivor
The coat worn by Cottage Grove resident Marion Wright Woolcott when she was rescued from theTitanic has returned to the Cottage Grove Museum after a two year absence while it was exhibited at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the National Geographic Museum.
The Cottage Grove Museum's new, expanded exhibit, She Survived the Titanic, tells Marion's remarkable story. On permanent exhibit, year-round in the Museum Annex.
On Exhibit Now:
Valentines!
The Cottage Grove Museum's exhibit of valentines from the past opens January 15th! The detail and imagery in these valentines is truly exquisite. You can see an example here, but you will definitely want to see them in person. Take an afternoon and treat your sweetheart to a visit to the Cottage Grove Museum's valentine exhibit!
ADMISSION
Admission to the Cottage Grove Museum is FREE.
Donations are gladly accepted.
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JUST FOR FUN!
Take an up close and personal tour of the Museum's new roof!
Enjoy this bird's eye view thanks to drone video provided by Museum Board Member Dan Hill.
For a beautiful day in our neighborhood:
Take our Walking Tour!
The Cottage Grove Museum is located in Cottage Grove's Historic Northwest Neighborhood. We invite you to enjoy our neighborhood, which is full of historic homes, by taking a walking tour.
Click here to download your copy!
SUPPORT THE COTTAGE GROVE MUSEUM!
The Cottage Grove Museum is a volunteer organization that depends entirely on donations. We make it easy to show your support! Just click on the donate button below.
Or mail donations to:
Cottage Grove Museum
PO Box 142
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
THANK YOU!
The Veley House, located across the street from the museum, houses the administrative offices, photos, and storage.
The Museum Annex, located next to the main museum building, houses exhibits that depict everyday life in early Cottage Grove, including a blacksmith shop, general store, a kitchen and a parlor.
FROM OUR ONLINE PHOTO COLLECTION
FIND YOUR HOUSE!
See over 100 photos of historic homes of Cottage Grove taken in the 1920s! Museum volunteers were able to identify the location of half of these photos. Can you help with the rest? Take a look and see if you know where the they are, then contact us and let us know! Click here to enjoy our collection of photographs of historic homes in Cottage Grove.
THE BLUE GOOSE!
Take a ride on the Blue Goose, Cottage Grove's famous excursion train! Remember – or learn –what it was like to ride the Blue Goose through images captured in over 100 color slides recently uploaded to the museum's online historic photo collection. Click here and enjoy!
More from our online photo collection!
click each link below
HISTORIC COTTAGE GROVE NEWSPAPERS ONLINE!
Take a look at Cottage Grove's past by searching through old newspapers online. Read firsthand accounts of life in the Grove from its very earliest days. Click here and have fun! The old ads are our favorites!