Coos County Fairgrounds Museum

About the Museum :

The Coos County Fairgrounds Museum in Myrtle Point, Oregon is a "display museum" where exhibits come from individuals, service organizations, schools, libraries, businesses and virtually every museum within Coos County. Some exhibits are a sampling of the established and treasured collections of well known regional institutions, such as "Scenes from the South Coast", fine art and photography from the permanent collection of the Coos Art Museum. Other exhibits follow a theme and story with support items from dozens of participants. The museum is located on the top floor of the old Commercial Building at the Coos County Fairgrounds in Myrtle Point, Oregon.

One popular theme depicts schools, not just the buildings, but the students, teachers, athletes and boosters, from the 1850s into the 1930s. Of special interest is school work from 1905 Marshfield (Coos Bay) pupils from the collection of the Coos Historical and Maritime Museum. It was part of Coos County's participation in the 1905 Centennial Celebration of the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The photographic portion of this exhibit exceeds 1,000 images, from the collections of the Coos Historical and Maritime Museum, with more coming in almost every day.