Singing Creek Educational Center

Thank you to the Oregon old time fiddlers association for coming out with lots of musicians and jamming at our festival. It was a lovely backdrop to the day's events, thank you so much for sharing your music with us.

Thank you to everyone who came out to make our living History Festival a success! We appreciate all the time given by the vendors and the volunteers, including board members and Singing Creek staff, to bring quality living history education to the public. Lots of people were curious, asked good questions, and participated, and learned about various facets of Oregon's history, including the tough parts. Happy Father's Day today to everyone and be well and safe.

Festival in full swing at Dorris Ranch! Join us until 4:30 pm today!

Juneteenth is coming up on Friday! Check out this list of ways to celebrate- find one near you!

Where will you celebrate Juneteenth? We've compiled a list of over 25 events all over Oregon! Click the link to find one near you, and email us if you have one to add!

oregonblackpioneers.org/2026-juneteenth-events-in-oregon/

Join us this Saturday the 20th at Dorris Ranch in Springfield for a Living History Festival - FREE for the whole family

Please remember to bring your clean returnable bottles and cans for CASA of Lane County to our Living History Festival on the 20th! See you at Dorris Ranch!

Just in case there is a question, SCEC in NOT affiliated with Willamalane in any way. We are renters of the space at the Dorris Ranch Living History Village ONLY. How and what we teach and share is completely up to us. We have been sharing about living history and culture in Lane County since 2006, taking great care to work with Native American friends and colleagues to make sure our teaching is accurate, respectful, and centers diverse voices. This is more than just a politically correct stance for us, it informs everything we do, from research and professional development, to training staff, partnerships with others, and public events. Our founding Executive Director did get her start working at Willamalane 20 years ago in the living history program, but she left there for several reasons and started her own living history organization to do it differently. If you have any questions please visit our blog to read about our history and philosophy.

Latest News - singingcreekcenter.org Our Perspective on Teaching Oregon’s History Sep 10, 2025 | Education, Pioneer/ HistoricalSinging Creek Educational Center has been asked about our association with the term “pioneer” and whether our programs strive to portray pioneers with historical accuracy. The answer is yes, we do commit ...

https://www.chronicle1909.com/2026/06/04/living-history-festival-coming-to-springfield/

Living history festival coming to Springfield - The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – Singing Creek Educational Center is hosting a Living History Festival at Dorris Ranch on June 20, with history interpreters, activities, live music, and indigenous storytelling. The free, family-friendly event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and marks its first year at this new loca...