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Museum Store

The Museum Store features books related to the history of the Oregon Trail and Lane County. Other items include reproduction jewelry and gifts, children's toys, activity books and games, postcards, gift wrap, maps, prints, bookmarks, and quilt related gifts.

Museum Store Items

  • Artwork prints and note cards by Lane County artists
    • Paul Bourgault
    • Joy Belle Jones
    • Mel Vincent
    • George Warner
  • Quilt themed items
  • Coloring and activity books
  • Old fashioned children's toys
  • Maps
  • Lane County historical photograph postcards
  • Back issues of Lane County Historian
  • Diaries and Letters of Oregon Trail Pioneers Contact us for more information.

Books Available

Adventures of First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River 1810-1813 , Ross, Alexander.

A vivid account of an expedition to establish a fur trading post on the Columbia River.

$17.95. Hardbound

Aladdin “Built in a Day” House Catalogue, 1917 , The Aladdin Company

A reprint of a catalogue with illustrations of over 60 homes of various types that could be purchased and shipped as a kit complete with plans and building materials

$12.95 Paperbound

American Kids In History-Pioneer Days , King, David

Dozens of hands on activities from the days of the pioneers.

$12.95 Paperbound

American Kids In History-Victorian Days , King, David

Discover the past through games, recipes, activities and projects.

$12.95 Paperbound

American Kids In History-Wild West Days , King, David

Discover the past with hands on activities from the days of the old west.

$12.95 Paperbound

The American Boys Handy Book , Beard, Adelia

Reprint of aTurn-of-the-Century Classic with ideas for Crafts and Activities for Boys

$12.95 Children’s Book

The American Girls Handy Book , Beard, Daniel

Reprint of aTurn-of-the-Century Classic with ideas for Crafts and Activities for Girls

$12.99 Children’s Book

Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark , Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

Documents the wildlife along the route of Lewis and Clark including some species that were not know to science at the time. Color photographs

$18.00 Children and Young Adults Books

Beautiful America's Northwest Victorians , Naversen, Kenneth

Victorian architecture in the Northwest. Many color photographs.

$15.95 Paperbound

The Bellfountain Giant Killers , Blakely, Joe R.

The Story of a small Oregon high school and its miraculous champion season

Oregon $9.95

Bloomingdale’s Illustrated 1886 Catalog-Fashion, Dry Goods and Housewears , Bloomingdale Brothers

Excellent reproduction of a now rare catalogue containing 1,700 items

$16.95 Paperbound

The Bus Ride That Changed History-The Story of Rosa Parks , Edwards, Pamela Duncan

The 1955 civil rights story of Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.

$16.00 Hardbound

Cabin Fever - Notes From a Part-Time Pioneer , Sullivan, William L.

A memoir based on the journals of the author's back-to-earth adventures in a log cabin

$18.95 Paperbound

Children of the Wild West , Freedman, Russell

The lives of the children who settled the west from photographs of the period.

$18.00 Hardbound

Children’s Fashions 1900-1950-As Pictured in Sears Catalogs , Olian, Joanne-Editor

Reproduction of actual catalogue pages from 1900 to 1950.

$16.95 Paperbound

Coburg Remembered , Nolan, Edward W.

A visual and documentary record of Coburg, Oregon

$6.95 Paperbound

The Complete Book of Rug Hooking , Moshimer, Joan

A useful guide to all aspects of rug hooking with instructions for 12 rug hooking projects.

$16.95 Paperbound

Covered Wagon Women, Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1840-1849 , edited and compiled by Holmes, Kenneth A.

The experiences of Tamsen Donner, Patty Sessions and other women who traveled the Oregon Trail in their own words

$16.95 Paperbound

Defiant Gardens-Making Gardens in WartimeHelphand, Kenneth , Examines why people create gardens in wartime-as expressions of hope,pursuit of beauty, and as a means of nourishment. Well illustrated with period photographs.

$24.95

Hardbound

Early Days Upper Willamette , Worth, Veryl M. and Harry S.

Informal history and biographical information about the Upper Willamette River area

$5.00 Paperbound

Everyday Fashions of the Twenties-As Pictured in the Sears Catalogs , Blum, Stella-Editor

Reproduction of actual Sears Catalog pages from the 1920s. Mens, Women’s and Children’s fashions.

$14.95 Paperbound

Everyday Fashions of the Thirties-As Pictured in the Sears Catalogs , Blum, Stella-Editor

Reproduction of actual Sears Catalog pages from 1930-1939. Mens, Women’s and Children’s fashions.

$14.95 Paperbound

Everyday Fashions of the Forties-As Pictured in the Sears Catalogs , Olian, Joanne-Editor

Reproduction of actual Sears Catalog pages from 1940s. Mens, Women’s and Children’s fashions.

$14.95 Paperbound

Everyday Fashions of the Fifties-As Pictured in the Sears Catalogs , Olian, Joanne-Editor

Reproduction of actual Sears Catalog pages from 1950s. Mens, Women’s and Children’s fashions.

$14.95 Paperbound

Exhibit Makeovers , Parman, Alice and Flowers, Jeffery

Guide to making over exhibits for the small museum with creativity and forethought, even museums with limited financial resources can breathe life into old exhibits and create thought-provoking new ones.

$29.95 Paperbound

Fighting for Paradise-A Military History of the Pacific Northwest , Nelson, Kurt R.

From early European contact and into the 20th century and accompanied by maps and photographs

$35.00 Hardbound

Finding Fire , Newman, Doug

How fire lookouts were built and protected the Cascades along with the daily life of the men and women who operated them.

LCHS Publication $18.95

Finding the Trail in Oregon , May, Keith F.

A guide to the sites, original wheel ruts and museums on the Oregon Trail

$14.95 Paperbound

The 1st American Cooky Lady , Swell, Barbara

Recipes from the 1917 cookie diary of Anna "Cookie" Covington

$12.95 Paperbound

The First Oregonians , Berg, Laura Editor

A comprehensive view of native people in Oregon from the past to the present told in their own words with photographs and excerpts of oral histories $21.95

Paperbound

A Foot in the Door , McDonald, Lucile and Richard

Reminiscences of Lucile McDonald, journalist, historian and author

Women's History $19.95

From Camas to Courthouse:Early Lane County History , Card, Douglas

Stories of the politics and personal lives of early Lane County.

LCHS Publication $14.95

Growing Pains: a Childhood on Bear Creek , Plaep Rieken, Ethel (Edie)

A biographical account of early family life on a farm near the Oregon Coast

$20.00 Paperbound

Hiking Oregon's History , Sullivan, William L.

The stories behind historic places you can walk to see along the Oregon Trail

$18.95 Paperbound

Knights of the Whip , Meier, Gary and Gloria

Stagecoach days in Oregon

$5.00 Paperbound

The Legacy-Tradition and Innovation in Northwest Coast Indian Art , MacNair, Hoover and Neary

In a spectacular collection of color photographs the creative and cultural traditions of 40 native American artists is presented.

$36.95 Paperbound

Lessons in Bobbin Lace Making , Southard, Doris

Easy-to-follow book that demonstrates the techniques needed to create beautiful patterns in lace

$18.95 Paperbound

Lewis and Clark’s Bittersweet Crossing , MacGregor, Carol Lynn

The story of Lewis and Clark’s journey through the Bitterroot Mountains with the help the Native Americans.

$16.95 Children’s Book

Log Cabin Cooking , Swell, Barbara

Pioneer recipes and food lore

$5.95 Paperbound

Log Cabin Pioneers , Erbsen, Wayne

Stories, songs and sayings of the log cabin pioneers

$12.95 Paperbound

Lone Wolf Clan Series , Hunt, Bonnie Jo and Lawrence J.

Novels about the life of an American Indian clan

Titles include Lone Wolf Clan,Cayuse Country,Curse of Gold, Land Without a Country, Death on the Umatilla, Cry of the Coyote, Raven Wing, Last Rendezvous, Difficult Passage, Great Powwow, Vision Seeker SALE was$15.00 now$11.00

Looking Back Lane County-Volume II , The Register-Guard

A Pictorial Retrospective of Lane County, Oregon the 1940s,50s and 60s(Includes several photos from LCHM archives

$39.95 Hardbound

Looking Back Lane County-Volume III , The Register-Guard

A Pictorial Retrospective of Lane County, Oregon the 1970s, 80s and 90s(Includes several photos from LCHM archives

SALE

was $39.95 now $30.00 , Hardbound

Oregon Bamboo , Beelart, Joseph H. Jr.

Explores the history and use of the bamboo fly rod in Oregon-and a few fish stories

$24.95 Signed by the author

The Oregon Trail , Parkman, Francis Jr.

Documents Francis Parkman’s 1846 expedition into the American wilderness observed with a reporter’s eye

$13.00 Paperbound

The Oregon Trail Yesterday and Today , Hill, William L.

Historical maps, diary entries and drawings are included along with contemporary photographs to explain what the travel on the Oregon Trail was really like.

$12.95 Paperbound

Oregon's Ghosts & Monsters , Helm, Mike

A collection of stories about Oregon's ghosts and monsters

$9.95 Paperbound

Out of Oregon: Logging, Lies and Poetry , Barker, Michael J.

Humorous poems and short stories about the logging life by Oregon logger Michael J. Barker

$14.95 Paperbound

Passage , Young, Robert

A dog's journey west with Lewis and Clark

$6.95 Children's Books

A Piece of the Old Tent , Lane County Historical Museum

A catalog of items in the Lane County Historical Museum (Pioneer Museum) that were brought across the plains in the 1840's and 1850's

LCHS Publication $5.00

Pioneers, Scholars and Rogues , Flowers, Jeffrey Jane

A Spirited History of The University of Oregon

Eugene $19.95

Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark , Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

Documents the plant life along the route of Lewis and Clark including some species that were not know to science at the time. Color photographs

$18.00 Children and Young Adults Books

The Prairie Traveler , Marcy, Randolph

the 1859 Handbook for westbound pioneers

$9.95 Paperbound

Robert Millican Diary , Lane County Historical Museum

Robert Millican Diary documenting daily life in 1900

LCHS Publication $4.75

The Sandal and the Cave , Cressman, Luther S.

Cressman’s 1938 discovery of a 9,000 year old sandal established a human presence in Oregon much earlier than previously thought.

$14.95 Paperbound

Sears Modern Homes,1913 , Sears Roebuck and Co.

Reproduction of a 1913 catalogue of house descriptions, elevation illustrations and floor plans of some 40 homes available for purchase with all the building materials.

$12.95 Paperbound `

Secrets of the Great Old-Timey Cooks , Swell, Barbara

Historic recipes, lore and wisdom. Heirloom recipes, vintage photos, folk remedies, proverbs and more

$5.95 Paperbound

Skookum , Applegate, Shannon

Shannon Applegate chronicles the intimate history of her ancestors, the pioneering Applegate clan, over several generations

$21.95 Paperbound

So Far From Home , Gilliss, Julia

Letters from an army bride of the Western Frontier 1865-1869

$14.95 Paperbound

Stary Kraj , Wicklund, Linde (editor), several authors

Memories of the Old Country, Ukraine, and journeys to Oregon

$10.00 Paperbound

Story of Eugene , Moore, McCornack, Mcready

The history of Eugene's first hundred years.

LCHS Publication $14.95

Stubborn Twig , "Kessler, Lauren"

The story of a Hood River Valley Japanese-American family and their experience with the World War II Japanese Internment

$25.00 Paperbound

Style & Vernacular , Southwestern Oregon Chapter, American Institute of Architects

A guide to the Architecture of Lane County, Oregon

$9.95 Paperbound

Surviving the Oregon Trail 1852 , Rau, Weldon Willis

The account of Mary Ann and Willis Boatman augmented with accounts of other overland travelers

$18.95 Paperbound

Take Two and Butter 'Em While They're Hot! , Swell, Barbara

Generations of hand-me-down recipes, food lore, food insults, old-timey home remedies, photos

$5.95 Paperbound

The Tall Firs , Blakely, Joe R.

The story of the University of Oregon and the first NCAA Basketball championship

Eugene $9.95

Those Fabulous '30's , Hurlburt, Gwen

Traditional 1930's quilt patterns

$14.95 Paperbound

Through My Window , Barton, Lois

Poems and short prose by Lois Barton

$8.50 Paperbound

Till Broad Daylight , AVaughn, Warren N.

A history of early settlement in Oregon’s rugged and isolated Tillamook County

$17.00 Paperbound

A Tribute to McArthur Court , Blakely, Joe R

The Story of Mc Arthur Court built in 1927 to house the University of Oregon’s Ducks basketball games

$8.00 Paperbound

True Story of a Mountain Girl , Montgomery, Pearl E.

The life of Oregon settler Pearl Montgomery

$7.95 Paperbound

Victorian Needlework , Klickman, Flora

Traditional victorian needlework techniques including fretwork, Hungarian embroidery, limerick tambour lace and more with illustrations

$7.95 Paperbound

The Way We Ate , Williams, Jacqueline

Pacific Northwest cooking, 1843-1900

$18.95 Paperbound

Wayne Morse: A Political Biography , Drukman, Mason

Offers insights the political life of Senator Wayne Morse

SALE was$18.00 now$14.00 Paperbound

Words West-Voices of Young Pioneers , Wadsworth, Ginger

The words of children who traveled the Oregon Trail and settled the west from diaries and letters with photographs

$18.00 Hardbound

The World of the Kalapuya , Juntunen, Dasch and Rogers

A compilation and analysis of the history and way of the life of the Kalaypuya people

$16.95 Paperbound

Yesterday's Adventure , The Lane County Historical Society

Photographs and history of early Lane County life.

LCHS Publication SALE was$27.95now $16.00

Yesterday's Adventure , The Lane County Historical Society

Photographs and history of early Lane County

LCHS Publication SALE was $12.95 now$11.00


Learn More about Lane County Historical Society & Museum (Link)

It’s easy to plan your next visit to the Lane County Historical Museum!
We’re Open
Tuesday through Saturday
10 am to 4 pm
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Affordable Admission
Adults $3.00
Seniors $2.00
Youth (15 - 17) $.75
Free unlimited admission for Society members!
We’re easy to find next to the Lane County Fairgrounds
If you’re heading east on 13th Avenue, you’ll see our building between Monroe and Jefferson on the right. Look for a sign that says, “Museum Entrance.” The address is 740 W. 13th Ave.
Free Parking
There’s plenty of free parking in Fairgrounds East Parking Lot. To get to the Museum entrance, walk through the Fairgrounds gates, past the white Clerk’s Building, and turn right. Or park in the Museum courtyard by circumnavigating the Convention Center and driving down the alley between the Center and the Auditorium.
Parking Map
Mailing Address
Lane County Historical Society
P.O. Box 5407
Eugene, OR 97405-3819
Handicapped Access
The Main Exhibition Hall and Museum Store are accessible.
Shopping & Food
Shop at our Museum Store, open during regular hours. Members always receive a discount! There are many restaurants in nearby downtown Eugene. No food or drink is allowed in the Museum.
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