On September 29th, 2012 Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum will welcome GPS Adventures, a life-size maze exhibition introducing visitors to cutting-edge Global Positioning Systems (GPS) through geocaching, a family-friendly treasure hunting game. Many Oregonian’s are unaware that geocaching began in their home state, with the first documented placement of a GPS-located cache taking place on May 3, 2000 by Dave Ulmer of Beavercreek, Ore. The GPS Adventures exhibit will run through January 27th, 2013. GPS Adventures takes visitors on a…
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ABC Book Club
By Scott McGuyer – Education Coordinator Inspire a reader with the ABC Book Club! The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum holds a weekly book reading every Saturday at 10:00AM in the Space Museum. The “ABC Book Club” (Aerospace Book Club) includes books about weather, space, aviation, science and more along with a fun and educational activity for kids. Kids receive their every own passport for visiting the readings and their passport will get marked every time they attend. After attending…
By Stewart Bailey Museum Curator It is a well known axiom that war is endless periods of boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror. Nowhere else is it more true than for those aircrews who fly long-range patrol aircraft. During World War II, in the days before radar warning systems covered the globe, it was patrol planes and their crews that would fly interminably long missions looking for any threats in the air or on the sea. Often flying over…
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Air Raid: America
By Curator, Stewart Bailey While it is well known that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and occupied the islands of Kiska and Attu in the Aleutians Islands of Alaska, few people know that Japan made one more air raid on US soil, attacking of all places: Brookings, Oregon! This raid took place on September 9th, 1942 and while few remember it today, it was a major undertaking that risked many lives on both sides. Despite early success in…
By Executive Chef, David White It’s Summer time! Fire up your grill and let the festivities begin. For many Americans summer signifies outdoor activities like conducting a picnic or firing up the barbecue. Many people who think of the word “barbecue” envision cooking hamburgers and hotdogs, but it is so much more than that. This summer is full of surprises, so why not surprise your family and friends with a delicious Beef Tri-Tip. Now don’t get me wrong, most…
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