The Lincoln County Historical Society
A History of Preserving History

On April 2, 1948, 26 people met as the first members of the Lincoln County Historical Society. Their first goals included publishing excerpts from Lt. Theodore Talbot’s diary of his visit in 1849 to the area and preserving Yaquina Bay Lighthouse for use as a museum. Over the next decade, those goals were met, as well as many others.

The Society focuses on the same goals established early by its members: to preserve, publish, and educate. The Society maintains five historic structures at two locations in Newport, Oregon. Our sites include the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on Newport’s historic Bayfront, the 1895 Burrows House, Carriage House, Old City Shops, and the Log Cabin Research Library. The Society preserves the state’s largest collection of artifacts from Oregon’s central coast. For more information, call 541-265-7509.

Lincoln County Historical Society
STAFF

Executive Director: Jeff Syrop
Office Manager: Jeanine Hull
Curator: Sachiko Otsuki
Collections Specialist: Megan Miller-Morgan
Museum Hosts: Julie Fiore, Jocelyn Stoody, David Boger, Patricia Dodds

BOARD OF DIRECTORS