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Schminck
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Schminck
Memorial Museum
Lakeview,
Oregon
In
1845 and 1846,
James Foster and Elizabeth Currier crossed the Oregon Trail as
children,
arriving in Oregon by
different routes. They were married several years later.
Lula, their youngest of 15 children, spent her early years on
their cattle ranch
at Summer Lake. In 1901 she married Dalpheus Schminck in Lakeview,
where he
clerked for over
50 years in a general mercantile store.
Dalph and Lula were avid
collectors of pioneer
artifacts, including her mother's lovely quilts. They gathered
together
more
than 5,000 items. In 1948 Lula, a past Regent of Lake View Chapter,
willed their
bungalow in trust to the
OSSDAR, as a museum. It was opened to the public by the
Oregon Daughters in 1962. Elizabeth Currier Foster's quilts are
featured in the
NSDAR Museum Exhibit, "Bound for the West: Women and their Families on
the
Western Trail."
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Prehistoric
accession, October
2002. Tulle sandal, sagebrush sandal, basket parts one small lid,
two bone
tools , small stick & bone tools, rabbit net. Basket
parts and
lid, rabbit net, small stick and bone tools on loan to University
of
Nevada Department of Anthropology, for study and dating.
Artifacts
taken from the Catlow Valley
area 1937-1938. Note background, native
American collection gallery.
Genealogists take note:
Monica Lawson, Director, reports that "we have developed quite a
genealogical library,
especially with the
addition of the 'Family Origins' software program on our
computer, the Lake County Cemetery records (7 cemeteries),
marriage records and
obituaries."
The museum has quilt patterns available for
purchase from our collection of quilts dating from early 1800s to 1930s.
You may e-mail Monica directly at dandlschminck@centurytel.net
or
Schminck
Memorial Museum
128 South
"E" Street
Lakeview, OR 97630
(541) 947-3134 |
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The museum is open
Tuesday - Saturday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
2011 Open to the public :
May 15, 2011 to October 15, 2011 (Probably will be same 2012)
Schminck Museum was open to
the public in 1938 while Dalph and Lula resided in the home. After
their deaths in 1960 and
1962 the Oregon State Daughters of the American Revolution continued
public tours of the museum.
There is a small admissions
charge to
the museum. Please contact the museum for specific information or for
other
inquiries.
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